Full name | Westchester Flames | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Flames, The Burn | ||
Founded | 1999 | ||
Stadium | City Park Stadium New Rochelle, New York | ||
Capacity | 1,845 | ||
Owner | Gus Marangoudakis | ||
Head Coach | Edson Buddle | ||
League | USL League Two | ||
2024 | 5th, Metropolitan Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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.
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.
The team had your 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]
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 | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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1999 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2000 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Northeast | National Semifinals (3rd Place) | did not qualify |
2001 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Northeast | Champion | did not qualify |
2002 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 3rd, Northern | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2003 | 3 | USL Pro Select League | 2nd, Northern | Final | did not qualify |
2004 | 3 | USL Pro Soccer League | 2nd, Northern | did not qualify | 3rd Round |
2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 9th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Northeast | National Semifinals | did not qualify |
2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2010 | 4 | USL PDL | 9th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2011 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Mid Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2012 | 4 | USL PDL | 10th, Mid Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2013 | 4 | USL PDL | 9th, Mid Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2014 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2015 | 4 | USL PDL | 9th, Mid Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2016 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 7th, Northeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2020 | 4 | USL League Two | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | 4 | USL League Two | 9th, Metropolitan | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2022 | 4 | USL League Two | 8th, Metropolitan | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2023 | 4 | USL League Two | 7th, Metropolitan | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2024 | 4 | USL League Two | 5th, Metropolitan | did not qualify | did not qualify |
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.
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