North East Stars F.C.
# North East Stars F.C.

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 at Arima Velodrome.

## 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 | FW | TRI | Kerry Baptiste |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Daniel Cyrus |
| 6 | MF | TRI | Leston Paul |
| 7 | MF | TRI | Kishun Seecharan |
| 8 | MF | TRI | Adrian Noel |
| 9 | FW | TRI | Dwight Quintero |
| — | MF | TRI | Duane Muckette |
| 12 | MF | TRI | Elton John |
| 14 | MF | TRI | Jomoul Francois |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 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 |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Fernando Alves de Assis |
