F.C. Reno

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Reno
Reno Football Club.png
Full nameFootball Club Reno [1]
Nickname(s)Whistling Westerners
Ground Frome Sports Club
Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica
Capacity2,000
President Radford Malcolm
Technical Director Wendell Downswell
LeagueJFF National Tier II
2018–19 National Premier League, Regular season: 12th (relegated)
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Football Club Reno is a Jamaican football team based in Savanna-la-Mar, the capital of the parish of Westmoreland, in western Jamaica. Their home stadium is Frome Sports Club, which can hold a capacity of up to 2,000. The club was known as Reno FC until 2015, when the name was reworked to FC Reno. [1]

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History

Reno were Jamaican champions three times in the 1990s. [2] After over 10 years in the NPL, they were relegated to the Western Super League in 2009, [3] only to return in 2010 after a year in the second division. [4] They were, however, relegated again in 2012. [5]

Achievements

1990, 1991, 1995
2010
1995, 1996, 2014

Current squad

Retired numbers

7 – Flag of Jamaica.svg Caple Donaldson, midfielder  – posthumous honour. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Paul Clarke (12 September 2015). "Reno can capitalise on 2014 Champions Cup win". Jamaica Star. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Jamaica – List of Champions  – RSSSF
  3. ↑ Reno relegated Archived 2009-05-17 at the Wayback Machine  – Jamaica Gleaner
  4. ↑ Reno to recall Findlayson  – Jamaica Gleaner
  5. ↑ Relegation a bitter pill to swallow, laments Reno coach  – Jamaica Observer
  6. ↑ 'Corntail's' jersey to be retired at triple-header Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  – Jamaica Gleaner
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