2014–15 Major Arena Soccer League season

Major Arena Soccer League
Season	2014–15
Champions	Monterrey Flash
Matches played	223
Top goalscorer	Leo Gibson; 48 Goals
Longest winning run	20 Games:; Missouri Comets; (entire season)
Longest losing run	12 games:; Harrisburg Heat; (11/1-1/24); Seattle/Tacoma; (12/13-1/31)
Highest attendance	10,215; BAL @ ROC; (March 1); (MASL Record)
Lowest attendance	70; BRO @ SAL; (February 27)
Average attendance	2,432
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The 2014–15 Major Arena Soccer League season was the seventh season for the league and the first since six teams from the former Major Indoor Soccer League defected to what was formerly called the Professional Arena Soccer League.^[2] The regular season started on October 25, 2014, and ended on March 1, 2015. Each team played a 20-game schedule.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Also it was the 37th season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer in the USA and the first season for the MASL as the top league.

Standings

As of March 1, 2015
  2014-15 League Championship
  2014-15 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner
  Dropped Out in Mid-Season

Eastern Conference

Place	Team	GP	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	GB	Home	Road
Eastern Division
1	Baltimore Blast	20	18	2	.900	167	69	—	10-0	8-2
2	Syracuse Silver Knights	20	12	8	.600	142	116	6.0	7-3	5-5
3	Rochester Lancers	20	10	10	.500	136	115	8.0	6-4	4-6
4	Detroit Waza	20	4	16	.200	118	171	14.0	3-7	1-9
5	Harrisburg Heat	20	2	18	.100	104	216	16.0	2-8	0-10
Central Division
1	Missouri Comets	20	20	0	1.000	240	96	—	10-0	10-0
2	Milwaukee Wave	20	13	7	.650	160	108	7.0	7-3	6-4
3	Chicago Mustangs	20	11	9	.550	137	133	9.0	7-3	4-6
4	Wichita B-52s	20	10	10	.500	169	154	10.0	5-5	5-5
5	St. Louis Ambush	20	8	12	.400	136	146	12.0	4-6	4-6
6	Tulsa Revolution	20	2	18	.100	87	246	18.0	2-8	0-10

Western Conference

Place	Team	GP	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	GB	Home	Road
Southern Division
1	Monterrey Flash	20	18	2	.900	169	69	—	8-2	10-0
2	Dallas Sidekicks	20	14	6	.700	153	94	4.0	7-3	7-3
3	Oxford City FC of Texas	20	12	8	.600	151	134	6.0	6-4	6-4
4	Brownsville Barracudas	20	4	16	.200	107	185	14.0	3-8	1-8
5	Saltillo Rancho Seco	19	2	17	.105	121	201	15.5	2-8	0-9
--	Hidalgo La Fiera†	7	4	3	.571	48	52	—	1-1	3-2
Pacific Division
1	San Diego Sockers	20	16	4	.800	179	99	—	10-0	6-4
2	Ontario Fury	20	13	7	.650	169	145	3.0	7-3	6-4
3	Las Vegas Legends	20	13	7	.650	171	109	3.0	8-2	5-5
4	Turlock Express	20	9	11	.450	145	149	7.0	8-2	1-9
5	Seattle Impact†† / Tacoma Stars	20	4	16	.200	120	215	12.0	3-7	1-9
6	Sacramento Surge	20	4	16	.200	131	238	12.0	3-7	1-9

^† Dropped out of league on December 23, 2014.^[7]
^†† Dropped out of league on January 15, 2015. Tacoma replaces them in the schedule.^[8]

2015 Ron Newman Cup

Playoff format

Top three finishers in each division qualify for the playoffs. The winner of the playoff between the second and third place teams will play the first place team for the division title.

In the Eastern Conference, the playoff format will be the one used in the former MISL. Each round will be a home and home series. Teams that win both games will advance. If the wins are split between the two teams, a fifteen-minute mini game will be played immediately after the second game to break the tie. In the Western Conference, the playoff format will be single elimination, which was used in the former PASL. The Ron Newman Cup final will use the home and home (MISL) format, including a mini game to break the tie.^[9]^[10]

Eastern Conference Playoffs

Eastern Division Semi-Final

March 5, 2015

7:05 PM EST

Game 1

Rochester Lancers	20 - 7	Syracuse Silver Knights
	Report

Blue Cross Arena

Attendance: 5,129

Referee: Ryan Cigich

March 8, 2015

4:00 PM EDT

Game 2

Syracuse Silver Knights	17 - 6	Rochester Lancers
	Report

Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Attendance: 4,355

Referee: Brian Apwisch

March 8, 2015

6:00 PM EDT

Mini-Game

Syracuse Silver Knights	2 - 3	Rochester Lancers
	Report

Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Attendance: 4,355

Referee: Brian Apwisch

Rochester wins series 2 games to 1.

Eastern Division Final

March 11, 2015

Baltimore Blast	6 - 4	Rochester Lancers
	Report

Royal Farms Arena

Attendance: 5,544

Referee: Joe Della Penna

Central Division Semi-Final

February 26, 2015

7:00 PM CST

Game 1

Chicago Mustangs	6 - 3	Milwaukee Wave
	Report

Sears Centre

Attendance: 1,443

Referee: Brian Miller

March 7, 2015

3:05 PM CST

Game 2

Milwaukee Wave	9 - 2	Chicago Mustangs
	Report

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

Attendance: 2,888

Referee: Ryan Cigich

March 7, 2015

5:05 PM CST

Mini-Game

Milwaukee Wave	2 - 1 (OT)	Chicago Mustangs
	Report

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

Attendance: 2,888

Referee: Ryan Cigich

Milwaukee wins series 2 games to 1.

Central Division Final

March 12, 2015

7:00 CDT

Missouri Comets	8 - 2	Milwaukee Wave
	Report

Independence Events Center

Attendance: 3,441

Referee: Ron Cory

Eastern Conference Championship

March 13, 2015

7:35 PM EDT

Game 1

Baltimore Blast	6 - 4	Missouri Comets
	Report

Royal Farms Arena

Attendance: 4,562

Referee: Joe Della Penna

March 15, 2015

3:05 PM CDT

Game 2

Missouri Comets	7 - 10	Baltimore Blast
	Report

Independence Events Center

Attendance: 3,862

Referee: Ryan Cigich

Baltimore wins series 2 games to 0.

Western Conference Playoffs

Southern Division Semi-Final

March 1, 2015

2:00 PM CST

Dallas Sidekicks	6 - 5	Oxford City FC of Texas
	Report

Allen Event Center

Attendance: 3,421

Referee: Rich Grady

Southern Division Final

March 8, 2015

5:00 PM CDT

Monterrey Flash	11 - 1	Dallas Sidekicks
	Report

Monterrey Arena

Attendance: 6,113

Referee: Ermanno Rossi

Pacific Division Semi-Final

March 1, 2015

3:00 PM PST

Ontario Fury	5 - 6	Las Vegas Legends
	Report

Citizens Business Bank Arena

Attendance: 4,072

Referee: Kia Depaneh

Pacific Division Final

March 7, 2015

7:35 PM PST

San Diego Sockers	6 - 7 (OT)	Las Vegas Legends
	Report

Valley View Casino Center

Attendance: 4,279

Referee: Kelly Mock

Western Conference Championship

March 13, 2015

7:05 PM PDT

Game 1

Las Vegas Legends	6 - 7	Monterrey Flash
	Report

Las Vegas Sports Park

Attendance: 855

Referee: Kyle Trimble

March 15, 2015

5:05 PM CDT

Game 2

Monterrey Flash	7 - 4	Las Vegas Legends
	Report

Monterrey Arena

Attendance: 7,028

Referee: Ermanno Rossi

Monterrey wins series 2 games to 0.

Newman Cup Championship

March 20, 2015

7:35 PM EDT

Game 1

Baltimore Blast	4 - 6 (OT)	Monterrey Flash
	Report

Royal Farms Arena

Attendance: 6,712

Referee: Shane Butler

March 22, 2015

6:05 PM CDT

Game 2

Monterrey Flash	4 - 6	Baltimore Blast
	Report

Monterrey Arena

Attendance: 8,783

Referee: Kelly Mock

March 22, 2015

8:45 PM CDT

Mini-Game

Monterrey Flash	4 - 3 (OT)	Baltimore Blast
	Report Report

Monterrey Arena

Attendance: 8,783

Referee: Kelly Mock

Monterrey wins Newman Cup 2 games to 1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Leo Gibson	Missouri Comets	20	48	45*	93*
2	Gordy Gurson	Seattle Impact St. Louis Ambush	23	46	18	64
3	Kraig Chiles	San Diego Sockers	19	45	17	62
4	Vahid Assadpour	Missouri Comets	20	36	25	61
5	Mauricio Salles	Rochester Lancers	20	41	16	57
6	Lucas Totti	Oxford City FC of Texas	19	35	20	55
7	Tiguinho Dias	Ontario Fury	16	31	22	53
8	Freddy Moojen	Dallas Sidekicks	18	39	13	52
9	Nick Perera	San Diego Sockers	18	27	22	49
10	Matt Clare	Wichita B-52s	17	35	13	48

* MASL Record
Last updated on March 1, 2015. Source: "Scoring Leaders". Major Arena Soccer League.

Awards

Individual awards

Award	Name^[11]	Team
League MVP	Leo Gibson	Missouri Comets
Goalkeeper of the Year	William Vanzela	Baltimore Blast
Defender of the Year	Pat Healey	Baltimore Blast
Rookie of the Year	Gordy Gurson	Seattle Impact / St. Louis Ambush
Coach of the Year	Vlatko Andonovski	Missouri Comets
Aaron Susi Trophy (Playoff MVP)	Gustavo Rosales	Monterrey Flash

All-League First Team

Name^[12]	Position	Team
Kraig Chiles	F	San Diego Sockers
Leo Gibson	F	Missouri Comets
Vahid Assadpour	M	Missouri Comets
John Sosa	D	Missouri Comets
Brian Harris	D	Missouri Comets
Pat Healey	D	Baltimore Blast
William Vanzela	GK	Baltimore Blast

All-League Second Team

Name^[12]	Position	Team
Gordy Gurson	F	Seattle Impact / St. Louis Ambush
Mauricio Salles	F	Rochester Lancers
Tiguinho Dias	M	Ontario Fury
Alex Moseley	D	Wichita B-52s
Eduardo Velez	D	San Diego Sockers
Danny Waltman	GK	Missouri Comets

All-League Third Team

Name^[12]	Position	Team
Freddy Moojen	F	Dallas Sidekicks
Nick Perera	F	San Diego Sockers
Lucas Totti	F	Oxford City FC of Texas
Nelson Santana	D	Syracuse Silver Knights
Enrique Tovar	D	Turlock Express / Las Vegas Legends
Chris Toth	GK	San Diego Sockers

All-Rookie Team

Name^[13]	Position	Team
Gordy Gurson	F	Seattle Impact / St. Louis Ambush
Lucas Totti	F	Oxford City FC of Texas
Vini Dantas	M/F	Baltimore Blast
Ney Almeida	M	San Diego Sockers
Onua Obasi	D	Baltimore Blast
Alain Matingou	D	Missouri Comets
Diego Reynoso	GK	Monterrey Flash

References

^ "2014-15 League Attendance". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ Marshall, Raymond (July 29, 2014). "MASL Announces 2014-15 Alignment". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX: A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
^ "MASL Announces Alignment, Launches New Website". Major Arena Soccer League. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
^ Spicciarello, Franco (September 10, 2014). "Soccer Indoor, al via la Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)". Soccer Italia (in Italian). Rome, Italy. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
^ Padilla, Jesus (September 19, 2014). "Pérez se reencuentra con instinto goleador". Diario La Estrella (in Spanish). Fort Worth, Texas: McClatchy. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
^ "MASL Announces 2014/15 Schedule". Major Arena Soccer League. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
^ "MASL Announcement Regarding Hidalgo". Major Arena Soccer League. December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
^ "Tacoma Stars return to professional ranks in MASL at ShoWare Center this Friday". Major Arena Soccer League. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
^ "Major Arena Soccer League Announced Division Playoff Formats and Scenarios". Major Arena Soccer League. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
^ "MASL Playoff Preview". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). February 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
^ "MASL Announces Major Award Winners for 2014/15 Season". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). March 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MASL Announces 2014/15 All-League Teams". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "MASL Announces 2014/15 All-Rookie Team". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

External links

MASL official website

[maslatt1415-1] "2014-15 League Attendance". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[dmn140729-2] Marshall, Raymond (July 29, 2014). "MASL Announces 2014-15 Alignment". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX: A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

[masl140729-3] "MASL Announces Alignment, Launches New Website". Major Arena Soccer League. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

[socit140910-4] Spicciarello, Franco (September 10, 2014). "Soccer Indoor, al via la Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)". Soccer Italia (in Italian). Rome, Italy. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

[laest140919-5] Padilla, Jesus (September 19, 2014). "Pérez se reencuentra con instinto goleador". Diario La Estrella (in Spanish). Fort Worth, Texas: McClatchy. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

[masl140909-6] "MASL Announces 2014/15 Schedule". Major Arena Soccer League. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

[masl141223-7] "MASL Announcement Regarding Hidalgo". Major Arena Soccer League. December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

[masl150115-8] "Tacoma Stars return to professional ranks in MASL at ShoWare Center this Friday". Major Arena Soccer League. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[playoffs-9] "Major Arena Soccer League Announced Division Playoff Formats and Scenarios". Major Arena Soccer League. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[playoffs2-10] "MASL Playoff Preview". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). February 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

[individual-11] "MASL Announces Major Award Winners for 2014/15 Season". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). March 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

[allteam-12] "MASL Announces 2014/15 All-League Teams". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[allrookie-13] "MASL Announces 2014/15 All-Rookie Team". Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

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