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Trinidad and Tobago
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Soca Warriors
AssociationTrinidad and Tobago
Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachColombia Francisco Maturana
CaptainAurtis Whitley
Most capsAngus Eve (117)
Top scorerStern John (69)
Home stadiumHasely Crawford Stadium
FIFA codeTRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current78
Highest25 (June 2001)
Lowest102 (July 2008)
First international
File:Trinidad & Tobago Blue Ensign 1889.PNG Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 3 Dutch Guiana Netherlands
(Trinidad and Tobago; August 6, 1934)
Biggest win
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 0 Aruba Aruba
(Grenada; June 4, 1989)
Biggest defeat
Mexico Mexico 7 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Mexico City, Mexico; October 8, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRound 1, 2006
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1991)
Best resultSemifinals, 2000

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals.

The separate Trinidad and Tobago football teams are not related to the national team and are not directly affiliated with the game's governing bodies of FIFA or CONCACAF but are affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation.

Home ground

The national team plays their home games generally in one of three stadia in the country. Games of significant importance are usually played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. However, many World Cup qualification matches have been played at the Queen's Park Oval, a multipurpose stadium that is primarily used for cricket. Low-profile games, such as international friendlies against other islands in the Caribbean, are played at Marvin Lee Stadium.

FIFA World Cup

1974 World Cup

At the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, Trinidad and Tobago fell two points short of qualifying for the 1974 World Cup Finals in controversial fashion. Trinidad and Tobago lost a crucial game on December 4, 1973 against hosts Haiti 2-1 having five of their goals disallowed. The referee, Jose Enrique of El Salvador and a Canadian linesman James Higuet were subsequently banned for life by FIFA for the dubious events of the match.[1] [2] [3]

1990 World Cup

Trinidad and Tobago came within one game of qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy. Dubbed the Strike Squad during the qualifying campaign, Trinidad and Tobago needed only a draw to qualify in their final game played at home against the United States on November 19, 1989. In front of an over-capacity crowd of over 30,000 at the National Stadium on Red Day,[4] Paul Caligiuri of the USA scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute dashing Trinidad and Tobago's qualification hopes.[5] For the good behaviour of the crowd at the stadium, despite the devastating loss and overcrowded stands, the spectators of Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1989. [6]

2006 World Cup

Main article: Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany, its first-ever qualification for the tournament. During their qualifying campaign, they sat at the bottom of the table in the final round of qualifying with one point from three games. However, after the arrival of Leo Beenhakker as team coach and the recalling of veteran players Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy, Trinidad and Tobago reversed its fortunes and placed fourth in the group. They qualified via a playoff against Bahrain, recovering from a 1-1 draw at home to win 1-0 away from home in Manama to book a place in the finals.

In Germany, Trinidad and Tobago was grouped with England, Sweden and Paraguay in Group B. They drew their first game 0-0 against Sweden despite going down to ten men early in the second half. They lost both their remaining games against England and Paraguay by a 2-0 margin.

They became the smallest country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2006, succeeding Haiti for the title.

2010 World Cup qualification

Trinidad and Tobago are currently attempting to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. They began their campaign in the second round with a home-and-away series against Bermuda. Trinidad and Tobago lost the first game at home 1-2 on June 15 but bounced back to win the away leg in Bermuda 2-0 to progress to the third round 3-2 on aggregate.

Trinidad and Tobago played in Group 1 alongside the United States, Guatemala and Cuba. Trinidad and Tobago progressed to the fourth round by placing second in the group with eleven points from six games. The fourth round is also played in a home-and-away format among the six teams involved. The other teams in the fourth round include the United States, Honduras, Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador The top three teams in the fourth round will qualify for the World Cup Finals, while the fourth-placed team will enter a home-and-away playoff against the fifth-placed CONMEBOL team for a qualification spot.

Fourth round

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Fourth Round

World Cup record

Year Round Year Round
Uruguay, 1930 Did not enter West Germany, 1974 Did not qualify
Italy, 1934 Did not enter Argentina, 1978 Did not qualify
France, 1938 Did not enter Spain, 1982 Did not qualify
Brazil, 1950 Did not enter Mexico, 1986 Did not qualify
Switzerland, 1954 Did not enter Italy, 1990 Did not qualify
Sweden, 1958 Did not enter United States, 1994 Did not qualify
Chile, 1962 Did not enter France, 1998 Did not qualify
England, 1966 Did not qualify South Korea/Japan, 2002 Did not qualify
Mexico, 1970 Did not qualify Germany, 2006 Round 1

CONCACAF Championship record

CONCACAF Gold Cup record

Trinidad and Tobago has appeared in seven CONCACAF Gold Cup finals to date. Trinidad and Tobago's best performance was in 2000 when they reached the Semifinals, losing to eventual winners Canada 0-1.

Caribbean Cup record

Trinidad and Tobago has won eight out of thirteen Caribbean Cups since its inception in 1989.

Player records

Most capped players

0 # 0 0 Name 0 0 Career 0 0 Caps 0 0 Goals 0
1 Angus Eve 1994–2005 117 34
2 Stern John 1995– 104 69
3 Marvin Andrews 1996–2006 99 10
4 Russell Latapy 1988– 74 29
Dennis Lawrence 2000– 74 4
6 Arnold Dwarika 1993–2004 70 27
7 Ansil Elcock 1994–2004 69 0
8 Anthony Rougier 1995–2005 68 5
9 Clayton Ince 1997– 67 0
10 Stokely Mason 1996–2004 61 4
Avery John 1996–2008 61 0
Carlos Edwards 1999– 61 1

Leading goalscorers

0 # 0 0 Name 0 0 Career 0 0 Caps 0 0 Goals 0
1 Stern John 1995– 104 69
2 Angus Eve 1994–2005 117 34
3 Russell Latapy 1988– 74 29
4 Arnold Dwarika 1993–2004 70 27
5 Leonson Lewis 1988–1996 30 21
6 Nigel Pierre 1999–2005 58 20
7 Steve David 1972–1976 16
Dwight Yorke 1989– 59 16
9 Cornell Glenn 2002–2006 38 11
Jerren Nixon 1994–2004 38 11
Gary Glasgow 1997–2007 53 11

Source: RSSSF [7] and Soca Warriors Online

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

Below is a table containing the results of recent matches involving the Men's Senior National team and known upcoming fixtures.

Date Location Opponent Score1 Competition Trinidad and Tobago scorers Opponent scorers
June 15, 2008 Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Bermuda 1-2 L WCQ Round 2 Stern John 22' John Barry Nusum 8' 40'
June 22, 2008 Bermuda National Stadium, Bermuda  Bermuda 2-0 W WCQ Round 2 Darryl Roberts 9' Stern John 66'
July 8, 2008 [8] Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Guyana 2-0 W F Clyde Leon 7', Keon Daniel 69'
July 17, 2008 [9] Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Netherlands Antilles 2-0 W F Andre Toussaint 63', Anthony Wolfe 90'
July 30, 2008 [10] Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Haiti 2-0 W F Keyeno Thomas 61', Cornell Glenn 68'
August 10, 2008 [11] Port-Au-Prince, Haiti  Haiti 0-1 L F Fucien Brunel 50'
August 14, 2008 [12] Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, USA  El Salvador 3-1 W F Cornell Glenn 18' 80', Anthony Wolfe 75' Cristian Castillo 31'
August 20, 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Cuba  Cuba 3-1 W WCQ Round 3 Keon Daniel 21' 61', Cornell Glenn 66' Jeniel Marquez 89'
September 3, 2008 [10] Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Guyana 3-0 W F Carlos Edwards 59', Cornell Glen 62', Dennis Lawrence 88'
September 6, 2008 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Guatemala 1-1 D WCQ Round 3 Keon Daniel 84' Carlos Gallardo 90'
September 10, 2008 Toyota Park, United States  United States 0-3 L WCQ Round 3 Michael Bradley 9',Clint Dempsey 17', Brian Ching 57'
October 8, 2008 [10] Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Dominican Republic 9-0 W F Jason Scotland 29' 32' 35', Federico Rodriguez (OG)44', Cornell Glen 51' 68' 73', Anthony Wolfe 82', Darryl Roberts 87'
October 11, 2008 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala  Guatemala 0-0 D WCQ Round 3
October 15, 2008 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  United States 2-1 W WCQ Round 3 Russell Latapy 62', Dwight Yorke 79' Charlie Davies 75'
November 5, 2008 Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Antigua and Barbuda 3-2 W Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Cornell Glen 69' Arnold Dwarika 73' Andre Toussaint 88' Peter Beyers 24' Randolph Burton 90'
November 7, 2008 Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3-1 W Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Keon Daniel 37', Khaleem Hyland 65', Devon Jorsling 67' Jevon Francis 88'
November 9, 2008 Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Guyana 1-1 D Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Devon Jorsling 82' Gregory Richardson 58'(pen)
November 19, 2008 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Cuba 3-0 W WCQ Round 3 Kenwyne Jones 67', Dwight Yorke 69', Keon Daniel 89'
December 3, 2008 Independence Park, Jamaica  Grenada 1-2 L Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Cornell Glen 69' Kithson Bain 36', Ricky Charles 90'
December 5, 2008 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny  Barbados 2-1 W Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Errol McFarlane 42'(pen), 73'(pen) Gregory Goodridge 13'
December 7, 2008 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny  Jamaica 1-1 D Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Errol McFarlane 80' Eric Vernan 46'
February 11, 2009 Estadio Cuscatlán, El Salvador  El Salvador 2-2 D WCQ Round 4 Carlos Edwards 7', Dwight Yorke 26' Osael Romero 82' 90+'
March 28, 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Honduras WCQ Round 4
April 1, 2009 LP Field, United States  United States WCQ Round 4
June 6, 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Costa Rica WCQ Round 4
June 10, 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico  Mexico WCQ Round 4
August 12, 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  El Salvador WCQ Round 4
September 5, 2009 Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Honduras  Honduras WCQ Round 4
September 9, 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  United States WCQ Round 4
October 10, 2009 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Costa Rica  Costa Rica WCQ Round 4
October 14, 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago  Mexico WCQ Round 4

1 - Trinidad and Tobago score always listed first

Key

Current squad

Squad for the World Cup Qualifier match against El Salvador on February 11, 2009.

Caps and goals as of February 15, 2009.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
18 1GK Marvin Phillip (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 39) 21 0 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
1 1GK Clayton Ince (1972-07-12) July 12, 1972 (age 51) 73 0 England Wallsall
3 2DF Aklie Edwards (1985-06-17) June 17, 1985 (age 39) 19 1 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
5 2DF Keyeno Thomas (1977-12-29) December 29, 1977 (age 46) 68 2 Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public FC
4 2DF Makan Hislop (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39) 29 0 Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin
6 2DF Dennis Lawrence (1974-01-18) January 18, 1974 (age 50) 82 5 Wales Swansea City
7 3MF Christopher Birchall (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984 (age 40) 32 4 England Brighton & Hove Albion
9 3MF Keon Daniel (1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 37) 29 8 Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin
2 3MF Clyde Leon (1983-12-08) December 8, 1983 (age 40) 20 1 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
11 3MF Carlos Edwards (1978-10-24) October 24, 1978 (age 45) 69 3 England Sunderland
17 3MF Dwight Yorke (captain) (1971-12-03) December 3, 1971 (age 52) 61 19 England Sunderland
10 3MF Russell Latapy (1968-08-02) August 2, 1968 (age 55) 76 29 Scotland Falkirk
8 4FW Anthony Wolfe (1983-12-23) December 23, 1983 (age 40) 20 4 Trinidad and Tobago North East Stars
16 3MF Silvio Spann (1981-08-21) August 21, 1981 (age 42) 36 2 Wales Wrexham
12 3MF Densill Theobald (1982-06-27) June 27, 1982 (age 41) 57 2 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
13 4FW Cornell Glen (1980-10-21) October 21, 1980 (age 43) 54 21 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
14 4FW Stern John (1976-10-30) October 30, 1976 (age 47) 107 69 England Bristol City
15 4FW Kenwyne Jones (1984-10-05) October 5, 1984 (age 39) 36 4 England Sunderland

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
Jan-Michael Williams (1984-10-26) October 26, 1984 (age 39) Hungary Ferencvarosi TC 21 (0) v El Salvador, August 14, 2008
Glenroy Samuel (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990 (age 34) Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 0 (0) v Barbados, May 11, 2008
Tony Warner (1974-05-11) May 11, 1974 (age 50) England Hull City 1 (0) v El Salvador, August 14, 2006
Defenders
Kern Cupid (1984-04-11) April 11, 1984 (age 40) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 8 (1) v Guyana, July 8, 2008
Gyasi Joyce (1988-10-31) October 31, 1988 (age 35) Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 4 (0) v Guyana, July 8, 2008
Kareem Smith (1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 39) Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin 5 (0) v Bermuda, June 15, 2008
Ancil Farrier (1986-07-21) July 21, 1986 (age 37) United States Southern Connecticut State University 4 (0) v Bermuda, June 15, 2008
Avery John (1975-06-18) June 18, 1975 (age 49) United States Miami FC 69 (0) v Barbados, May 11, 2008
Julius James (1984-07-09) July 9, 1984 (age 39) United States Houston Dynamo 3 (0) v Jamaica, March 26, 2008
Seon Power (1984-02-02) February 2, 1984 (age 40) Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 20 (1) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Anthony Noreiga (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982 (age 42) Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 7 (0) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Midfielders
Kerry Baptiste (1981-12-01) December 1, 1981 (age 42) Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C. 44 (6) v Cuba, August 20, 2008
Collin Samuel (1981-08-27) August 27, 1981 (age 42) Scotland St. Johnstone F.C. 23 (4) v El Salvador, August 14, 2004
Aurtis Whitley (1977-05-01) May 1, 1977 (age 47) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 41 (2) v El Salvador, August 14, 2008
Kevon Carter (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983 (age 40) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 6 (1) v Guyana, July 8, 2008
Hayden Tinto (1985-08-31) August 31, 1985 (age 38) Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 6 (0) v Bermuda, June 15, 2008
Khaleem Hyland (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989 (age 35) Belgium SV Zulte Waregem 25 (2) v Barbados, May 11, 2008
Osei Telesford (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983 (age 40) Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 19 (1) v Barbados, May 11, 2008
Trent Noel (1976-01-14) January 14, 1976 (age 48) Trinidad and Tobago Jabloteh 14 (0) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Conrad Smith (1981-12-04) December 4, 1981 (age 42) Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 17 (2) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Lester Peltier (1988-09-13) September 13, 1988 (age 35) Trinidad and Tobago Jabloteh 2 (0) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Jason Marcano (1983-12-30) December 30, 1983 (age 40) Trinidad and Tobago Jabloteh 2 (0) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Josh Johnson (1981-04-16) April 16, 1981 (age 43) Wales Rhyl FC 4 (0) v Puerto Rico, January 26, 2008
Strikers
Errol McFarlane (1977-10-12) October 12, 1977 (age 46) Lebanon Al-Mabarrah 13 (7) v Cuba, August 20, 2008
Kevaughn Connell (1983-07-23) July 23, 1983 (age 40) France L'Entente SSG 5 (0) v Haiti, July 30, 2008
Randi Patterson (1985-04-16) April 16, 1985 (age 39) United States Charleston Battery 2 (0) v Jamaica, March 26, 2008
Scott Sealy (1981-06-04) June 4, 1981 (age 43) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. 24 (2) v Guyana, July 8, 2002
Darryl Roberts (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983 (age 40) Turkey Denizlispor 18 (3) v Guyana, July 8, 2008
Jamal Gay (1989-02-09) February 9, 1989 (age 35) Germany RW Oberhausen 3 (1) v Barbados, May 11, 2008
Devon Jorsling (1983-12-27) December 27, 1983 (age 40) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 6 (4) v Barbados, May 11, 2008
Jason Scotland (1979-02-18) February 18, 1979 (age 45) Wales Swansea City 36 (8) v Guyana, July 8, 2002

Managerial history

Name 0 Nationality 0 From To
Francisco Maturana Colombia Columbia January 4, 2008 Present
Wim Rijsbergen Netherlands Netherlands July 11, 2006 December 4, 2007
Leo Beenhakker Netherlands Netherlands March 31, 2005 June 20, 2006
Bertille St Clair Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago January 16, 2004 March 31, 2005
Stuart Charles Fevrier Saint Lucia Saint Lucia May 15, 2003 January 16, 2004
Zoran Vranes Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia April 2, 2003 May 14, 2003
Hannibal Najjar Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago October 23, 2002 April 1, 2003
Rene Simoes Brazil Brazil June 2001 May 2002
Ian Porterfield Scotland Scotland March 1, 2000 June 25, 2001
Bertille St Clair Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago May 1997 March 2000

Other former managers include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors set to give them all in Germany, Guardian UK. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  2. ^ Football: Carnival time and the Trinis are up for the party, The Independent. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Trinidad Express - Haitian robbery: Trinidad and Tobago cheated W/Cup spot, Socawarriors.net. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  4. ^ Red-Day, Nov, 19, 1989, Youtube.com. Accessed: June 23, 2008.
  5. ^ Pulse: Thank You Trinidad and Tobago Warriors, Trinidad Guardian. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  6. ^ FIFA Fair Play Awards, FIFA.com. Accessed June 23, 2008.
  7. ^ Trinidad and Tobago - Record International Players, The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, Accessed June 23, 2008.
  8. ^ Trinidad and Tobago WINS 2-0, Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Accessed July 9, 2008.
  9. ^ TWO IS ENOUGH VERSUS N/ANTILLES, Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Accessed July 17, 2008.
  10. ^ a b c [http://ttffonline.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=1 Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Accessed July 30, 2008.]
  11. ^ [http://ttffonline.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=1 Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Accessed 10 August 10 2008.]
  12. ^ [http://ttffonline.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=1 Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Accessed 14 August 14 2008.]

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