The 2026 Arsenal Challenge will be held October 9-11, 2026 for Boys & Girls u7 -u19

The Arsenal Challenge has grown to become one of the PREMIER Fall tournaments in the state of Arizona with games played at Arizona Athletic Grounds and City of Mesa.  Prided on organization, experience to its participants and value you, won't find a better event nationwide!  The Arsenal Challenge offers competition to all levels of teams.

SCHEDULE
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Fields:
Arsenal Challenge will be played at the following venues listed alphabetically.  You can click on the venue to see the field layout for that site.

AZ Athletic Grounds 6321 S Ellsworth Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212
Lehi Sports Complex 2228 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Quail Run- 4155 E Virginia St, Mesa, AZ 85215
Red Mountain Soccer Complex- North- 7745 East Brown Rd, Mesa AZ 85207

Athletic Trainers will be on site at each facility

At all facilities there should be no dogs or other pets, sunflowers seeds, trash left, or children unsupervised.

AZ Athletic Grounds
Entry is free for all players, coaches, referees, and children 10 and under.  Cost to enter AZ Athletic Grounds if $11 per day.  Parking at AZ Athletic Grounds is free of charge

CLICK HERE TO PRE PURCHASE AZ ATHLETIC GROUNDS ADMISSION

Ticketing Questions: info@azgrounds.com

The main entrance and east entrance will be open AZ Athletic Grounds. The west entrance will be closed.

Benches will be provided for all at AZ Athletic Grounds for 7v7, 9v9 & 11v11 format.  Benches will not be provided for 4v4 format games.

Rules:
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U7-U8: no champion, each player will receive a pin
U9-U10: will have champion, champion medals, trophy to the winning team, and finalist medals.  All players receive a pin
U11-U19: will have champion, champion medals, trophy to the winning team, and finalist medals

Sideline Selection
Both teams will sit on the same side of the field with ALL spectators sitting on the opposite side. The home team should sit on the north or west side of the half line. The visiting team shall sit on the south or east side of the half line. No one will be allowed behind the goal areas except when in transit.

Canopies are allowed but not provided by the tournament

Division Formats
4 team division- 3 games and no final. Winner based on points.
5 team division- 4 games and no final. Winner based on points.
6 team division- 3 games cross bracket and final (wildcard, top 2 teams in points)
8 team division- 3 games in group play and final (winner of group A vs winner of group B)

Rosters

• U7 & U8 may register a maximum of 8 players. U7 & U8 teams may use up to (4) four guest players.
• U9 & U10 may register a maximum of 12 players.
• U11 & U12 (9v9) may register a maximum of 16 players. U11 & U12 teams may use up to (4) four guest players.
• U13 & U14 may register a maximum of eighteen (18) players.
• U15 and up may register a maximum of (22) players. U13 and up teams may use up to (5) five guest players.

A player may only play for one team during the tournament. Any ineligible player discovered will cause the team on which he/she played for to forfeit all games already played.

Player Cards
The head coach or team manager must have their player cards for each game. In the event that there is a roster check, red card or ​heard injury and the team is not able to present the player cards in a ​timely ​matter it will result in ​forfeiting all games.

Length of Half
U7-U8 10 minutes x 4
U9-U10 25 minutes
U11-U12 30 minutes
U13-U14 35 minutes
U15-U19 40 minutes

​Tournament Competition
Teams will be awarded points based on the following system:
• Three (3) points for a win
• One (1) point for a tie
• Zero (0) points for a loss
• Minus one (-1) point for each red card issued to a player or team official

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Be sure to follow us on Social Media for Arsenal Challenge Updates:

Twitter: @AZArsenalSC
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Hotels:  The 2026 Arsenal Challenge is a Stay & Play event. CLICK HERE FOR HOTEL OPTIONS

Hotel Contact via email: Reg@travelingteams.com via phone: 1.800.430.1159

Questions?
If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact our Tournament Director via email at: azarsenaltournaments@gmail.com