North East Stars F.C.

North East Stars

Full name	North East Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)	Sangre Grande Boys
Founded	2000
Ground	Arima Velodrome Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity	17,000 Standing and seated (2000 seated)
Chairman	Darryl Mahabir
League	TT Pro League
2018	TT Pro League, 10th
Home colours

North East Stars Football Club is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Arima, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games in Arima Velodrome.^[1]

History

The team joined the Professional Football League beginning in the 2002 season, having previously played in Trinidad's ECFU league. The team joined the league with the explicit intention of representing the north-east of Trinidad, previously underrepresented in football circles.

The team was terrible in their first season, finishing last in the league with a dismal record of 4 wins, 2 ties, and 22 losses. They improved dramatically in 2003, however, jumping from last to third, as they went 19–7–10. They improved even further in 2004, surprising everyone by winning the league with a dominant 14–5–2 performance. They finished 5th in 2005.

The club's Jerren Nixon finished the 2004 season as the league's leading scorer with a staggering 31 goals, 17 in front of second place Randolph Jerome's 14.

Club honours

League Honours

• TT Pro League
  • Champions (1): 2004
  • Big Six Winners (1): 2004

Cups and Trophies

• FA Trophy
  • Winners (1): 2003.
  • Runners-up (2): 2006, 2010–11.
• First Citizens Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2006,2016/2017 2014.
• TOYOTA Classic
  • Winners (1): 2012.
  • Runners-up (1): 2010.
• Lucozade Sport Goal Shield
  • Winners (1): 2010.

Team Management

• Owner and President: Joe Pires
• Manager: Kevin Jeffrey
• Head Coach: Zoran Vranes
• Goal keeper coach: Trevor Notthingham
• Assistant Coach: Kevin Jeffrey
• equipment Manager: Selwyn Gabriel
• physio therapist/ Trainer: Oswin Birchwood
• massage-therapist: Earl Walters

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 21 GK TRI Jan Michael Williams 3 DF TRI Kevon Villaroel 4 F TRI Kerry Baptiste 5 DF TRI Daniel Cyrus 6 MF TRI Leston Paul 7 MF TRI Kishun Seecharan 8 MF TRI Adrian Noel 9 F TRI Dwight Quintero — mF TRI Duane Muckette 12 mF TRI Elton John

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF TRI Jomoul Francois 16 DF TRI Giovanni Abraham 13 MF TRI Kyle Bartholomew 17 DF TRI Kordell Samuel 25 MF TRI DeJon Wladropt 24 MF TRI Jabari Brathwaite 1 GK TRI Jabari Brice 29 GK TRI Darren WIlson 15 DF TRI Seon Thomas 11 MF TRI Rundell Winchester 30 Gk GUY Akel Clarke

References