The Minnesota Amateur Soccer League is an adult amateur soccer league featuring teams from the Twin Cities and the surrounding areas. The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association, an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation.
History Founded in 1953 as the Minnesota Soccer Association, the Minnesota Amateur Soccer League (MASL) is the oldest soccer association in Minnesota.
The state’s only sanctioned competitive soccer league for men changed its name to MASL in 1987 when the Minnesota Soccer Association (MSA) became Minnesota’s umbrella organization for adult soccer. In addition to MASL, Minnesota Soccer Association now includes the American Premier League (APL), Duluth Amateur Soccer League (DASL), Minnesota Recreational Soccer League (MRSL), Southern Minnesota Amateur Soccer Association (SMASA), Minnesota Senior Soccer League (MSSL) and the Minnesota Women’s Soccer League (MWSL).
The MSA, which began with four teams, spent its first 15 years as the only governing soccer body in Minnesota that was affiliated with the U.S. Soccer Federation. In 1968, a new youth soccer association, the Minnesota Junior Soccer Association, joined the MSA.
MASL has 41 teams and remains the premier amateur soccer league in the state. This prevalence is due in part to the strong reputation around the state and country as well as the vast number of MSA Hall of Fame members that continue to support the league.
Teams Division 1 Cardinals Dynamo FC FC Minnesota Fire SC Force FC Haaka Lions FC SPAM FC Stegman's 1977 Vlora FC
Division 2 Camargo FC Cougars Departivo Minnesota FC Shango Lewis Dragons Maple BUMS Scorpion Strikers FC Stegman's Old Boys FC WB Burn Wolverines FC
Division 3 Alloy BC Dukes Dynamo FC 18 Force FC 19 Lino FC Northrop United River City FC SPAM FC 09 Stegman's Athletic Waconia FC
Division 4 AFC Lexington Parkway Blackhawks K BC Karen FC Pirates FC Strikers FC Swan FC Thor FC V-Hawks Vlora FC II
Champions Year Division 1 Division 2Division 3Division 4 1999 Blackhawks Inferno 98Inferno 99Blue Devils FC* 2000 Inferno 95Blue Devils FCScorpions IIIMexico (Anoka)* 2001 Inferno 95TFC IStrikers 00Dukes* 2002 Inferno 95FC ShangoSock Monkey FCFalcons* 2003 FC InternationalsAztecaRojosRochester, Wolverines, Strikers 02* 2004 FC InternationalsTC Fire 00RochesterDukes, Elk River FC. Newcastle* 2005 FC InternationalsRochesterInferno RebelsTC Fire 03 2006 Inferno 95AndoverWolverines FCElk River FC 2007 Inferno 95Inferno 98Keliix-IntraCarioca 2008 Fire SCCougarsCariocaMahtomedi United 2009 Fire SCCariocaNewcastleHaaka 2010 CariocaAndoverRise FCLions FC 2011 Cardinals FCRise FCHaakaSuper Eagles 2012 Rise FCHaakaLions FCSPAM FC 2013 Fire SCKeliix-IntraTrendy Lions FCNickelback Rulez 2014 Cardinals FCFC Scorpions StrikersSPAM FCVSLT FC2015Cardinals FCTrendy LionsVSLT FCForce FC2016Stegman's CityVSLT FCForce FCWNWU2017Stegman's 1977Vlora City FCStegman's Old Boys FCDynamo FC St. Cloud NOTE: * = Division 3 (Group A, B, or C) winner. Division structure was changed in 2005 with the addition of Division 4.
Cup Tournaments MASL sanction two cup tournaments annually. First played in 1962, Minnesota Cup is open to any adult soccer club in the state. Established in 1966, Wilson Cup is contested between clubs at the Division 2 level or lower. Year Minnesota Cup Wilson Cup1998Inferno 95Inferno 981999FC InternationalsInferno Rebels2000FC InternationalsEdina2001FC InternationalsCubs2002Inferno 95Azteca 2003 Blackhawks Andover 2004 Inferno 95 Inferno Rebels 2005 FC Internationals TFC I 2006 FC Internationals TC Fire 06 2007 Inferno 95 TFC II 2008 Inferno 98 Cubs 2009 Inferno 98 Lewis Dragons 2010 Sambas 96 Lewis Dragons 2011 FC Internationals Rise FC 2012 Rise FC Fire SC 2013 Fire SC Wolverines FC 2014 Fire SC Force FC2015Cardinals FCFC Shango2016Stegman's City InternationalsHaaka FC2017Cardinals FCDynamo FC St. Cloud
References
External links MASL website @MASLorg Twitter Minnesota Soccer Association website