Major Arena Soccer League Announced
Published on May 19, 2014 under Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Syracuse Silver Knights News Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) was officially announced today during a press conference in Baltimore, MD. The new league, consisting of professional indoor soccer teams from the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) and the former Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), was formed to create a new super-league. The MASL will begin play this fall when the Dallas Sidekicks face off against this past season's MISL Champions, the Missouri Comets on Saturday, October 25th at the Allen Events Center.
The new league will feature the top professional indoor teams in the United States and Mexico. The 24-team league will be divided into four 6-team divisions based on geography. Each team will play 10 home games and 10 road games, and three teams from each division will make the playoffs.
"It's nationwide now. You are all over the country,'' said Syracuse Silver Knights president and coach Tommy Tanner. "We have one united front. To me, it's a super league. From the soccer side, they (the franchises) are all pretty good. Now, you'll have to make it successful on the business side.''
The MASL has several other elements that will be released in mid-June, including the new league logo, rules, the list of divisions and other key components that will shape the future of the sport of indoor soccer. Team schedules and the league's playoff format will be released at the beginning of September.
The league is divided into four divisions. Unofficially, they look like this for now:
East
Syracuse Silver Knights
Rochester Lancers
Harrisburg Heat
Baltimore Blast
Detroit Waza Flo
Cincinnati Saints
Midwest
Milwaukee Wave
Chicago Mustangs
St. Louis Ambush
Tulsa Revolution
Missouri Comets (Kansas City)
Wichita B-52's
Southwest
Dallas Sidekicks
Texas Strikers (Beaumont)
Hidalgo La Fiera FC
Brownsville Barracudas FC (Texas)
Saltillo Rancho Seco (Mexico)
Monterrey Flash (Mexico)
West
Tacoma Stars
Turlock Express (Ca.)
Las Vegas Legends
Ontario Fury (Ca.)
San Diego Sockers
Mexico Toros (Tijuana)
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