On March 25, 2017, A record crowd of 6,890 attended Rising FC's first game of 2017 at their new Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex, a soccer-specific stadium and training facility built on the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Tempe. On November 28, 2016, the team was rebranded Phoenix Rising FC by the new ownership. On August 31, 2016, team founder Kyle Eng sold his majority share to an investment group led by Berke Bakay, president and CEO of Kona Grill. Pete Wentz, bassist for the rock group Fall Out Boy, purchased a minority share on April 11, 2016. Scottsdale Stadium did not renew their lease with United and the team signed a three-year lease with their original stadium, Peoria Sports Complex, on January 26, 2016. An investment group of music artists and executives led by Grammy Award winning DJ, record producer and rapper/songwriter Diplo purchased a minority stake in Arizona United on January 27, 2016. Frank Yallop, who coached the San Jose Earthquakes to MLS Cup championships in 2001 & 2003, was signed to a three-year contract as head coach and president of soccer operations on December 23, 2015. He was named co-chairman and president of Arizona United on December 9, 2015. Johnson, founder and CEO of Benevolent Capital and managing director of Zealot Networks, purchased a minority share of the team. On September 25, the club declined to extend the contract of head coach Michael Dellorusso.īrett M. Tan was also selected for the USL All-League First Team. Long Tan again led the team with 14 goals, which was tied for 4th in the league with Luke Vercollone.
Goalkeeper Carl Woszczynski set a USL record with 130 saves. United finished 10th in the Western Conference with a 10–16–2 record. United signed a one-year affiliation agreement with FC Dallas on February 9, 2015. Gyasi Zardes scored two goals in the second half two minutes apart after Matt Kassel gave United a 1–0 lead at halftime.Īrizona United signed a one-year agreement to play their home games at Scottsdale Stadium on December 16, 2014. Their Open Cup run ended with a 2–1 loss to the eventual MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy at home on June 18. The game winner was scored by Bradlee Baladez in the 112th Minute and Evan Newton saved a last minute penalty kick awarded to the Energy.
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In the third round, United defeated Oklahoma City Energy FC of USL Pro 2–1 in extra time May 28 at the Peoria Sports Complex. They were losing 2–1 late in the game when London Woodberry tied the game in the 88th minute and Daniel Antúnez scored the winning goal with seconds left in stoppage time. Entering the tournament in the second round, United defeated Portland Timbers U23s of the PDL 3–2 in Portland on May 13. In their first US Open Cup appearance, Arizona United lasted until the fourth round, the longest Open Cup run of any Arizona club. Goalkeeper Evan Newton was second in the league in saves. Tan was also selected for the All-League Second Team. Jonathan Top and ex-Orlando City standout Long Tan led the team in scoring with five goals each.
United won four of their last five games to move up from 13th place to 9th, but fell four points short of qualifying for the playoffs. FC Dallas loanee Jonathan Top scored the game winner in the 85th minute. Brandon Swartzendruber scored the team's first ever goal in the 37th minute. They defeated Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 for their first win on April 19, 2014. United lost their first game to Oklahoma City Energy FC 4–0 on April 12, 2014. University of Maryland Assistant Coach Michael Dellorusso was named head coach on March 28, 2014. In just 178 days after the franchise was awarded by the USL Pro, Arizona United hired a front office staff and coach, put together a roster, secured a stadium, played 28 regular season games, reached the fourth round of the US Open Cup and was in contention for a playoff spot until the next-to-last week of the season. It took the place of Phoenix FC, which folded the previous day, in the USL Pro league. On March 13, 2014, Kyle Eng, owner of an advertising agency, launched the franchise and named it Arizona United SC.
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