The following are the results of the April 1996 Soccer America Online poll, in which 438 fans registered their votes on the future of the A-League.
Question #1
Given the arrival of Major League Soccer, do you believe that the A-League will survive in its current form as an independent, Division 2 league beyond the 1996 season?
Yes: 165
No: 272
Question #2
Should Major League Soccer enter into an agreement with the A-League and adopt a promotion/relegation system whereby the two top A-League clubs gain promotion to MLS and the bottom two MLS clubs >are relegated to the A-League?
Yes: 275
No: 163
Question #3
Should the top teams in the USISL’s Select League merge with the A-League, forming an expanded Division 2 league under the A-League’s organization?
Yes: 246
No: 190
Question #4
Should the A-League teams merge with the USISL’s Select League, forming a Division 2 league under the USISL’s organization?
Yes: 213
No: 219
Question #5
Should the A-League merge with the indoor National Professional Soccer League, forming a league whose teams compete indoors during the winter and outdoors during the summer?
Yes: 85
No: 351