Arizona Arsenal SC#Pre-Professional Pathway

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| founded = 1992{{cite web | url=https://www.azarsenalsc.org/club/overview | title=Overview | date=January 2019 }}

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| ground = Legacy Sports Park

| capacity = 5,000

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| manager = Adam Burke{{cite web | url=https://www.azarsenalsc.org/usl-2 | title=Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club Usl 2 | date=19 January 2023 }}

| league = USL League Two (Southwest Division)

| season = 2023

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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{{cite web | url=https://www.azarsenalsc.org/club/overview | title=Overview | date=January 2019 }} as a recreational soccer club{{cite web | url=https://www.soccernation.com/soccernation-club-spotlight-arizona-arsenal-soccer-club/ | title=SoccerNation Club Spotlight: Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club | date=24 May 2017 }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.azarsenalsc.org/info/history | title=History | date=January 2019 }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.soccernation.com/soccernation-club-spotlight-arizona-arsenal-soccer-club/ | title=SoccerNation Club Spotlight: Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club | date=24 May 2017 }}

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.

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

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