2017–18 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season

Major Arena Soccer League 2
Season2017–18
ChampionsChicago Mustangs
Matches played60
Goals scored910 (15.17 per match)
Top goalscorerThomas Hoang (33)
← none
All statistics correct as of March 4, 2018.

The 2017–18 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season is the first season for the league M2. The regular season started on December 2, 2017, and ended on March 4, 2018. Each team will play a 12-game schedule.[1]

Standings

As of March 4, 2018[2]
  2017-18 League Championship
  2017-18 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner

Eastern Conference

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
1 Chicago Mustangs 12 10 2 .833 114 61 --
2 Cincinnati Swerve 12 9 3 .750 83 65 1
3 Colorado Blizzard 12 7 5 .583 93 88 3
4 Muskegon Risers 12 3 9 .250 77 114 7
5 Waza Flo 12 2 10 .167 60 101 8

Western Conference

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
1 Colorado Inferno FC 12 8 4 .667 122 90 --
2 San Diego Sockers 2 12 7 5 .583 88 64 1
3 Ontario Fury II 12 7 5 .583 108 104 1
4 Las Vegas Knights SC 12 4 8 .333 73 121 4
5 Arizona Impact 12 3 9 .250 93 101 5

2018 M2 Championship

The top three teams from each division qualified for the post-season. The championship will be a single elimination playoff to be held at the SoccerHaus in Colorado Springs, Colorado except the Western Conference Semi-Final, which will be played in San Diego.[3]

Conference Semi-Finals

Western
San Diego Sockers 211–7Ontario Fury II
Report
Eastern
Cincinnati Swerve8–6Colorado Bizzard
Report
SoccerHaus

Conference Finals

Eastern
Chicago Mustangs9–2Cincinnati Swerve
Report
SoccerHaus
Western
San Diego Sockers 211–10 (OT)Colorado Inferno FC
Report
SoccerHaus

3rd Place Game

Colorado Inferno FC13–10Cincinnati Swerve
Report
SoccerHaus

Final

Chicago Mustangs7–0San Diego Sockers 2
Report
SoccerHaus

Awards

Individual awards

Award Name[4] Team
League MVP Thomas Hoang Colorado Inferno FC
Goalkeeper of the Year Jesus Flores Chicago Mustangs
Defender of the Year Matt Marcum Arizona Impact
Coach of the Year Armando Gamboa Chicago Mustangs

All-League First Team

Name[5] Position Team
Thomas Hoang F Colorado Inferno FC
Alonso Sandoval F Chicago Mustangs
Francisco Rivas M Colorado Inferno FC
Emmanuel Adjei D Cincinnati Swerve
Matt Marcum D Arizona Impact
Jesus Flores GK Chicago Mustangs

All-League Second Team

Name[5] Position Team
Patricio Barroche F Chicago Mustangs
Andrew Lorei F San Diego Sockers 2
William Raygoza M Ontario Fury II
Eli Galbraith-Knapp D San Diego Sockers 2
Miles Mcrae D Las Vegas Knights
Corey Whisenhunt GK Cincinnati Swerve

References

  1. ^ "Stats - M2: Major Arena Soccer League".
  2. ^ M2 Schedule
  3. ^ "M2 ANNOUNCES PLAYOFF DATES, LOCATION AND FORMAT". Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "M2 ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2017-2018 MAJOR AWARDS". MASL2 Soccer. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "M2 ANNOUNCES POSTSEASON AWARDS". MASL2 Soccer. Retrieved March 23, 2018.