Welcome to the Metro Football League.

The Metro Football League (MFL) is a fictional football univerese with teams from made-up cities, all simulated using Pro Strategy Football. Feel free to follow the action as each season unfolds!

24 Fictional Teams & League Structure

The MFL features 24 teams, divided into two conferences with 12 teams each—no divisions here. Take a look at the teams...


METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAMS 


Gotham Bulldogs

            


St. Patrick Keltics

            

Cape City Corsairs


 
Marbro Musketeers

            


Crestfield Spartans

            

Brandenburg Brahmas

            

Newport Bay Cyclones

            

Jaxton Jackets

            


Easton Barons

            

St. Cruze Makos

            

Dunberry Dragons

            

Seaside Invaders













COSMOPOLITAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAMS 

Metropolis Monarchs

            

Sterling Stallions

            

Silver Bay Wolves

            

Bay City Comets

            

Tylerville Tigers

            

River Heights Warriors

            

Gateway Colonials

            

Rivermount Kodiaks

            

Midway Bobcats


 
Market City Tritons

            

Roxford Rangers

            

Oakdale Nightbirds













National Map

Welcome to the Metropolitan Republic, a vibrant fictional country in the Atlantic!....

 



Stadiums & Fields

Every team has its own unique stadium, perfectly tailored to its home field vibe. The customized stadiums make every game more fun and immersive, turning each matchup into a true home-field showdown.


Custom Uniforms

Every fictional team rocks its own custom uniform set. A cool tradition? The classic three-quarter sleeve jerseys have been a league staple since day one. Gotta love that timeless look!

 

Game Schedule

Every team battles all their conference rivals and two from the other conference in a custom 13-game schedule.

Playoffs & Metro Bowl 

I use the custom playoff bracket feature for the postseason. Here's the setup I use....



The top 10 teams (five from each conference) make the playoffs. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seeds get a first-round bye, while the 4th and 5th seeds battle it out in Round 1. Winners move on to face the top seeds in Round 2. Those victors advance to their conference championship. The two conference champs then clash for the ultimate prize in the Metro Bowl, always held at a neutral stadium—fittingly called The Metro Bowl.

Career Rules

PSF allows you to change career rules every season. Here's my personal setup for career rules...

  • Kickoff - 40 yd line
  • Fair Catches - Yes
  • Touchback after Kickoff - 20 yardline
  • Other Touchbacks - 20 yardline
  • Ball after missed FG - Line of Scrimmige
  • TD is always a 1st Down - Yes
  • One Point Conversion - 2 yardline
  • Can go for Two - Yes, 2 Yardline
  • Quarter Length - 15 min. (10 min in my personal league.)
  • Number of Downs - 4
  • Timeouts in Regulation- 3 per half
  • Two Minute Warning - 2:00
  • Clock stops for 2 minute warning - Yes
  • Play Clock - 40 sec
  • Play Clock Inside 2 Min - 40 sec
  • Clock Pauses on 1st down - No
  • Clock Stops on 1st down - Only inside 2 min
  • Clock after out of bounds play - Pauses, then restarts
  • Clock after a penalty - Paueses then restarts
  • Injuries in last two min - No difference
  • Defensive Holding - 5 yards, 1st down
  • Defensive Pass Interference - Spot of the Foul
  • Face Mask Penalties - Always 15 yds
  • Offensive Holding - 10 yards
  • Offensive Pass Interferenace - 10 yards
  • Clipping Penaltie - Yes
  • Overtime Rules, regular season - Legacy Pro (Sudden Death)
  • Overtime Rules, playoffs - Legacy Pro (Sudden Death)
  • Overtime Quarter, Regular Season - 15 min (10 min in my personl league)
  • Overtime Quarters, Playoffs - 15 min (10 min in my personal league)
  • Overtime timeouts, regular season - 2
  • Overtime timeouts, playoffs - 3

Free Agency

In my personal league I turn this feature on every five seasons. Here's how it's set-up...

  • Allow players to retire at end of season - Unchecked
  • Include FA phase - Checked
  • Reverse of rookie draft selected
  • Serpentine - Checked
  • Approximate FA's per team - 3
  • Allow Franchise Players - Checked
  • Include Waiver phase - Checked
  • Reverse of rookie draft selected
  • Serpentine - Checked

Rookie Draft

Currently PSF runs a 7 round rookie draft after the season. Teams draft from worst to first based on season record.

Creating Fictional Players

I'm in this hobby because it's a blast. Naming and creating fictional players is super fun, especially since most are randomly generated by the PSF sim engine, adding some cool surprises. Sometimes, I'll create a future star and throw them into the rookie draft, which instantly shakes things up in the Metro Football League. After that, I let them do their thing—no more messing around from me. It's awesome watching their careers play out!

Assigning/Awarding Fictional Faces

PSF doesn’t do faces for players or coaches, so I handle it myself in my league. I keep it simple: I give faces to all starting offensive skill players (QB1, HB1, FB1, TE1, SE1, WR1) and defensive players with a 90+ rating. This covers most players who show up in the play-by-play. Players can also earn a face by winning MVP in a postseason game, and all head coaches get a face too!


Thanks for taking the time to read this document. Also, thanks to Kerry Batts for developing such a fantastic football sim that supports us in this exciting hobby. Send questions, comments to Jon Johnson



Metro Football League teams, players and cities are totally fictional.