Newtown United Football Club is a Saint Kitts and Nevis football club from East Basseterre.

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Newtown United FC

Full name	Newtown United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Reds
Founded	1962
Ground	Newtown Football Stadium Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capacity	3,000
League	Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division
2017–18	7th
Home colours

They currently play in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division.

History

Newtown United FC were originally called Zip Side Football Team and was formed with Leroy Ponteen and Earl Clarke among the first teams to participate in the Third (3rd) Division. Zip Side secured its first win in its first game and won the Third Division to get promoted to the Second (2nd) Division under that name in 1973 before changing to their current name. The team's name was changed to Newtown United to encourage wider community supporters and a more representative team. They were then relegated back to the Third Division but regained their Second Division place and were promoted to the top level in 1975 after beating Superstars 2–1 in a playoff.

They have won the domestic championship 15 times.

During the 2015–2016 season, the club stormed to a historic start. As of February 25, 2016, the team had a very comforting lead atop the table of 4 points and were looking unstoppable.

Trophy History

• Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division: 16

1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12

• Saint Kitts and Nevis National Cup: 2

2006–07, 2009–10

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 appearance

1994 – Third Round – (Caribbean Zone) – Lost against US Robert 4 – 0 on aggregate (stage 4 of 7)

Current First Team Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SKN Akil Byron — DF  SKN Jason Isaac — DF  SKN Kareem Mitchum — DF  SKN Alston Francis — MF  SKN Orlando Mitchum — MF  SKN Kesto Pettice — MF  SKN Shashi Isaac — FW  SKN Ian Lagos — MF  SKN James Skeete — FW  SKN Kennedy Isles — MF  SYR Mohammed Adham — MF  VIR Kassall Greene

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  SKN Oldain Powell 20 MF  SKN Elcardo Jacobs 21 DF  SKN Shamari Challenger 22 GK  SKN Oje Samuel 23 MF  SKN Sereste Cannonier 24 FW  SKN Kadeem Inniss 25 FW  SKN Zevon Archibald 26 DF  SKN Keithroy Richards 27 DF  SKN Earl Jones 28 FW  ARG Raul Tevez 29 DF  SKN Maxwell Richards

External links

• Unofficial Website
• Club profile – SKNFA