San Juan Jabloteh Football Club is a

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club located in San Juan,

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that plays in the country's

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. The team plays its home games in

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in Mucurapo,

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History

The club was founded in 1974, with the stated objective to "uplift the socio-economic and moral condition of the young people of San Juan and its environs." Upon the creation, by the

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, of a Semi-Professional League in 1994, San Juan Jabloteh converted itself from a youth organization into a professional football club. With the backing of

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in 1996, the club significantly expanded its operations. From 1997 to 1999, the team finished fourth in the Semi-Professional League in three consecutive years. Upon the creation of Trinidad and Tobago's first professional league in 1999, San Juan Jabloteh became one of the league's founding members. Since joining, the club has been the league's most successful club, winning the league championship in 2002, 2003–04, 2007 and 2008. San Juan Jabloteh have also represented the league in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2004. According to the team's website, "Through its name of the Club identified itself with one of the national birds of the country – the Oil or Devil Bird-which lives in the

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s. Originally, the French settlers called the Bird: Les Diables Oiseaux which were translated by the local settlers into Diablotin and finally Jabloteh."Club Overview
/ref> In July 2012, the club chose to withdraw the senior team from the TT Pro League, having already ceased to work on youth football projects and chose to concentrate on their netball team.

Managers

* Steve Rutter (2004) *

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(2005–2011)

Honours

Domestic *

: 4 ::2002, 2003–04,

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: 2 ::1998, 2005 *

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: 2 ::2000, 2003 ::Runner-up (1): 2005 *

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: 3 ::2003, 2005, 2006 ::Runner-up (1): 2001, 2004 *

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: 1 ::

::Runner-up (1): 2007,

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International * CFU Club Championship: 1 :Winner (1): ::

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::Runner-up (1):

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::Third Place (1):

Year-by-year

International competition

* 1998 CFU Club Championship: ::Quarter-Finals v.

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– 0:2 * 2003 CFU Club Championship ::Semi-Finals v. Arnett Gardens – 3:1, 1:3 (San Juan Jabloteh advances 6:2 on aggregate) ::Final v.

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– 2:1, 2:1 (San Juan Jabloteh wins 4:2 on penalties) * 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::Quarter-Finals v. Chicago Fire – 5:2, 0:4 (Chicago Fire advances 6:5 on aggregate) * 2004 CFU Club Championship ::First Round v.

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– 3:1, 0:0 (San Juan Jabloteh advances 3:1 on aggregate) ::Semi-Finals v.

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– 1:1, 0:1 (Tivoli Gardens F.C. advances 2:1 on aggregate) *

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::Group Stage v.

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– 4:0 ::Group Stage v. SV Britannia – 8:0 ::Group Stage v.

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– 5:0 ::Semi-Finals v.

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– 2:0 ::Final v.

– 0:1 * 2007 CFU Club Championship ::Group Stage v.

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– 5:0 ::Group Stage v. SV Deportivo Nacional – 5:1 ::Quarter-Finals v.

– 1:0 ::Semi-Finals v. Harbour View – 0:0 (Harbour View advances 10:9 on penalties) ::3rd Place v.

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– 0:1, 0:0 (Puerto Rico Islanders wins 1:0 on aggregate) * 2009 CFU Club Championship ::Second Round v.

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– 2:1, 3:1 (San Juan Jabloteh advances 5:2 on aggregate) ::Semi-Finals v.

– 1:2 ::3rd Place v. Tempête – 2:1 * 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League ::Preliminary Round v. San Francisco F.C. – 0:2, 3:0 (San Juan Jabloteh advances 3:2 on aggregate) ::Group Stage v.

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– 0:1, 0:3 ::Group Stage v.

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– 0:1, 1:5 ::Group Stage v. Marathón – 1:3, 2:4 *

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::Second Round v. Alpha United – 2:0 ::Second Round v. River Plate – 1:0 ::Final Round v. Joe Public – 0:1 ::Final Round v. Bayamón – 4:1 ::Final Round v.

– 0:1 * 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League ::Preliminary Round v. Santos – 0:1, 0:5 (Santos advances 6:0 on aggregate)

References

External links

Official site
{{CFU Club Championship winners Association football clubs established in 1974 Football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago 1974 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago