2021–22 Major Arena Soccer League season explained

Competition:	Major Arena Soccer League
Season:	2021–22
Winners:	San Diego Sockers 6th title
League Topscorer:	Ian Bennett (50)
Biggest Home Win:	Tacoma 9–21 Chihuahua (February 26)
Biggest Away Win:	San Diego 12–3 Tacoma (February 12)
Matches:	141
Total Goals:	1758
Longest Wins:	20 by San Diego (January 16–April 3)
Longest Losses:	11 by Harrisburg (January 29–March 11)
Highest Attendance:	6,011 Tacoma – Kansas City (January 22)
Lowest Attendance:	522 Chihuahua – Ontario (March 8) and Tacoma – Ontario (March 21)
Average Attendance:	1,847
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2022–23
Updated:	April 13, 2022

The 2021–22 Major Arena Soccer League season is the fourteenth season for the league. The regular season started on November 26, 2021, and ended on April 3, 2022. Each team was scheduled to play a 24-game schedule.^[1] However, two Baltimore Blast games in December were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^{[2] [3] [4]} and a Florida Tropics SC game at the end of the season was cancelled due to a Southwest Airlines outage preventing the visiting Blast from arriving.^[5]

Changes from 2021

Promoted to MASL from M2

• Chihuahua Savage^[6]

Returning

• Baltimore Blast
• Harrisburg Heat
• Milwaukee Wave
• Utica City FC^[7]

Relegated to M2 from MASL

• Turlock Cal Express^[8]

On Hiatus

• Mesquite Outlaws
• Monterrey Flash
• Rochester Lancers^[7]

Folded

• Soles de Sonora^[6]

Change in season format

• On October 5, 2021, the MASL announced that teams will be divided into three divisions (Central, East, and West).^[1]
• On October 15, 2021, the MASL announced the following changes for the 2021–22 season:
  • Standings will be based on a points system similar to the EISL's variant of the three points for a win system, where a regulation win receives 3 points, a regulation loss receives no points, an overtime or shoot-out win receives 2 points, and an overtime or shoot-out loss receives 1 point.
  • Division champions and the top five teams remaining advance to the playoffs, with the division champions seeded on top of the 5 wild cards. Similar to last season, every playoff series 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.^[9]

Standings

(Bold) Division Winner

West Division

External links

• MASL official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: MASL ANNOUNCES 2021-22 SCHEDULE. Major Arena Soccer League. October 5, 2021. November 19, 2021.
2. Web site: BALTIMORE V MILWAUKEE GAME POSTPONED. Major Arena Soccer League. December 17, 2021. April 4, 2022.
3. Web site: BALTIMORE V KANSAS CITY GAME POSTPONED. Major Arena Soccer League. December 17, 2021. April 4, 2022.
4. Web site: COVID PROTOCOL UPDATE. Major Arena Soccer League. February 23, 2022. April 4, 2022.
5. Web site: BAL V FLA. Major Arena Soccer League. April 3, 2022. April 4, 2022.
6. Web site: MASL WELCOMES THE CHIHUAHUA SAVAGE. Major Arena Soccer League. July 13, 2021. November 19, 2021.
7. News: Stats. Major Arena Soccer League. November 20, 2021.
8. Web site: Turlock Cal Express Round Out Lineup for 2021-2022 Season. M2. October 8, 2021. November 19, 2021.
9. News: MASL ANNOUNCES NEW POINT SYSTEM AND PLAYOFF FORMAT. Major Arena Soccer League. October 15, 2021. November 20, 2021.