2017 MASL PLAYOFFS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PLAYOFFS!
The 2017 Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) regular season is quickly coming to an end. The 17 teams who began the season will soon be whittled down to eight as each division qualifies two teams to participate in the postseason and the quest for the Ron Newman Cup.
MASL Playoff Format
8 total teams make playoffs, that being the top 2 teams in each division. The playoffs series will consist of a 2-game series for each round (Division Finals, Conference Finals, MASL Championship). Division Finals will be a home and home series with a mini-game at the end of game 2 if the series remains tied. Conference Finals will be a home and home series with a mini-game at the end of game 2 if the series remains tied. The MASL Championship will be a home and home series with a mini-game at the end of game 2 if the series remains tied.
MASL Tiebreaking Scenarios
a) Head to head (if applicable)
b) Head to head goal differential (if applicable)
c) Head to head goals for (if applicable)
d) Best winning percentage in division (if applicable)
e) Division goal differential (if applicable)
f) Division goals for (if applicable)
g) Best winning percentage in conference (if applicable)
h) Conference goal differential (if applicable)
i) Conference goals for (if applicable)
j) Coin Flip
Game One of the Central Division Championships will be at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena on Thursday March 9th at 7:35 p.m.
Game Two of the Central Division Championships will be at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Sunday, March 12th at 2:05 p.m.