is 3 points for a win in regulation time, one point for a draw, zero for a defeat. The year given is when the relevant season started. 1981: England 1982: Israel 1983: New Zealand (NSL) 1984: Iceland 1986: Northern Ireland 1987: Turkey, Hong Kong 1988: Norway, Japan 1990: Sweden, Georgia 1991: Cyprus, Finland 1992: Greece 1993: Belgium (Div. 2), Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy (Serie C1 and Serie C2) 1994: Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France (after a trial in 1988-89), Hungary, Italy (Serie A and Serie B), Iran, Iraq (after a trial in 1984-85), Kazakhstan, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Ukraine, AFC (1994–95 Asian Club Championship), FIFA (1994 FIFA World Cup) and UEFA (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying) 1995: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium (Div. 1), Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Italy (Lega Nazionale Dilettanti), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, CONMEBOL (Copa América), CONMEBOL (Copa Libertadores) and UEFA (UEFA Champions League) 1996: AFC (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification), CAF (African Cup of Nations), UEFA (UEFA Euro 1996) and AFC (1996 AFC Asian Cup) Major League Soccer, based in the United States and Canada, has awarded three points for a win since its first season of 1996, but initially held a penalty shootout at the end of regulation draws, awarding 1 point to the winner of the shootout and none to the loser. Since 2000, it has allowed ties/draws to stand in the regular season, and follows the international standard of awarding 1 point for a draw. History in ice hockey Many ice hockey leagues use the 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a overtime/shootout win, 1 point for overtime/shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss as a way to incentivize teams to win in regulation thus causing more attacking play. Listed below are the years that ice hockey leagues and associations have adopted and abandoned a 3 point for a win system. 1998: Germany (3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a Overtime/Shootout win, 1 point for Overtime/Shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss) 1999: Sweden (3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a Overtime/Shootout win, 1 point for Overtime/Shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss) 2000: Slovakia (3 points for regulation win, 2 points for a Overtime win, 1 point for a tie or overtime loss, 0 points