2021–22 Major Arena Soccer League season

Major Arena Soccer League
Season2021–22
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers
6th title
Matches played141
Goals scored1,758 (12.47 per match)
Top goalscorerIan Bennett (50)
Biggest home winTacoma 9–21 Chihuahua (February 26)
Biggest away winSan Diego 12–3 Tacoma (February 12)
Longest winning run20 by San Diego (January 16–April 3)
Longest losing run11 by Harrisburg (January 29–March 11)
Highest attendance6,011 Tacoma – Kansas City (January 22)
Lowest attendance522 Chihuahua – Ontario (March 8) and Tacoma – Ontario (March 21)
Average attendance1,847
← 2021
All statistics correct as of April 13, 2022.

The 2021–22 Major Arena Soccer League season is the fourteenth season for the league. The regular season started on November 26, 2021, and ended on April 3, 2022. Each team was scheduled to play a 24-game schedule.[1] However, two Baltimore Blast games in December were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2][3][4] and a Florida Tropics SC game at the end of the season was cancelled due to a Southwest Airlines outage preventing the visiting Blast from arriving.[5]

Changes from 2021

Promoted to MASL from M2
Returning
Relegated to M2 from MASL
On Hiatus
Folded
Change in season format
  • On October 5, 2021, the MASL announced that teams will be divided into three divisions (Central, East, and West).[1]
  • On October 15, 2021, the MASL announced the following changes for the 2021–22 season:
    • Standings will be based on a points system similar to the EISL's variant of the three points for a win system, where a regulation win receives 3 points, a regulation loss receives no points, an overtime or shoot-out win receives 2 points, and an overtime or shoot-out loss receives 1 point.
    • Division champions and the top five teams remaining advance to the playoffs, with the division champions seeded on top of the 5 wild cards. Similar to last season, every playoff series will be a 2 game home and home series; if tied after 2 games, a 15 minute overtime period then, if necessary, a golden goal overtime period will follow the end of regulation of Game 2.[9]

Standings

  Playoff team
  League champion

(Bold) Division Winner

Central Division

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kansas City Comets 23 13 0 1 9 153 131 +22 41[a]
2 Dallas Sidekicks 24 10 1 1 12 128 165 −37 33
3 St. Louis Ambush 24 9 1 2 12 149 173 −24 31
4 Milwaukee Wave 23 9 1 1 12 146 162 −16 31[a]
Source: MASL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The December 18 Blast–Wave game and the December 19 Blast–Comets game resulted in a Did Not Play and both teams received one point.[4]

East Division

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Florida Tropics SC 23 18 0 2 3 179 120 +59 56
2 Baltimore Blast 21 11 1 0 9 142 111 +31 37[a]
3 Utica City FC 24 8 2 0 14 119 153 −34 28
4 Harrisburg Heat 24 4 0 1 19 108 169 −61 13
Source: MASL
Notes:
  1. ^ The December 18 Blast–Wave game and the December 19 Blast–Comets game resulted in a Did Not Play and both teams received one point.[4]

West Division

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 San Diego Sockers 24 19 4 1 0 182 98 +84 66
2 Chihuahua Savage 24 12 3 2 7 185 143 +42 44
3 Ontario Fury 24 8 1 2 13 132 141 −9 28
4 Tacoma Stars 24 5 1 2 16 135 192 −57 19
Source: MASL

2022 Ron Newman Cup

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 San Diego Sockers 9 9 –
8 Milwaukee Wave 2 3 –
1 San Diego Sockers 6 6 4
4 Chihuahua Savage 7 2 1
4 Chihuahua Savage 4 4 5
5 Baltimore Blast 5 3 1
1 San Diego Sockers 6 4 –
2 Florida Tropics SC 3 3 –
3 Kansas City Comets 7 5 3
6 Dallas Sidekicks 3 7 1
3 Kansas City Comets 8 2 2
2 Florida Tropics SC 7 4 4
2 Florida Tropics SC 8 6 –
7 St. Louis Ambush 4 4 –

References

  1. ^ a b "MASL ANNOUNCES 2021-22 SCHEDULE". Major Arena Soccer League. October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "BALTIMORE V MILWAUKEE GAME POSTPONED". Major Arena Soccer League. December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "BALTIMORE V KANSAS CITY GAME POSTPONED". Major Arena Soccer League. December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "COVID PROTOCOL UPDATE". Major Arena Soccer League. February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "BAL V FLA". Major Arena Soccer League. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "MASL WELCOMES THE CHIHUAHUA SAVAGE". Major Arena Soccer League. July 13, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Stats". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Turlock Cal Express Round Out Lineup for 2021-2022 Season". M2. October 8, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "MASL ANNOUNCES NEW POINT SYSTEM AND PLAYOFF FORMAT". Major Arena Soccer League. October 15, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.