AC Port of Spain explained

Clubname:AC Port of Spain
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Fullname:Athletic Club of Port of Spain
Nickname:AC POS
Ground:Arima Velodrome
Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity:17,000 Standing and seated (20,000 seated)
Chairman:Darryl Mahabir
Manager:Derek King
League:TT Premier Football League
Season:2023
Position:TTPFL, 2nd

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

Cups and trophies

Team management

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North East centred on creating Stars. 31 August 2014. 26 November 2020. guardian.co.tt. The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20230616072451/http://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.387124.52ae7f024b. 16 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Sporting Clube de Goa held by Churchill to goalless draw. Sporting Clube de Goa. 15 November 2014. 17 December 2014. 24 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224051828/https://sportingclubedegoa.wordpress.com/tag/glenton-wolfe/.
  3. Web site: Moved to Port of Spain.
  4. News: Trinidad and Tobago – List of Champions. Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. 2009-07-31.