2022–23 Major Arena Soccer League season

Major Arena Soccer League
Season2022–23
ChampionsChihuahua Savage
Matches played168
Goals scored1,928 (11.48 per match)
Top goalscorerFranck Tauou (38 goals)
Biggest home winFlorida 14–1 Baltimore (April 8)
Biggest away winSan Diego 11–3 Harrisburg (January 22)
Longest losing runDallas Sidekicks (11 games)
Average attendance2,172

The 2022–23 Major Arena Soccer League season was the fifteenth season for the league. The regular season started on November 25, 2022, and ended on April 2, 2023. Each team played a 24-game schedule.[1] 45 anniversary of professional, indoor soccer in North America

Changes from 2021–22

Teams

Returning

Rebranding

On hiatus

Change in season format

  • On October 6, 2022, the MASL announced that teams will be divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western.[2]
  • On October 20, 2022, the MASL announced that the top five teams of each conference advance to the playoffs, with the fourth and fifth team of each conference playing a play-in game to advance to the quarterfinals. Similar to last season, the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals rounds 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.[4]

Standings

  Playoff team
  League champion

(Bold) Division Winner

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Milwaukee Wave 24 14 1 1 8 154 145 +9 45
2 Baltimore Blast 24 12 1 3 8 141 101 +40 41
3 Florida Tropics SC 24 12 0 5 7 141 134 +7 41
4 Utica City FC 24 9 4 1 10 132 153 −21 36
5 Kansas City Comets 24 9 2 4 9 136 129 +7 35
6 St. Louis Ambush 24 5 4 2 13 115 132 −17 25
7 Harrisburg Heat 24 2 4 1 17 89 161 −72 15
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2023. Source: MASL

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 San Diego Sockers 24 18 4 0 2 160 99 +61 62
2 Chihuahua Savage 24 14 3 1 6 179 124 +55 49
3 Monterrey Flash 24 10 3 2 9 148 118 +30 38
4 Tacoma Stars 24 11 1 2 10 155 139 +16 37
5 Mesquite Outlaws 24 10 2 3 9 124 147 −23 37[a]
6 Empire Strykers 24 10 2 3 9 138 132 +6 37[a]
7 Dallas Sidekicks 24 1 0 3 20 116 214 −98 6
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2023. Source: MASL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mesquite is ahead of Empire on head-to-head points: Empire–Mesquite 3–4, Mesquite–Empire 7–2

2023 Ron Newman Cup

Play-in Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
E1 Milwaukee Wave 11 3 2
E4 Utica City FC 7* E4 Utica City FC 8 4 1
E5 Kansas City Comets 6 Eastern ConferenceE1 Milwaukee Wave 4 3
E2 Baltimore Blast 5* 5
E2 Baltimore Blast 4 1 3
E3 Florida Tropics SC 3 14 2
E2 Baltimore Blast 6 6
W2 Chihuahua Savage 7* 10
W1 San Diego Sockers 7 8
W4 Tacoma Stars 6 W5 Mesquite Outlaws 1 0
W5 Mesquite Outlaws 9 Western ConferenceW1 San Diego Sockers 5 6 0
W2 Chihuahua Savage 6 2 1*
W2 Chihuahua Savage 8 7 3
W3 Monterrey Flash 4 10 2

References

  1. ^ "MASL 2022-23 SCHEDULE RELEASE". Major Arena Soccer League. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Stats". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "A NEW LOOK FOR A NEW EMPIRE". Major Arena Soccer League. September 20, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 MASL LEAGUE MEETINGS CONCLUDE IN TEXAS". Major Arena Soccer League. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.