2022–23 Major Arena Soccer League season

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

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
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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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Milwaukee Wave2414118154145+945
2Baltimore Blast2412138141101+4041
3Florida Tropics SC2412057141134+741
4Utica City FC2494110132153−2136
5Kansas City Comets249249136129+735
6St. Louis Ambush2454213115132−1725
7Harrisburg Heat242411789161−7215
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2023. Source: MASL

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1San Diego Sockers241840216099+6162
2Chihuahua Savage2414316179124+5549
3Monterrey Flash2410329148118+3038
4Tacoma Stars24111210155139+1637
5Mesquite Outlaws2410239124147−2337[a]
6Empire Strykers2410239138132+637[a]
7Dallas Sidekicks2410320116214−986
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2023. Source: MASL
Notes:

2023 Ron Newman Cup

Play-inQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
E1Milwaukee Wave1132
E4Utica City FC7*E4Utica City FC841
E5Kansas City Comets6Eastern ConferenceE1Milwaukee Wave43
E2Baltimore Blast5*5
E2Baltimore Blast413
E3Florida Tropics SC3142
E2Baltimore Blast66
W2Chihuahua Savage7*10
W1San Diego Sockers78
W4Tacoma Stars6W5Mesquite Outlaws10
W5Mesquite Outlaws9Western ConferenceW1San Diego Sockers560
W2Chihuahua Savage621*
W2Chihuahua Savage873
W3Monterrey Flash4102

References