Westchester Flames

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Westchester Flames
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Full nameWestchester Flames
Nickname(s)The Flames, The Burn
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
Stadium City Park Stadium
New Rochelle, New York
Capacity1,845
OwnerGus Marangoudakis
Head Coach Edson Buddle
League USL League Two
2024 5th, Metropolitan Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website www.westchesterflames.com

Westchester Flames is an American soccer team based in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid.

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The team plays its home games at City Park Stadium, where they have played since 2001. The team's colors are blue and white.

The team also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

History

The team had its first season in 1999, when they finished with a respectable 7–9 record, under former New York Cosmos superstar Vladislav Bogicevic. Home games were played at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. In 2001, Westchester Flames were the champions of Premier Development League [1]

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
19994 USL PDL 4th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20004USL PDL1st, NortheastNational Semifinals (3rd Place)did not qualify
20014USL PDL1st, NortheastChampiondid not qualify
20023 USL D-3 Pro League 3rd, Northerndid not qualifydid not qualify
20033 USL Pro Select League 2nd, NorthernFinaldid not qualify
20043USL Pro Soccer League2nd, Northerndid not qualify3rd Round
20054USL PDL9th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20064USL PDL1st, NortheastNational Semifinalsdid not qualify
20074USL PDL3rd, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20084USL PDL4th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20094USL PDL7th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20104USL PDL9th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20114USL PDL4th, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
20124USL PDL10th, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
20134USL PDL9th, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
20144USL PDL7th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20154USL PDL9th, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
20164USL PDL7th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20174USL PDL7th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20184USL PDL6th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20194 USL League Two 7th, Northeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20204USL League TwoSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20214USL League Two9th, Metropolitandid not qualifydid not qualify
20224USL League Two8th, Metropolitandid not qualifydid not qualify
20234USL League Two7th, Metropolitandid not qualifydid not qualify
20244USL League Two5th, Metropolitandid not qualifydid not qualify

Honors

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine .

References

  1. "Team History". www.westchesterflames.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About Westchester Flames F.C". Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2009.