Founded in 2004, the team was a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at the stadium on the campus of Menaul School.

The team has a sister organization, Albuquerque Lady Asylum, which plays in the Women's Premier Soccer League.

[2] The Albuquerque Asylum indoor team is a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL), the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), and plays in the Rocky Mountain Conference against teams from Rio Rancho, Colorado Springs, Windsor, Golden, and Fort Collins.

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