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Arkansas Diamonds (indoor Football) Players
The Arkansas Diamonds were a soccer club based in Little Rock, Arkansas that competed in the SISL and USISL. The team was first owned by Samir Haj, a youth club coach based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The franchise struggled for funding as it first played outdoor at Scott Field in Little Rock and its indoor games on the road. The team also played ambassador for Arkansas by hosting Russian professional soccer team Nitsru Kishnev in 1989 and 1990 in a combination of indoor and outdoor international "friendlies". Several local players that grew up in the Arkansas soccer leagues played in the earlier years including David T. Jones, Brad Shock and Robb Fischer from the Westside Futbol Club. In 1992 the team took a hiatus as it looked for new ownership. Russellville, Arkansas businessman John Sandford came to the rescue in 1992/93 partnering with Soccer USA an indoor soccer center that was based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The franchise reverted to the USISL and in 1994 competed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Rock, Arkansas
(The Little Rock, The "Little Rock") , government_type = council-manager government, Council-manager , leader_title = List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = Democratic Party (United States), D , leader_title2 = City council, Council , leader_name2 = Little Rock Board of Directors , unit_pref = Imperial , area_total_sq_mi = 123.00 , area_total_km2 = 318.58 , area_land_sq_mi = 120.05 , area_land_km2 = 310.92 , area_metro_sq_mi = 4090.34 , area_metro_km2 = 10593.94 , population_as_of = 2020 United States Census, 2020 , population_est = , pop_est_as_of = , population_demonym = Little Rocker , population_footnotes = , population_total = 202591 , population_rank = US: List of United States cities by population, 118 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Boulton
Nigel Boulton is a Welsh former footballer who currently coaches in the United States. Playing career Boulton played semi-professionally for Sully A.F.C., a three-time Wales Premier League champion and three time Senior Cup Winner. In 1988, he joined the coaching ranks with Sully and took the club to second in its division. He also led the South Wales representative (All-Star) team to back-to-back J.J. Baily Trophy wins against English league opposition in both 1988 and 1989. He was appointed a District Coach for the F.A. of Wales the same year. Coaching In 1990, Soccer USA hired Boulton and he moved to the United States. Boulton was the executive director and director of coaching for the Arkansas State Soccer Association. Bill Clinton appointed him to the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports in 1994 until he left for Boston. During his time in Arkansas he part-owned and managed the USISL franchise the Arkansas A's from 1992–94. In 1997, Boulton left Arkansas to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SISL
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two, and the youth Super Y League. A new women's league, the USL W League, began play in 2022. It is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Adult Soccer Association. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. History Year by year * 1986 - The original USL is established as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. * 1989 - An outdoor league, known as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League is added. * 1990 - The indoor and outdoor leagues merge, becoming the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League. * 1991 - The SISL is renamed the United States Interregional Soccer League. * 1995 - The USISL is renamed the United States International Soccer League. Later that ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USISL
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two, and the youth Super Y League. A new women's league, the USL W League, began play in 2022. It is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Adult Soccer Association. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. History Year by year * 1986 - The original USL is established as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. * 1989 - An outdoor league, known as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League is added. * 1990 - The indoor and outdoor leagues merge, becoming the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League. * 1991 - The SISL is renamed the United States Interregional Soccer League. * 1995 - The USISL is renamed the United States International Soccer League. Later that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville () is the second-largest city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836, and was rechartered in 1867. The three-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 102nd in terms of population in the United States with 560,709 in 2021 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 95,230 in 2021. Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's flagship university. When classes are in session, thousands of students on campus change up the pace of the city. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games. The city of Fayetteville is collo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2021 estimated population of 29,338. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant is nearby. Russellville borders Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River. It is the principal city of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Pope and Yell counties. History Settlement Before the town was named Russellville, it was known as Chactas Prairie, The Prairie, or Cactus Flats. In the early 19th century, Osage from Missouri hunted frequently in the valley where Russellville is now located. Between 1818 and 1828, the area was within a Cherokee reservation, but the Cherokee people were forcibly moved to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1828, and the land was made available for white settlers by the United States federal government. The first house in what is now Russellville, a one-and-a-half-story hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas River, Arkansas from Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 65,903, making it the seventh-most populous city in the state. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock and Conway, Arkansas, Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area (2014 population 729,135), which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Central Arkansas, Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents. The city's downtown is anchored in the Argenta Historic District, the location of Dickey-Stephens Park, home of the Arkansas Travelers minor league baseball team, and Simmons Bank Arena, the metropolitan area's main entertainment venue. Farth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood, Arkansas
Sherwood is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 32,731. It is part of the Little Rock−North Little Rock− Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area with 699,757 people according to the 2010 census. History Sherwood was officially incorporated as a town on April 22, 1948. Sherwood moved to a city of Second Class on September 16, 1957 and subsequently as a city of First Class on April 30, 1971. Geography Sherwood is located at (34.830890, -92.211514). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.15%, is water. Climate Sherwood lies in the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen ''Cfa''). Sherwood experiences all four seasons and does receive cold air masses from the north. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of and an average low of . Temperatures above are somewhat common. January is the coldest month with an average hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas State Soccer Association
The Arkansas Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in the state of Arkansas. The organization was established in 1979 and the current executive director Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a non-profit organization, government agency or international organization. The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ... is Jim Walker. References External links Arkansas Soccer Association official site State Soccer Associations Soccer in Arkansas 1979 establishments in Arkansas Organizations based in Sherwood, Arkansas Sports organizations established in 1979 {{Footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Soccer Clubs In Arkansas
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USISL Teams
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two, and the youth Super Y League. A new women's league, the USL W League, began play in 2022. It is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Adult Soccer Association. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. History Year by year * 1986 - The original USL is established as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. * 1989 - An outdoor league, known as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League is added. * 1990 - The indoor and outdoor leagues merge, becoming the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League. * 1991 - The SISL is renamed the United States Interregional Soccer League. * 1995 - The USISL is renamed the United States International Soccer League. Later that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
