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2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season

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Major Arena Soccer League 2
Season2018–19
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers 2
Matches played90
Goals scored1,354 (15.04 per match)
Top goalscorerJaime Rodriguez (41)
Longest winning run12 Games:
San Diego Sockers 2
(entire season)
Longest losing run9 Games:
Muskegon Risers
(1/5/19–3/9/19)
All statistics correct as of March 30, 2019.

The 2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season is the second season for the league M2. The regular season started on December 1, 2018, and ended on March 16, 2019. For the second year in a row, each team played a 12-game schedule. This season, the M2 expanded from 10 to 15 teams.[1][2]

Changes from 2017–18

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Expansion[3]
  • Arizona Lightning (Avondale)
  • Cuervos de Juarez (El Paso/Juarez)
  • New Mexico Elite (Santa Fe)
  • New Mexico Runners (Rio Rancho)
  • Rochester Lancers
  • Stockton Rush
Name Change
  • Colorado Blizzard FC to Colorado Rumble FC
On Hiatus

Standings

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As of March 16, 2019[4]
  2018-19 League Championship
  2018-19 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Eastern Division
1 Chicago Mustangs 12 10 2 .833 92 62
2 Rochester Lancers 12 8 4 .667 100 64 2
3 Waza Flo 12 7 5 .583 58 70 3
4 Cincinnati Swerve 12 4 8 .333 75 82 4
5 Muskegon Risers 12 1 11 .083 72 119 9
Mountain Division
1 Cuervos de Juarez 12 10 2 .822 116 72
2 Colorado Inferno F.C. 12 9 3 .750 134 98 1
3 New Mexico Runners 12 4 8 .333 105 141 6
4 Colorado Rumble FC 12 4 8 .333 94 111 6
5 New Mexico Elite 12 3 9 .250 99 126 7
Pacific Division
1 San Diego Sockers 2 12 12 0 1.000 132 36
2 Las Vegas Knights SC 12 8 4 .667 112 80 4
3 Arizona Lightning 12 4 8 .333 55 85 8
4 Ontario Fury II 12 4 8 .333 70 106 8
5 Stockton Rush 12 2 10 .167 40 102 10

2019 M2 Championship

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The team with the best record gets a bye in the Quarter-Finals. The top two teams in the other divisions plus the third place team in the division having the top seed qualifies for the post-season. All playoff rounds will be a single elimination matches.[5][6]

Quarter-Finals

Eastern
Chicago Mustangs3–4 (OT)Rochester Lancers
Report
Grand Sports Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Pacific
Las Vegas Knights SC2–1Arizona Lightning
Report
Las Vegas Sports Park
Las Vegas, Nevada

Semi-Finals

Cuervos de Juarez11–10Rochester Lancers
Report
Upland Sports Arena
Ontario, California
San Diego Sockers 212–3Las Vegas Knights SC
Report
Upland Sports Arena
Ontario, California

3rd Place Game


Final

Awards

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Individual awards

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Award Name[7] Team
League MVP Jaime Rodriguez New Mexico Runners
Goalkeeper of the Year Yair Aguilar San Diego Sockers 2
Defender of the Year Ryan Ybarra Chicago Mustangs
Coach of the Year Rene Ortiz San Diego Sockers 2

All-League First Team

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Name[7] Position Team
Jaime Rodriguez F New Mexico Runners
Boomer Steigelman F/M Rochester Lancers
Robert Garcia M Las Vegas Knights SC
Jake Schindler D Rochester Lancers
Ryan Ybarra D Chicago Mustangs
Yair Aguilar GK San Diego Sockers 2

All-League Second Team

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Name[7] Position Team
Thomas Hoang F Colorado Inferno F.C.
Emmanuel Mendoza F/M Cuervos de Juarez
Sean Callahan M San Diego Sockers 2
Alex Moseley D Colorado Inferno F.C.
Ismael Rojo D San Diego Sockers 2
Nate Steinwascher GK Waza Flo

References

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  1. ^ "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League 2". www.m2soccer.com.
  2. ^ "THE GREAT INDOORS: Lancers to return to indoors in MASL 2; home opener Jan. 4". Front Row Soccer. November 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Major Arena Soccer League 2 Announces 2018-19 Divisions". Major Arena Soccer League 2. November 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League 2". www.m2soccer.com.
  5. ^ "M2 Playoff Bracket". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Major Arena Soccer League 2 Announces 2019 M2 Cup Weekend Bracket". M2soccer.com. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "M2 ANNOUNCES 2018-19 SEASON AWARDS". MASL2 Soccer. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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