Major Arena Soccer League 2

Major Arena Soccer League 2
Founded2017
CountryUnited States
Other club fromMexico
Number of clubs17
Level on pyramid2
Current championsChihuahua Savage 2 (2024–25)
Most championshipsChihuahua Savage 2 (three titles)
Websitewww.m2soccer.com

The Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL 2) is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League.

History

MASL 2 launched in 2017 to "provide an outlet for teams to either reorganize for a re-emergence in the MASL or an avenue for teams to compete in smaller markets in hopes of rising to MASL status".[1] It was announced that MASL 2 would have between 8 and 12 teams.[2]

The 2018–19 season brought the total number of teams participating in the season up from 10 to 15. Stockton, California, was announced as a market and held a team naming contest, but all news stories from the league website and all mention of the Stockton franchised were dropped. The league changed from having "Conferences" to "Divisions." Expanding from the Eastern and Western conference's the MASL 2 now had the Eastern Division, Mountain Division, and Pacific Division.

On February 25, 2021, MASL 2 announced the return of the RGV Barracudas FC to the league to compete in the 2021–2022 season.[3]

On March 11, 2021, MASL 2 officially welcomed the Cleveland Crunch to the league.[4]

Sponsorship

The official game ball is made by Mitre,[5][6] based in Wakefield, England.

Teams

Division Team Location Arena Capacity Joined Coach MASL Affiliate
East Division FC Baltimore 1729 Towson, Maryland TU Arena 3,580 2025 TBD Baltimore Blast
Harrisburg Heat Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena 7,286 2025 TBA
Salisbury Steaks Fruitland, Maryland Crown Sports Center 2024 Josh Danza
Spice City FC Danbury, Connecticut Danbury Ice Arena 2,500 2024 Onua Obasi
United Elite Krasjisnik FC Utica, New York Adirondack Bank Center 3,860 2023 Anel Pajazetovic Utica City FC
Midwest Division Iowa Demon Hawks Urbandale, Iowa SIG SportsPlex 2022 Francisco Fernandes, Jr.
Iowa Raptors FC Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alliant Energy PowerHouse 9,000 2022 Carlos Taylor
Minnesota Blizzard Circle Pines, Minnesota Centennial Sports Arena 1,000 2024 Ryan Heinritz Kansas City Comets
Omaha Kings Omaha, Nebraska Baxter Arena 7,898 2025 Emmanuel Viel
Wichita Wings Park City, Kansas Park City Arena 5,000 2019 Roger Downing
West Division Certified Lions FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma OG&E Coliseum 7,500 2024 Thomaso Siranga
Guadalajara Mariachis FC Guadalajara, Mexico Gimnasio San Rafael 1,541 2025 TBD
Mexico City Asuncion Mexico City, Mexico Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera 5,242 2025 TBD
Soccer Central SC Watsonville, California Soccer Central Indoor Sports 2025 TBD
Soles de Sonora Hermosillo, Mexico Gimnasio Unison 2,300 2025 Julio Garcia
Texas Spurs Allen, Texas TOCA Soccer Center Allen 2025 Ed Puskarich
Turlock Cal Express Turlock, California Turlock Soccer Complex 700 2021 Arturo Pulido

Inactive teams

Team Location Arena Capacity Joined Coach MASL Affiliate
Baltimore Arsenal Towson, Maryland TU Arena 3,580 2023 Tarik Walker
Empire Jets Ontario, California Toyota Arena 9,736 2017 Anthony Perez Empire Strykers
New Mexico Runners Rio Rancho, New Mexico Rio Rancho Events Center 6,000 2018 Steve Famiglietta
San Diego Sockers 2 Oceanside, California Frontwave Arena 7,500 2017 Rene Ortiz San Diego Sockers
St. Louis Ambush 2 St. Charles, Missouri Family Arena 9,643 2023 Donnie Alberty St. Louis Ambush

Champions

Overview of Major Arena Soccer League 2 champions
Season Champions Runner-up Score Host
2017–18 Chicago Mustangs San Diego Sockers 2 7–0 Colorado Springs, Colorado
2018–19 San Diego Sockers 2 Cuervos de Juarez 7–5 Ontario, California
2019–20 Chihuahua Savage II[7] Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Cleveland Crunch[8] Wichita Wings 11–6[9] Wichita, Kansas
2021–22 San Diego Sockers 2[10] Cleveland Crunch 7–4 Muskegon, Michigan
2022–23 Chihuahua Savage II Iowa Raptors FC 10–4 Mesquite, Texas
2023–24 Iowa Demon Hawks Rochester Lancers 8–3 Wichita, Kansas
2024–25 Chihuahua Savage II Iowa Demon Hawks 8–7 Urbandale, Iowa

References

  1. ^ Schaub, Joshua (19 September 2017). "From the desk of Commissioner Schaub". MASL. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Digest (Sept. 19): MASL places Blast in Eastern Division". The Baltimore Sun. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "MASL 2 WELCOMES BACK THE RETURN OF THE RGV BARRACUDAS FC FOR THE 2021-2022 SEASON". MASL 2 Website. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Return of the Crunch: After nearly 20 years, professional indoor soccer is returning to Cleveland". News 5 Cleveland. September 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Husted, Jeff (13 October 2017). "MASL ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH MITRE". MASL. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "MASL Announces Long-Term Partnership With Mitre". Harrisburg Heat. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Chihuahua 2019-20 regular season champs, M2 season completed". Major Arena Soccer League 2. September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Cleveland Crunch wins title in its first season back". Spectrum News 1. July 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Led by Blue Streaks, Cleveland Crunch Wins MASL2 Championship". John Carroll Blue Streaks. July 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "San Diego takes home MASL2 title after championship weekend in Muskegon, tops defending champs Cleveland". Local Sports Journal. April 11, 2022.
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