2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season
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Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | San Diego Sockers 2 |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 1354 (15.04 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jaime Rodriguez (41) |
Longest winning run | 12 Games: San Diego Sockers 2 (entire season) |
Longest losing run | 9 Games: Muskegon Risers (1/5/19–3/9/19) |
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
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]
Contents
Changes from 2017–18
- 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
- Arizona Impact (Glendale)
Standings
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 | ||
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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
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
March 17, 2019
12:00 PM MDT Mountain |
Cuervos de Juarez | 13–6 | Colorado Inferno F.C. |
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https://www.m2soccer.com/stats#/374/game/234218/boxscore?season_id=1241 |
March 21, 2019
7:00 PM CDT Eastern |
Chicago Mustangs | 3–4 (OT) | Rochester Lancers |
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https://www.m2soccer.com/stats#/374/game/234219/boxscore?season_id=1241 |
Grand Sports Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
March 24, 2018
2:30 PM PDT Pacific |
Las Vegas Knights SC | 2–1 | Arizona Lightning |
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https://www.m2soccer.com/stats#/374/game/234220/boxscore?season_id=1241 |
Las Vegas Sports Park
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Semi-Finals
March 29, 2019
1:00 PM PDT |
Cuervos de Juarez | 11–10 | Rochester Lancers |
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Report |
Upland Sports Arena
Ontario, California |
March 29, 2019
3:30 PM PDT |
San Diego Sockers 2 | 12–3 | Las Vegas Knights SC |
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Report |
Upland Sports Arena
Ontario, California |
3rd Place Game
Final
Awards
Individual Awards
Award | Name[7] | Team |
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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
Name[7] | Position | Team |
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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
Name[7] | Position | Team |
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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 |
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