Miami FC will stay in the North American Soccer League — at least for now.
U.S. Soccer decided, after several weeks of discussions and speculation, to grant “provisional Division II status” to the NASL and the United Soccer League (USL) for the 2017 season.
NASL was already the second-tier league but struggling financially, and the USL was third-tier despite growing to 30 teams. Neither league currently meets all the criteria for Division II, and they will be required to meet additional requirements, such as league size, stadium size and field dimensions in order to keep their status beyond this season.