The Arizona Condors was an American
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 ...
team founded in 1989 as a member of the
Western Soccer League. The team folded following the 1990 season.
History
In January 1989, the amateur Arizona Condors entered the
Western Soccer League as an expansion team. Playing their home games at
Mesa Community College
Mesa Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Mesa, Arizona. It is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in the United States in ter ...
, the team finished the season at 5–11, but did place forward
Mark Kerlin on the All Star team. In 1990, the WSL merged with the
American Soccer League to form the fully professional
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
. The Condors finished the 1990 season at 5–15 and folded. After the Condors folded, much of the team moved to the
Phoenix Hearts
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
of the
USISL.
["Amigos look to continue momentum" ''The Arizona Daily Star'' – Saturday, May 25, 1991]
Year-by-year
References
External links
1989 roster
{{American Professional Soccer League seasons
Sports in Phoenix, Arizona
Defunct soccer clubs in Arizona
Western Soccer Alliance teams
American Professional Soccer League teams
1989 establishments in Arizona
1990 disestablishments in Arizona
Association football clubs established in 1989
Association football clubs disestablished in 1990
Soccer clubs in Arizona