Arizona Impact were an American indoor soccer team, founded in 2013. The Arizona Impact competed in the Premier Arena Soccer League and Major Arena Soccer League 2 and played their home matches at the Arizona Sports Complex in Glendale, Arizona.
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
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| Ground | Arizona Sports Complex Glendale, Arizona | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Owners | Patrick Fisher & Craig Meyer | ||
| Head Coach | Mike Cudmore | ||
| League | MASL2 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Former indoor soccer professional player Rick Soderman was named the first Arizona Impact head coach in October 2013. Soderman had a seven-year career (1993–2000) playing with six teams. Soderman resigned as head coach on November 16, 2015 and was replaced by team captains Ryan Hays and Ami Hanan on an interim basis. [1] Mike Cudmore was named head coach on January 27, 2016. [2]
Women edit
The club also fielded a women's team, Impact FC to which Rick Soderman was named head coach of in May 2014. In the 2014 PASL Summer National Tournament[3] Impact FC won a four-team tournament to be crowned summer national champions.
Year-by-year edit
| Year | Win | Loss | Tie | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 2013-14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Premier Arena Soccer League | 3rd, Southwest | Did not qualify |
| 2014 Summer | 7 | 1 | 0 | Premier Arena Soccer League | 1st, Southwest | National Semifinal |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Premier Arena Soccer League | 2nd, Southwest | Did not enter |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Premier Arena Soccer League | 1st, Southwest | National Quarterfinals |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | Major Arena Soccer League 2 | 5th, Western | Did not qualify |
2015 squad edit
As of December 20, 2015[update].[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honors edit
Men's team edit
- PASL 2014 Summer Season Southwestern Division Champions
- PASL 2016-2017 Southwestern Division Champions
Women's team edit
- 2014 PASL Women's Champions
References edit
- ^ "Coaching Change". Arizona Impact. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Pro Indoor Player Brought On As Head Coach". Arizona Impact. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Premier Arena Soccer League - Women Summer 2014". PASL. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "TEAM". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-09.