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Detroit Arsenal are an American soccer team, founded in 1997. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Midwest Conference against teams from Grand Rapids, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul. The club played in the USASA and won the National Championship title in 1999 and 2000 prior to joining the NPSL in 2005.
The Arsenal play their home matches at Hurley Field on the grounds of Berkley High School in the city of Berkley, Michigan, 17 miles north of downtown Detroit. The team's colors are black, silver and white.
The Arsenal were NPSL champions in 2005, their first year in the competition following the league's expansion into the midwest.
[edit] Current squad
As of October 13, 2006
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 15 |
 |
MF |
Jim Denk |
| 16 |
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DF |
John Folino |
| 17 |
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FW |
Firas George |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Welson Sarkis |
| 19 |
|
MF |
John McIntyre |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Jaman Tripoli |
| 22 |
|
FW |
Ben Craft |
| 23 |
|
FW |
Fady Hanna |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Kevin Savitskie |
| 26 |
|
MF |
Adam Bruh |
| 28 |
|
MF |
John Demergis |
| 33 |
 |
MF |
Tolu Olowolafe |
| 34 |
|
DF |
Scott Cottrell |
| 36 |
|
FW |
Michael Reyes |
| 99 |
|
GK |
Joshua Slaughter |
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[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2005 |
"4" |
NPSL |
1st, Midwest |
Champions |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
NPSL |
2nd, Midwest |
Did not qualify |
Eliminated in USASA Region II |
[edit] Notable former players
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