"Tucson was always on our radar. FC Tucson specifically," said USL Division III Vice President Steven Short. "They've always been a high performer. Always been highly active in their community. They're attendance numbers have always been high. Competitively, they have a great pedigree when it comes to on-field players as well as players moving on to the professional ranks. So, when we started looking to the different regions of the country that we wanted to grow, it was automatic that we wanted FC Tucson to be one of those individuals."