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The official game ball is made by [[Mitre Sports International|Mitre]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Husted|first1=Jeff|title=MASL ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH MITRE|url=http://www.maslsoccer.com/news/masl-announces-long-term-partnership-with-mitre|website=MASL|date=13 October 2017 |access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MASL Announces Long-Term Partnership With Mitre|url=http://harrisburgheat.com/masl-announces-long-term-partnership-mitre/|website=Harrisburg Heat|date=13 October 2017|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> based in [[Wakefield]], [[England]].
The official game ball is made by [[Mitre Sports International|Mitre]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Husted|first1=Jeff|title=MASL ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH MITRE|url=http://www.maslsoccer.com/news/masl-announces-long-term-partnership-with-mitre|website=MASL|date=13 October 2017 |access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MASL Announces Long-Term Partnership With Mitre|url=http://harrisburgheat.com/masl-announces-long-term-partnership-mitre/|website=Harrisburg Heat|date=13 October 2017|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> based in [[Wakefield]], [[England]].


==Teams==
==Teams==
==Teams==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!scope="col" style="background:white"|Head coach
!scope="col" style="background:white"|Head coach
!scope="col" style="background:white"|MASL affiliate
!scope="col" style="background:white"|MASL affiliate
|-
|-
|-
|style="background:blue;" rowspan="6"| <span style="color:white;">East</span>
|style="background:blue;" rowspan="6"| <span style="color:white;">East</span>
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|2023
|2023
|2025
|2025
|
|
|
|-
|-
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|Anel Pajazetovic
|Anel Pajazetovic
|[[Utica City FC]]
|[[Utica City FC]]


|-
|-
| style="background:brown;" rowspan="4"| <span style="color:white;">North</span>
| style="background:green;" rowspan="7"| <span style="color:white;">Midwest/West</span>
!scope="row"|[[Des Moines United FC|Iowa Demon Hawks]]
!scope="row"|[[Ontario Fury II|Empire Jets]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|[[Upland, California]]
|[[Buccaneer Arena]]
|Upland Arena
|2021
|2022
|Francisco Fernandes, Jr.
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Iowa Raptors FC]]
|[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
|[[Alliant Energy PowerHouse]]
|2022
|2022
|Curt Lewis
|[[Kansas City Comets (2010–)|Kansas City Comets]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Muskegon Risers SC|Muskegon Risers]]
|[[Muskegon, Michigan]]
|[[Mercy Health Arena]]
|2014
|2017
|2017
|Ben Ritsema
|[[Milwaukee Wave]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[St. Louis Ambush (2013–)|St. Louis Ambush]] II
|[[St Charles, Missouri]]
|[[Family Arena]]
|2023
|2023
|Donnie Alberty
|[[St. Louis Ambush (2013–)|St. Louis Ambush]]
|-
| style="background:green;" rowspan="6"| <span style="color:white;">Midwest</span>
!scope="row"|Amarillo Bombers
|[[Amarillo, Texas]]
|[[Amarillo Civic Center]]
|2018
|2019
|Chad Webb
|[[Mesquite Outlaws]]
|-
!scope="row"|Colorado Inferno FC
|[[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
|SoccerHaus COS
|2017
|2017
|Anthony Perez
|2017
|[[Empire Strykers]]
|John Wells
|
|-
!scope="row"|El Paso Rhino FC
|[[El Paso, Texas]]
|La Frontera Indoor Soccer
|
|2023
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|Kansas Bandits
|[[Dodge City, Kansas]]
|[[United Wireless Arena]]
|2022
|2022
|Isais De La Torre

|
|-
|-
!scope="row"|New Mexico Runners
!scope="row"|New Mexico Runners
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|Steve Famiglietta
|Steve Famiglietta
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Wichita Wings (2019)|Wichita Wings]]
|[[Wichita, Kansas]]
|[[Hartman Arena]]
|2019
|2019
|Roger Downing
|-
| style="background:red;" rowspan="5"| <span style="color:white;">Western Conference</span>
!scope="row"|[[Chihuahua Savage]] II
|[[Chihuahua City|Chihuahua]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]
|Arena Corner Sport
|2019
|2019
|Alan Domínguez
|[[Chihuahua Savage]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Ontario Fury II|Empire Jets]]
|[[Upland, California]]
|Upland Arena
|2017
|2017
|Anthony Perez
|[[Empire Strykers]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[RGV Barracudas FC]]
|[[Hidalgo, Texas]]
|[[Payne Arena]]
|2004
|2021
|Genoni Martinez
|[[Monterrey Flash]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[San Diego Sockers 2]]
!scope="row"|[[San Diego Sockers 2]]
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|Arturo Pulido
|Arturo Pulido
|
|
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Planned Expansion
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Wichita Wings (2019)|Wichita Wings]]
!scope="col" style="background:white"|Team
|[[Wichita, Kansas]]
!scope="col" style="background:white"|City/State
|[[Hartman Arena]]
!scope="col" style="background:white"|Arena
!scope="col" style="background:white"|Founded
!scope="col" style="background:white"|Joined
!scope="col" style="background:white"|Head coach
!scope="col" style="background:white"|MASL affiliate
|-
!scope="row"|Wisconsin Conquerors
|[[Marshfield, Wisconsin]]
|Greenheck Fieldhouse
|2023
|2024
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|Minnesota Blizzard
|[[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
|[[Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum|Warner Coliseum]]
|2024
|2024
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|Spice City FC
|[[Danbury, Connecticut]]
|[[Danbury Ice Arena]]
|2024
|2024
|[[Onua Obasi]]
|
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Former/Defunct Teams
|-
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col"|City/state
!scope="col"|Arena
!scope="col"|Years played
|-
!scope="row"|[[Arizona Impact]]
|[[Glendale, Arizona]]
|Arizona Sports Complex
|2017–2018
|-
!scope="row"|Arizona Lightning
|[[Avondale, Arizona]]
|Randall McDaniel Sports Complex
|2018–2019
|-
!scope="row"|Austin Power
|[[Austin, Texas]]
|[[Luedecke Arena|Travis County Expo Center]]
|2019–2020
|-
!scope="row"|Cincinnati Swerve
|[[Fairfield, Ohio]]
|Gametime Training Center
|2017–2019
|-
!scope="row"|[[Chicago Mustangs (2012–present)|Chicago Mustangs]]
|[[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]]
|Grand Sports Arena
|2017–2019, 2021–2022
|-
!scope="row"|[[Cleveland Crunch]]
|[[North Olmsted, Ohio]]
|Soccer Sportsplex
|2021–2022
|-
!scope="row"|Club Deportivo de Baja California
|[[Tijuana|Tijuana, Baja California]]
|Furati Planet Gol
|2022–2023
|-
!scope="row"|Colorado Rumble FC
|[[Denver, Colorado]]
|Foothills Fieldhouse
|2017–2020
|-
!scope="row"|Cuervos de Juarez
|[[El Paso, Texas]]
|[[El Paso County Coliseum]]
|2018–2019
|-
!scope="row"|Las Vegas Knights SC
|[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|Las Vegas SportsPark
|2017–2019
|-
!scope="row"|New Mexico Elite
|[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]
|Shellaberger Center
|2018–2019
|-
!scope="row"|Atletico Orlando
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|TBD
|2017-2024
|-
!scope="row"|Stockton Rush
|[[Stockton, California]]
|[[Stockton Arena]]
|2018–2019
|-
!scope="row"|[[Waza Flo]]
|[[Detroit, Michigan]]
|Detroit City Fieldhouse
|2017–2019
|-
!scope="row"|Wichita Falls Flyers
|[[Wichita Falls, Texas]]
|[[Kay Yeager Coliseum]]
|2019
|2019
|2019
|Roger Downing
|}
|}


Revision as of 03:51, 27 August 2024

Major Arena Soccer League 2
Founded2017
CountryUnited States
Other club(s) fromMexico
Number of clubs21
Level on pyramid2
Current championsIowa Demon Hawks (2023-24)
Most championshipsSan Diego Sockers 2 (two titles)
Websitewww.m2soccer.com

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

History

M2 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

Teams

Division Team City/State Arena Founded Joined Head coach MASL affiliate
East
Baltimore Arsenal Towson, Maryland SECU Arena 2023 2023 Tarik Walker Baltimore Blast
Rochester Lancers East Rochester, New York Total Sports Experience 2010 2018 Doug Miller
Salisbury Steaks Salisbury, Maryland 2023 2025
Spice City FC Danbury, Connecticut Danbury Ice Arena 2024 2024 Onua Obasi
United Elite Krajisnik FC Utica, NY Adirondack Bank Center 2017 2023 Anel Pajazetovic Utica City FC
Midwest/West Empire Jets Upland, California Upland Arena 2017 2017 Anthony Perez Empire Strykers
New Mexico Runners Rio Rancho, New Mexico Rio Rancho Events Center 2018 2018 Steve Famiglietta
San Diego Sockers 2 San Diego, California Pechanga Arena 2017 2017 Rene Ortiz San Diego Sockers
Turlock Cal Express Turlock, California Turlock Soccer Complex 2011 2021 Arturo Pulido
Wichita Wings Wichita, Kansas Hartman Arena 2019 2019 Roger Downing

Champions

Overview of Major Arena Soccer League 2 champions
Season Champions Runner-up Score(s) Playoffs / 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 Upland, California
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

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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