Defence_Force_F.C.

Defence Force F.C.

Defence Force F.C.

Football club in Trinidad and Tobago

Defence Force Football Club is a football club based in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago that currently plays in the country's TT Premier Football League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Trinidad.

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History

Founded in 1974, Defence Force F.C. is the nation's most successful football club, winning 20 national championships. They won 15 titles in twenty-two seasons in the National League from 1974 to 1995, two titles in the Semi-Professional League between 1996 and 1998, and three championships since the Trinidad and Tobago league became professional in 1999 with the Pro League. They are also the only team from Trinidad and Tobago to have ever won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, having won titles in 1978 and 1985. In 1985, Defense Force achieved the treble, winning the National League, FA Trophy, and CONCACAF Champions' Cup. They are one of only three teams in the CONCACAF Federation to have achieved this feat, along with Cruz Azul and Monterrey.

Since the club is composed of Trinidad and Tobago's protective forces, they are named Defence Force F.C. Usually included are officers, soldiers, and sailors from the Trinidad and Tobago Army and Coast Guard.

Club honours

League honours

Cups and trophies

International honours

Team management

  • Head Coach: Kerry Jamerson
  • Asst Coach: Ross Russell
  • Technical Director: Hutson Charles

Managerial history

  • Hutson Charles (May 2003 – Sep 2004)
  • Kerry Jamerson (Sep 2004 – April 2006)
  • Anthony Barrington (April 2006– Nov 2006)
  • Kerry Jamerson (Feb 2007– Dec 2008)
  • Ross Russell (April 2009– Jan 2015)

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

First Round v. Haiti Violette AC – 0:2, 0:0 (Violette AC advances 4:0 on aggregate)
First Round v. Guyana Thomas United – 0:1, 2:3 (Defence Force FC advances 3:3(a) on aggregate)
Second Round v. Suriname SV Transvaal – 1:1, 3:1 (Defence Force FC advances 4:2 on aggregate)
Third Round v. Suriname SV Voorwaarts – 1:2, 2:0 (Defence Force FC wins 4:1 on aggregate)
First Round v. Suriname SV Transvaal – 0:1
First Round v. Suriname SV Robinhood – 1:1, 2:5 (SV Robinhood advances 6:3 on aggregate)
First Round v. Suriname SV Robinhood – 0:1, 1:2 (SV Robinhood advances 3:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Guadeloupe JS Capesterre – 1:0, 0:1 (Defence Force FC advances 2:0 on aggregate)
Final Series v. Honduras C.D. Olimpia – 2:0, 0:1 (Defence Force FC wins 2:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Martinique Club Franciscain – 4:2 (Defence Force FC advances 4:2 on aggregate)
Final Round v. Trinidad and Tobago Trintoc – 2:1, 1:1 (Defence Force FC advances 3:2 on aggregate)
Final v. Mexico Club América – 1:1, 0:2 (Club América wins 3:2 on aggregate)
First Round v. Martinique Club Franciscain – 2:2, 2:0 (Defence Force FC advances 4:2 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cardinals – 0:0, 1:0 (Defence Force FC advances 1:0 on aggregate)
Semi-Finals v. Suriname SV Robinhood – 0:0, 2:0 (Defence Force FC advances 2:0 on aggregate)
Final v. Honduras CD Olimpia – 2:0, 0:2 (CD Olimpia wins 4:0 on aggregate)
First Round v. Netherlands Antilles CRKSV Jong Colombia – 2:0
First Round v. Cuba FC Pinar del Río – 0:1
First Round v. Netherlands Antilles SV Juventus – 0:0
First Round v. Trinidad and Tobago Trintoc – 1:0
First Round v. Suriname SV Robinhood – 0:1, 3:1 (Defence Force FC advances 3:2 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Cayman Islands Scholars International – 0:6, 1:0 (Defence Force FC advances 7:0 on aggregate)
Third Round v. Trinidad and Tobago Police – 1:0, 1:3 (Police advances 3:2 on aggregate)
First Round v. Saint Lucia Rovers United – 9:1
Group Stage v. Haiti Roulado – 5:1
Group Stage v. Suriname SNL – 3:1
First Round v. Mexico Pachuca – 0:1, 4:0 (Pachuca advances 4:1 on aggregate)

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