W Connection F.C.

{{short description|Association football club in Trinidad and Tobago}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = W. Connection | image = W Connection FC.svg| upright = 0.9 | fullname = W Connection Football Club<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showClubInfo&p=2&cid=4&Itemid=21|title=Club Info – W Connection|website=ttproleague.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321192657/http://ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showClubInfo&p=2&cid=4&Itemid=21|url-status=live}}</ref> | nickname = ''Savonetta Boys'' | founded = {{Start date and age|1999}} | ground = Manny Ramjohn Stadium Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago| capacity = 10,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/tri/mannie_ramjohn_stadium|title=Mannie Ramjohn Stadium – StadiumDB.com|website=stadiumdb.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928123647/http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/tri/mannie_ramjohn_stadium|url-status=live}}</ref> | owner = Luca Stewart-Rusin | manager = | league = | season = | position = | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_thinwhitesides|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=ffffff|body1=ffffff|rightarm1=ffffff|shorts1=ffffff|socks1=ffffff |pattern_la2=_shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt|pattern_b2=_shoulder_stripes_white_stripes|pattern_ra2=_shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt|pattern_sh2=_white_stripes |leftarm2=004225 |body2=004225 |rightarm2=004225 |shorts2=004225 |socks2=ffffff }}

'''W. Connection Football Club''' is a professional 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.

==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.<ref>{{cite news |title = Our History |url = http://www.wconnectionsportsgroup.com/cms/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Our+History&back=WiwiHome |publisher = W Connection Official Website |access-date = 2008-09-28 |archive-date = 2012-02-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120217012618/http://www.wconnectionsportsgroup.com/cms/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Our+History&back=WiwiHome |url-status = usurped }}</ref> 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 (3): 2002, 2006, 2009 **Runners-up (5): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015

==Record==

===Year-by-year=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !rowspan=2|'''Season''' !colspan=2|'''League Season''' !rowspan=2|'''FA Trophy''' !rowspan=2|'''First Citizens Cup''' !rowspan=2|'''Digicel Pro Bowl''' !rowspan=2|'''TOYOTA Classic''' !rowspan=2|'''Lucozade Sport Goal Shield''' !rowspan=2|'''CFU Club Championship''' !rowspan=2|'''CONCACAF Champions League''' |- !League Result !Big Six |- |'''1999''' |rowspan=1|3rd |rowspan=5|Started in 2004 |bgcolor="#FFDFDF"|Champions |rowspan=1|Started in 2000 |rowspan=2|Started in 2001 |rowspan=6|Started in 2005 |rowspan=10|Started in 2009 |''Not Held'' |''did not qualify'' |- |'''2000''' |bgcolor="#DFE7FF"|Champions |bgcolor="#FFDFDF"|Champions |Semi-finals |Final† |''did not qualify'' |- |'''2001''' |bgcolor="#DFE7FF"|Champions |Round of 32 |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |bgcolor="#C3B091"|Champions |Final‡ |''Not Held'' |- |'''2002''' |2nd |bgcolor="#FFDFDF"|Champions |Final |bgcolor="#C3B091"|Champions |bgcolor="#E8FFD8"|Champions* |First round |- |'''2003–04''' |2nd |Final |Final |''Unknown'' |Final |First round |- |'''2004''' |2nd |2nd |''Abandoned'' |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |bgcolor="#C3B091"|Champions |colspan=2|''did not qualify'' |- |'''2005''' |bgcolor="#DFE7FF"|Champions |3rd |Quarter-finals |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |Final |bgcolor="#DDCEF2"|Champions |colspan=2|''did not qualify'' |- |'''2006''' |2nd |2nd |Quarter-finals |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |Final |Quarter-finals |bgcolor="#E8FFD8"|Champions |''did not qualify'' |- |'''2007''' |4th |bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|Winners |Quarter-finals |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |bgcolor="#C3B091"|Champions |Quarter-finals |''did not qualify'' |Quarter-finals |- |'''2008''' |2nd |2nd |Final |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |Semi-finals |Quarter-finals |''Not Held'' |''did not qualify'' |- |'''2009''' |4th |3rd |Final |Quarter-finals |Quarter-finals |Quarter-finals |bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Champions |bgcolor="#E8FFD8"|Champions |''did not qualify'' |- |'''2010–11''' |4th |rowspan="4" |Discontinued |1st round |Semi-finals |''Not Held'' |Group stage |rowspan=2|''Not held'' |''did not qualify'' |''did not qualify'' |- |'''2011–12''' |bgcolor="#DFE7FF"|1st |Semi-finals |Semi-finals |Final |bgcolor="#DDCEF2"|Champions |Final ||''did not qualify'' |- |'''2012–13''' |3rd |First round |Semi-finals |bgcolor="#C3B091"|Champions |Semi-finals |bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Champions |2nd** |Group stage |- |'''2013–14''' |bgcolor="#E5E4E2"|Champions |bgcolor="#FFDFDF"|Champions |Semi-finals |bgcolor="#C3B091"|Champions |bgcolor="#DDCEF2"|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. {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Tivoli Gardens – 1:1 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Dominica}} Café Sisserou Strikers – 11:0 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Empire – 3:3 ::Championship Group v. {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Harbour View – 3:1 ::Championship Group v. {{flagicon|Haiti}} Carioca – 1:1 ::Championship Group v. {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Joe Public – 0:1

*'''2001 CFU Club Championship''' ::First Round v. {{flagicon|Guyana}} Conquerors – 2:1, 8:0 (W Connection advances 10:1 on aggregate) ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Netherlands Antilles}} Jong Colombia – 3:1 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Haiti}} RCH – 4:0

*'''2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup''' ::First Round v. {{flagicon|United States}} Kansas City Wizards – 0:1, 0:2 (Kansas City Wizards advances 3:0 on aggregate)

*'''2002 CFU Club Championship''' ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Harbour View – 2:1 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Martinique|snake}} US Robert – 2:0

*'''2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup''' ::First Round v. {{flagicon|Mexico}} Toluca – 3:3, 2:3 (Toluca advances 6:5 on aggregate)

*'''2003 CFU Club Championship''' ::First Round v. {{flagicon|Suriname}} FCS Nacional – 3:0, 0:2 (W Connection advances 3:2 on aggregate) ::Semi-finals v. {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Portmore United – 0:0, 1:0 (W Connection advances 1:0 on aggregate) ::Final v. {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} San Juan Jabloteh – 1:2, 1:2 (San Juan Jabloteh wins 4:2 on penalties)

*'''2006 CFU Club Championship''' ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Hoppers – 5:0 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico Islanders – 1:0 ::Semi-finals v. {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Harbour View – 3:2 ::Final v. {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} San Juan Jabloteh – 1:0

*'''2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup''' ::Quarter-finals v. {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara – 2:1, 0:3 (CD Guadalajara advances 4:2 on aggregate)

*'''2009 CFU Club Championship''' ::First Round v. {{flagicon|Dominica}} Bath Estate – 5:0, 12:1 (W Connection advances 17:1 on aggregate) ::Second Round v. {{flagicon|Haiti}} Cavaly – 3:1, 1:0 (W Connection advances 4:1 on aggregate) ::Semi-finals v. {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} San Juan Jabloteh – 2:1 ::Final v. {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico Islanders – 2:1

*'''2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League''' ::Preliminary Round v. {{flagicon|United States}} New York Red Bulls – 2:2, 2:1 (W Connection advances 4:3 on aggregate) ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Guatemala}} Comunicaciones – 1:2, 3:0 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Mexico}} UNAM – 2:2, 1:2 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Honduras}} Real España – 0:1, 3:2

*'''2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League''' ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Guatemala}} Xelajú – 2:2, 2:3 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara – 0:4, 1:1

*'''2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League''' ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido – 1:3, 0:2 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dynamo – 0:0, 0:2

*'''2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League''' ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|MEX}} Santos Laguna – 0:4, 0:1 ::Group stage v. {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa – 0:4, 2:1

*'''2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League''' :: TBD

==Staff==

===Technical staff=== ;''Technical Director/Head Coach:'' * {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} Stuart Charles Fevrier ;''Assistant Coach:'' * {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} Earl Jean ;''Assistant Coach:'' * {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} Eligah Joseph ;''Goalkeeper Coach:'' * {{flagicon|TRI}} Trevor Nottingham

===Management=== ;''President/Chief Executive Officer:'' * {{flagicon|TRI}} Renee John-Williams ;''Chairman of the Board:'' * {{flagicon|TRI}} David Martin

==Youth== The youth teams of the club are member of the OASIS Youth League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youth.ttproleague.com/|title=Youth.TT Pro League.com|website=ttproleague.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622034228/http://youth.ttproleague.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.socawarriors.net/component/joomleague/?func=showClubInfo&p=10&cid=10 Profile on Soca Warriors Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313125444/http://www.socawarriors.net/component/joomleague/?func=showClubInfo&p=10&cid=10 |date=2012-03-13 }}

Category:W Connection F.C. Category:Football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago Category:1999 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago Category:Association football clubs established in 1999