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| Full name | PC United |
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| Nickname(s) | PC |
| Founded | 22 May 2012 |
| Ground | Blakes Estate Stadium |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | Kai Velmer [1] |
| League | Montserrat Championship |
PC United is a Montserratian professional football club based in Brades. P.C. United compete in the Montserrat Championship, the highest tier of football on the island.
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, though it far from being the only dependency in the Caribbean overall. Staying a part of the United Kingdom proved especially fortuitous in the late 1990s, when the southern half the island had to be evacuated. Its capital and international airport were devastated by a volcanic eruption but many were able to travel to the U.K., which also helped rebuild. Within ten years important housing, government buildings, and a new airport were established in the north, though the population remains about one third of what it was before the eruption.
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain, starting with Dominica, is called the Windward Islands. Dominica was originally considered a part of the Leeward Islands, but was transferred from the British Leeward Islands to the British Windward Islands in 1940.
The Montserrat national football team represents Montserrat in international football. Football is the second most popular sport in Montserrat, after cricket. The team plays at the Blakes Estate Stadium. The Montserrat football team was formed in 1973, and has entered the World Cup qualifiers since the 2002 edition, being eliminated in the first round on each occasion.
The Other Final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by Johan Kramer of Dutch communications agency Kessels Kramer, about a football match between Bhutan and Montserrat, the then-lowest ranked teams in the FIFA World Rankings. The game was played in the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan on the same day as the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. Bhutan won the game 4–0, their first ever victory and the first time they had kept a clean sheet. The friendly match, officially sanctioned by FIFA, saw Bhutan rise out of the bottom two of the world rankings and kept Montserrat in last place. The referee was Englishman Steve Bennett.
The Montserrat Football Association is the governing body of football in the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is in charge of the Montserrat national football team and is also responsible for the league in Montserrat, the Montserrat Championship.
The Montserrat Championship is the top association football division in Montserrat. It was created in 1974 but has been competed-for only sporadically, partially as a result of the Soufrière Hills eruption causing widespread devastation to the island in 1997. Between 2005 and 2015, no league was played. The league restarted in 2016, but has been stopped again in 2018.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Montserrat:
Alex James Dyer is a Montserratian footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Wealdstone and the Montserrat national team, for whom he holds the record for most international caps.
The Montserrat national football team is the representative association football team of the small Caribbean island of Montserrat. Football is the second most popular sport in Montserrat after cricket, and official competitive football on the island is governed by the Montserrat Football Association (MFA). The association is affiliated to the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the team has, as of December 2009, entered seven Caribbean Cup competitions and three FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns. Montserrat played their first international fixture in 1991, which ended in a 0–3 defeat by Saint Lucia. In their second match, they secured a 1–1 draw with Anguilla. Montserrat lost their next seven matches before achieving their first ever victory on 26 March 1995, when they defeated Anguilla 3–2 at the Blakes Estate Stadium in Plymouth. Montserrat also went on to win their next match, again defeating Anguilla 1–0.
Lyle James Alfred Taylor is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Colchester United. Born in England, he represents the Montserrat national team.
The sport of association football in the island of Montserrat is run by the Montserrat Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league. They are one of the few remaining FIFA members that have never had proven women's football. Financial reports for 2020 mention expenditures for women's football initiatives and domestic competition though, so it is possible that limited activity has been starting.
Jaylee Hodgson is an English-born Montserratian footballer who plays as a striker. He has been capped internationally for Montserrat.
Micah Hilton is a football goalkeeper in Montserrat who plays for P.C. United FC. He has made three appearances for the Montserrat national team.
Julian Wade is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish side Formartine United and the Dominica national team.
Montserrat women's national football team has not played a single FIFA recognised match, though they were scheduled to before withdrawing from the competition. Montserrat Football Association was created in 1994 and became a FIFA affiliate in 1996.
Montserrat–United Kingdom relations refer to relations between the United Kingdom and its overseas territory Montserrat.
Michaël Madionis Mateo Maria is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or defensive midfielder for the Curaçao national team.
Brandon Comley is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two side Walsall. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.
Dorian Harper is a defender and midfielder who plays for P.C. United FC in the Montserrat Championship
Alex Daley is a defender who plays for P.C. United FC and the Montserrat National team heade his debut for Montserrat against Suriname in a 7-1 defeat in a WCQ.
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