2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season

The 2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season is the second season for the league M2. The regular season started on December 1, 2018, and ended on March 16, 2019. For the second year in a row, each team played a 12-game schedule. This season, the M2 expanded from 10 to 15 teams.[1][2]

Major Arena Soccer League 2
Season2018–19
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers 2
Matches played90
Goals scored1,354 (15.04 per match)
Top goalscorerJaime Rodriguez (41)
Longest winning run12 Games:
San Diego Sockers 2
(entire season)
Longest losing run9 Games:
Muskegon Risers
(1/5/19–3/9/19)
All statistics correct as of March 30, 2019.

Changes from 2017–18
Expansion[3]
  • Arizona Lightning (Avondale)
  • Cuervos de Juarez (El Paso/Juarez)
  • New Mexico Elite (Santa Fe)
  • New Mexico Runners (Rio Rancho)
  • Rochester Lancers
  • Stockton Rush
Name Change
  • Colorado Blizzard FC to Colorado Rumble FC
On Hiatus

Standings

As of March 16, 2019[4]
  2018-19 League Championship
  2018-19 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Eastern Division
1 Chicago Mustangs 12102.8339262—
2 Rochester Lancers 1284.667100642
3 Waza Flo 1275.58358703
4 Cincinnati Swerve 1248.33375824
5 Muskegon Risers 12111.083721199
Mountain Division
1 Cuervos de Juarez 12102.82211672—
2 Colorado Inferno F.C. 1293.750134981
3 New Mexico Runners 1248.3331051416
4 Colorado Rumble FC 1248.333941116
5 New Mexico Elite 1239.250991267
Pacific Division
1 San Diego Sockers 2 121201.00013236—
2 Las Vegas Knights SC 1284.667112804
3 Arizona Lightning 1248.33355858
4 Ontario Fury II 1248.333701068
5 Stockton Rush 12210.1674010210

2019 M2 Championship

The team with the best record gets a bye in the Quarter-Finals. The top two teams in the other divisions plus the third place team in the division having the top seed qualifies for the post-season. All playoff rounds will be a single elimination matches.[5][6]

Quarter-Finals

Mountain
Cuervos de Juarez13–6Colorado Inferno F.C.
Report
Eastern
Chicago Mustangs3–4 (OT)Rochester Lancers
Report
Grand Sports Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Pacific
Las Vegas Knights SC2–1Arizona Lightning
Report
Las Vegas Sports Park
Las Vegas, Nevada

Semi-Finals

Cuervos de Juarez11–10Rochester Lancers
Report
Upland Sports Arena
Ontario, California
San Diego Sockers 212–3Las Vegas Knights SC
Report
Upland Sports Arena
Ontario, California

3rd Place Game

Rochester Lancers8–7Las Vegas Knights SC
Report
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Ontario, California

Final

San Diego Sockers 27–5Cuervos de Juarez
Report
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Ontario, California

Awards

Individual Awards
Award Name[7] Team
League MVP Jaime Rodriguez New Mexico Runners
Goalkeeper of the Year Yair Aguilar San Diego Sockers 2
Defender of the Year Ryan Ybarra Chicago Mustangs
Coach of the Year Rene Ortiz San Diego Sockers 2

All-League First Team
Name[7] Position Team
Jaime Rodriguez F New Mexico Runners
Boomer Steigelman F/M Rochester Lancers
Robert Garcia M Las Vegas Knights SC
Jake Schindler D Rochester Lancers
Ryan Ybarra D Chicago Mustangs
Yair Aguilar GK San Diego Sockers 2

All-League Second Team
Name[7] Position Team
Thomas Hoang F Colorado Inferno F.C.
Emmanuel Mendoza F/M Cuervos de Juarez
Sean Callahan M San Diego Sockers 2
Alex Moseley D Colorado Inferno F.C.
Ismael Rojo D San Diego Sockers 2
Nate Steinwascher GK Waza Flo

References
  1. "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League 2". www.m2soccer.com.
  2. "THE GREAT INDOORS: Lancers to return to indoors in MASL 2; home opener Jan. 4". Front Row Soccer. 3 November 2018.
  3. "Major Arena Soccer League 2 Announces 2018-19 Divisions". Major Arena Soccer League 2. November 2, 2018.
  4. "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League 2". www.m2soccer.com.
  5. "M2 Playoff Bracket". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  6. "Major Arena Soccer League 2 Announces 2019 M2 Cup Weekend Bracket". M2soccer.com. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. "M2 ANNOUNCES 2018-19 SEASON AWARDS". MASL2 Soccer. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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