Detroit Arsenal (soccer)

Detroit Arsenal (soccer)

Detroit Arsenal were an American soccer team, founded in 1997. The team was a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and played in the Midwest Conference. The club played was the USASA and won the National Championship title in 1999 and 2000 prior to joining the NPSL in 2005.

The Arsenal played their home matches at Hurley Field on the grounds of Berkley High School in the city of Berkley, Michigan, 17 miles (27 km) north of downtown Detroit. The team's colors were 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.

In 2006 the team's management announced that they would spend the 2007 NPSL season on hiatus. The team never returned.