W Connection

Williams Connection Football Club usually only shortened, referred to as W Connection, is a football club based in Trinidad and Tobago, which is represented in the top division of the country since its official inception in 1999.

History

Foundation

The roots of the club go back to 1986, founded in San Fernando by brothers David John Williams John Williams and Patrick recreational team. In 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago professional league was introduced, was the official establishment of the association, who was also a founding member of the TT Pro League.

Achievements at national level

The first season of 1999 was concluded with a third place in the championship and winning the domestic cup competition. The following season, 2000, the club won the "double". 2001 followed the second championship title and in 2002 another Cup victory. After the highly successful early years of the club have since at the national level "only" two more championship titles in the seasons 2005 and 2011/12 should be recovered.

International success

By corresponding successes in tournaments CONCACAF team already but was soon able to draw attention to themselves across national borders. So she sat in the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup 2003 the eventual champions Toluca vigorously as she lay a 2-0 lead in the first leg of Toluca goals from Rolando Viana and Kendall Davis to pause before Toluca turn the game in the second half, yet could and won 3-2. In the return game led W Connection at the break 1-0 and later 2-1 and 3-2 before Toluca always equalized and the match ended 3:3 yet. The two voltage- rich verlaufenen games against Toluca were the first from four compare with teams from the area of ​​CONCACAF almost seemingly all powerful Mexican League. As expected, Williams Connection has lost all matches in Mexico, while also demonstrated its strength at home by proving that it succeeded so far none of the Mexican team, with a win to fly home. In the CONCACAF Champions League 2009/ 10, it defied the UNAM Pumas 2-2 from ( and had previously been enforced against the New York Red Bulls! ) And in the CONCACAF Champions League 2012/13 they reached a 1-1 draw against Mexican giants Chivas Guadalajara. Against the same opponent Williams Connection has already achieved a 2-1 victory in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions ' Cup, but lost the second leg 0-3 and was eliminated in this comparison.

International title won the team for the seasons 2006/ 07 and 2009 as part of the Caribbean club championship.