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Full name | Association Sportive de Vacoas-Phoenix |
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Founded | 2000 |
Ground | Stade George V Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems District |
Capacity | 6,200 |
Chairman | George Caillaud |
Manager | Tharman Chatterjee |
League | Mauritian League |
2023–24 | 7th |
AS de Vacoas-Phoenix is a Mauritian football club based in the town of Vacoas-Phoenix. Founded in 2000, they play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football.
Their home stadium is Stade George V (cap. 6,200), located in Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems District. They share this stadium with Curepipe Starlight SC.
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