The AFC Lightning and Peachtree City Lazers programs started as South Metro Lightning Soccer Club started in 1984 with Fayette County Youth Soccer, Peachtree City, and Clayton County.

That year Georgia Soccer moved select teams away from combined age groups such as U12, U14, etc. to single age groups. It wasn’t felt that any of the three organizations had enough quality players to form competitive enough teams, thus the need to form a combined select club.

After a split of several years and 25 years since its beginning, the two programs merged in April 2009 to form AFC Lightning.

“AFC Lightning is a regional, state and nationally recognized soccer club committed to developing intermediate and advanced soccer players to achieve their soccer goals and ambitions.”

“AFC Lightning’s commitment is to its players – to assisting them in achieving their soccer goals and dreams. AFC fosters a competitive and challenging environment for intermediate and advanced players through our commitment to unity, transparent communication, financial stewardship and ethical standards among its board, coaches, staff, players and members. Our environment fosters mentoring as well as both soccer and life skills development. We are solid stewards of our recreation associations, their players and coaches, acknowledging they are the foundation and basis for our strength and opportunity as a select club. AFC maintains the legacy of the multitude of players who have players in our Lightning and Lazers clubs since 1984.”