Season 2016–17 Goals scored 2129 (12.9 per match) | Matches played 165 | |
Top goalscorer Franck Tayou
(53 goals) Biggest home win Sonora Suns 21-2 Dallas Sidekicks
(February 16, 2017) Biggest away win Atletico Baja 3-15 Sonora Suns
(November 27, 2016) | ||
The 2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season is the ninth season for the league and the third since six teams from the former Major Indoor Soccer League defected to what was formerly called the Professional Arena Soccer League. The regular season will start on October 29, 2016, and end on March 5, 2017. Each team will play a 20-game schedule. The defending champions are the Baltimore Blast who defeated the Sonora Suns in the Ron Newman Cup finals in April 2016. 39th season of Division 1 professional indoor soccer.
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Teams
Of the 20 teams that competed in the 2015–16 season, the Waza Flo, Las Vegas Legends, Brownsville Barracudas, Saltillo Rancho Seco, and Sacramento Surge did not return for the 2016–17 season. The Florida Tropics SC and El Paso Coyotes joined the MASL for this season, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 17.
In the offseason, the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, St. Louis Ambush left the MASL, and joined the expansion Tropics to form the Indoor Professional League. The Blast, Heat and Ambush re-joined the MASL in August 2016, with the Tropics being considered an expansion franchise for the MASL. Additionally the Missouri Comets announced in September 2016 that they were renaming themselves the Kansas City Comets.
Standings
As of February 27, 2017
2016-17 League Championship
2016-17 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner
2017 Ron Newman Cup
The Ron Newman Cup playoffs will begin after the regular season ends on March 5, 2017. The top two teams from each division will qualify for the post-season, with each round being a 2 game home and home series, with a mini-game played immediately after Game 2 if the series is tied.
Top Scorers
Last updated on February 27, 2017.