Uniao Flamengo Santos is a football club from Gabane, Botswana, based in Gaborone. They play their home matches at UB Stadium in Gaborone.[1]
Full name | Uniao Flamengo Santos Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Saints Ma-Fourteen(14) | |
Founded | 2003 | |
Ground | UB Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | |
Capacity | 10,000 | |
Manager | Innocent Ranku | |
League | Botswana Premier League | |
2024–25 | TBA | |
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The club is named after two Brazilian clubs: Flamengo and Santos. Its colors, however, are blue and white, and its home kit is similar to the Argentine national team's.[2]
Uniao Flamengo Santos was promoted to Botswana's top-level league, which is the Mascom Premier League, during the 2005–06 season, when the club finished in First Division South's first position.[3] In 2006–07 the club finished in Mascom Premier League's eleventh position.[4] Uniao Flamengo Santos finished in Mascom Premier League's third position in 2007–08 season.[5]
Achievements
edit- 2009
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2010 – Preliminary Round
References
edit- ^ "Botswana: Chiefs, Santos Vie for Top Spot". allafrica.com. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "Botswana tem 'Fla Santos'. De azul e branco" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ "Botswana 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ "Botswana 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ "Botswana 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 August 2008.