Last week, the Ottawa Fury and the Tampa Bay Rowdies both announced they would be leaving the North American Soccer League (NASL), and joining the United Soccer League (USL). These twin departures, coupled with Minnesota United’s exit to become the next MLS expansion team, leaves the NASL with ten teams for the 2017 season, including the expansion San Francisco Deltas. Of those ten teams, Rayo OKC and Fort Lauderdale Strikers are in a precarious financial situation.
This means the NASL is running the risk of not having enough teams in 2017 to maintain their Division II status.