Saint-Louis Suns United, is a

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club based in

Victoria, Seychelles Victoria is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé, Seychelles, Mahé, the archipelago's main island. The city was first established as the seat of the British Empire, British co ...

. The club was formed as the result of a 2007 merger between Saint-Louis (founded in 1985) and Sunshine (1993).

History

Saint Louis Suns United was founded on 2007 after merger with Saint-Louis FC (established on the 1970s) and Sunshine SC (established on 1993). Saint Louis won 13 Division One League titles between 1979 and 1994, and made several appearances in continental competitions. Sunshine won its first in 1995, after only two years in existence. The following year Sunshine made its debut in international competition as it represented Seychelles in the

African Cup of Champions Clubs The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) a ...

. From its foundation the team has kept on playing in the top division.

Current squad

Achievements

Seychelles League Seychelles Premier League is the top division of the Seychelles Football Federation, it was created in 1979. League matches usually take place in front of dozens of spectators. Seychelles Premier League 2017 Previous winners *1979 : Saint-Lo ...

: 15 :: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 :: 1995 (as Sunshine SC) :: 2017 (as Saint Louis Suns United) *

Seychelles FA Cup The Seychelles FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Seychelles football. It was created in 1987. Winners Winners so far are: *1976: Rangers 6-2 Ascot *1977-1986: ''unknown'' *1987: Beau Vallon *1988: Saint-Louis FC 2-1 Plaisance FC *198 ...

: 5 :: 1988, 2003 (as Saint-Louis FC) :: 2000 (as Sunshine SC) :: 2010, 2017, 2024 (as Saint Louis Suns United) * Seychelles Presidents Cup: 2 :: 2003 (as Saint-Louis FC) :: 2008 (as Saint Louis Suns United)

Performance in CAF competitions

: 5 appearances ::

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

: First Round ::

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

: First Round ::

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

: Preliminary Round ::

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

: Preliminary Round ::

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

: Preliminary Round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

: 1 appearance ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

– Preliminary Round *

African Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and w ...

: 2 appearances ::1998: Preliminary Round ::2001: Second Round

References

External links

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