W Connection Football Club is a

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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 in Trinidad and Tobago and sponsors the Wanderers Cricket Club, formerly sponsored by Caroni Limited.

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. In 1999, their first season, the club finished third in the league, while winning the

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. 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

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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

* TT Pro League :: Champions (5): 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011–12, 2013–14 :: Big Six Winners (1):

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Cups and trophies

:: Winners (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013–14 :: Runners-up (3): 2003,

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:: Winners (6): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,

:: Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003 * Digicel Charity Shield :: Winners (3):

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, 2013, 2014 *

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: 2 :: Winners (3): 2005,

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, 2013 *

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:: Winners (6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014 :: Runners-up (3): 2005, 2006,

* Lucozade Sport Goal Shield :: Winners (2):

, 2013 :: Runners-up (1): 2014

International honours

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:: Winners (3):

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, 2006,

:: Runners-up (5):

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Record

Year-by-year

^†''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

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**''W Connection, winner of Group A, are considered runners-up as they finished with fewer points than Valencia FC.''

International competition

2000 CFU Club Championship The 2000 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The winners Joe Public F.C. advanced to CONCACAF Cha ...

::Group Stage v. Tivoli Gardens – 1:1 ::Group Stage v.

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– 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 *

2001 CFU Club Championship The 2001 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The 2001 edition included group play, because CONCACA ...

::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.

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– 4:0 *

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::First Round v.

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– 0:1, 0:2 (Kansas City Wizards advances 3:0 on aggregate) *

2002 CFU Club Championship The 2002 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Group winners Arnett Gardens of Jamaica and W Connectio ...

::Group Stage v. Harbour View – 2:1 ::Group Stage v.

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::First Round v. FCS Nacional – 3:0, 0:2 (W Connection advances 3:2 on aggregate) ::Semi-finals v.

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– 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) *

2006 CFU Club Championship The 2006 CFU Club Championship is the annual international football club competition held in the Caribbean Football Union/CFU region (Caribbean). The Caribbean Tournament Champion will qualify to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The CFU chang ...

::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 *

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::Quarter-finals v.

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– 2:1, 0:3 (CD Guadalajara advances 4:2 on aggregate) *

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::First Round v.

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– 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 *

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::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.

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– 0:1, 3:2 *

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::Group Stage v.

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– 2:2, 2:3 ::Group Stage v.

– 0:4, 1:1 *

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::Group Stage v. Árabe Unido – 1:3, 0:2 ::Group Stage v.

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– 0:0, 0:2 *

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– 0:4, 2:1 *

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Current squad

Squad for the 2019-20 TT Pro League

Staff

Technical staff

;''Technical Director/Head Coach:'' *

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;''Assistant Coach:'' *

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;''Assistant Coach:'' * Eligah Joseph ;''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.

References

External links

Profile on Soca Warriors Online
{{CFU Club Championship winners Football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago 1999 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago Association football clubs established in 1999