Flameau du Centre Football Club is a professional football club based in Gitega, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football.[1][2]
| Full name | Flambeau du Centre Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Académie le Message de Gitega | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Stade Municipal de Muyinga | ||
| Capacity | 10,000[citation needed] | ||
| League | Burundi Ligue A | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue A, 2nd of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
The club comes from the Le Messager FC academy,[3] like the Le Messager Football Club Ngozi, it evolved at the beginning under the name Académie Le Messager FC Gitega before taking the name of Flambeau du Center . The Messenger Gitega was able to access the 2nd national division after three years of negotiations for name change reasons. The leaders of the federation could not accept two teams with the same name of Messenger .
Since the 2017–2018 season, the club has played in the first division of Burundi. In 2022 the club won its first league title.[4]
Honors edit
National competitions edit
- Burundi Championship (1)
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- Champions: 2021–22
- Burundi Cup (0)
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- Winner: —
- Finalist: 2021, 2022
Current team edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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