Saint Louis Suns United FC

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Saint-Louis Football Club
Full nameSaint-Louis Suns United Football Club
Nickname(s)Saints
Founded1 March 2007;17 years ago (2007-03-01)
Ground Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles
Capacity10,000 [1]
ChairmanJeff Cooper [2]
ManagerDevis Khan
CoachMichel Renaud [2]
League Seychelles Premier League
2024 1st , Champions

Saint-Louis Suns United, is a football club based in Victoria, Seychelles. The club was formed as the result of a 2007 merger between Saint-Louis (founded in 1985) and Sunshine (1993). [3] [4]

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History

Saint Louis Suns United was founded on 2007 after merger with Saint-Louis FC (established on the 1970s) and Sunshine SC (established on 1993).

Saint Louis won 13 Division One League titles between 1979 and 1994, and made several appearances in continental competitions. Sunshine won its first in 1995, after only two years in existence. [5] The following year Sunshine made its debut in international competition as it represented Seychelles in the African Cup of Champions Clubs. From its foundation the team has kept on playing in the top division.

Achievements

1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
1995 (as Sunshine SC)
2017 (as Saint Louis Suns United)
1988, 2003 (as Saint-Louis FC)
2000 (as Sunshine SC)
2010, 2017 (as Saint Louis Suns United)
2003 (as Saint-Louis FC)
2008 (as Saint Louis Suns United)

Performance in CAF competitions

1989: First Round [7]
1990: First Round [8]
1991: Preliminary Round [9]
1992: Preliminary Round [10]
1996: Preliminary Round [11]
2004  – Preliminary Round [12]
1998: Preliminary Round [13]
2001: Second Round [14]

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