Sporting Arkansas

Sporting Arkansas Soccer Club was founded in 1998 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas, serving as the premier player development club in northwest Arkansas. The club is an Official Academy Affiliate of Sporting Kansas City, providing players a direct pathway to professional soccer through exclusive training, scouting, and elite tournament opportunities. Sporting Arkansas offers competitive programs for players ages 5 through 19, including Pre-Academy, Academy, Classic, MLS NEXT, Girls Academy, and Aspire League tracks. The club's home facility is Sugar Creek Soccer Park, the largest all-grass club soccer facility in the region, situated along Sugar Creek and the Razorback Greenway in Bella Vista, Arkansas. Under Technical Director Scott Marksberry, the club emphasizes a values-driven, community-oriented philosophy focused on growing the person, the player, and the game.