Flames United SC is a

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club that currently plays in the SMSA Senior League, the highest level of football on Dutch Sint Maarten. The club's home ground is the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex in Philipsburg, the country's capital. The club also fields a

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team. The current manager is Omar Hunter and the current team captain is Loxley Parker.

History

Flames United Sports Club was founded in January 2010. The team won its first league championship in 2015. The club also finished the Excellence Division, a competition between the top teams from the islands of

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and

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, as champions in 2013 and runners-up in 2012. In January 2016 it was announced that the Flames United squad would play as the

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during

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after winning the league championship for the recently concluded season. However, shortly thereafter it was reported that the previous report was inaccurate and that Flames United would actually be competing in

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for the first time. The club participated in the

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. They were drawn into Group E with all matches being played at

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. They were eliminated from contention following two defeats in which they conceded nine goals per match. Yonel Martin and Rosshawn Haird scored the club's first-ever goals in the competition in the team's 2–9 defeat to System 3 FC of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Current squad

2021-22

Achievements

* SMSA Senior League champions (2): 2014–15, 2020–21 *Excellence Division champions (1): 2013 *Excellence Division runners-Up (1): 2012

CFU Club Championship

''Results list Flames United SC's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Official Facebook
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