Rules
Roster Rules
Team Roster Size
MASL teams may now register a maximum of twenty-six (26) players under contract during the active regular season and playoffs. Team rosters must be at twenty (26) by end of business on November 14, 2024. Teams will be allowed to carry five (5) players on the injured reserve, five (5) players on the immigration pending list, three (3) players on the suspended list, and three (3) players on the mutually inactive list.
Game Day Lineup
Teams may dress a maximum of sixteen (16) players. Game day minimum is twelve (12) eligible players. All teams are required to dress TWO goalkeepers for every game, no exceptions. In the event of an injury during a multi-game weekend; teams will be permitted to register and activate a goalkeeper to ensure they have two in the lineup.
Player Loan Policy and Transfer Window
MASL has the following rules for player loans:
Number of loans: Each club can loan up to five (5) players to other MASL clubs per season. Teams are able to receive no more than five (5) loan players per season.
Age restrictions: Field players must be 28 years of age or younger, and goalkeepers must be 30 or younger, during the League Year. Any Loan proposals outside of this age restriction must be approved by the discretion of the Commissioner.Transfer windows: Loans must be initiated during the Primary Loan Transfer Window of June 1, 2024, and Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:00pm ET for the 2024-25 season.Recalls: Players loaned during the Primary Transfer Window cannot be recalled during the regular season and playoffs. The rights will be reverted back to the parent team on June 1st.
Player Trade Deadline
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 5:00pm ET. This is the final date to trade any player currently under a MASL contract. No player who has played in the 2024-25 season for any one team will be allowed to sign or be traded to another MASL team past this trade deadline for the conclusion of the 2024-25 playing season and playoffs.
Roster Freeze Deadline
Players who have not been registered with any MASL team during the current 2024-25 MASL season must be registered prior to 5:00pm ET on Thursday, March 13, 2025. This will be your final twenty-six (26) player roster for the MASL playoffs. This deadline includes all final changes into your final roster including moves from teams inactive, suspended or immigration pending lists. No changes after this deadline, except for the Goalkeeper Injury Clause.
Number of Games Played Cap
No MASL player shall be permitted to play in more than 24 regular season games in one season. If a player is transferred to a new team prior to the transfer deadline the maximum number of total games played is 24 games, during the regular season.
