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President: Barbara Trainor
Email: btrainor@cox.net
Website: www.az-soccer.org
ASSA is an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the United States Adult Soccer Association. ASSA is a part of Region IV of both of those organizations
11029 N. 24th Avenue Ste 805-806
Phoenix, AZ 85029
(602) 433-9202
President: Jason Vanacour
Email: aysapresident@gmail.com
Website: www.azyouthsoccer.org/
The governing body of all sanctioned youth soccer in Arizona. this is a local division of US Youth Soccer.
US Youth Soccer is the largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body for soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer is a nationwide body of over 600,000 volunteers and administrators, and over 300,000 dedicated coaches, most of who also are volunteers. US Youth Soccer registers over 3,000,000 youth players between the ages of five and nineteen. US Youth Soccer is made up of 55 member State Associations; one in each state, and two in California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
PO Box 93237
Phoenix, AZ 85070-3237
Email: dparkin@cox.net
Website: http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?cmenuid=1&url=afscsoccer&sid=952734744
The Ahwatukee Foothills Soccer Club started in 1999 when 20 recreational teams left the Ahwatukee YMCA to form what would become the Valley’s largest parent-run club.This soccer club based in the Ahwatukee area has teams for boys and girls from the age of 7 to 17.
The goal of the Ahwatukee Foothills Soccer Club is to improve competitiveness, to retain coaches and players, and to provide a better long-term product, the club will continue its evolution in 2008 by becoming a more centralized club with more guidance from its professional coaches and trainers.
Operational area: Ahwatukee Foothills
Home fields: Pecos Park and Sun Ray Park
21823 N. 31st Dr.
Phoenix, Arizona. 85027
(623) 582-2413
President: Mark Kerlin
Email: markkerlin@hotmail.com
Website: anthemclub.builtsmarter.com/
The Anthem Soccer Club program is unique in that our emphasis is on the quest for personal improvement and mastery of proper techniques and tactical situations. It is highly interactive and is designed to take the individual to their highest level by providing a professional Player/Coach’s knowledge of soccer and fundamental techniques and skills. Further, we ensure their well-being, including their understanding of the need for a certain level of physical fitness, as well as a positive attitude of mind towards the sport of soccer.
Teams for boys and girls ages 8 to 17.
15234 W. Cortez St.
Surprise, AZ 85379
623-566-1021
Director:Karla Thompson
Email: azfurydoc@msn.com
Website: www.arizonafury.com
The Arizona Fury Soccer Club is a non-profit, federal tax-exempt organization committed to developing youth soccer. The Fury seeks to offer a challenging, competitive, and educational program in which youth will develop their soccer skills and learn sportsmanship, citizenship, and fair play.
Teams for boys and girls ages 5 to 16
Operational area: Statewide
1840 W. Sierra Sunset Trail
Phoenix, Arizona 85085
(602) 466-1860
President: Scott Arsenault
Email: scott.arsenault@azinfernosoccerclub.com
Website: azinfernosoccerclub.com/jom/
Arizona Inferno Soccer Club was founded on the principal of challenging ourselves to be the very best at what we do with our professional staff. Arizona Inferno Soccer Club reflects our commitment, dedication and enthusiasm in providing our soccer players with what is good for their health and spirit. Our responsibility is to provide a clean, safe, drug-free environment that allows our players and their families to achieve the objectives they set when joining our club. Arizona Inferno Soccer Club will provide quality training with safety and fun in mind. We value our players and their families, the community we serve and the staff we employ.
Teams for boys and girls ages 7 to 14
Operational area: Northwest Phoenix, Scottsdale and Fountain Hills
Home Parks: Cactus Park (Phoenix) Paseo Highlands Park (Phoenix), Reach 11 Soccer Complex (Phoenix), Copper Ridge School (Scottsdale), Desert Canyon Elementary School (Scottsdale)
PO Box 1786
Gilbert, AZ 85299-1786
Phone: (480) 332-4716
Email: info@arizonasoccerclub.com
Website: arizonasoccerclub.com
Club formed in 2002 that currently boasts over 1200 participants.
AZSC is very proud of its growth and has very aggresive plans to continue this forward progress.
Arizona Soccer Club was founded on 2 simple premises.
The main premises is to provide a fun and safe place for youth in the Valley of the Sun to play soccer.
The second premises is to provide the highest level of customer service to our parents while using the latest in technology to assist in that goal.
Arizona Soccer Club also offers an Adult Men’s League.
Teams for boys and girls ages
Operational area: Gilbert, Queen Creek
Home Fields: Crossroads Park, Discovery Park, Nichols Park, Freestone Park in Gilbert and Francis Pickett Elementary School in Queen Creek
P.O. Box 12470
Tempe, AZ 85284
(480) 892-5850
Website: www.azstingfc.com
The Arizona Sting Futbol Club is currently an all girls club based in Tempe, AZ. Born from the vision of Founder and Director of Coaching, Kim Byrnes, the Club offers all aspects of training currently dedicated specifically to female soccer players: soccer curriculum and teaching methodology, on field physio training (from abdominal work to strength and agility to fitness) special lectures on nutrition, injury prevention and rehabilitation (with an emphasis on ACL prevention) mental skills training, leadership programs and many others. The Club will provide all players with the opportunity to develop as soccer players and young women through challenge, competition and knowledge. The Club will guide them through the preparation process for recruiting to play in college, the application process and, finally, prepare them for life beyond soccer.
Teams for girls ages 8 to 15
Operational area: Tempe
PO Box 5075
Scottsdale, AZ 85261
(480) 588-1305
Website: www.premium.bluesombrero.com/asusc/Home/tabid/4451/Default.aspx
The Mission of Scottsdale Soccer Blackhawks is to provide the developmental bridge between recreational soccer and competitive soccer through advanced player development. The Blackhawk environment is for players who strive for experienced professional training & higher-level play.
Scottsdale Soccer offers two programs. A competitive program, Blackhawks, with 500 players ages 6 to 18, and a community based recreational program for players ages 4 through 14.
Operational area: Scottsdale
Chairman of the Board: Joe Butler
Email: joe@groupbutler.com
Website: http://www.azfc.org/template.asp?PageName=Home
AZFC is a non-profit organization committed to excellence on the field, in the community, in the classroom, and excellence in youth development. It is founded on the belief that soccer, education, community service and personal development are closely related. AZFC is in the business (non-profit) of fostering growth in youth through the sport of soccer. AZFC does this through a commitment to quality instruction by quality people.
Arizona Futbol Club has teams for boys and girls ages 7 to 17.
(602) 565-8531
Contact Person:Jon Ruzan
Email: banatsoccerclub@cox.net
Website: www.banatsoccerclub.com
The Banat Soccer club offers competitive youth teams for boys and girls ages 7 to 17.
Operational area: West Valley (Goodyear, Avondale)
Home Fields: Friendship Park (Avondale) and Thomas Park (Goodyear)
7007 W. Happy Valley Rd.
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 298-2877
Email: info@ccvstars.com
Website: www.ccvstars.com/Arena/default.aspx?page=2386
CCV Stars Soccer Club’s goal is to provide a comprehensive program that not only develops the skills of the players but also comes alongside the parents to help form a foundation that will develop character and integrity. The club is founded on Christian principles and will share the core values of Christ’s Church of the Valley.
CCV Stars offers teams for boys and girls in a competitive division (Excel) and a developmental program (United). Teams for ages 6 to 16.
Operational area: Peoria (NW Valley)
4242 N. 19th Ave
Suite 125
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602) 361-9249
President: David Ludwig
Email: dludwig@faltd.com
Website: ciscosoccerclub.com/index.htm
Cisco Soccer Club has long been one of the premier soccer clubs in Phoenix. The CISCO Soccer Club is organized as a nonprofit corporation under the general corporation laws of the State of Arizona to operate exclusively for recreational and educational purposes without bias regarding race, creed, color, sex, religion, ethnicity or socio-economic status. We subscribe to the highest ethical standards which require that the club’s leaders and members follow all the rules and regulations of the Arizona Youth Soccer Association and US Club Soccer.
Cisco has teams for boys ages 9 to 19 and for girls ages 10 to 16.
Operational Area: West Valley
(602) 689-2225
President: Jolyn Gibbons
Email: jgibbons@tempeschools.org
Website: www.cabj.net/default.html
Club Arizona Boca Junior (CABJ) is a competitive Soccer Club for youth in the East Valley. It is high quality training and skills with reasonable costs and time commitment for families.
Our Club is run by parents, with volunteer coaches that are licensed, and donate their time to our Soccer Teams. Because of this we offer an excellent value to the Community. All parents are encouraged to volunteer in various areas of need.
CABJ has teams for boys and girls from ages 10 to 13.
Operational Area: East Valley/Tempe
Home Field: Tempe Sports Complex (Hardy and Carver Rd.)
(480) 488-8485
President: Dennis Donati
Email: soccerdad92@cox.net
Director of Operations: Noel Clarkson
Email: nozclarkson@hotmail.com
Website: www.desertelitesoccer.com
The Desert Foothills Soccer Club (DFSC) is one of the largest clubs in Arizona with over 1300 players participating in recreational, developmental and competitive soccer. We are planning for over 80 teams in our in-house program, as well as, 30 developmental and competitive teams in our Desert Elite Program for the 2008-2009 season. Our developmental program begins with our youngest soccer enthusiasts at U7. Many players in the DFSC Desert Elite Program come through the ranks of our recreational program which begins with our U4 Soccer Tots Academy. In addition, our program has many players from around the valley who are interested in a full-service athletic organization, with a specialized coaching staff.
Desert Foothills Soccer Club is a non-profit 501c3organization dedicated to providing the best soccer instruction and character building experience for competitive and recreational youth soccer players ages 3-18.
Operational area: North Valley
(480) 289-0808
President: Greg Gonzalez
Website: az.fcbarcelonana.org
FC Barcelona – Penya CA – Arizona. is a recognized member of FC Barcelona. Since its inception, it has endeavored to develop a soccer organizational philosophy and methodology that serves two purposes. To be the foundation of an elite Youth Soccer Organization, and, to uphold the standards of excellence of the most prestigious Professional Soccer Club in the world, FC Barcelona.
FC Barcelona Penya CA has teams for boys and girls ages 9 to 13.
Operational Area: Mesa
Home Fields: Hohokam Park
PO Box 18096
Fountain Hills, AZ 85269
(480) 837-3038
President: Greg Gonzalez
Website: www.fhsoccerclub.org/
FHSC is a private, not for profit organization operated by parents and volunteers.
We are not part of our town’s Parks and Recreation Department. Our coaches are also volunteers and may or may not have any soccer experience. We do have a professional staff that provides the training sessions for the players during the skills clinics and also conduct special training clinics for team coaches. Please consider volunteering some of your time and help coach or manage your child’s team.
FHSC offers teams at the recreational and premier level for boys and girls
Operational Area: Fountain Hills
Home Fields: Desert Vista Field, Four Peaks Field, Golden Eagle Field
4600 W. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 920-0179
Email: TUZOSPHXUSA@aol.com
Website: www.futbolitobimbo.net
This organization was created to help low income families and kids to have the opportunity to play in sanctioned soccer tournaments like State Cup were soccer players can be seen by college and University soccer coaches and have the opportunity to receive scholarships. Our organization also enables the kids to have health insurance in case of an accident or injury. Thanks to companies like Food City & Bimbo Bakeries USA We offer this great opportunity to all kids in our community. Our deepest and most sincere appreciation to Robert Ortiz Vice President of Merchandising for Food City and the entire Management team for Bimbo Bakeries USA.
Futbolito Bimbo Soccer League offers teams for boys ages 10 to 19.
Operational area: West Phoenix
Home field: Desert West Complex
PO Box 1060
Gilbert, AZ 85229-1060
President: Aaron Kaminski
Email: president@gilbertsoccerclub.org
Website: www.gilbertsoccerclub.org/
The Gilbert Soccer Club is the home of the Arsenal and our teams proudly wear the colors of teal, black, and white. The Gilbert Soccer Club was formed in 1992 with just four teams from Gilbert Youth Soccer Association (GYSA). Over the last 15 years we have grown steadily and will be entering the 2007/2008 season with 40 teams. Part of our growth is attributed to the growth of the town of Gilbert, but much is attributed to our outstanding coaching staff and their ability to teach the game of soccer.
Gilbert Soccer club has teams of different skill levels for boys and girls ages 7 to 18.
Operational area: Gilbert
Home field: Gilbert Youth Soccer Complex (Greenfield Rd., South of Germann)
Futbolito Bimbo Soccer League offers teams for boys ages 10 to 19.
Operational area: West Phoenix
Home field: Desert West Complex
4406 E. Main St. #102 PMB86
Mesa, AZ 85205
(480) 858-5890
President: Jerry Hunt
Email: president@mscunited.org
Website: www.mesasoccerclub.org/index.php
Their club currently has 24 competitive teams, 13 boys teams and 11 girls teams. Of those, 9 teams will be competing in the Arizona State League.
In addition to the 24 competitive teams, Mesa Soccer Club currently houses the MSC United Youth Development League.
Operational area: Mesa
Home fields: Quail Run Park
PO Box 12098
Scottsdale, AZ 85267
(480) 502-2208
President: Tom McConkey
Email: tommcconkey@cox.net
Website:
www.northscottsdalesoccer.com/
Formerly the McDowell Mountain Ranch Soccer Club, in 2007 the club changed its name to North Scottsdale Soccer Club. The mission of the club is to develop an organization that puts the youth of the community first and foremost in all programs, philosophy’s an decisions the club makes. The club will strive to create a fun, safe learning environment where the emphasis is placed on individual measure growth from the beginning to the end of the season.
NSSC offers teams at competitive and developmental levels for boys and girls ages 6 to 14.
Operational area: North Scottsdale – Serving the communites of McDowell Mountain Ranch, DC Ranch, GrayHawk, Silver Leaf, Ironwood, Troon, Los Gatos, The Boulders, Desert Highlands, Desert Mountain, Estancia, Pinnacle Peak, Rio Verde, Desert Ridge, Tatum Ranch, North Ranch, Kierland, Sweetwater Ranch, Powderhorn Ranch, Ancala, Scottsdale Ranch , Scottsdale Mountain and many more.
1729 E. Potter Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85024
(602) 652-2644
Email: info@nvsoccer.org
Website: www.nvsoccer.org/
North Valley Soccer Club (NVSC) offers competitive anddevelopmental youth soccer programs teaching the four components of the game (technique, tactics, physical, and psychological) and emphasizes pursuing victory with honor.
NVSC serves the north Phoenix / north Scottsdale area and differentiates itself by limiting roster size. Kids want to play, not watch. Roster size is not to exceed 15 when playing 11 per side (U11-U14) and 16 for U15 and above.
North Valley Soccer Club (NVSC) was founded in 2002 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving the soccer experience in Arizona one player at a time. Not only are we striving for excellence in soccer playing skills, but we are striving for excellence in moral character. NVSC offers children the opportunity to learn the game of soccer, promote physical fitness, emphasize teamwork, pursue victory with honor and have fun!
20701 N. Scottsdale Rd. #107-216
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Email: psa@pinnaclesoccer.com
Website: www.pinnaclesoccer.com/index.html
Pinnacle Soccer Academy is Arizona’s ONLY all girls soccer club. Why is that important? Our programs are built just for female players. We provide a positive environment for the competitive female soccer player who wants to develop her potential, build her skills, and compete at the highest level.
PSA offers teams for girls ages 8 to 17
Operational Area: Valleywide
5235 S. Kyrene #207
Tempe, AZ 85283
(480) 883-9441
Email: contact@prossoccer.org
Website: www.prossoccer.org
Pinnacle Soccer Academy is Arizona’s ONLY all girls soccer club. Why is that important? Our programs are built just for female players. We provide a positive environment for the competitive female soccer player who wants to develop her potential, build her skills, and compete at the highest level.
PSA offers teams for girls ages 8 to 17
Operational Area: Valleywide
PO Box 13466
Chandler, AZ 85244
(480) 988-3448
Email: carol_rozinski@hotmail.com
Website: www.santansoccer.com
San Tan Youth Soccer Association offers advanced and recreational programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 19.
The recreational program focuses on teaching fundamental ball skills in a fun, positive atmosphere. All players play a minimum of 50% of each game. Coaching is primarily performed by a volunteer parents. Professional trainers are available on a limited basis for recreational teams, at no additional cost.
San Tan’s advanced soccer program is entitled “Legacy”. Each age group, beginning with U7, typically has two teams — a Red team and a White team. Teams under the age of 10 are considered developmental (not competitive). The emphasis in the Legacy program is on individual skills development and team-building. Winning is important, but it is not the focus of play in the program. We are developing strong teams and soccer players. Players are introduced to a high level of play and coaching at a young age, training twice a week (under the age of 10) and three times a week (U11 thru U18) with a professional trainer.
Operational Area: Chandler
Home Fields: Snedigar Sportsplex – Alma School South of Ocotillo Rd. and Bogle Junior High – 1/2 mile west of Alma School Rd. north side of Queen Creek Rd
PO Box 30662
Phoenix, AZ 85046
(602) 867-2302
Office Manager: Tom Fox
Email: tom@scdelsol.com
Website: www.scdelsol.com/
SC del Sol is a large, well-established soccer club based in the North Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley areas. We are home to more than 500 competitive male and female players of all abilities ages 4-18. Our club is structured in such a way that a variety of programs meet the developmental needs of all players.
Operational area: North Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley
10801 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85028
(602) 996-5754
Email: serenosoccerclub@qwestoffice.net
Website: www.serenosoccer.com/index.php
Located in northeast Phoenix, Arizona, the Sereno Soccer Club is a non-profit educational and training organization dedicated to providing the absolute best soccer instruction and character-building experience for competitive and recreational youth soccer players ages 5 to 19. The Club currently has over 600 players in its competitive program, and over 400 players in its recreational programs.
The mission of the Sereno Soccer Club is to develop well-balanced, successful student athletes in a team environment through instruction of the technical, tactical, physical and psychological aspects of soccer.
Operational area: Northeast Phoenix
Website: www.southbanksoccerclub.com/index.php
The South Bank Soccer Club is a non-profit, federal tax-exempt organization dedicated to providing a high-quality program for motivated and talented youth soccer players.
Established in 1980, The South Bank Soccer Club has become one of the top clubs in the state and has proven itself a resource for the youth soccer community in the Greater Phoenix area.
Southbank Soccer Club offers teams for girls ages 8 to 13.
Operational area: Tempe
Email: serenosoccerclub@qwestoffice.net
Website: www.tuzosoccer.50webs.com
Tuzos Soccer Club is a highly competitive boys club based in Phoenix, Arizona and is a member of the Arizona Youth Soccer Association (AYSA). This non-profit organization was created to give players from low income families the opportunity to play in high level tournaments, where players can be seen by college and University soccer coaches and have the opportunity to receive scholarships. Tuzos SC offers a comprehensive and progressive training program for the serious soccer athlete.
Tuzos Soccer Club offers teams for boys ages 8 to 16.