2021 Major Arena Soccer League season

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Major Arena Soccer League
Season2021
Champions San Diego Sockers
Matches55
Goals604 (10.98 per match)
Top goalscorer Ian Bennett (19 goals)
Biggest home win Kansas City Comets 13-4 Dallas Sidekicks
(February 12, 2021)
(March 14, 2021)
Biggest away win Ontario Fury 6-14 St Louis Ambush
(March 5, 2021)
Total attendance25,338
Average attendance461
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of July 16, 2023.

The 2021 Major Arena Soccer League season is the thirteenth season for the league. While there are 17 teams in the league, only 11 opted to play for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3] However, by mid-season, four more opted not to play, which only left the league with 7 teams playing. [4] [5]

Contents

Standings

  Advance to semifinals
  Advance to quarterfinals
  League champion
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPCT
1 Florida Tropics SC 131038259+23.769
2 Ontario Fury 10737251+21.700
3 Kansas City Comets 12759267+25.583
4 St. Louis Ambush 15877589−14.533
5 San Diego Sockers 10464143−2.400
6 Tacoma Stars 11475362−9.364
7 Dallas Sidekicks 111104488−44.091
Source: MASL
Tie-breaking criteria
The ranking of teams was determined as follows: [6]
  1. Winning percentage in all matches;
  2. Winning percentage in the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Goal difference in all matches;
  4. Greatest number of wins;
  5. Fewest number of losses.

Playoffs

All seven teams participated in the playoffs. The regular-season champion received a bye to the semifinals and chose its opponent from among quarterfinal winners. The no. 2 seed chose its opponent for the quarterfinals. The no. 3 seed had second choice of quarterfinal opponents. Each round was a two-game home-and-home series, subject to arena availability, with a 15-minute mini-game following the second game, if necessary. [7]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
5 San Diego Sockers 5 4 -
1 Florida Tropics SC 4 3 -
5 San Diego Sockers 6 6 -
6 Tacoma Stars 5 5 -
5 San Diego Sockers 7 5 2
2 Ontario Fury 3 6 1
2 Ontario Fury 9 10 -
7 Dallas Sidekicks 7 7 -
2 Ontario Fury 8 6 2
3 Kansas City Comets 7 7 1
3 Kansas City Comets 7 6 -
4 St. Louis Ambush 4 2 -

References

  1. ↑ Leonard, Tod (January 29, 2021). "Ready or not, Sockers start season". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Lyons, Joe (December 10, 2020). "St. Louis Ambush to start MASL season in January". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ Graham, Glenn (January 15, 2021). "Blast's season canceled due to COVID restrictions, leaving Baltimore without pro indoor soccer for first time in 40 years". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Utica City FC opts out of play due to COVID pandemic, fans not being allowed".
  5. ↑ "Rochester, Utica, and Harrisburg Opt Out of 2021 Season". February 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League". maslsoccer.com. MASL. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ Richmire, Pete (March 8, 2021). "MASL Announces 2021 Playoff Format". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved December 16, 2025.


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