2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League season

Major Arena Soccer League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Milwaukee Wave
Matches played	204
Goals scored	2,528 (12.39 per match)
Top goalscorer	Franck Tayou (50)
Biggest home win	San Diego Sockers 13–2 Turlock Express; (March 1, 2019)
Biggest away win	Turlock Express 1–12 San Diego Sockers; (February 8, 2019)
Highest scoring	20 goals (twice); Baltimore Blast 14–6 Mississauga MetroStars; (January 20, 2019); Turlock Express 12–8 El Paso Coyotes; (February 15, 2019)
Longest winning run	21 Games:; San Diego Sockers; (12/26/18–4/13/19)
Longest losing run	12 Games:; Turlock Express; (11/30/18–1/27/2019)
Total attendance	462,670
Average attendance	2,268
	← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of April 14, 2019.

The 2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League season was the eleventh season for the league. The regular season started on November 30, 2018, and ended on April 14, 2019. Each team played a 24-game schedule.^[1]^[2]

Changes from 2017–18

Expansion

Relocation

Syracuse Silver Knights to Utica City FC^[7]^[8]^[9]

Returning

Dallas Sidekicks^[10]^[11]

On Hiatus

Soles de Sonora^[12]

Folded

Cedar Rapids Rampage

Standings

Playoff team

League champion

(Bold) Division Winner

Eastern Conference

Eastern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	GB
1	Utica City FC	24	17	7	162	119	+43	.708	—
2	Baltimore Blast	24	17	7	145	104	+41	.708	—
3	Harrisburg Heat	24	11	13	146	158	−12	.458	6
4	Mississauga MetroStars	24	4	20	120	184	−64	.167	13

Source: MASL

South Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	GB
1	Milwaukee Wave	24	21	3	187	97	+90	.875	+8
2	Kansas City Comets	24	13	11	174	163	+11	.542	—
3	St. Louis Ambush	24	10	14	142	171	−29	.417	3
4	Orlando SeaWolves	24	9	15	141	174	−33	.375	4
5	Florida Tropics SC	24	6	18	125	172	−47	.250	7

Source: MASL

Western Conference

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	GB
1	Monterrey Flash	24	19	5	176	121	+55	.792	+3
2	RGV Barracudas FC	24	16	8	159	103	+56	.667	—
3	Dallas Sidekicks	24	9	15	123	173	−50	.375	7
4	El Paso Coyotes	24	3	21	133	219	−86	.125	13

Source: MASL

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	GB
1	San Diego Sockers	24	23	1	185	92	+93	.958	+11
2	Tacoma Stars	24	12	12	162	144	+18	.500	—
3	Ontario Fury	24	11	13	147	118	+29	.458	1
4	Turlock Express	24	3	21	101	216	−115	.125	9

Source: MASL

2019 Ron Newman Cup

Format

The top two teams from each division qualified for the post-season. The Division Finals were a 2-game home and home series, with a 15-minute mini-game played immediately after Game 2 if the series was tied. The Conference Finals and Championship were single elimination.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Eastern Conference Playoffs

Eastern Division Final

April 20, 2019

6:00 PM EDT

Game 1

Baltimore Blast	9–12	Utica City FC
Raley 03' Thomas 17' Dantas 31', 32' Guernsey 33', 52' Dos Santos 40' Deasel 46' Donatelli 52'	Report	Gonzaga 16' Callahan 18' Salles 20', 22', 32', 34' Schindler 20' Tavernese 21', 59' Bourdeau 36' Jelovac 55' Vitale 59'

SECU Arena

Attendance: 2,926

Referee: Kyle Trimble

April 22, 2019

6:30 PM EDT

Game 2

Utica City FC	3–7	Baltimore Blast
Salles 1' Ubiparipovic 34', 57'	Report	Hoxie 1', 17', 20' Donatelli 3', 38' Dantas 43' (pen.) Dos Santos 47'

Adirondack Bank Center

Attendance: 3,856

Referee: Rich Grady

April 22, 2019

9:30 PM EDT

Mini-Game

Utica City FC	1–2	Baltimore Blast
Jelovac 4'	Report	Hoxie 8' Dos Santos 13'

Adirondack Bank Center

Attendance: 3,856

Referee: Rich Grady

Baltimore wins series 2–1

^[16]

South Central Division Final

April 18, 2019

7:35 PM CDT

Game 1

Kansas City Comets	2–5	Milwaukee Wave
	Report

Silverstein Eye Centers Arena

Attendance: 1,819

Referee: Shane Butler

April 20, 2019

2:05 PM CDT

Game 2

Milwaukee Wave	10–3	Kansas City Comets
	Report

UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

Attendance: 3,032

Referee: Rich Grady

Milwaukee wins series 2–0

Eastern Conference Final

April 28, 2019

2:05 PM CDT

Milwaukee Wave	2–1	Baltimore Blast
	Report

UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

Attendance: 3,678

Referee: Ryan Cigich

Western Conference Playoffs

Southwest Division Final

April 19, 2019

7:00 PM CDT

Game 1

RGV Barracudas FC	4–5	Monterrey Flash
	Report

State Farm Hidalgo Arena

Attendance: 2,542

Referee: Kyle Trimble

April 21, 2019

5:05 PM CDT

Game 2

Monterrey Flash	5–4 (OT)	RGV Barracudas FC
	Report

Arena Monterrey

Attendance: 2,520

Referee: Kia Dehpanah

Monterrey wins series 2–0

Pacific Division Final

April 19, 2019

7:30 PM PDT

Game 1

Tacoma Stars	3–6	San Diego Sockers
	Report

ShoWare Center

Attendance: 2,412

Referee: Ron Cory

April 20, 2019

7:00 PM PDT

Game 2

San Diego Sockers	7–6 (2OT)	Tacoma Stars
	Report

Pechanga Arena San Diego

Attendance: 3,307

Referee: Ryan Cigich

San Diego wins series 2–0

Western Conference Final

April 28, 2019

5:05 PM PDT

San Diego Sockers	3–4 (OT)	Monterrey Flash
	Report

Pechanga Arena San Diego

Attendance: 3,907

Referee: Rich Grady

Ron Newman Cup Final

May 5, 2019

5:05 PM CDT

Milwaukee Wave	5–2	Monterrey Flash
	Report

UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

Attendance: 7,901

Referee: Ryan Cigich

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Nick Perera	Tacoma Stars	24	39	41	80
2	Leo Gibson	Kansas City Comets	23	33	31	64
3	Franck Tayou	Monterrey Flash	24	50	13	63
4	Gordy Gurson	Orlando SeaWolves	24	34	24	58
5	Ian Bennett	Milwaukee Wave	21	47	10	57
6	Brandon Escoto	San Diego Sockers	24	32	23	55
7	Kraig Chiles	San Diego Sockers	19	35	14	49
	Ricardo Carvalho	Harrisburg Heat	23	30	19	49
	Hugo Puentes	El Paso Coyotes	22	27	22	49
10	Mike Ramos	Tacoma Stars	24	27	18	45

^[17]

Playoff top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Andrew Hoxie	Baltimore Blast	4	5	2	7
	Brayan Aguilar	Monterrey Flash	4	5	2	7
	Ian Bennett	Milwaukee Wave	4	6	1	7
4	Brandon Escoto	San Diego Sockers	3	3	3	6
5	Marcio Leite	Milwaukee Wave	4	3	2	5
	Leonardo De Oliveira	San Diego Sockers	3	3	2	5
	Vinicius Dantas	Baltimore Blast	4	3	2	5
	Mauricio Salles	Utica City FC	3	5	0	5
	Andre Hayne	Milwaukee Wave	4	5	0	5

^[18]

Awards

Individual awards

Award	Nominees^[19]	Name	Team
League MVP	Brandon Escoto (SD) Max Ferdinand (MKE) Nick Perera (TAC)	Nick Perera	Tacoma Stars
Goalkeeper of the Year	Josh Lemos (MKE) Boris Pardo (SD) William Vanzela (BAL)	Boris Pardo	San Diego Sockers
Defender of the Year	Adriano Dos Santos (BAL) Marcio Leite (MKE) Darren Toby (UTC)	Darren Toby	Utica City FC
Rookie of the Year	De Bray Holliman (ONT) Tavoy Morgan (HAR) Zach Reget (STL)	Zach Reget	St. Louis Ambush
Newcomer of the Year	Molham Babouli (MIS) Kevin Ellis (KC) Jermaine Jones (ONT)	Molham Babouli	Mississauga MetroStars
Coach of the Year	Ryan Hall (UTC) Giuliano Oliviero (MKE) Phil Salvagio (SD)	Phil Salvagio	San Diego Sockers
Aaron Susi Trophy (Playoff MVP)	N/A	Marcio Leite	Milwaukee Wave

All-League First Team

Name^[20]	Position	Team
Nick Perera	F	Tacoma Stars
Max Ferdinand	F	Milwaukee Wave
Brandon Escoto	M	San Diego Sockers
Adriano Dos Santos	D	Baltimore Blast
Darren Toby	D	Utica City FC
Boris Pardo	GK	San Diego Sockers

All-League Second Team

Name^[21]	Position	Team
Franck Tayou	F	Monterrey Flash
Ian Bennett	F	Milwaukee Wave
Jonatas Melo	M	Baltimore Blast
Marcio Leite	D	Milwaukee Wave
Cesar Cerda	D	San Diego Sockers
Josh Lemos	GK	Milwaukee Wave

All-League Third Team

Name^[22]	Position	Team
Leo Gibson	F	Kansas City Comets
Slavisa Ubiparipovic	F	Utica City FC
Tony Donatelli	M	Baltimore Blast
James Togbah	D	Kansas City Comets
Guerrero Pino	D	San Diego Sockers
William Vanzela	GK	Baltimore Blast

References

^ "MASL Announces Conference and Division Alignments For 2018-2019". Major Arena Soccer League. August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "The 2018-2019 MASL Season Kicks Off November 30". Major Arena Soccer League. September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Mississauga MetroStars launched ahead of arena soccer season". The Mississauga News. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
^ "Mississauga MetroStars Join MASL as First Canadian Franchise". Major Arena Soccer League. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
^ "Orlando Awarded Major Arena Soccer League Franchise". Major Arena Soccer League. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "SeaWolves Arrive With A Splash". Major Arena Soccer League. April 25, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "The MASL Is Coming To Utica". Major Arena Soccer League. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Utica gets Major Arena Soccer League team". Ben Birnell. Syracuse Observer-Dispatch. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Syracuse Silver Knights soccer team moving to Utica". Syracuse.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Sidekicks To Return In 2018/19 Under New Ownership". Dan Crooke. Dallas Morning News. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "The Dallas Sidekicks Return For The 2018-19 Season". Major Arena Soccer League. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "MASL Statement Regarding Soles de Sonora". Major Arena Soccer League. May 11, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "MASL FALL MEETINGS - DAY TWO". Jeff Husted. MASL Soccer. September 28, 2018.
^ "The Playoff Picture Coming Into Focus". Michael Lewis. MASL Soccer. March 22, 2019.
^ "Ron Newman Cup Field Finalized". Jeff Husted. MASL Soccer. April 14, 2019.
^ "MASL Announces Eastern Division Championship Schedule". Jeff Husted. MASL Soccer. March 22, 2019.
^ MASL Stats
^ MASL Stats
^ "MASL announces first team all-MASL and nominees for major awards". www.maslsoccer.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
^ "MASL ANNOUNCES FIRST TEAM ALL-MASL AND NOMINEES FOR MAJOR AWARDS - Major Arena Soccer League". May 3, 2019.
^ "MASL AWARDS SECOND AND THIRD TEAM HONORS - Major Arena Soccer League". May 2, 2019.
^ "MASL AWARDS SECOND AND THIRD TEAM HONORS - Major Arena Soccer League". May 2, 2019.

External links

MASL official website

[1] "MASL Announces Conference and Division Alignments For 2018-2019". Major Arena Soccer League. August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[2] "The 2018-2019 MASL Season Kicks Off November 30". Major Arena Soccer League. September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[3] "Mississauga MetroStars launched ahead of arena soccer season". The Mississauga News. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

[4] "Mississauga MetroStars Join MASL as First Canadian Franchise". Major Arena Soccer League. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

[5] "Orlando Awarded Major Arena Soccer League Franchise". Major Arena Soccer League. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[6] "SeaWolves Arrive With A Splash". Major Arena Soccer League. April 25, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[7] "The MASL Is Coming To Utica". Major Arena Soccer League. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[8] "Utica gets Major Arena Soccer League team". Ben Birnell. Syracuse Observer-Dispatch. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[9] "Syracuse Silver Knights soccer team moving to Utica". Syracuse.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[10] "Sidekicks To Return In 2018/19 Under New Ownership". Dan Crooke. Dallas Morning News. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[11] "The Dallas Sidekicks Return For The 2018-19 Season". Major Arena Soccer League. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[12] "MASL Statement Regarding Soles de Sonora". Major Arena Soccer League. May 11, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[13] "MASL FALL MEETINGS - DAY TWO". Jeff Husted. MASL Soccer. September 28, 2018.

[14] "The Playoff Picture Coming Into Focus". Michael Lewis. MASL Soccer. March 22, 2019.

[15] "Ron Newman Cup Field Finalized". Jeff Husted. MASL Soccer. April 14, 2019.

[16] "MASL Announces Eastern Division Championship Schedule". Jeff Husted. MASL Soccer. March 22, 2019.

[17] MASL Stats

[18] MASL Stats

[19] "MASL announces first team all-MASL and nominees for major awards". www.maslsoccer.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

[20] "MASL ANNOUNCES FIRST TEAM ALL-MASL AND NOMINEES FOR MAJOR AWARDS - Major Arena Soccer League". May 3, 2019.

[21] "MASL AWARDS SECOND AND THIRD TEAM HONORS - Major Arena Soccer League". May 2, 2019.

[22] "MASL AWARDS SECOND AND THIRD TEAM HONORS - Major Arena Soccer League". May 2, 2019.

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