MLS Figures Out The Schedule

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 6, 2012) US Soccer Players -- During its glory years in the late 1970's, the original North American Soccer League expanded from 18 to 24 teams, increasing the regular season schedule from 26 games to 30. By 1980, those 24 teams were playing 32 games. The number of regular season games stayed the same through 1982, even as the number of clubs dwindled to 14.