By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.
Rio Rancho families who drive to Albuquerque for indoor soccer could soon have a home-field option — if the city approves a rezoning request set for Tuesday’s Planning and Zoning Board meeting.
Developer Steven Kraemer, who operates two Albuquerque-area soccer facilities including the 25-year-old International Indoor Soccer Arena, wants to build a 20,100-square-foot indoor soccer center near Golf Course Road and 29th Street SE. City planning staff recommends approval, noting that Rio Rancho currently has zero facilities offering year-round indoor soccer programming.
The city’s own Comprehensive Plan projects a shortage of 10 multi-purpose athletic fields by 2035, according to documents filed with the city. The proposed facility would run adult and youth leagues seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and include a development program for children as young as 18 months.
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- The rezoning would shift roughly 1.91 acres along Golf Course Road from Neighborhood Commercial to Special Use
- The site plan includes 108 parking spaces, exceeding the city’s 101-space minimum
- The Planning and Zoning Board’s recommendation heads to the full City Council for final approval
- No opposition has been entered into the record
Attend Tuesday’s Planning & Zoning Board Meeting:
- When: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 6 p.m.
- Where: City Council Chambers, Rio Rancho City Hall, 3200 Civic Center Circle NE
- Watch live: rrnm.gov/2303/Watch-and-Download-City-Meetings or Sparklight cable channel 56
- Join by Zoom: Meeting ID 851 8074 1871 / Passcode: 026819
- Submit written comments: planning@rrnm.gov