Season 15 Format

League Play + Knockout
2 leagues: A League & B League. 8 teams in each league.
Each gamer drafts 1 team per league
During league play, each team plays every other team within the league once (no A League vs. B League until the knockout)
At the end of league play, the best 2 teams from the B League are promoted to the A League. The worst 2 teams from the A League are relegated to the B League.
Top 4 teams from the A League and the winner of the B League qualify for the knockout
A League winner chooses his opponent for the semi-finals

8 gamers
2 picks each
NFL-style (no snake)
Each gamer's 1st pick is allocated to the A League - 5.0 star teams only
Each gamer's 2nd pick is allocated to the B League - 4.5 stars teams only
Club and Intl teams all available to draft
League Vote #1: Give Nolan AIDS instead of his 5.0 star pick?
League Vote #2: Give Nolan a 5.0 star pick instead of his 4.5 star pick?
Draft Order: Reverse order of the prior season's Power Rankings (Full Tournament):

1. NOL

2. TMC

3. JHO

4. TNY

5. CHK

6. CRO

7. CON

8. DNZ

Each team plays 7 games * 2 teams each = 14 league games per gamer
3 points for a win
1 point for a draw
0 points for a loss
Tie breaker: Points, Goal Difference, Goals For, Head to Head, One-Game Playoff with continuous Golden Goal

At the end of league play, the top 4 teams from the A League and the winner of the B League qualify for the knockout.
Play-in Game: 4th place from the A League vs. 1st place from B League. Winner advances to the semi-finals.
Winner of the A League picks his opponent for the semi-finals. If the winner of the A League also has another team in the semi-finals, he can choose to play himself and thus get a bye to the final, or put each of his teams on different sides of the bracket.
Single-leg elimination
If tied at the end of regulation, play continuous golden goal

At the end of league play (knockout games not considered):
Best 2 teams from the B League will be promoted to the A League
Worst 2 teams from the A League will be relegated to the B League
Promoted & relegated teams cannot be redrafted and must kept for the next season
Non-promoted & non-relegated teams may be redrafted. Max of one redrafted team per gamer
Redrafted teams must be "like-for-like" (new team star rating must match old team star rating)
Draft order is determined by the reverse order of the Power Rankings (Full Tournament)
If scheduled to play your own team in league play, you can pre-determine the outcome: 2-0 Win/Loss or 1-1- Draw
Outcome of playing yourself must be determined before the start of league play