The Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL 2) is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League.
History MASL 2 launched in 2017 to "provide an outlet for teams to either reorganize for a re-emergence in the MASL or an avenue for teams to compete in smaller markets in hopes of rising to MASL status". It was announced that MASL 2 would have between 8 and 12 teams.
The 2018–19 season brought the total number of teams participating in the season up from 10 to 15. Stockton, California, was announced as a market and held a team naming contest, but all news stories from the league website and all mention of the Stockton franchised were dropped. The league changed from having "Conferences" to "Divisions." Expanding from the Eastern and Western conference's the MASL 2 now had the Eastern Division, Mountain Division, and Pacific Division.
On February 25, 2021, MASL 2 announced the return of the RGV Barracudas FC to the league to compete in the 2021–2022 season.
On March 11, 2021, MASL 2 officially welcomed the Cleveland Crunch to the league.
Due to scheduling conflicts with their new home at Hersheypark Arena, the Harrisburg Heat were forced to play in MASL2 for the 2025–26 season. They plan to return to the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) for the 2026–27 season. The Heat went undefeated for the 2025–26 season, winning its first-ever championship title in the MASL2.
On May 15, 2026, the Chihuahua Savage reformed and joined the MASL2 to form future development, and a potential Mexican division or league. On June 3rd, 2026 it was announced a new franchise in Ocean City, Maryland would be joining for the 2026-2027 season. The team will be known as Beachtown FC.
On September 28, 2026, the Chicago Mustangs joined the league from the MLIS.
Sponsorship The official game ball is made by Voit, based in Mexico City, Mexico.
Teams Division Team Location Arena Capacity Joined Coach MASL AffiliateEast DivisionFC Baltimore 1729 Towson, Maryland SECU Arena 3,580 2025 Cameron Schnaack Baltimore BlastBeachtown FCOcean City, MarylandTBA2026TBAHarrisburg HeatHershey, PennsylvaniaHersheypark Arena7,2862025Hugo de SilvaSalisbury Steaks Fruitland, Maryland Crown Sports Center 2024 Josh Danza Spice City FC Danbury, Connecticut Danbury Ice Arena 2,500 2024 Onua Obasi Midwest DivisionCertified Lions FCOklahoma City, OklahomaOG&E Coliseum7,5002024Thomas SirangaChicago MustangsHoffman Estates, IllinoisGrand Sports Arena2026Armando GamboaIowa Demon Hawks Urbandale, Iowa SIG SportsPlex 700 2022 Francisco Fernandes, Jr. Iowa Raptors FC Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alliant Energy PowerHouse 9,000 2022 Carlos Taylor Texas SpursAllen, TexasTOCA Soccer and Sports Center Allen2025Ed PuskarichWest DivisionChihuahua SavageChihuahua, ChihuahuaArena Corner Sport2,0002026Jamie BorregoGricks TJTijuana, MexicoTBA2026Dew Jones JrGuadalajara Mariachis FC Guadalajara, Mexico Gimnasio San Rafael 1,541 2025 TBA Soccer Central SC Watsonville, California Soccer Central Indoor Sports 2025 Javier Francisco Soles de Sonora Hermosillo, Mexico Gimnasio Unison 2,300 2025 Julio Garcia Turlock Cal Express Turlock, California Turlock Soccer Complex 700 2021 Arturo Pulido
Inactive teams Team Location Arena Capacity Joined Coach MASL AffiliateMexico City AsuncionMexico City, MexicoGimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera5,2422025Genoni MartinezMinnesota BlizzardFalcon Heights, MinnesotaWarner Coliseum5,000Chad HendricksKansas City CometsOmaha KingsOmaha, NebraskaBaxter Arena7,8982025Emmanuel VielUnited Elite Krasjisnick FCUtica, New YorkNBT Bank Arena3,999Bogdan YatsishinUtica City FCWichita WingsPark City, KansasPark City Arena5,0002019Roger Downing
Champions +Overview of Major Arena Soccer League 2 championsSeasonChampionsRunner-upScoreHost2017–18Chicago MustangsSan Diego Sockers 27–0Colorado Springs, Colorado2018–19San Diego Sockers 2Cuervos de Juarez7–5Ontario, California2019–20Chihuahua Savage IIWichita WingsPlayoffs cancelled due to COVID-192020–21Cleveland CrunchWichita Wings11–6Wichita, Kansas2021–22San Diego Sockers 2Cleveland Crunch7–4Muskegon, Michigan2022–23Chihuahua Savage IIIowa Raptors FC10–4Mesquite, Texas2023–24Iowa Demon HawksRochester Lancers8–3Wichita, Kansas2024–25Chihuahua Savage IIIowa Demon Hawks 8–7Urbandale, Iowa2025–26Harrisburg HeatIowa Demon Hawks9–8Omaha, Nebraska
References
External links Major Arena Soccer League 2 Major Arena Soccer League