Blantyre United Football Club was a

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club based in

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founded in 2008 and dissolved in 2018.

History

The club was founded in 2008 as a reserve side for Escom United. In 2010, after won Southern Regional Football League and promoted to TNM Super League, was renamed Blantyre United. In the

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season, the Blantyre-based side finished 3rd, their best ever performance, but in the next season struggled to avoid relegation finishing 12th and relegated at the end of the 2014 season. After two seasons in the Second Division, Blantyre United returned to

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, winning the Southern Region Football League in 2016 season, but relegated again after ranking 15th at the end of the 2017 season. In 2018 ''Blantyre United'' was disbanded for lack of funds.

Stadium

The team was played at the 50,000 capacity

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Honours

Southern Region Football League *Winners (3): 2007, 2009–10, 2016 *Runners-up (1): 2008

References

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