Arizona Arsenal SC

Arizona Arsenal SC
Full nameArizona Arsenal Soccer Club
Founded1992[1]
GroundLegacy Sports Park
ManagerAdam Burke[2]
LeagueUSL League Two (Southwest Division)
Websitehttps://www.azarsenalsc.org
Current season

Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club is an American soccer club based in Phoenix, Arizona that plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in the 1992 as a recreational club and has since grown to become a large semi-professional soccer club in Arizona.

History

Arizona Arsenal SC was founded in 1992[3] as a recreational soccer club[4] in the Phoenix area. Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club (formally Gilbert Soccer Club) was created in 1992 as an offshoot of the Gilbert Youth Soccer Association (GYSA). GYSA recognized the need in the community to create a place where highly advanced players could develop and compete throughout Arizona.[5] In the early 2000s, the club began to transition towards a more competitive focus, bringing on directors of coaching like Tim Barmettler who helped the club retain more players.[6]

In the 2010s, Arizona Arsenal continued to grow and expand, opening their own training facility at the Legacy Sports Park which features 20 turf fields, 4 and natural grass fields. The club now fields over 50 youth teams across both the boys' and girls' programs. Arizona Arsenal has had strong success in state and regional competitions, with multiple teams reaching the state final four.

In 2023, Arizona Arsenal SC announced that they would be joining USL League Two, the top pre-professional men's league in the United States and Canada.

Roster

Below is the roster for Arizona Arsenal SC as of the 2024 Season:[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— United States USA Aiden Abbitt
— United States USA Brian Asaije
— United States USA Bryce Backlund
— United States USA Isaac Barreno
— United States USA Carter Boucher
— United States USA Shammai Camara
— United States USA Kaden Cameron
— United States USA Lance Christmas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— United States USA Raphaello Colasito
— United States USA David Cordes
— United States USA Ignatius DeMark
— United States USA Jacob Fitzgerald
— United States USA Aysa Hamid
— United States USA Blaize Hardy

Pre-Professional Pathway

In addition to their USL League Two team, Arizona Arsenal SC developed a pre-professional pathway for their top players. This includes:

  • Arizona Arsenal Academy - The club's elite youth development program
  • Arizona Arsenal Prep - A post-graduate program for players looking to pursue college opportunities
  • Arizona Arsenal Premier - The club's top-level competitive teams that compete in high-level leagues like the Elite Clubs National League

References

  1. ^ "Overview". January 2019.
  2. ^ "Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club Usl 2". 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Overview". January 2019.
  4. ^ "SoccerNation Club Spotlight: Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club". 24 May 2017.
  5. ^ "History". January 2019.
  6. ^ "SoccerNation Club Spotlight: Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club". 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Arizona Arsenal SC".