Major Arena Soccer League 2

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Major Arena Soccer League 2
MASL2 Logo.png
Founded2017
Country United States
Other club from Mexico
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid2
Current champions Chihuahua Savage 2 (2024–25)
Most championships Chihuahua Savage 2 (three titles)
Website www.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.

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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

DivisionTeamLocationArenaCapacityJoinedCoach MASL Affiliate
East DivisionFC Baltimore 1729 Towson, Maryland TU Arena 3,5802025TBD Baltimore Blast
Harrisburg Heat Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena 7,2862025 Pat Healey
Salisbury Steaks Fruitland, Maryland Crown Sports Center2024Josh Danza
Spice City FC Danbury, Connecticut Danbury Ice Arena 2,5002024 Onua Obasi
United Elite Krasjisnik FC Utica, New York Adirondack Bank Center 3,8602023Anel Pajazetovic Utica City FC
Midwest Division Iowa Demon Hawks Urbandale, Iowa SIG SportsPlex2022Francisco Fernandes, Jr.
Iowa Raptors FC Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alliant Energy PowerHouse 9,0002022Carlos Taylor
Minnesota Blizzard Circle Pines, Minnesota Centennial Sports Arena2024Ryan Heinritz Kansas City Comets
Omaha Kings Omaha, Nebraska Baxter Arena 7,8982025Emmanuel Viel
Wichita Wings Park City, Kansas Park City Arena 5,0002019Roger Downing
West DivisionCertified Lions FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma OG&E Coliseum 7,5002024Thomaso Siranga
Guadalajara Mariachis FC Guadalajara, Mexico Gimnasio San Rafael 1,5412025TBD
Mexico City Asuncion Mexico City, Mexico Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera 5,2422025TBD
Soccer Central SC Watsonville, California Soccer Central Indoor Sports2025TBD
Soles de Sonora Hermosillo, Mexico Gimnasio Unison2,3002025Julio Garcia
Texas Spurs Allen, Texas TOCA Soccer Center Allen2025Ed Puskarich
Turlock Cal Express Turlock, California Turlock Soccer Complex7002021Arturo Pulido

Inactive teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityJoinedCoach MASL Affiliate
Baltimore Arsenal Towson, Maryland TU Arena 3,5802023Tarik Walker
Empire Jets Ontario, California Toyota Arena 9,7362017Anthony Perez Empire Strykers
Muskegon Risers Muskegon, Michigan Trinity Health Arena 4,0002017Ben Ritsema
New Mexico Runners Rio Rancho, New Mexico Rio Rancho Events Center 6,0002018Steve Famiglietta
San Diego Sockers 2 Oceanside, California Frontwave Arena 7,5002017Rene Ortiz San Diego Sockers
St. Louis Ambush 2 St. Charles, Missouri Family Arena 9,6432023Donnie Alberty St. Louis Ambush

Champions

Overview of Major Arena Soccer League 2 champions
SeasonChampionsRunner-upScoreHost
2017–18 Chicago MustangsSan Diego Sockers 27–0 Colorado Springs, Colorado
2018–19 San Diego Sockers 2Cuervos de Juarez7–5 Ontario, California
2019–20Chihuahua Savage II [7] Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Cleveland Crunch [8] Wichita Wings11–6 [9] Wichita, Kansas
2021–22San Diego Sockers 2 [10] Cleveland Crunch7–4 Muskegon, Michigan
2022–23Chihuahua Savage IIIowa Raptors FC10–4 Mesquite, Texas
2023–24Iowa Demon HawksRochester Lancers8–3 Wichita, Kansas
2024–25Chihuahua Savage IIIowa Denom Hawks8–7 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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