2014–15 Major Arena Soccer League season

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Major Arena Soccer League
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Season 2014–15
Champions Monterrey Flash
Matches played 223
Top goalscorer Leo Gibson
48 Goals
Longest winning run 20 Games:
Missouri Comets
(entire season)
Longest losing run 12 games:
Harrisburg Heat
(11/1-1/24)
Seattle/Tacoma
(12/13-1/31)
Highest attendance 10,215
BAL @ ROC
(March 1)
(MASL Record)
Lowest attendance 70
BRO @ SAL
(February 27)
Average attendance 2,432[1]

The 2014–15 Major Arena Soccer League season is 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 is the 37th season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer in the USA and the first season for the MASL as the top league.

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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
Eastern Division
1 Baltimore Blast 20 18 2 .900 167 69 —
2 Syracuse Silver Knights 20 12 8 .600 142 116 6.0
3 Rochester Lancers 20 10 10 .500 136 115 8.0
4 Detroit Waza 20 4 16 .200 118 171 14.0
5 Harrisburg Heat 20 2 18 .100 104 216 16.0
Central Division
1 Missouri Comets 20 20 0 1.000 240 96 —
2 Milwaukee Wave 20 13 7 .650 160 108 7.0
3 Chicago Mustangs 20 11 9 .550 137 133 9.0
4 Wichita B-52s 20 10 10 .500 169 154 10.0
5 St. Louis Ambush 20 8 12 .400 136 146 12.0
6 Tulsa Revolution 20 2 18 .100 87 246 18.0

Western Conference

Place Team GP W L Pct PF PA GB
Southern Division
1 Monterrey Flash 20 18 2 .900 169 69 —
2 Dallas Sidekicks 20 14 6 .700 153 94 4.0
3 Oxford City FC of Texas 20 12 8 .600 151 134 6.0
4 Brownsville Barracudas 20 4 16 .200 107 185 14.0
5 Saltillo Rancho Seco 19 2 17 .105 121 201 15.5
-- Hidalgo La Fiera† 7 4 3 .571 48 52 —
Pacific Division
1 San Diego Sockers 20 16 4 .800 179 99 —
2 Ontario Fury 20 13 7 .650 169 145 3.0
3 Las Vegas Legends 20 13 7 .650 171 109 3.0
4 Turlock Express 20 9 11 .450 145 149 7.0
5 Seattle Impact††
/ Tacoma Stars		 20 4 16 .200 120 215 12.0
6 Sacramento Surge 20 4 16 .200 131 238 12.0

† 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 Conference Playoffs

Eastern Division Semi-Final

March 5, 2015
7:05 PM EST
Game 1
Rochester Lancers 20 - 7 Syracuse Silver Knights
Report
Blue Cross Arena
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Ryan Cigich

March 8, 2015
4:00 PM EDT
Game 2
Syracuse Silver Knights 17 - 6 Rochester Lancers
Report
Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Brian Apwisch

March 8, 2015
6:00 PM EDT
Mini-Game
Syracuse Silver Knights 2 - 3 Rochester Lancers
Report
Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Brian Apwisch

Rochester wins series 2 games to 1.

Eastern Division Final

March 11, 2015
Baltimore Blast 6 - 4 Rochester Lancers
Report
Royal Farms Arena
Attendance: 5,544
Referee: Joe Della Penna

Central Division Semi-Final

February 26, 2015
7:00 PM CST
Game 1
Chicago Mustangs 6 - 3 Milwaukee Wave
Report
Sears Centre
Attendance: 1,443
Referee: Brian Miller

March 7, 2015
3:05 PM CST
Game 2
Milwaukee Wave 9 - 2 Chicago Mustangs
Report
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Ryan Cigich

March 7, 2015
5:05 PM CST
Mini-Game
Milwaukee Wave 2 - 1 (OT) Chicago Mustangs
Report
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Ryan Cigich

Milwaukee wins series 2 games to 1.

Central Division Final

March 12, 2015
7:00 CDT
Missouri Comets 8 - 2 Milwaukee Wave
Report
Independence Events Center
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Ron Cory

Eastern Conference Championship

March 13, 2015
7:35 PM EDT
Game 1
Baltimore Blast 6 - 4 Missouri Comets
Report
Royal Farms Arena
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Joe Della Penna

March 15, 2015
3:05 PM CDT
Game 2
Missouri Comets 7 - 10 Baltimore Blast
Report
Independence Events Center
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Ryan Cigich

Baltimore wins series 2 games to 0.

Western Conference Playoffs

Southern Division Semi-Final

March 1, 2015
2:00 PM CST
Dallas Sidekicks 6 - 5 Oxford City FC of Texas
Report
Allen Event Center
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Rich Grady

Southern Division Final

March 8, 2015
5:00 PM CDT
Monterrey Flash 11 - 1 Dallas Sidekicks
Report
Monterrey Arena
Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Ermanno Rossi

Pacific Division Semi-Final

March 1, 2015
3:00 PM PST
Ontario Fury 5 - 6 Las Vegas Legends
Report
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Attendance: 4,072
Referee: Kia Depaneh

Pacific Division Final

March 7, 2015
7:35 PM PST
San Diego Sockers 6 - 7 (OT) Las Vegas Legends
Report
Valley View Casino Center
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Kelly Mock

Western Conference Championship

March 13, 2015
7:05 PM PDT
Game 1
Las Vegas Legends 6 - 7 Monterrey Flash
Report
Las Vegas Sports Park
Attendance: 855
Referee: Kyle Trimble

March 15, 2015
5:05 PM CDT
Game 2
Monterrey Flash 7 - 4 Las Vegas Legends
Report
Monterrey Arena
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Ermanno Rossi

Monterrey wins series 2 games to 0.

Newman Cup Championship

March 20, 2015
7:35 PM EDT
Game 1
Baltimore Blast 4 - 6 (OT) Monterrey Flash
Report
Royal Farms Arena
Attendance: 6,712
Referee: Shane Butler

March 22, 2015
6:05 PM CDT
Game 2
Monterrey Flash 4 - 6 Baltimore Blast
Report
Monterrey Arena
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Kelly Mock

March 22, 2015
8:45 PM CDT
Mini-Game
Monterrey Flash 4 - 3 (OT) Baltimore Blast
Report
Report
Monterrey Arena
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
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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

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