A sparse crowd saw an improvised FC Tucson line-up play an unannounced match against Croatian team NK Istra 1961 on Saturday afternoon. The soccer team from the Adriatic Sea ended the match on top, 3-0. Read more» 
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Out of their final three matches, FC Tucson only needed a single tie to clinch the top of both the division and conference table. They decided their fate with a win by five goals. Read more»
The history of the U.S. Open Cup is full of scrappy, amateur teams beating experienced, professional sides. That did not, however, happen at Kino Stadium on Wednesday night. FC Tucson fell to their northern neighbors Arizona United SC by a score of 5 – 0. Read more»
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FC Tucson will kick off their season on Saturday night with a friendly match against Arizona Sahuaros. Coach Rick Schantz has been running short-sided practice sessions for two weeks trying to restore last years's midfield magic. Read more»
FC Tucson announced a slew of signings in anticipation of their match this weekend. Names familiar to fans of the local soccer squad will include David Clemens, Odaine Sinclair, Edgar Reyna and Dom Papa. Read more»
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Wednesday night's Desert Diamond Cup matches confirmed the places for Saturday night's games. They also featured a few familiar but surprising faces in the line-ups. Dom Papa and Ricardo Velazco saw time on the field as RSL defeated SKC, while FC Tucson lost a hard-fought match with Colorado. Read more»
Some players earn nicknames like el Pibe or Gazza. Some, like FC Tucson’s Dom Papa, don’t require one. The 27-year-old is the only player to figure in every season for the Tucson soccer side. Read more»
For 40 minutes of the second half at Kino North Stadium on Wednesday night, FC Tucson held their own against four-time U.S. Open Cup winners Seattle Sounders. It was what happened before and after that stretch that didn’t go so well for the team, to say the least. Read more»
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