KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) announced on Monday the full slate of games for the 2019-2020 season. Kicking off with 5 games in 3 countries on Nov. 22, each team will play 24 games (12 home and 12 on the road) before March 23, 2020.
Opening weekend sees two sets of rivals face each other in hopes of setting the tone for their seasons. The Baltimore Blast and Utica City FC will get a chance to host each other in two games, meanwhile south of the border, Monterrey Flash will welcome Soles de Sonora back to the MASL in a pair of games.
The MASL’s other returning team, the Rochester Lancers, will head north for a weekend against the MetroStars of Canada. In an effort to showcase the game of arena soccer across Canada, the MetroStars will play in six different venues throughout the season. Meanwhile, the newly minted Cal Express will make their home debut against the Kansas City Comets on Nov. 22.
The defending champion Milwaukee Wave will start their season on the road as they travel to face the St Louis Ambush on Friday, Nov. 29. They will start their home campaign on Saturday, Dec. 7 when they kick off against the Florida Tropics at 7:07 pm CT. To honor their seventh major professional arena soccer championship, the Wave will kick off all their games at 7 minutes past the hour.
This year’s schedule will see many teams go cross-conference to face teams they may not have seen in some time, if ever. Classic rivalries, like Baltimore Blast vs San Diego Sockers will be renewed (Jan. 25 in Baltimore, Feb. 12 in San Diego) and new ones will be kindled when the expansion Mesquite Outlaws take on the likes of the Kansas City Comets, the Ambush and their crosstown rivals, the Dallas Sidekicks.
The regular season wraps up on March 22 with 7 matches to conclude the campaign. From there, the top 4 teams in each conference will advance to the Ron Newman Cup Playoffs. To add to the postseason excitement, the top-seed in each conference will get to decide who they face in the opening round of the playoffs.
The full MASL schedule can be found on MASLSoccer.com.
Lancers schedule
| Game | Location | Date | Time | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetroStars of Canada | Meridian Centre | Fri Nov 22, 2019 | 7:35 PM | |
| MetroStars of Canada | Meridian Centre | Sun Nov 24, 2019 | 1:05 PM | |
| Utica City FC | The Dome Arena | Fri Nov 29, 2019 | 7:00 PM | |
| Harrisburg Heat | The Dome Arena | Sat Nov 30, 2019 | 7:00 PM | |
| Harrisburg Heat | PA Farm Show Arena | Sat Dec 7, 2019 | 7:05 PM | |
| MetroStars of Canada | The Dome Arena | Fri Dec 27, 2019 | 7:00 PM | |
| Baltimore Blast | The Dome Arena | Sat Dec 28, 2019 | 7:00 PM | |
| Florida Tropics | The Dome Arena | Fri Jan 3, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| Harrisburg Heat | The Dome Arena | Sat Jan 4, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| Harrisburg Heat | PA Farm Show Arena | Sun Jan 19, 2020 | 5:05 PM | |
| Milwaukee Wave | UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena | Sat Jan 25, 2020 | 6:07 PM/CT | |
| Kansas City Comets | Silverstein Eye Centers Arena | Sun Jan 26, 2020 | 3:05 PM/CT | |
| Baltimore Blast | The Dome Arena | Fri Jan 31, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| St Louis Ambush | The Dome Arena | Sat Feb 1, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| Baltimore Blast | SECU Arena | Sat Feb 8, 2020 | 7:05 PM | |
| Utica City FC | Adirondack Bank Center | Sun Feb 9, 2020 | 2:00 PM | |
| Florida Tropics | RP Funding Center | Sat Feb 15, 2020 | 5:05 PM | |
| Utica City FC | The Dome Arena | Fri Feb 21, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| MetroStars of Canada | The Dome Arena | Sat Feb 22, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| Baltimore Blast | SECU Arena | Sat Feb 29, 2020 | 7:05 PM | |
| Florida Tropics | The Dome Arena | Fri Mar 6, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| Kansas City Comets | The Dome Arena | Sat Mar 7, 2020 | 7:00 PM | |
| Utica City FC | Adirondack Bank Center | Sun Mar 15, 2020 | 2:00 PM | |
| Orlando Seawolves | Silver Spurs Arena | Sun Mar 22, 2020 | 3:05 PM |