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Arizona Sahuaros
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Full name Arizona Sahuaros
Nickname(s) Sahuaros
Founded 1989
Stadium Grand Canyon University Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,000)
Manager United States Petar Draksin
League National Premier Soccer League
2009 on hiatus
Home colors
Away colors

Arizona Sahuaros is an American soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1989, the team is member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is currently on hiatus from the NPSL due to a lack of teams in the Southwest Division.

The team plays its home games at the soccer complex on the campus of Grand Canyon University. The team's colors are gold and navy blue.

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[edit] History

The club originally started in 1989 as the Phoenix Hearts in the original indoor SISL league. They changed their name to the Arizona Cotton in 1992 and played both indoor and outdoor for one more year in the USISL, before joining the joined the amateur USISL Premier League in 1995. The following year they became the Arizona Phoenix.

In 1997, they changed their name again, this time to Arizona Sahuaros, and moved up to the USISL D-3 Pro League. After the 2002 season, the left the USL D-3 Pro League and helped form the new Men's Premier Soccer League, finishing the season as champions in the first year. The Sahuarhos competed in the NPSL until 2004, after which the club chose to play in USASA affiliated leagues. They re-joined the NPSL in 2008.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

as at June 7, 2009

No. Position Player
United States MF Charlie Blase
Montenegro MF Vlastimir Davidovic
United States FW Luke Enna
United States DF Mitchell Garcia
United States FW Philippe Garre
Colombia DF Carlos Gomez
United States DF Stephen Hollinger
United States FW Imad Id-Deen
United States FW Skelly Kellar
United States MF Davey Lopez
United States DF Mike Moloney
No. Position Player
United States FW Dominic Papa
United States MF Kyle Parsons
United States GK Kyle Pearsall
United States MF Jose Ramos
Honduras MF Daniel Sabillon
United States DF Jake Slemker
United States GK Brady Swenby
United States DF Nick Sykes
United States DF Zachary Thomas
United States FW Minh Vu

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Year-by-year

[edit] Outdoor Team

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
1990 SISL 3rd, Western Quarterfinals Did not enter
1991 SISL 5th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not enter
1992 USISL 4th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not enter
1993 USISL 7th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not enter
1994 3 USISL 5th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not enter
1995 4 USISL Premier League 6th, Western Did not qualify Did not qualify
1996 4 USISL Premier League 3rd, Western Southern Division Semifinals Did not qualify
1997 3 USISL D-3 Pro League 6th, West Did not qualify Did not qualify
1998 3 USISL D-3 Pro League 1st, West Quarterfinals 2nd Round
1999 3 USL D-3 Pro League 3rd, Western Conference Semifinals 2nd Round
2000 3 USL D-3 Pro League 6th, Western Did not qualify Did not qualify
2001 3 USL D-3 Pro League 4th, Western Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2002 3 USL D-3 Pro League 3rd, Western 1st Round Did not qualify
2003 4 MPSL 3rd Champion Did not qualify
2004 4 MPSL 3rd Runner-Up Did not qualify
2005 / / on hiatus / /
2006 5 USASA stats not available 2nd Round
2007 5 USASA stats not available Did not qualify
2008 4 NPSL 2nd, Southwest Did not qualify 1st Round
2009 5 USASA stats not available 1st Round

[edit] Indoor Team

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
1989/90 N/A SISL Indoor 1st, Cactus Final N/A
1990/91 N/A SISL Indoor 4th, Southwest Quarterfinals N/A
1991/92 N/A USISL Indoor 4th, Southwest Did not qualify N/A
1992/93 N/A USISL Indoor 2nd, Southwest Final N/A

[edit] Honors

  • MPSL Champions 2003
  • USL D-3 Pro League West Division Champions 1998
  • SISL Cactus Division Champions 1989/90 (Indoor)

[edit] Head coaches

[edit] Stadia

The Sahuaros are currently securing funds to build the one of the first soccer-specific stadium in the USASA. It would seat 7,500 spectators and come complete with luxury boxes, restaurants, training facilities, and office headquarters for the team.

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