Full name | Western United Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2010 | ||
Ground | Lawson Tama Stadium Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
League | Telekom S-League | ||
2018 | 5th | ||
Western United FC is a Solomon Islands football club based in Honiara, which plays in the Telekom S-League. The club is franchised by Reginald Douglas & Choylin Douglas of Douglas Concrete Ltd. Douglas Concrete is a sub company of Dalgro SI Ltd operating in Solomon Islands in engineering and construction.
Squad for the 2018 Solomon Islands S-League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | |
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Head coach | vacant |
Assistant coach | Jacob Moli |
Club manager | Danny Faalimae |
Fitness coach | Faamoana Topue |
Team doctor | Gane Simbe |
Team manager | Atu Balekana |
Assistant team manager | Ronnie Koleteve |
Head of delegation | Paul Loni |
Kit official | Kevin Rafita |
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