Central F.C.

{{short description|Association football club in Trinidad and Tobago}} {{For|the 19th century club from [[Lennoxtown]] in Scotland|Central F.C. (Scotland)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Central FC | image = Central F.C.png | image_size = 300px | caption = | fullname = Central Football Club | nickname = ''The Sharks'' | shortname = | founded = {{Start date and years ago|2012|07| }} | dissolved = | ground = [[Ato Boldon Stadium]]<br />[[Couva]], Trinidad and Tobago | capacity = 10,000<ref>[http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/tri/ato_boldon_stadium Ato Boldon Stadium] Stadium Database</ref> | owntitle = Operation Director | owner = [[Brent Sancho]], Kevin Harrison | chrtitle = | chairman = | mgrtitle = Head Coach | manager = ''Vacant'' | kit manufacturer = | main sponsor = | league = [[TT Pro League]] | season = [[2024–25 TT Pro League|2024–25]] | position = TT Pro League, 2nd | website = | kit_alt1 = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | kit_alt2 = Black and white stripes | pattern_la2 = _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes_alt | pattern_b2 = _neftçi12h | pattern_ra2 = _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes_alt | pattern_sh2 = _adidas_white | pattern_so2 = _3_stripes_white | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = ffffff | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | pattern_name3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = | American = }}

'''Central Football Club''' is a Trinidad and Tobago professional [[Association football|football]] club, based in [[California, Trinidad and Tobago|California]], that plays in the [[TT Pro League]]. Founded in 2012, the ''Sharks'' were the 21st team to join the Pro League and plays its home matches in [[Ato Boldon Stadium]] located in nearby [[Couva]].

==History== Central FC was founded in July 2012,<ref name=founding>{{cite web|title=Sancho Launches Central FC|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/11246-sancho-launches-central-fc.html|publisher=SocaWarriors.net|access-date=4 August 2012|date=27 July 2012}}</ref> with the ambition to become a high achieving club on the pitch and an active club within its community. In the club's first season, Central completed twelve projects designed to promote football within the local community. Former [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] international [[association football|football]] player [[Brent Sancho]] was the Chief Executive Officer.

On 13 August 2012, former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[England national football team|England]] international [[Graham Rix]] was named the club's first manager for their inaugural Pro League season.<ref name=rixappoint>{{cite news |title = Central FC unveils head coach Graham Rix |url = http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/11325-central-fc-unveils-head-coach-graham-rix.html |publisher = Central FC Media |date = 15 August 2012 |access-date = 15 August 2012}}</ref> However, when Rix resigned after only five months and returned to his native [[England]],<ref name=rixdepart>{{cite news |title= Fenwick is back; ex-Jabloteh coach takes over at Central |url=http://www.wired868.com/2013/01/05/fenwick-is-back-ex-jabloteh-coach-takes-over-at-central/ |work= Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) |date=5 January 2013 |access-date=5 January 2013 }}</ref> the club appointed former [[San Juan Jabloteh F.C.|San Juan Jabloteh]] manager and England international [[Terry Fenwick]].<ref name=fenwickcentral>{{cite news |title = Fenwick returns to the top flight, joins Central FC |url = http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450:fenwick-returns-to-the-top-flight-joins-central-fc&catid=1:domestic-news&Itemid=2 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130216225427/http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450:fenwick-returns-to-the-top-flight-joins-central-fc&catid=1:domestic-news&Itemid=2 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 16 February 2013 |publisher = Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) |date = 5 January 2013 |access-date = 5 January 2013 }}</ref>

===Inaugural season===

Central FC began play in the [[2012–13 TT Pro League]] season with their first match on 19 October 2012, against [[Police FC (Trinidad and Tobago)|Police]], which they won 1–0 following a goal from former [[Captain (association football)|captain]] [[Anthony Wolfe]].<ref name=firstleaguegoal>{{cite news |title = Central edges Police for maiden Pro League win |url = http://www.wired868.com/2012/10/19/central-edges-police-for-maiden-pro-league-win/ |publisher = Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) |date = 19 October 2012 |access-date = 19 October 2012}}</ref> The ''Sharks'' finished in a solid fifth position after their inaugural Pro League season having won eight from their 21 matches. However, the club's most significant accomplishment during their first season came in the [[2012–13 Trinidad and Tobago Cup|FA Trophy]] after advancing to the final before losing 1–0 to [[Caledonia AIA F.C.|Caledonia AIA]].<ref name=caledoniadefend>{{cite news |title = Edwards shines as Caledonia defends FA Trophy with 2–0 win over Central |url = http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1513:edwards-shines-as-caledonia-defends-fa-trophy-with-2-0-win-over-central&catid=1:domestic-news&Itemid=2 |publisher = Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) |date = 2 March 2013 |access-date = 2 March 2013}}</ref>

Following the season, Central hosted a pre-season tour of Trinidad and Tobago for [[Football League One]] club, [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] in July 2013.<ref name=itinerarywalsall>{{cite news |title = Saddlers head to Caribbean on Wednesday... |url = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/trinidad-schedule-887389.aspx |publisher = Walsall FC Press Release |date = 2 July 2013 |access-date = 3 July 2013}}</ref> During the [[England]] club's visit, Central arranged for the ''Saddlers'' to visit four coaching schools and compete in three [[Exhibition game#Association football|exhibition matches]].<ref name=walsallfc>{{cite news |title = Walsall to test Pro League All-Star Team ... England League One club to tour T&T |url = http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php/domestic-news-2013/1649-walsall-to-test-pro-league-all-star-team-england-league-one-club-to-tour-t-t |publisher = TTProLeague.com |author = Randy Bando |date = 30 June 2013 |access-date = 3 July 2013}}</ref> The tour also provided four Central FC players a week trial with Walsall.<ref name=centralfctrain>{{cite news |title = Central FC players to join training during tour... |url = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/trinidad-story-888040.aspx |publisher = Walsall FC Press Release |date = 2 July 2013 |access-date = 3 July 2013}}</ref>

==Managers== * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Rix]] (2012) * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Fenwick]] (2013–2014) * {{flagicon|FRY}} [[Zoran Vranes]] (2014–2015) * {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Dale Saunders (soccer)|Dale Saunders]] (2016–2017) * {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]] (2017–2020)

==Players== {{Fs start|nat=|pos=|no=|name=}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Marvin Phillip ]]|pos=GK|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Keinol Paul ]]|pos=GK|other=}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jabari Brice ]]|pos=GK|other=}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Levi Fernández ]]|pos=GK|other=}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Joshua Ragoo ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Tariq Mulraine ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Noel Williams (footballer)|Noel Williams]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jamal Jack ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Malik Mieres ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Seon Thomas ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Joevin Jones ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Ross Russell Jr. ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Damani Richards ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jameel Neptune ]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Alvin Jones (footballer)|Alvin Jones]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Daniel David (footballer)|Daniel David]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Rhondel Gibson ]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Liam Burns (Trinidad and Tobago footballer)|Liam Burns]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Emmanuel Thomas ]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jared London ]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jameel Antoine ]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Julio Noel ]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kadeem Corbin ]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Tyrone Charles ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Sedale McLean ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Gary Griffith (footballer)|Gary Griffith]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Sean Bonval ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Isaiah Lee ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jamal Gay ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Ja-Shawn Thomas ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kenton James ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Miquel Williams ]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs end}}

==Honours==

===Domestic=== * '''[[TT Pro League]]''' ** Winners (3): [[2014–15 TT Pro League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 TT Pro League|2015–16]], [[2016–17 TT Pro League|2016–17]] * '''[[Trinidad and Tobago Cup|FA Trophy]]''' ** Runners-up (2): [[2012–13 Trinidad and Tobago Cup|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Trinidad and Tobago Cup|2013–14]] * '''[[Trinidad and Tobago League Cup|First Citizens Cup]]''' ** Winners (2): [[2013 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup|2013]], [[2014 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup|2014]] * '''[[Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield|Lucozade Sport Goal Shield]]''' ** Winners (1): [[2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield|2014]]

===Regional=== * '''[[CFU Club Championship]]''' ** Winners (2): [[2015 CFU Club Championship|2015]], [[2016 CFU Club Championship|2016]]

==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.socawarriors.net/ Central F.C.] on Soca Warriors Online

{{Navboxes colour | bg = black | fg = white | bordercolor = red | title = Central Football Club | list1 = {{Central FC squad}} {{Central FC managers}} }}

[[Category:Central F.C.| ]] [[Category:Football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago]] [[Category:2012 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2012]]