Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars FC) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Premier Football League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Full name | Athletic Club Port of Spain | |
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Nickname(s) | FC | |
Founded | 2002 | |
Ground | Arima Velodrome Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago | |
Capacity | 17,000 Standing and seated (20,000 seated)[citation needed] | |
Chairman | Darryl Mahabir | |
Manager | Derek King | |
League | TT Premier Football League | |
2023 | 2nd | |
History
The team joined the Professional Football League as North East Stars F.C.[1][2] beginning in the 2002 season, having previously played in Trinidad's ECFU league. The team joined the league with the explicit intention of representing the north-east of Trinidad, previously underrepresented in football circles.
The team was terrible in their first season, finishing last in the league with a dismal record of 4 wins, 2 ties, and 22 losses. They improved dramatically in 2003, however, jumping from last to third, as they went 19–7–10. They improved even further in 2004, surprising everyone by winning the league with a dominant 14–5–2 performance. They finished 5th in 2005.
The club's Jerren Nixon finished the 2004 season as the league's leading scorer with a staggering 31 goals, 17 in front of second place Randolph Jerome's 14.
In 2020, the club moved to Port of Spain and changed its name.[3]
Club honours
League honours
- TT Premier Football League
- Champions (1): 2004[4]
- Big Six Winners (1): 2004
Cups and trophies
- FA Trophy
- Winners (1): 2003.
- Runners-up (2): 2006, 2010–11.
- First Citizens Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2006,2016/2017 2014.
- TOYOTA Classic
- Winners (1): 2012.
- Runners-up (1): 2010.
- Lucozade Sport Goal Shield
- Winners (1): 2010.
Team management
- Owner and President: Terrence Elvis
- Technical Director:LeRoy Samuels
- Manager: Malik Henderson
- Head coach: Ronin Bruce
- Goal keeper coach: Taylor Turnbull
- Assistant coach:Ashok Kumar
- Equipment manager: Donald Kenny
- Physio therapist/ Trainer: Rashad Farrell
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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13 | DF | ![]() | Augustine Ramsgate |
16 | MF | ![]() | Carmayne Jarvis |
21 | MF | ![]() | Colin Aidan |
23 | FW | ![]() | Andre Turing |