North East Stars F.C.

North East Stars

Full name	North East Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)	Sangre Grande Boys
Founded	2001
Dissolved	2016 (merged with Ma Pau S.C.
Ground	Sangre Grande Regional Complex Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
Ground Capacity	7,000
Chairman	Darryl Mahabir
Manager	Angus Eve
League	TT Pro League
2015–16	TT Pro League, 5th
Home colours

North East Stars Football Club was a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Sangre Grande, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team played its home games in Sangre Grande Regional Complex. They have now merged with Ma Pau.

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, 2014.
• TOYOTA Classic
  • Winners (1): 2012.
  • Runners-up (1): 2010.
• Lucozade Sport Goal Shield
  • Winners (1): 2010.

Team Management

• Chief Executive Officer: Brent Sancho
• Director of Football: Kevin Jeffrey
• Head Coach: Rod Underwood

Players

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

No. Position Player GK Curtis Granger DF Vernon Bailey DF Ryan Balbosa DF Keston de La Rosa DF Devin Elcock DF Phillip Huggins DF Kerwin Matthew DF Devon Maxwell DF Akeno Morgan DF John Stewart DF Brian Wallace DF Wesley Noriega DF Kimarley McDonald

No. Position Player MF Andres Cabrero MF Shervin Charles MF Fabien Garcia MF Ricardo Hernández MF Jesse Martinez MF Sean Mason MF Kerwyn Navarro MF Ricardo Phillip MF Troy Richards MF Sheldon Trim MF Travis Waterton FW Oneke Ford

References