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Attackers FC beat AS Phoenicks 4-3 after extra time to win the 2023 SXM Elite Championship
Attackers FC won the SXM Elite Championship, a competition bringing together top clubs from both sides of the island, beating AS Phoenicks 4-3 after extra time in the final at the Thelbert Carti stadium in Quartier d'Orléans, Faxinfo reported in July 2023.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 24 July 2023.
Attackers FC won the SXM Elite Championship, beating AS Phoenicks 4-3 after extra time in the final, Faxinfo reported on 24 July 2023.
An all-French-side final
The SXM Elite Championship brought together leading teams from Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten, but the final was contested by two French-side clubs, according to Faxinfo.
The match was played at the Thelbert Carti stadium in Quartier d'Orléans in front of many spectators from both sides of the island. Faxinfo described an end-to-end game in which attack repeatedly got the better of defence.
Decided in extra time
The two teams were level at 3-3 at the end of normal time. Attackers FC, the Quartier d'Orléans side, then scored a fourth goal in extra time to take the title, Faxinfo reported. The outlet also praised AS Phoenicks for a hard-fought final.
For more on football on the island, see Sint Maarten won three games in its 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League B campaign.
Sources
Source: https://www.faxinfo.fr/en/football-attackers-fc-vainqueur-du-sxm-elite-championship/