AC Port of Spain

AC Port of Spain

Full name	Athletic Club of Port of Spain
Nickname(s)	AC POS
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (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
2023–24	TTPFL, 1st

Athletic Club of 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.

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 (3): 2004, 2017, 2023–24^[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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  TRI Marvin Phillip 3 DF  TRI Maurice Ford 4 DF  TRI Malik Mieres 5 DF  TRI Kerron St.Cyr 6 DF  TRI Radanfah Abu Bakr 7 MF  TRI Sedale McLean 8 MF  TRI Jean-Luc Rochford 9 MF  TRI Tyrone Charles 10 MF  TRI Duane Muckette 13 DF  TRI Brandon Semper 14 MF  TRI Haile Beckles 15 MF  TRI John-Paul Rochford

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  TRI Liam Burns 17 DF  TRI Kareem Eastman 18 MF  TRI Anthony Charles 19 FW  TRI Jaydon Prowell 20 MF  TRI Jules Lee 21 MF  TRI Che Benny 22 DF  TRI Jameel Neptune 25 MF  TRI Jomoul Francois 29 FW  TRI Jean-Heim Mcfee 30 MF  TRI Brian Armstrong 88 GK  TRI Jadel Poon-Lewis 99 GK  TRI Justin Dos Santos

References

1. "North East centred on creating Stars". guardian.co.tt. The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
2. "Sporting Clube de Goa held by Churchill to goalless draw". Sporting Clube de Goa. 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
3. "Moved to Port of Spain".
4. "Trinidad and Tobago – List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.