The Arizona Thunder was a professional indoor soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

. In 1997, the team was a member of the Premier Soccer Alliance. In 1998, the alliance, with some additional teams, reconstituted itself as the World Indoor Soccer League

World Indoor Soccer League

The World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...

 (WISL). The Thunder continued to play in the WISL from 1998-2000. The team played in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

The Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, located on the grounds of the Arizona State Fair...

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Many of the players grew up and played youth soccer in AZ including Randy Soderman, Rick Soderman, Jason Vanacour, Milo Iniguez, Mark Kerlin

Mark Kerlin

Mark Kerlin is a retired U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career in indoor leagues. He also played one season in the Western Soccer League and two in the American Professional Soccer League....

, Derick Brownell, Kenneth Wright (Thea), Sasha Hunter, Dave Cameron, along with many implants like Milos Tomic, Chris Scotti, and the Dunn Brothers Some games were televised on COX 9 In 1999 and in 2000. The Thunder three years in the WISL they avg. attendance was 4,261 per game.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
1998	PSA	3rd WISL, 3-4	Failed to Qualify	3,539
1999	WISL	6th WISL, 7-15	Failed to Qualify	4,183
2000	WISL	6th WISL, 8-16	Failed to Qualify	4,521