Uniao Flamengo Santos is a

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club from

Gabane Gabane is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana. It is located 15 km (10 mi) west of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. The population was 10,399 in 2001 census, making it the fourth largest settlement in Kweneng. Its population was ...

, Botswana, based in Gaborone. They play their home matches at

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in Gaborone. The club is named after two Brazilian clubs:

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and Santos. Its colors, however, are blue and white, and its home kit is similar to the Argentine national team's. Uniao Flamengo Santos was promoted to Botswana's top level league, which is the

Mascom Premier League The Botswana Premier League, currently known as the BTC Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-indep ...

, during the 2005–06 season, when the club finished in First Division South's first position. In 2006–07 the club finished in Mascom Premier League's eleventh position. Uniao Flamengo Santos finished in Mascom Premier League's third position in 2007–08 season.

Achievements

FA Challenge Cup (Botswana) The FA Challenge Cup, currently known as the Orange FA Cup or Orange Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the premier club football tournament in Botswana. Started in 1968 and first played as the Lions Cup, the tournament is based on the idea of giving ...

: 1 ::2009

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

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– Preliminary Round

References

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