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16-426: Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast , the team has won 10 championships since its founding in 1980. Beginning with the 2017-2018 season, home games have been played at Towson University 's SECU Arena . The Blast previously played at Royal Farms Arena in downtown Baltimore. Team colors are red and gold. Their current head coach is David Bascome , who took over from Danny Kelly who held

32-597: A new league. On May 3, 2016, the expansion franchise Florida Tropics SC held a press conference stating they would be joining the IPL. At the press conference, Ed Hale was announced as the chairman of the league, and Sam Fantauzzo, former owner of the Rochester Lancers , was announced as the first commissioner of the league. It was announced that the St. Louis Ambush, Baltimore Blast, and Harrisburg Heat had "resigned" from

48-547: A one-off indoor soccer game at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield , England. They beat English First Division team Sheffield Wednesday to win the trophy. Wednesday had American international John Harkes in their ranks. The game was the one and only occasion that Eric Cantona played for Sheffield Wednesday during his infamous trial. Major Arena Soccer League 3 The Major Arena Soccer League 3 ( MASL 3 )

64-728: Is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League and MASL 2 . Established in the summer of 2020, MASL 3 is the third tier of indoor soccer in North America under the MASL banner. Grand Rapids Wanderers and Muskegon Risers II were the first two member clubs announced with the Omaha Kings FC and Sunflower State FC named the same week. Wichita Wings II and Springfield Demize were also added to

80-761: The Royal Farms Arena to the SECU Arena on the campus of Towson University , beginning in the 2017-2018 MASL season. The move was the first time the Blast franchise played home games in an arena other than the Royal Farms Arena. In June 2021 the Blast announced an affiliation partnership with Baltimore Kings, who will be playing their first arena soccer season in MASL 3 in January 2022. In March 2023,

96-639: The 1983–84 playoffs, Baltimore advanced to the championship series by defeating the New York Arrows 3–1 in the quarterfinal best-of-five series, then beating the Cleveland Force 3–0 in the semifinal series. In the best-of-seven championship series, Baltimore defeated the St. Louis Steamers 4–1 to claim the 1984 MISL championship. In 1991, the Blast contested the Trans-Atlantic challenge,

112-498: The 1983–84 season. The team folded when the MISL ceased operation in the summer of 1992. The aggressive promotion of the team by radio partner WFBR (then 1300 AM) was instrumental in the Blast's popularity. Art Sinclair and Charley Eckman handled the play-by-play. The team was owned by Bernie Rodin , who also owned the Rochester Lancers and the New York Arrows . Mike Zolotorow was the long-time Equipment Manager for 20 years. In

128-565: The 2013–2014 MISL Championship final, USL President Tim Holt announced a number of teams would not be returning to the MISL the following year. The franchise announced on April 2, 2014, that it would not return to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) after its contract with the United Soccer Leagues (USL) , owners of the circuit, expired following the 2013–14 season. It was officially announced

144-472: The 2016 series over Soles de Sonora two games to none. The Blast repeated as Newman Cup Champions in 2017, again winning the final series over Soles de Sonora two games to one. In 2018, the Blast won their third straight championship , defeating the Monterrey Flash 4-3 in the final. On February 18, 2016, Blast owner Ed Hale announced his intentions to leave the Major Arena Soccer League and form

160-525: The Blast announced that the Rochester Lancers would be their affiliate in MASL 2 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Statistics below show the all-time regular-season club leaders and include player statistics from

176-555: The Blast would be one of six teams joining the Professional Arena Soccer League (later renamed the Major Arena Soccer League ) in the 2014–2015 season. In their first two seasons as a member of MASL, the Blast would win 33 out of 39 games. They placed first in the Eastern Division in both the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons, played in the 2015 and 2016 championship series and won

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192-474: The MASL. On August 29, 2016, the Blast, Heat, Ambush re-entered the MASL with the expansion Tropics joining. The move effectively folded the IPL as no teams remained in the league. After rejoining the MASL, the Blast would go on to win their second Eastern Division championship and MASL championship over Soles de Sonora for the second year in a row. The Blast announced in August 2017 that they would move from

208-509: The Spirit were renamed the Blast on July 10, 1998 (Hale had the rights to the Blast name, hence the reason why the team decided to change its name) and joined the new MISL II in 2001. After the MISL II folded in 2008, the team announced it would be joining the new National Indoor Soccer League , which would later acquire the rights to, and became, the third version of the MISL. One day after

224-496: The inaugural MASL3 lineup. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic just four teams (Grand Rapids and Muskegon sat out) competed in the inaugural season of 2020–21. Omaha Kings FC finished the six-game regular season unbeaten and went on to capture the Heartland Invitational Cup with victories over Wichita Wings II (11-8) and Sunflower State FC (13-7). In September 2024, Major Arena Soccer League announced

240-468: The original Baltimore Blast which competed in the Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) . Bold indicates active Blast players. Baltimore Blast (1980%E2%80%931992) The Baltimore Blast were a longtime member of the Major Indoor Soccer League . From 1978 to 1980, the team played as the Houston Summit , but moved prior to the 1980–81 season. The team won the league's championship in

256-559: The position for 15 years. The team was founded by North Carolina –based software executive Bill Stealey as the Baltimore Spirit at the end of July 1992 and joined the National Professional Soccer League . The team replaced the earlier Baltimore Blast, who folded along with the original Major Indoor Soccer League . When the team was purchased by Ed Hale, a former owner of the original team,

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