Major Arena Soccer League Expands to the Sunshine State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 29, 2016

MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE EXPANDS TO THE SUNSHINE STATE

Four additional teams added for 2016-17 upcoming season.

The Major Arena Soccer League, operators of Professional Arena Soccer throughout North America, has confirmed the membership of four teams for the 2016-17 season.

The Harrisburg Heat, St. Louis Ambush and Baltimore Blast have confirmed their league membership, while the Florida Tropics have joined as an expansion team for the upcoming season, which will begin this fall.

"After an offseason of dialogue regarding how to push arena soccer forward, all parties have found it in their respective best interest, and that of arena soccer as a whole, to maintain one unified league, said league commissioner Joshua Schaub. “We look forward kicking off this upcoming Fall as a true international league."

Baltimore will return as the defending MASL Ron Newman Cup champions as they defeated Soles De Sonora in last season's exciting championship series.

The 2016-17 MASL season will begin in late October, with each team’s 20-game season spanning to early March. A final division alignment and schedule is being finalized and will be announced shortly after Labor Day Weekend.

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ABOUT THE MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE

The MASL was formed in 2014 by teams from the Professional Arena Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. The league represents the highest level of professional arena soccer in the world, and features teams across North America, with teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. Visit www.MASLsoccer.com for more information.