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Arizona Impact

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Arizona Impact
Founded2013
GroundArizona Sports Complex
Glendale, Arizona
Capacity500
OwnersPatrick Fisher & Craig Meyer
Head CoachMike Cudmore
LeagueMASL2
Websitehttp://www.arizonaimpact.com
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.

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

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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

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Year Win Loss Tie League Reg. Season Playoffs
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

Honors

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Men's team

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  • PASL 2014 Summer Season Southwestern Division Champions
  • PASL 2016-2017 Southwestern Division Champions

Women's team

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  • 2014 PASL Women's Champions

References

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  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.
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