2014–15 Major Arena Soccer League season

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.

Major Arena Soccer League
Season2014–15
ChampionsMonterrey Flash
Matches played223
Top goalscorerLeo Gibson
48 Goals
Longest winning run20 Games:
Missouri Comets
(entire season)
Longest losing run12 games:
Harrisburg Heat
(11/1-1/24)
Seattle/Tacoma
(12/13-1/31)
Highest attendance10,215
BAL @ ROC
(March 1)
(MASL Record)
Lowest attendance70
BRO @ SAL
(February 27)
Average attendance2,432[1]

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 20182.90016769—10-08-2
2 Syracuse Silver Knights 20128.6001421166.07-35-5
3 Rochester Lancers 201010.5001361158.06-44-6
4 Detroit Waza 20416.20011817114.03-71-9
5 Harrisburg Heat 20218.10010421616.02-80-10
Central Division
1 Missouri Comets 202001.00024096—10-010-0
2 Milwaukee Wave 20137.6501601087.07-36-4
3 Chicago Mustangs 20119.5501371339.07-34-6
4 Wichita B-52s 201010.50016915410.05-55-5
5 St. Louis Ambush 20812.40013614612.04-64-6
6 Tulsa Revolution 20218.1008724618.02-80-10

Western Conference
Place Team GP W L Pct PF PA GB Home Road
Southern Division
1 Monterrey Flash 20182.90016969—8-210-0
2 Dallas Sidekicks 20146.700153944.07-37-3
3 Oxford City FC of Texas 20128.6001511346.06-46-4
4 Brownsville Barracudas 20416.20010718514.03-81-8
5 Saltillo Rancho Seco 19217.10512120115.52-80-9
-- Hidalgo La Fiera† 743.5714852—1-13-2
Pacific Division
1 San Diego Sockers 20164.80017999—10-06-4
2 Ontario Fury 20137.6501691453.07-36-4
3 Las Vegas Legends 20137.6501711093.08-25-5
4 Turlock Express 20911.4501451497.08-21-9
5 Seattle Impact††
/ Tacoma Stars		 20416.20012021512.03-71-9
6 Sacramento Surge 20416.20013123812.03-71-9

† 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 Division Semi-Final
Game 1
Rochester Lancers20 - 7Syracuse Silver Knights
Report
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Ryan Cigich
Game 2
Syracuse Silver Knights17 - 6Rochester Lancers
Report
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Brian Apwisch
Mini-Game
Syracuse Silver Knights2 - 3Rochester Lancers
Report
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Brian Apwisch

Rochester wins series 2 games to 1.

Eastern Division Final
Baltimore Blast6 - 4Rochester Lancers
Report
Attendance: 5,544
Referee: Joe Della Penna

Central Division Semi-Final
Game 1
Chicago Mustangs6 - 3Milwaukee Wave
Report
Attendance: 1,443
Referee: Brian Miller
Game 2
Milwaukee Wave9 - 2Chicago Mustangs
Report
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Ryan Cigich
Mini-Game
Milwaukee Wave2 - 1 (OT)Chicago Mustangs
Report
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Ryan Cigich

Milwaukee wins series 2 games to 1.

Central Division Final
Missouri Comets8 - 2Milwaukee Wave
Report
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Ron Cory

Eastern Conference Championship
Game 1
Baltimore Blast6 - 4Missouri Comets
Report
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Joe Della Penna
Game 2
Missouri Comets7 - 10Baltimore Blast
Report
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Ryan Cigich

Baltimore wins series 2 games to 0.

Southern Division Semi-Final
Dallas Sidekicks6 - 5Oxford City FC of Texas
Report
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Rich Grady

Southern Division Final
Monterrey Flash11 - 1Dallas Sidekicks
Report
Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Ermanno Rossi

Pacific Division Semi-Final
Ontario Fury5 - 6Las Vegas Legends
Report
Attendance: 4,072
Referee: Kia Depaneh

Pacific Division Final
San Diego Sockers6 - 7 (OT)Las Vegas Legends
Report
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Kelly Mock

Western Conference Championship
Game 1
Las Vegas Legends6 - 7Monterrey Flash
Report
Las Vegas Sports Park
Attendance: 855
Referee: Kyle Trimble
Game 2
Monterrey Flash7 - 4Las Vegas Legends
Report
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Ermanno Rossi

Monterrey wins series 2 games to 0.

Newman Cup Championship
Game 1
Baltimore Blast4 - 6 (OT)Monterrey Flash
Report
Attendance: 6,712
Referee: Shane Butler
Game 2
Monterrey Flash4 - 6Baltimore Blast
Report
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Kelly Mock
Mini-Game
Monterrey Flash4 - 3 (OT)Baltimore Blast
Report
Report
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 Liberia Leo Gibson Missouri Comets 20 48 45* 93*
2 United States Gordy Gurson Seattle Impact
St. Louis Ambush		 23 46 18 64
3 United States Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers 19 45 17 62
4 Canada Vahid Assadpour Missouri Comets 20 36 25 61
5 Brazil Mauricio Salles Rochester Lancers 20 41 16 57
6 Brazil Lucas Totti Oxford City FC of Texas 19 35 20 55
7 Brazil Tiguinho Dias Ontario Fury 16 31 22 53
8 Brazil Freddy Moojen Dallas Sidekicks 18 39 13 52
9 United States Nick Perera San Diego Sockers 18 27 22 49
10 United States 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
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