Football league season
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| ← 2019-20 2021-22 → | |
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.
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.
Changes from 2019-20
- Expansion
- 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
As of July 12, 2021
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
The 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.
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
The MASL 2 Playoffs were played in Wichita, KS on July 17–18, 2021.
| 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
- "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.