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W Connection
Full nameW Connection Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Savonetta Boys
Founded1999
GroundManny Ramjohn Stadium
Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity10,000
OwnerDavid John-Williams
ManagerStuart Charles-Fevrier
LeagueTT Pro League
2015–16TT Pro League, 4th

W Connection Football Club is a football 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.[2] In 1999, their first season, the club finished third in the league, while winning the FA Trophy. 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 First Citizens Cup 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

Champions (5): 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011–12, 2013–14
Big Six Winners (1): 2007

Cups and trophies

Winners (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013–14
Runners-up (3): 2003, 2008, 2009
Winners (6): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003
Winners (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
Winners (3): 2005, 2011, 2013
Winners (6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014
Runners-up (3): 2005, 2006, 2011
Winners (2): 2009, 2013
Runners-up (1): 2014

International Honours

Winners (5): 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2013
Runners-up (3): 2000, 2003, 2012

Record

Year-by-year

Season League Season FA Trophy First
Citizens Cup 		Digicel
Pro Bowl 		TOYOTA
Classic 		Lucozade Sport
Goal Shield 		CFU Club
Championship 		CONCACAF
Champions League
League Result Big Six
1999 3rd Started in 2004 Champions Started in 2000 Started in 2001 Started in 2005 Started in 2009 Not Held Did not qualify
2000 Champions Champions Semi-finals Final† Did not qualify
2001 Champions Round of 32 Champions Champions Final‡ Not Held
2002 2nd Champions Final Champions Champions* First Round
2003–04 2nd Final Final Unknown Final First Round
2004 2nd 2nd Abandoned Champions Champions Did not qualify
2005 Champions 3rd Quarter-finals Champions Final Champions Did not qualify
2006 2nd 2nd Quarter-finals Champions Final Quarter-finals Champions Did not qualify
2007 4th Winners Quarter-finals Champions Champions Quarter-finals Did not qualify Quarter-finals
2008 2nd 2nd Final Champions Semi-finals Quarter-finals Not Held Did not qualify
2009 4th 3rd Final Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Champions Champions Did not qualify
2010–11 4th Discontinued 1st Round Semi-finals Not Held Group Stage Not held Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011–12 1st Semi-finals Semi-finals Final Champions Final Did not qualify
2012–13 3rd First Round Semi-finals Champions Semi-finals Champions 2nd** Group Stage
2013–14 Champions Champions Semi-finals Champions Champions Final Did Not Qualify Group Stage

†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 Arnett Gardens.
**W Connection, winner of Group A, are considered runners-up as they finished with fewer points than Valencia FC.

International Competition

Group Stage v. Jamaica Tivoli Gardens – 1:1
Group Stage v. Dominica Café Sisserou Strikers – 11:0
Group Stage v. Antigua and Barbuda Empire – 3:3
Championship Group v. Jamaica Harbour View – 3:1
Championship Group v. Haiti Carioca – 1:1
Championship Group v. Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public – 0:1
First Round v. Guyana Conquerors – 2:1, 8:0 (W Connection advances 10:1 on aggregate)
Group Stage v. Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia – 3:1
Group Stage v. Haiti RCH – 4:0
First Round v. United States Kansas City Wizards – 0:1, 0:2 (Kansas City Wizards advances 3:0 on aggregate)
Group Stage v. Jamaica Harbour View – 2:1
Group Stage v. France US Robert – 2:0
First Round v. Mexico Toluca – 3:3, 2:3 (Toluca advances 6:5 on aggregate)
First Round v. Suriname FCS Nacional – 3:0, 0:2 (W Connection advances 3:2 on aggregate)
Semi-finals v. Jamaica Portmore United – 0:0, 1:0 (W Connection advances 1:0 on aggregate)
Final v. Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh – 1:2, 1:2 (San Juan Jabloteh wins 4:2 on penalties)
Group Stage v. Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers – 5:0
Group Stage v. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders – 1:0
Semi-finals v. Jamaica Harbour View – 3:2
Final v. Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh – 1:0
Quarter-finals v. Mexico Guadalajara – 2:1, 0:3 (CD Guadalajara advances 4:2 on aggregate)
First Round v. Dominica Bath Estate – 5:0, 12:1 (W Connection advances 17:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Haiti Cavaly – 3:1, 1:0 (W Connection advances 4:1 on aggregate)
Semi-finals v. Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh – 2:1
Final v. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders – 2:1
Preliminary Round v. United States New York Red Bulls – 2:2, 2:1 (W Connection advances 4:3 on aggregate)
Group Stage v. Guatemala Comunicaciones – 1:2, 3:0
Group Stage v. Mexico UNAM – 2:2, 1:2
Group Stage v. Honduras Real España – 0:1, 3:2
Group Stage v. Guatemala Xelajú – 2:2, 2:3
Group Stage v. Mexico Guadalajara – 0:4, 1:1
Group Stage v. Panama Árabe Unido – 1:3, 0:2
Group Stage v. United States Houston Dynamo – 0:0, 0:2
Group Stage v. Mexico Santos Laguna – 0:4, 0:1
Group Stage v. Costa Rica Saprissa – 0:4, 2:1
TBD

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Terrence Lewis
2 DF Saint Lucia LCA Kurt Frederick
3 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Gerard Williams (Captain)
4 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Maurice Ford
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tristan Hodge
11 MF Saint Lucia LCA Tremain Paul
12 FW Suriname SUR Dimitrie Apai
13 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Hughtun Hector
14 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Andre Toussaint
16 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Alvin Jones
17 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Aikim Andrews
18 GK Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Julani Archibald
20 FW Grenada GRN Jamal Charles
22 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Aquelius Sylvester
25 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Daneil Cyrus
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Panama PAN Paolo De La Guardia
27 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jelani Peters
29 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Akeem Garcia
32 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Isaiah Hudson
34 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jabari Mitchell
35 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Martieon Watson
37 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Shirlo Johnson
40 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Isaiah Garcia
43 FW Saint Lucia LCA Malik St. Prix
45 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kori Cupid
48 MF Saint Lucia LCA Zaine Pierre
65 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Neil Benjamin Jr.
— FW Saint Lucia LCA Eden Charles
— FW Saint Lucia LCA Jamil Joseph

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Mekeil Williams (at Colorado Rapids until Aug 31, 2015)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Shannon Gomez (at New York City FC until Dec 31, 2016)

Staff

Technical Staff

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