Saint-Louis Suns United, is a

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club based in

Victoria, Seychelles Victoria () is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, the archipelago's main island. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government. In 2010 ...

. The club was formed as the result of a 2007 merger between Saint-Louis (founded in 1985) and Sunshine (1993).

History

Saint Louis Suns United was founded on 2007 after merger with Saint-Louis FC (established on the 1970s) and Sunshine SC (established on 1993). Saint Louis won 13 Division One League titles between 1979 and 1994, and made several appearances in continental competitions. Sunshine won its first in 1995, after only two years in existence. The following year Sunshine made its debut in international competition as it represented Seychelles in the

African Cup of Champions Clubs The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...

. From its foundation the team has kept on playing in the top division.

Achievements

Seychelles League Seychelles Premier League is the top division of the Seychelles Football Federation, it was created in 1979. Members clubs 2017 Previous winners *1979 : Saint-Louis FC *1980 : Saint-Louis FC *1981 : Saint-Louis FC *1982 : Mont Fleuri FC * ...

: 15 :: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 :: 1995 (as Sunshine SC) :: 2017 (as Saint Louis Suns United) *

Seychelles FA Cup The Seychelles FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Seychelles football. It was created in 1987. Winners Winners so far are: *1976: Rangers 6-2 Ascot *1977-1986: ''unknown'' *1987: Beau Vallon *1988: Saint-Louis FC 2-1 Plaisance FC *1989 ...

: 5 :: 1988, 2003 (as Saint-Louis FC) :: 2000 (as Sunshine SC) :: 2010, 2017 (as Saint Louis Suns United) *

Seychelles Presidents Cup Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

: 2 :: 2003 (as Saint-Louis FC) :: 2008 (as Saint Louis Suns United)

Performance in CAF competitions

: 5 appearances ::

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

: First Round ::

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

: First Round ::

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

: Preliminary Round ::

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

: Preliminary Round ::

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

: Preliminary Round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 1 appearance ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

– Preliminary Round *

African Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...

: 2 appearances ::1998: Preliminary Round ::2001: Second Round

References

External links

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