Benque D.C. United

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Benque Viejo D.C. United
Full nameBenque Viejo D.C. United
Founded2000
Ground Edmund Marshalleck Stadium
Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize
Capacity2,000
League Belize Premier Football League

Benque Viejo del Carmen United is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League. The Team is based in the western town of Benque Viejo del Carmen. 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.[ citation needed ]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jaime Guerra
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Miguel Aguilar
FW Flag of Guatemala.svg  GUA Nerix Lucero
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Elias Donaire
MF Flag of Guatemala.svg  GUA Alex Alcantara
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Michael Wendling
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Allan Ponce
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Victor Enriquez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Brandon Guzman
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Albert Eiley
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Freddy Cruz
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Julio Ayala
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Nelson Penados
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Marco Ayala
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Mark Guzman


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