2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season

Major Arena Soccer League
Season 2016–17
Champions Baltimore Blast
Matches played 170
Goals scored 2,196 (12.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Franck Tayou
(57 goals)
Biggest home win Sonora Suns 21–2 Dallas Sidekicks
(February 16, 2017)
Biggest away win Atletico Baja 3–15 Sonora Suns
(November 27, 2016)
Highest scoring Sonora Suns 18–15 Turlock Express
(November 12, 2016)
Longest winning run 10 Games:
Sonora Suns
(11/5/16–1/21/17)
Longest losing run 20 Games:
El Paso Coyotes
(10/29/16–3/4/17 – full season)
Highest attendance 9,722[1]
Baltimore Blast 5–2 Milwaukee Wave
(February 4, 2017)
Lowest attendance 187[2]
Atletico Baja 9-4 Tacoma Stars
(December 4, 2016)
Average attendance 2,746[3]

The 2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season was the ninth season for the league and the third since six teams from the former Major Indoor Soccer League defected to what was formerly called the Professional Arena Soccer League. The regular season started on October 29, 2016, and ended on March 5, 2017.[4] Each team played a 20-game schedule. The defending champions were the Baltimore Blast. The Blast repeated in 2016–17, defeating the Sonora Suns in the Ron Newman Cup, 2–1.

Teams

Of the 20 teams that competed in the 2015–16 season, the Waza Flo, Las Vegas Legends, Brownsville Barracudas, Saltillo Rancho Seco, and Sacramento Surge did not return for the 2016–17 season. The Florida Tropics SC and El Paso Coyotes joined the MASL for this season, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 17.

In the offseason, the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, St. Louis Ambush left the MASL, and joined the expansion Tropics to form the Indoor Professional League.[5] The Blast, Heat and Ambush re-joined the MASL in August 2016, with the Tropics being considered an expansion franchise for the MASL.[6] Additionally the Missouri Comets announced in September 2016 that they were renaming themselves the Kansas City Comets.[7]

Standings

Final as of March 6, 2017
  2016-17 League Championship
  2016-17 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner

Eastern Conference

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Eastern Division
1 Baltimore Blast 20146.70011369—
2 Harrisburg Heat 201010.5001161244
3 Florida Tropics SC 20812.400991386
4 Syracuse Silver Knights 20812.4001371276
Central Division
1 Kansas City Comets 20155.75014292—
2 Milwaukee Wave 20137.6501351032
3 Cedar Rapids Rampage 20128.6001261263
4 Chicago Mustangs 20119.5501241364
5 St. Louis Ambush 20119.0508315014

Western Conference

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Southwest Division
1 Sonora Suns 20173.850230120—
2 Atletico Baja 201010.5001341677
3 Dallas Sidekicks 20713.35013814210
4 El Paso Coyotes 20020.00011422317
Pacific Division
1 San Diego Sockers 20146.70014990—
2 Ontario Fury 20128.6001481322
3 Tacoma Stars 201010.5001141204
4 Turlock Express 20812.4001321726

2017 Ron Newman Cup

The Ron Newman Cup playoffs will begin after the regular season ends on March 5, 2017. The top two teams from each division will qualify for the post-season, with each round being a 2-game home and home series, with a 15-minute mini-game played immediately after Game 2 if the series is tied.[8]

Eastern Conference Playoffs

Eastern Division Final

Game 1
Baltimore Blast 4–5 Harrisburg Heat
Report
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Kyle Trimble
Game 2
Harrisburg Heat 4–7 Baltimore Blast
Report
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Shane Butler
Game 3
Harrisburg Heat 1–4 Baltimore Blast
Report
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Shane Butler

Baltimore wins series 2–1

Central Division Final

Game 1
Kansas City Comets 7–6 Milwaukee Wave
Report
Attendance: 3,419
Referee: Brian Miller
Game 2
Milwaukee Wave 7–5 Kansas City Comets
Report
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Rich Grady
Game 3
Milwaukee Wave 3–2 (OT) Kansas City Comets
Report
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Rich Grady

Milwaukee wins series 2–1

Eastern Conference Final

Game 1
Baltimore Blast 8–7 (OT) Milwaukee Wave
Report
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Eduardo Hernadez
Game 2
Milwaukee Wave 8–4 Baltimore Blast
Report
Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Brian Miller
Game 3
Milwaukee Wave 1–2 Baltimore Blast
Report
Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Brian Miller

Baltimore wins series 2–1

Western Conference Playoffs

Southwest Division Final

Game 1
Atletico Baja 7–10 Sonora Suns
Report
Unidad Deportiva Tijuana
Attendance: 746
Referee: Angel Gutierrez
Game 2
Sonora Suns 17–3 Atletico Baja
Report
Centro de Usos Multiples
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Omar Ramos

Sonora wins series 2–0

Pacific Division Final

Game 1
San Diego Sockers 9–4 Ontario Fury
Report
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Ramiro Cruz
Game 2
Ontario Fury 8–4 San Diego Sockers
Report
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Kia Dehpanah
Game 3
Ontario Fury 0–1 San Diego Sockers
Report
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Kia Dehpanah

San Diego wins series 2–1

Western Conference Final

Game 1
San Diego Sockers 4–7 Sonora Suns
Report
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Ramiro Cruz
Game 2
Sonora Suns 11–10 San Diego Sockers
Report
Centro de Usos Multiples
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kia Dehpanah

Sonora wins series 2–0

2017 Ron Newman Cup Finals

Game 1
Baltimore Blast 2–4 Sonora Suns
Report
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Kyle Trimble
Game 2
Sonora Suns 8–9 (OT) Baltimore Blast
Report
Centro de Usos Multiples
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fernando Pena
Game 3
Sonora Suns 0–1 Baltimore Blast
Report
Centro de Usos Multiples
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fernando Pena

Baltimore wins series 2–1

Statistics

Top Scorers

Rank Scorer Club Games Goals Assists Points
1 Franck Tayou Sonora Suns 20 57 15 72
2 Ian Bennett Milwaukee Wave 20 53 11 64
3 Christian Gutierrez Atletico Baja 20 51 11 62
4 Taylor Bond Chicago Mustangs 20 40 14 54
t5 Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers 20 39 12 51
t5 Leonardo de Oliveira Ontario Fury 19 31 20 51
7 Max Ferdinand Milwaukee Wave 18 18 30 48
8 Cameron Brown Dallas Sidekicks 19 29 16 45
t9 Kenardo Forbes Syracuse Silver Knights 20 21 21 42
t9 Enrique Canez Sonora Suns 20 32 10 42
t9 Tony Donatelli Baltimore Blast 20 19 23 42

Last updated on March 6, 2017.

Awards

Individual Awards

Award Name[9] Team
League MVP Franck Tayou Sonora Suns
Goalkeeper of the Year Chris Toth San Diego Sockers
Defender of the Year Stephen Basso Harrisburg Heat
Rookie of the Year Stephen Paterson Kansas City Comets
Coach of the Year Denison Cabral Harrisburg Heat
Aaron Susi Trophy (Playoff MVP) Vini Dantas Baltimore Blast

All-League First Team

Name[10] Position Team
Max Ferdinand F Milwaukee Wave
Franck Tayou F Sonora Suns
Ian Bennett M Milwaukee Wave
John Sosa D Kansas City Comets
Stephen Basso D Harrisburg Heat
Chris Toth GK San Diego Sockers

All-League Second Team

Name[11] Position Team
Christian Gutierrez F Atletico Baja
Kraig Chiles F San Diego Sockers
Taylor Bond M Chicago Mustangs
Damian Garcia D Soles de Sonora
Chris Mattingly D St. Louis Ambush
William Vanzela GK Baltimore Blast

All-League Third Team

Name[12] Position Team
Victor Quiroz F San Diego Sockers
Kenardo Forbes M Syracuse Silver Knights
Vahid Assadpour M Kansas City Comets
Ernesto Luna D Atletico Baja
Stephen Paterson D Kansas City Comets
Leonardo de Oliviera GK Ontario Fury

All-Rookie Team

Name[13] Position Team
Lucas Teixeria F Florida Tropics SC
Elton de Oliveira D Baltimore Blast
Thiago Freitas M Harrisburg Heat
Manuel Rojo D Atletico Baja
Guerrero Pino M Kansas City Comets
Stephen Paterson GK Kansas City Comets

Attendances[14]

Team Home average
Baltimore Blast6,300
Soles de Sonora4,900
Milwaukee Wave3,794
Kansas City Comets3,740
San Diego Sockers3,688
Ontario Fury3,024
Tacoma Stars2,894
Florida Tropics2,778
Chicago Mustangs2,623
St. Louis Ambush2,574
Dallas Sidekicks2,300
Syracuse Silver Knights2,300
El Paso Coyotes2,205
Cedar Rapids Rampage2,193
Harrisburg Heat1,449
Turlock Express556
Atletico Baja319

References

  1. ↑ "MASL Soccer Game Results". Major Arena Soccer League.
  2. ↑ "MASL Soccer Game Results". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "MASL Soccer Statistics". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "MASL League Schedule". MASL. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Graham, Glenn (February 18, 2016). "Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale plans to remove team from MASL, form new league". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE EXPANDS TO THE SUNSHINE STATE". MASL. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "NEWS: Comets reclaim Kansas City in 2016-17 rebranding - Major Arena Soccer League".
  8. ↑ "MASL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS". MASL Soccer. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "MASL ANNOUNCES MAJOR AWARDS". MASL Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 1ST TEAM ALL-MASL". MASL Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "MASL ANNOUNCES 2ND AND 3RD TEAM AWARDS". MASL Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "MASL ANNOUNCES 2ND AND 3RD TEAM AWARDS". MISL Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "MASL HONORS 2016-2017 AWARD WINNERS". MASL Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Taking Attendance 3/6/2017: (Nearly) Final MASL Numbers (UPDATED) – kenn.com blog". www.kenn.com.
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