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Spain Soccer Tours for Arizona
Arizona runs a fast-growing youth soccer base across the Phoenix and Tucson metros, anchored by the Phoenix Rising FC academy and a deep Hispanic soccer culture that makes Spain a natural first international destination. Odisea Tours has hosted US soccer programs since 2005, and Arizona groups travel on a clean one-stop routing from Phoenix to Madrid through Dallas, planned around the flight day with a protected rest day on arrival.
01 / Flying from Arizona
How Arizona groups actually get there.
Arizona has no nonstop service to Spain, so Phoenix (PHX) groups route one-stop, most cleanly through Dallas (DFW) onto American's 9.5-hour nonstop to Madrid, the shortest direct US-to-Madrid flight west of the Mississippi. Total elapsed time is around 14 hours. Tucson (TUS) groups connect through Phoenix or Dallas. We schedule departures so the arrival lands in the morning and protect Day 1 as a rest day.
Gateway airports
- PHX (one-stop via DFW onto AA nonstop to MAD)
- TUS (Tucson, connect through PHX or DFW)
02 / The Arizona soccer landscape
Where Arizona soccer already plays.
The Arizona Youth Soccer Association registers a fast-growing competitive base, and the Phoenix Rising FC academy anchors the state's MLS Next presence. ECNL fields a growing Arizona contingent across both genders, and the year-round training climate means Arizona players are match-fit at almost any point in the calendar. The AIA high school season runs in the winter, which leaves spring break, summer and the early-fall windows clear for international travel.
Major Arizona soccer organisations
- Arizona Youth Soccer Association (AYSA)
- ECNL Southwest
- MLS Next (Phoenix Rising FC academy)
- NPL Desert
- Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA)
Ideal group types
- Phoenix Rising academy and affiliate sides
- ECNL clubs across the Arizona Youth Soccer Association
- AIA varsity high school programs
- Pac-12, Big 12 and WAC college soccer programs
- Competitive club and select squads from U13 up
03 / Cities we serve in Arizona
Detailed planning, city by city.
04 / Where your players train
Three training homes. No middleman.
Valencia CF
Paterna training ground · Valencia CF coaching staff
Spanish FA
RFEF headquarters, Las Rozas · Accommodation and training
06 / Three reasons Arizona teams pick Spain
01
Phoenix routes cleanly through Dallas onto the shortest direct US-to-Madrid nonstop, so Arizona groups face a single connection rather than a European-hub detour.
02
The AIA winter high school season leaves spring break, summer and early fall all open for a Spain tour with no conflict with the competitive calendar.
03
Arizona's deep Hispanic soccer culture means most groups have players, coaches or families who handle Spanish, so the trip reads as cultural homecoming rather than foreign expedition.
07 / When Arizona teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Spring break (March) and summer (June through late July) are the two most-booked windows for Arizona youth clubs. The AIA winter high school season gives Arizona programs unusual flexibility, with the early-fall window also clear. College programs typically travel in late September.
08 / Tour formats that work from Arizona
Tour format
European Soccer Tours
7 to 12 night soccer tours. FC Barcelona and Valencia CF training, games against Spanish academy or amateur opposition.
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Youth soccer programme
Built for U12 to U19 clubs. Families welcome on the same itinerary.
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School and high school tours
Term-time and summer programmes for high school varsity and private school teams.
Read more →09 / Frequently asked from Arizona
Questions Arizona coaches ask first.
How long is the journey from Arizona to Spain?
Arizona has no nonstop service to Spain, so Phoenix (PHX) groups route one-stop, most cleanly through Dallas onto American's 9.5-hour nonstop to Madrid, the shortest direct US-to-Madrid flight west of the Mississippi. Total elapsed time is around 14 hours. Tucson groups connect through Phoenix or Dallas.
Does a tour fit around the AIA soccer calendar?
Yes, and Arizona has unusual flexibility because the AIA runs high school soccer in the winter. Spring break, summer and early fall are all clean windows for an Arizona school program, none of which touch the competitive season.
What does a Spain tour from Arizona cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from Arizona sits between roughly $3,495 and $4,200 per player for ground services, with the range reflecting the one-stop routing through Dallas. International flights are quoted separately because the Phoenix-to-Madrid connection varies by season and booking lead time.
Can the tour include Spanish-language immersion?
Yes. For high school programs we run a Spanish-immersion variant where a Spanish-only guide leads the group and players are pushed into the language from arrival. Given Arizona's deep Hispanic soccer culture, this works particularly well for school programs with established Spanish departments.
Step one
Plan a tour from Arizona. We reply the same day.
Tell us your squad size, age group, home metro and the window you are looking at. We come back inside seven days with a draft itinerary that names the hotels, the training facilities, the cities and the per-player number.