Durham Flames
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| Full name | Durham Flames |
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| Nickname(s) | The Flames |
| Founded | 1999 (as Oshawa Flames) |
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Oshawa Civic Stadium Thornton Rd South / Gibb Street Oshawa Canada |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| League | Defunct club Former members of Canadian Professional Soccer League |
Durham Flames were a semi-professional Canadian football club based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The club competed in the Canadian Professional Soccer League for five seasons from 1999 to 2003.
Durham Flames (previously known as Oshawa Flames) played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League which is the third tier of Canadian football pyramid. The club was founded in 1999 and played their home matches at the Oshawa Civic Stadium in Oshawa. The stadium is able to accommodate 2,000 spectators. The club was affiliated to the Canadian Soccer Association.
Durham Flames were originally known as Oshawa Flames and first entered the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1999, as a replacement for the Mississauga Eagles. The club's first head coach was CSL and APSL veteran Jens Kraemer. Notable acquisition were Darryl Gomez, Pat Sullivan, and Hubert Busby, Jr. The club finished in fifth position and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup before going out 2-0 on aggregate to Toronto Croatia, the second match proving decisive at Centennial Park Stadium. The following season the team hired the services of Durham College head coach Stan Bombino to coach the team. Bombino led Durham to a seventh place finish which reflected the fact that they drew 9 of their 14 matches.Jimmy Kuzmanovski was the club's top goal-scorer with 9 league and cup goals.At the conclusion of the season Kuzmanovski was awarded the CPSL Rookie of the Year award. Under their new title of Durham Flames, and under the leadership of Danny Stewart the club again failed to reach the championship playoffs in the 2001 and 2002 seasons.Though Durham failed to reach the postseason they received the CPSL Fair Play award in 2001.
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