AC Port of Spain

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AC Port of Spain
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Full nameAthletic Club of Port of Spain
Nickname(s)AC POS
Founded2002;22 years ago (2002)
Ground Arima Velodrome
Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity17,000 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.

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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

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Marvin Phillip
3 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Maurice Ford
4 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Malik Mieres
5 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kerron St.Cyr
6 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Radanfah Abu Bakr
7 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Sedale McLean
8 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jean-Luc Rochford
9 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Tyrone Charles
10 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Duane Muckette
13 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Brandon Semper
14 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Haile Beckles
15 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI John-Paul Rochford
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Liam Burns
17 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kareem Eastman
18 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Anthony Charles
19 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jaydon Prowell
20 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jules Lee
21 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Che Benny
22 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jameel Neptune
25 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jomoul Francois
29 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jean-Heim Mcfee
30 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Brian Armstrong
88 GK Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jadel Poon-Lewis
99 GK Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Justin Dos Santos

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