W Connection F.C.
Football club
W. Connection Football Club is a professional football club from Trinidad and Tobago , which currently plays in the TT Pro League . The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella . The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate.
History
The team was founded as W Connection Sports Club in 1986, as a "fete match" team, by brothers David John Williams and Patrick John Williams in San Fernando . Upon the creation of the TT Pro League , W Connection FC was officially founded in 1999, and promptly joined the nascent league.[ 3] In 1999, their first season, the club finished third in the league, while winning the FA Trophy . Even though the club had a successful first season, the team would see even better times the next two campaigns, by winning the league in consecutive seasons.
The Savonetta Boys have also had success in domestic cups. W Connection have won the First Citizens Cup six years in the cup's nine-year existence. On September 26, 2008, in an exciting final of the cup, against Joe Public , W Connection used penalty kicks to claim the victory 6–5, after the match ended level 2–2, to claim their fifth consecutive title.
Club honours
League honours
Cups and trophies
FA Trophy
Winners (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013–14
Runners-up (3): 2003, 2008 , 2009
First Citizens Cup
Winners (6): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003
Digicel Charity Shield
Winners (3): 2012 , 2013, 2014
TOYOTA Classic : 2
Winners (3): 2005, 2011 , 2013
Digicel Pro Bowl
Winners (6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014
Runners-up (3): 2005, 2006, 2011
Lucozade Sport Goal Shield
Winners (2): 2009 , 2013
Runners-up (1): 2014
International honours
Record
Year-by-year
Season
League Season
FA Trophy
First Citizens Cup
Digicel Pro Bowl
TOYOTA Classic
Lucozade Sport Goal Shield
CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
League Result
Big Six
1999
3rd
Started in 2004
Champions
Started in 2000
Started in 2001
Started in 2005
Started in 2009
Not Held
did not qualify
2000
Champions
Champions
Semi-finals
Final†
did not qualify
2001
Champions
Round of 32
Champions
Champions
Final‡
Not Held
2002
2nd
Champions
Final
Champions
Champions*
First round
2003–04
2nd
Final
Final
Unknown
Final
First round
2004
2nd
2nd
Abandoned
Champions
Champions
did not qualify
2005
Champions
3rd
Quarter-finals
Champions
Final
Champions
did not qualify
2006
2nd
2nd
Quarter-finals
Champions
Final
Quarter-finals
Champions
did not qualify
2007
4th
Winners
Quarter-finals
Champions
Champions
Quarter-finals
did not qualify
Quarter-finals
2008
2nd
2nd
Final
Champions
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
Not Held
did not qualify
2009
4th
3rd
Final
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Champions
Champions
did not qualify
2010–11
4th
Discontinued
1st round
Semi-finals
Not Held
Group stage
Not held
did not qualify
did not qualify
2011–12
1st
Semi-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Champions
Final
did not qualify
2012–13
3rd
First round
Semi-finals
Champions
Semi-finals
Champions
2nd**
Group stage
2013–14
Champions
Champions
Semi-finals
Champions
Champions
Final
Did not qualify
Group stage
† W Connection finished second in the Championship Group of the CFU Club Championship 2000.
‡ Defence Force, winner of Group B, are considered the winner of the CFU Club Championship 2001 based on tie-breakers over W Connection.
*W Connection, winner of Group B, are considered the winner of the CFU Club Championship 2002 based on tie-breakers over Arnett Gardens .
**W Connection, winner of Group A, are considered runners-up as they finished with fewer points than Valencia FC .
International competition
Group stage v. Tivoli Gardens – 1:1
Group stage v. Café Sisserou Strikers – 11:0
Group stage v. Empire – 3:3
Championship Group v. Harbour View – 3:1
Championship Group v. Carioca – 1:1
Championship Group v. Joe Public – 0:1
First Round v. Conquerors – 2:1, 8:0 (W Connection advances 10:1 on aggregate)
Group stage v. Jong Colombia – 3:1
Group stage v. RCH – 4:0
First Round v. Kansas City Wizards – 0:1, 0:2 (Kansas City Wizards advances 3:0 on aggregate)
Group stage v. Harbour View – 2:1
Group stage v. US Robert – 2:0
First Round v. Toluca – 3:3, 2:3 (Toluca advances 6:5 on aggregate)
First Round v. FCS Nacional – 3:0, 0:2 (W Connection advances 3:2 on aggregate)
Semi-finals v. Portmore United – 0:0, 1:0 (W Connection advances 1:0 on aggregate)
Final v. San Juan Jabloteh – 1:2, 1:2 (San Juan Jabloteh wins 4:2 on penalties)
Group stage v. Hoppers – 5:0
Group stage v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 1:0
Semi-finals v. Harbour View – 3:2
Final v. San Juan Jabloteh – 1:0
Quarter-finals v. Guadalajara – 2:1, 0:3 (CD Guadalajara advances 4:2 on aggregate)
First Round v. Bath Estate – 5:0, 12:1 (W Connection advances 17:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Cavaly – 3:1, 1:0 (W Connection advances 4:1 on aggregate)
Semi-finals v. San Juan Jabloteh – 2:1
Final v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 2:1
Preliminary Round v. New York Red Bulls – 2:2, 2:1 (W Connection advances 4:3 on aggregate)
Group stage v. Comunicaciones – 1:2, 3:0
Group stage v. UNAM – 2:2, 1:2
Group stage v. Real España – 0:1, 3:2
Group stage v. Xelajú – 2:2, 2:3
Group stage v. Guadalajara – 0:4, 1:1
Group stage v. Árabe Unido – 1:3, 0:2
Group stage v. Houston Dynamo – 0:0, 0:2
Group stage v. Santos Laguna – 0:4, 0:1
Group stage v. Saprissa – 0:4, 2:1
TBD
Staff
Technical staff
Technical Director/Head Coach:
Assistant Coach:
Assistant Coach:
Goalkeeper Coach:
Trevor Nottingham
Management
President/Chief Executive Officer:
Renee John-Williams
Chairman of the Board:
David Martin
Youth
The youth teams of the club are member of the OASIS Youth League.[ 4]
References
External links
History Seasons Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Associated competitions