League Structures
Standard Leagues
Description
Standard leagues are designed for those who want the most amount of continuity from season to season, and they are named after baseball players. If, for example, you join with several friends and want to compete against one another, or you want to develop rivalries and watch the personalities of owners reveal themselves over the long haul, the fixed structure might be right for you.
These leagues may experience turnover and ownership changes initially, but they should stabilize within a few seasons. It is not the intent of the league organizers ever to force a team to leave its current league (though it may be inevitable if the league they are in is dissolving). Usually owners who have formed a league with a bunch of friends can stay right where they are as long as they'd like. When owners leave a league, new owners will be put in their spot. New owners have a choice between joining a newly formed league (and weathering the constant change that will probably occur) or joining another league already in progress.
Performance Standards for Promotion
The criteria for promotion to the next league will increase in difficulty as a team climbs the ladder. As a result, the stability of the leagues will increase as the level of the league increases.
Regional Leagues
Regional leagues have a continuity of finances without a continuity of players. All players are signed to a type 3 contract for 1 season only. Here's a table to compare the feature differences between standard and regional leagues: