Arizona Impact

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Arizona Impact
Arizona Impact club logo.png
Founded2013
GroundArizona Sports Complex
Glendale, Arizona
Capacity500
OwnersPatrick Fisher & Craig Meyer
Head CoachMike Cudmore
League MASL2
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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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Former indoor soccer professional player Rick Soderman was named the first Arizona Impact head coach in October 2013. Soderman had a seven-year career (19932000) 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

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

YearWinLossTieLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2013-14 521 Premier Arena Soccer League 3rd, SouthwestDid not qualify
2014 Summer710Premier Arena Soccer League1st, SouthwestNational Semifinal
2015-16 431Premier Arena Soccer League2nd, SouthwestDid not enter
2016-17 512Premier Arena Soccer League1st, SouthwestNational Quarterfinals
2017-18 390 Major Arena Soccer League 2 5th, WesternDid not qualify

Honors

Men's team

Women's team

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References

  1. "Coaching Change". Arizona Impact. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. "Ex-Pro Indoor Player Brought On As Head Coach". Arizona Impact. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. "Premier Arena Soccer League - Women Summer 2014". PASL. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.