Westchester Flames F.C.
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| Full name | Westchester Flames | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Flames, The Burn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | City Park Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Kostas Marangoudakis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Gus Skoufis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Premier Development League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 1st, Conference Champions National Playoff Semi-Finalists |
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Westchester Flames are an American soccer team, founded in 1999. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Albany, Brooklyn, Hyannis, Ottawa, Providence, St. Albans, and Uniondale.
The Flames play their home games at the City Park Stadium in New Rochelle, New York, around 20 miles north-east of New York City. The team's colors are blue and white.
The Flames are one of the more successful teams in the PDL, having reached the national playoffs on four occasions, and winning the PDL Championship in 2001.
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[edit] Current squad
As of January 25, 2007
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[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. 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 | 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 | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
- Kevin Burns
- Charlie Davies
- Ricky Schramm
[edit] External links
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