Arizona Strikers FC explained

Clubname:Arizona Strikers FC
Fullname:Arizona Strikers Football Club
Founded:2013
Dissolved:2015
Ground:Desert Sun Stadium
Yuma, Arizona
Capacity:10,000
Owner:AGM Soccer Management, LLC
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Ricardo Hinds
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Manny Arias
League:USL W-League
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Arizona Strikers FC was a women's soccer team based in Yuma, Arizona. They played in the Western Conference of the USL W-League, the second highest tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada.

History

The team began as the Sedona FC Strikers, based in Sedona, Arizona. [1] [2] [3] The team moved to Yuma, Arizona and became Arizona Strikers FC on January 3, 2015.[4]

Controversy

The team chose to sponsor The Desert Sun Clasico for July 14, 2015. It would have featured Club Tijuana against Monarcas Morelia. However, poor ticket sales lead to the events cancellation. President Manny Arias remarked that "Yuma has a lot of selfish people". That statement ignited the community as few knew of the match due to poor promotion and it is noted the team spent more time in San Luis going unnoticed by much of Yuma. [5] Following the comments their website was taken down and the teams Facebook page was not being updated. A second season in Yuma was now a definite no. [6]

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRecordRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2014USL W-League0–12–08th, Western ConferenceDid not qualify
2015USL W-League1–11–06th, Western ConferenceDid not qualify

Players

Final roster

As of July 11, 2015 [7]

Stadia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sedona FC Strikers Join W-League . United Soccer Leagues (USL) . November 26, 2013 . January 9, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110001854/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/772469.html . January 10, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sedona FC Strikers begin play in May . Jeff Bear . Sedona Red Rock News . December 13, 2013 . January 9, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110000516/http://www.redrocknews.com/Sports-Stories/sedona-fc-strikers-begin-play-in-may.html . January 10, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Arizona based Sedona FC Strikers set to join W League in 2014. Garrett Cleverly. azkicksit.com. November 26, 2013. January 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222004716/http://www.azkicksit.com/arizona-based-sedona-fc-strikers-set-to-join-w-league-in-2014/. February 22, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: W-League woman's soccer team moving to Yuma from Sedona. Chris McDaniel . Yuma Sun. January 3, 2015. January 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Desert Sun Clasico canceled due to low ticket sales. Warner Strausbaugh. Yuma Sun. July 12, 2015.
  6. Web site: Club president: No second season for Ariz. Strikers. Cesar Neyoy. Yuma Sun. July 17, 2015.
  7. Web site: Arizona Strikers FC Roster . July 11, 2015 . July 11, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714213435/http://arizonastrikersfc.com/roster/ . July 14, 2015 .

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