W Connection F.C.

W Connection

Full name	W Connection Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)	Savonetta Boys
Founded	1999
Ground	Manny Ramjohn Stadium Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity	10,000
Owner	David John-Williams
Manager	Stuart Charles-Fevrier
League	TT Pro League
2015–16	TT Pro League, 4th
Home colours Away colours

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

• TT Pro League

Champions (5): 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011–12, 2013–14

Big Six Winners (1): 2007

Cups and trophies

• FA Trophy

Winners (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013–14

Runners-up (3): 2003, 2008, 2009

• First Citizens Cup

Winners (6): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003

• Digicel Charity Shield

Winners (3): 2012, 2013, 2014

• TOYOTA Classic: 2

Winners (3): 2005, 2011, 2013

• Digicel Pro Bowl

Winners (6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014

Runners-up (3): 2005, 2006, 2011

• Lucozade Sport Goal Shield

Winners (2): 2009, 2013

Runners-up (1): 2014

International Honours

• CFU Club Championship

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

• 2000 CFU Club Championship

Group Stage v. Tivoli Gardens – 1:1

Group Stage v. Café Sisserou Strikers – 11:0

Group Stage v. Empire – 3:3

Championship Group v. Harbour View – 3:1

Championship Group v. Carioca – 1:1

Championship Group v. Joe Public – 0:1

• 2001 CFU Club Championship

First Round v. Conquerors – 2:1, 8:0 (W Connection advances 10:1 on aggregate)

Group Stage v. Jong Colombia – 3:1

Group Stage v. RCH – 4:0

• 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. Kansas City Wizards – 0:1, 0:2 (Kansas City Wizards advances 3:0 on aggregate)

• 2002 CFU Club Championship

Group Stage v. Harbour View – 2:1

Group Stage v. US Robert – 2:0

• 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. Toluca – 3:3, 2:3 (Toluca advances 6:5 on aggregate)

• 2003 CFU Club Championship

First Round v. FCS Nacional – 3:0, 0:2 (W Connection advances 3:2 on aggregate)

Semi-finals v. Portmore United – 0:0, 1:0 (W Connection advances 1:0 on aggregate)

Final v. San Juan Jabloteh – 1:2, 1:2 (San Juan Jabloteh wins 4:2 on penalties)

• 2006 CFU Club Championship

Group Stage v. Hoppers – 5:0

Group Stage v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 1:0

Semi-finals v. Harbour View – 3:2

Final v. San Juan Jabloteh – 1:0

• 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Quarter-finals v. Guadalajara – 2:1, 0:3 (CD Guadalajara advances 4:2 on aggregate)

• 2009 CFU Club Championship

First Round v. Bath Estate – 5:0, 12:1 (W Connection advances 17:1 on aggregate)

Second Round v. Cavaly – 3:1, 1:0 (W Connection advances 4:1 on aggregate)

Semi-finals v. San Juan Jabloteh – 2:1

Final v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 2:1

• 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

Preliminary Round v. New York Red Bulls – 2:2, 2:1 (W Connection advances 4:3 on aggregate)

Group Stage v. Comunicaciones – 1:2, 3:0

Group Stage v. UNAM – 2:2, 1:2

Group Stage v. Real España – 0:1, 3:2

• 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

Group Stage v. Xelajú – 2:2, 2:3

Group Stage v. Guadalajara – 0:4, 1:1

• 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League

Group Stage v. Árabe Unido – 1:3, 0:2

Group Stage v. Houston Dynamo – 0:0, 0:2

• 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Group Stage v. Santos Laguna – 0:4, 0:1

Group Stage v. Saprissa – 0:4, 2:1

• 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

TBD

Players

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Terrence Lewis 2 DF Kurt Frederick 3 MF Gerard Williams (Captain) 4 DF Maurice Ford 5 DF Tristan Hodge 11 MF Tremain Paul 12 FW Dimitrie Apai 13 MF Hughtun Hector 14 MF Andre Toussaint 16 DF Alvin Jones 17 MF Aikim Andrews 18 GK Julani Archibald 20 FW Jamal Charles 22 GK Aquelius Sylvester 25 DF Daneil Cyrus

No. Position Player 26 DF Paolo De La Guardia 27 DF Jelani Peters 29 FW Akeem Garcia 32 MF Isaiah Hudson 34 MF Jabari Mitchell 35 DF Martieon Watson 37 FW Shirlo Johnson 40 FW Isaiah Garcia 43 FW Malik St. Prix 45 DF Kori Cupid 48 MF Zaine Pierre 65 FW Neil Benjamin Jr. FW Eden Charles FW 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. Position Player DF Mekeil Williams (at Colorado Rapids until Aug 31, 2015)

No. Position Player DF Shannon Gomez (at New York City FC until Dec 31, 2016)

Staff

Technical Staff

Technical Director/Head Coach: Stuart Charles Fevrier Assistant Coach: Earl Jean Assistant Coach: Eligah Joseph Goalkeeper Coach: Trevor Nottingham

Management President/Chief Executive Officer: Renee John-Williams Chairman of the Board: David Martin

Youth The youth teams of the club are member of the OASIS Youth League.[3] References Club Info – W Connection "Our History". W Connection Official Website. Retrieved 2008-09-28. Youth.TT Pro League.com External links Official Website Profile on Soca Warriors Online