The 2021 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season is the fourth season for the league also known as M2. The regular season started on January 22, 2021, and ended on July 11, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
← 2019-20 2021-22 → | |
The Major Arena Soccer League signed an agreement with Arena Soccer Group, LLC (ASG) to take over the management of M2 on October 24, 2019.[2]
Changes from 2019-20
edit- Expansion[3]
- Cleveland Crunch
- Omaha Kings
- Returned
- Provisional Schedule
- Left or not competing due to COVID-19
- Chihuahua Savage
- Wichita Falls Flyers FC
- Austin Power FC
- New Mexico Runners
- Colorado Rumble
Standings
editAs of July 12, 2021[4]
2021 League Championship
2021 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | Pct | GF | GA | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Division | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wichita Wings | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 81 | 71 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Cleveland Crunch | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 94 | 56 | 0.5 | ||
| 3 | FC Amarillo Bombers | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 80 | 85 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Chicago Mustangs | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 81 | 86 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | Omaha Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 103 | 114 | 3.5 | ||
| 6 | Colorado Inferno F.C. | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 119 | 145 | 6.5 | ||
| Provisional Teams | ||||||||||
| * | Muskegon Risers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 22 | 21 | |||
Invitationals
editThe Winners of 3 Invitational Tournaments will provide 3 of the 4 playoff spots, while the best remaining overall team in the standings will provide the final spot. Matches played in these tournaments also count towards the regular season standings.[5]
2021 League Championship
2021 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | Pct | GF | GA | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Invitational | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wichita Wings | 3 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 21 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Omaha Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 23 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 3 | FC Amarillo Bombers | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 18 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Colorado Inferno F.C. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 16 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Heartland Invitational | ||||||||||
| 1 | FC Amarillo Bombers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Colorado Inferno F.C. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 17 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Omaha Kings | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 11 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Great Lakes Invitational | ||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland Crunch | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Chicago Mustangs | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 18 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Colorado Inferno F.C. | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 18 | 27 | 3 | ||
Playoffs
editThe MASL 2 Playoffs were played in Wichita, KS on July 17–18, 2021.[6]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Wichita Wings | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Chicago Mustangs | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Wichita Wings | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Cleveland Crunch | 11 | |||||||
| 2 | Cleveland Crunch | 12 | |||||||
| 3 | FC Amarillo Bombers | 6 | |||||||
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- July 17, 2021
- Semifinals
- 3:00 pm - Cleveland Crunch 12, FC Amarillo Bombers 6
- 7:00 pm - Wichita Wings 7, Chicago Mustangs 1
- July 18, 2021
- Championship Final
- 5:00 pm - Cleveland Crunch 11, Wichita Wings 6
References
edit- ^ "Major Arena Soccer League 2 sets remaining schedule for 2021 season". www.m2soccer.com. March 18, 2021.
- ^ "MASL Awards M2 management to the Arena Soccer Group". www.m2soccer.com. October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Crunch launched as newest member of Major Arena Soccer League 2". www.m2soccer.com. March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Standings - Major Arena Soccer League 2". www.m2soccer.com.
- ^ "Major Arena Soccer League 2 sets playoff format; finals to be hosted by Wichita July 17th and 18th". www.m2soccer.com. March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Major Arena Soccer League 2 sets playoff format; finals to be hosted by Wichita July 17th and 18th". www.m2soccer.com. March 17, 2021.