The Empire Jets are the name of an American professional

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team based in

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and an outdoor team based in

Apple Valley, California Apple Valley is an incorporated town in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the 22 incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in thei ...

. Like their parent club, the

Empire Strykers The Empire Strykers are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Ontario, California. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the Professional Arena Soccer League at the start of the 2013–14 season. The team plays its home gam ...

, they're both run by the general manager.

History

Major Arena Soccer League 2 (2017-2019, 2021-present)

Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the

Major Arena Soccer League 2 The Major Arena Soccer League 2 is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League. History M2 launched in 2017 to "provide an outlet for teams to either reorganize for a re-emergenc ...

, a developmental league for the

Major Arena Soccer League The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. MASL players ...

at the start of the 2017–18 season. The team played its home games at the Upland Arena, are the reserve team for the

Ontario Fury The Empire Strykers are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Ontario, California. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the Professional Arena Soccer League at the start of the 2013–14 season. The team plays its home gam ...

of the MASL and were charter members of the M2. The indoor version was folded by the parent club in 2019.

The Return

On July 15, 2021, M2 announced the return of Fury II starting in the 2021–2022 season.

United Premier Soccer League (2018-2019)

In 2018, an outdoor soccer team was formed to play in the

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was found ...

. They will play their home matches at Silverlakes Sports Complex in Apple Valley. UNITED PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES ONTARIO FURY AS WESTERN CONFERENCE EXPANSION TEAM
Ontario Fury II official website, March 19, 2018 Like the indoor team, the parent club folded the UPSL club.

References

External links

Ontario Fury II official websiteMajor Arena Soccer League 2 official websiteUnited Premier Soccer League official website
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