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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

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FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...
:: Winners (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013–14 :: Runners-up (3): 2003,
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First Citizens Cup First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and reco ...
:: Winners (6): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
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:: 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,
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* Lucozade Sport Goal Shield :: Winners (2):
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, 2013 :: Runners-up (1): 2014


International honours

*
CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...
:: Winners (3):
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, 2006,
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:: Runners-up (5):
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2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
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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

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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 *
2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, also known as the 2002 FC Champions Cup, was the 37th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Cham ...
::First Round v.
Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and ...
 – 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.
US Robert US Robert is a football club of Martinique, based in the town Le Robert. Founded in 1903, they are the oldest club in Martinique.2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::First Round v. Toluca – 3:3, 2:3 (Toluca advances 6:5 on aggregate) *
2003 CFU Club Championship The 2003 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifier to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Seven teams from four football associations played in the ...
::First Round v. FCS Nacional – 3:0, 0:2 (W Connection advances 3:2 on aggregate) ::Semi-finals v.
Portmore United Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican football team in the top flight Jamaica National Premier League. The team trains and plays home matches at the Prison Oval. History Hazard United The club was formed as ''Hazard United'' and has bee ...
 – 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 *
2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's cl ...
::Quarter-finals v.
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
 – 2:1, 0:3 (CD Guadalajara advances 4:2 on aggregate) *
2009 CFU Club Championship The 2009 CFU Club Championship was the 11th edition of the CFU Club Championship, the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football ...
::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 *
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League The 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League was the second edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 45th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of ...
::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 *
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League The 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 48th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of Nor ...
::Group Stage v.
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– 2:2, 2:3 ::Group Stage v.
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
– 0:4, 1:1 *
2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League The 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 49th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North ...
::Group Stage v. Árabe Unido – 1:3, 0:2 ::Group Stage v.
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
– 0:0, 0:2 *
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League The 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2015–16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 51st edition of the premi ...
::Group Stage v. Santos Laguna – 0:4, 0:1 ::Group Stage v.
Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...
– 0:4, 2:1 *
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League The 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2016–17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 52nd edition of the prem ...
:: TBD


Current squad

Squad for the 2019-20 TT Pro League


Staff


Technical staff

;''Technical Director/Head Coach:'' *
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;''Assistant Coach:'' *
Earl Jean Earl Jude Jean (born 9 October 1971) is a Saint Lucian former footballer who played as a striker. He made 21 appearances in the Primeira Divisão for Felgueiras, 84 in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle ...
;''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