Benque Viejo del Carmen United is a
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
an
football team which currently competes in the
Belize Premier Football League. The Team is based in the western town of
Benque Viejo del Carmen
Benque Viejo del Carmen ("Benque") is the westernmost town in Belize, by road west and south of Belize City, at the Guatemalan border. San Ignacio, Belize, San Ignacio lies 13 km to the east and Melchor de Mencos just across the border. The ...
. Their home stadium is
Edmund Marshalleck Stadium.
History
The team was founded in July, 2004 as Benque Viejo Del Carmen UNITED and has not been affiliated to Benque FC which played in the Cayo First Division. During the 2005–06 season, Benque DC UNITED competed in the RFG Insurance Cup and in 2008 they played in the
Super League of Belize, in the
semi-professional division, placed first in the inaugural marathon and second in the tournament finals. It was the brain child and effort of one town resident who chooses to remain anonymous. Currently they are reorganizing with young players and are known as DC YOUTH. Plans are to compete in the Super League of Belize in the very near future.
Current squad
Football clubs in Belize
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