Grande Sports World
Coordinates: 32°52′50″N 111°50′41″W / 32.880539°N 111.844660°W
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| Full name | Grande Sports Academy | ||
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| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | Grande Sports World Casa Grande, Arizona | ||
| Owners | Ron Burks & Michael Saunders | ||
| Head Coach | Martín Vásquez | ||
| League | U.S. Soccer Development Academy | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Grande Sports World, home of Grande Sports Academy and the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy (RSL-AZ), is located in Casa Grande, Arizona, just 45 minutes from Phoenix International Airport. Grande Sports World serves as a training destination for youth, professional and national sports teams from around the globe. U.S. Soccer named Grande Sports World the West Conference’s Best Training Facility for the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 Development Academy seasons.
Academy[edit]
Grande Sports Academy, home of the nationally recognized Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy, is the first full-time residential academy affiliated with a Major League Soccer (MLS) team. The academy concentrates on developing highly competitive soccer players to become outstanding young men both on and off the field. Grande Sports Academy built an organization that has achieved immediate success, winning the 2012-13 U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) U-15/16 National Championship and reaching the USSDA final in both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
Facilities[edit]
Completed in 2010 at a cost of $20 million, Grande Sports World boasts eight professional-grade soccer fields (six lighted), a 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m2) training and conditioning performance center with top quality locker rooms, state-of-the-art training equipment for elite athletes and two therapy pools for recovery and rehabilitation. The historic Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort is adjacent to Grande Sports World and offers accommodations for guests.
The Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort offers its guests luxury accommodations in the Tower with expansive views of the golf course and the mountains in the distance. This traditional 7,400 yard Arizona golf course is one of the most historic in the Southwest, is overseeded every winter and has over 1,500 mature trees and three lakes in a parkland setting. This golf resort in Arizona weaves a tapestry in Arizona tradition, playing host to celebrities, sports stars and accommodating visitors for more than 50 years.
Honors[edit]
Domestic[edit]
U.S. Soccer Development Academy
- Winners: 2012-13 (U-15/16)
- Runners Up (2): 2013-14 (U-15/16), 2014-15 (U-17/18)
- Third Place: 2010-11 (U-15/16)
- Runners Up: 2014
Minor Trophies
- Grande Invitational Classic: 2015
- North Huntington Beach Cup: 2012 (U-19)
- SC del Sol Desert Classic (4): 2013 (U-16), 2014 (U-16), 2015 (U-16, U-18)
- SC del Sol President's Day Tournament: 2014 (U-16)
- Tucson Soccer Academy Striker's Cup: 2015 (U-16)
- Tuzos Challenge (3): 2013 (U-16), 2015 (U-15, U-16)
- Valparaiso United Invitational (2): 2014 (U-17), 2015 (U-15)
USSDA records[edit]
- Most goals scored: 177[1] (previous record 103, New York Red Bulls U-17/18 in 2012-13)
- Goal difference: +139[1] (previous record +73, New York Red Bulls U-15/16 in 2010-11)
- Total points: 115[1] (previous record 82, Carolina Rapids U-17/18 in 2013-14)
- Most wins: 37[1] (previous record 26, Carolina Rapids U-17/18 in 2013-14)
Team awards[edit]
Awards given by U.S. Soccer to Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy:
- 2012-13 USSDA U-15/16 West Conference Style of Play Award
- 2012-13 USSDA West Conference Best Training Facility
- 2013-14 USSDA U-15/16 West Conference Style of Play Award
- 2013-14 USSDA West Conference Best Training Facility
- 2014-15 USSDA U-17/18 West Conference Style of Play Award
- 2014-15 USSDA West Conference Best Regular Match Facility
- 2014-15 USSDA West Conference Best Training Facility
Individual awards[edit]
Awards given by U.S. Soccer to Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy players and coaches:
- 2010-11 USSDA U-15/16 Academy Coach of the Year:
Mike Muñoz - 2010-11 USSDA U-15/16 West Conference Coach of the Year: Mike Muñoz
- 2011-12 USSDA U-15/16 Academy Player of the Year: Jordan Allen
- 2011-12 USSDA U-15/16 West Conference Player of the Year: Jordan Allen
- 2011-12 USSDA U-17/18 West Conference Player of the Year:
Maikon Orellana - 2013-14 USSDA U-15/16 West Conference Player of the Year: Sebastian Saucedo
- 2014-15 USSDA U-17/18 West Conference Coach of the Year: Martín Vásquez
- 2014-15 USSDA U-17/18 West Conference Player of the Year:
Jose Hernandez
USSDA U-15/16 West Conference Starting XI:
- 2010-11 Julio Alarcon
- 2011-12 Jordan Allen, Jose Navarro
- 2012-13 Justen Glad, Jose Hernandez
- 2013-14 Justen Glad, Sebastian Saucedo
- 2014-15 Mckay Eves
USSDA U-17/18 West Conference Starting XI:
- 2010-11 Maikon Orellana
- 2011-12 Julio Alarcon, Maikon Orellana, Carlos Salcedo
- 2012-13 Ive Burnett, Jose Navarro
- 2013-14 Jose Hernandez
- 2014-15 Danilo Acosta, Jose Hernandez, Diego Silva
Notable alumni[edit]
The following list reflects players who have attended Grande Sports Academy and subsequently signed a professional contract.
| Name | Year Signed | First Professional Club |
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| Romain Gall |
2011 |  FC Lorient
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| Nicolo Muñiz |
2011 | Real Salt Lake
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| Eduardo Fernández |
2012 | Real Salt Lake
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| Carlos Salcedo |
2013 | Real Salt Lake
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| Eriq Zavaleta |
2013 | Seattle Sounders FC
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| Ben Spencer |
2013 |  Molde FK
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| Maikon Orellana |
2013 |  Brøndby IF
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| Benjamin Lopez |
2013 | Real Salt Lake
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| Kainoa Bailey |
2013 |  Bayer Leverkusen
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| Jordan Allen |
2013 | Real Salt Lake
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| Justen Glad |
2014 | Real Salt Lake
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 Tigran Tiraturyan |
2014 | FC Pyunik
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| Sebastian Saucedo |
2014 | Real Salt Lake
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| Jason Eng |
2014 |  Hong Kong Rangers FC
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 Josh Doughty |
2014 |  Manchester United
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 Phanuel Kavita |
2015 | Real Salt Lake
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 Adolfo Ovalle |
2015 | Real Salt Lake
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| Jose Navarro |
2015 | Real Monarchs
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 Etiandro Tavares |
2015 | Real Monarchs
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| Ricardo Velazco |
2015 | Real Monarchs
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 Tyler Feeley |
2015 | Orange County Blues FC
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| Christian Herrera |
2015 | Real Monarchs
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| Brooks Lennon |
2015 | Liverpool FC
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| Edgar Duran |
2015 | Real Monarchs
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