According to a survey of over 1,000 US soccer fans, 88% believe introducing promotion and relegation to US professional soccer leagues would benefit club soccer in the country. The survey found that if promotion and relegation were implemented, 62% of fans would be more likely to watch club soccer games on TV, attend live games, and buy season tickets, with watching games on TV being almost eight times more likely than not. A large majority, over 8 to 1, of fans support introducing promotion and relegation between professional leagues.

1. Professional club soccer in the USA:
Promotion and relegation
Fan Poll
62%
x2
88%
Source: Survey of 1,058 US soccer fans (September 2016).
Over 8:1 ratio of fans in favour of introducing promotion and relegation into
US professional league soccer
88% believe introduction of promotion and relegation would be beneficial
for club soccer in the USA
Were promotion and relegation introduced, fans propensity to do more (rather than less) of the following is:
62% polled are fans of the English Premier League
US soccer fan interest in club football overseas
is high
Watch the US Men’s National Team...
...almost eight times more likely than not
Watch club soccer games on TV...
...is seven times more likely
than not
Attend live games...
...is six times more likely than not
Buy season tickets...
...is more than twice as likely than not