It has fluctuated from about 75 teams to 139 now. However, most of the users log in once and that's it. Effectively, they are bots. I admit that there is less interest in playing only bots. What you seem unable to understand is that we only play in an all-bot league for one season or two at the most. As long as people continue to make progress, they are happy. When one starts in a level where there is no hope of competing, one quickly gets discouraged. If one has an immediate goal, then one is much more engaged.
75 users still means that the division you've join into had been almost BOT-free. Didn't you claim something else?
And I'll repeat your line here. again.
When one starts in a level where there is no hope of competing, one quickly gets discouraged.
In case he will starts in a lower division with those other BOT, he will probably get board and leave.
But in case he would not, he will get after that season to this division where he has "no hope of competing", and "quickly get discourage" and leave the game then.
Summary - this is not a cure, but just "a cup of tea" for this "disease".