Flameau du Centre is a professional football club based in Gitega, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football.[1][2]
| Full name | Flambeau du Centre Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Académie le Message de Gitega | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Stade Municipal de Muyinga | ||
| Capacity | 10,000[citation needed] | ||
| Manager | Momcilo Medic | ||
| League | Burundi Ligue A | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue A, 1st of 16 | ||
| Website | https://www.owsports.info/sites/primusleague/teams/241381 | ||
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History
editThe club comes from the Le Messager FC academy,[3] like the Le Messager Football Club Ngozi, it evolved at the beginning under the name Académie Le Messager FC Gitega before taking the name of Flambeau du Center. The Messenger Gitega was able to access the 2nd national division after three years of negotiations for name change reasons. The leaders of the federation could not accept two teams with the same name of Messenger .
Since the 2017–2018 season, the club has played in the first division of Burundi. In 2022 the club won its first league title.[4]
Honors
editNational competitions
- Burundi Premier League::2021-22
- Burundi Cup: Finalist: 2021, 2022
Current Team
edit- As of 22 October 2022[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Momcilo Medic
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| Assistant coach |  Jean de Dieu Rukundo
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| Manager | Sosthene Tuyikunde
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| Team Doctor | Gordien Nduwimana
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Jean Claude Manirakiza
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| Kit Manager | Emery Niyonkuru
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| Physiotherapist | Celestin Ngenzebuhoro
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References
edit- ^ Burundi, The Sports. "League". Sports org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ du Centre, Flameau. "Flameau". besoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ du Centre, Flameau. "Flameau". tonys-soccer-school.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ du Centre, Flameau. "Flameau". cafonline.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Flambeau du Centre Domain".
External links
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