2015–16 Major Arena Soccer League season
| Season | 2015–16 |
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| Champions | Baltimore Blast |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 2,630 (13.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Franck Tayou (47 goals) |
| Longest winning run | 11 Games: Baltimore Blast (11/7-1/9) Sonora Suns (11/7-1/17) |
| Longest losing run | 18 games: Harrisburg Heat (11/6-2/27) |
| Highest attendance | 9,442 CHI @ BAL (November 7) |
| Lowest attendance | 104 BAJ @ SAL (February 5) |
| Average attendance | 2,405 |
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The 2015–16 Major Arena Soccer League season is the eighth season for the league and the second since six teams from the former Major Indoor Soccer League defected to what was formerly called the Professional Arena Soccer League. The regular season started on October 24, 2015, and ended on March 4, 2016. Each team played a 20-game schedule. It was also the 38th season of professional indoor soccer in the United States.
Many of the 22 teams that completed the 2014–15 season returned for the 2015–16 season. Teams not returning this season include Rochester Lancers, Wichita B-52s, Tulsa Revolution, and Monterrey Flash. In April 2015, Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale announced that his team was withdrawing from the MASL to form a new league. No other teams announced their departure and the proposed new league never formed. The Blast quietly rejoined the league after agreeing to pay a fine. The Detroit Waza relocated to Flint, Michigan, and are operating this season as simply Waza Flo.
The expansion Sonora Suns based in Hermosillo, Connecticut-based Hartford City FC, Iowa-based Cedar Rapids Rampage, and Tijuana-based Atletico Baja were formally accepted for membership in the MASL. The fledgling Youngstown Nighthawks based in Ohio aimed to join the league but encountered financial issues.
On October 28, 2015, the MASL announced that Hartford City FC would not be permitted to enter the league this season and began league-wide schedule changes to replace the failed franchise. A new ownership group hoped to revive the team for the 2016–17 season.
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