North East Stars FC
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Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars FC) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Premier Football League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The team joined the Professional Football League as North East Stars F.C. 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.
In 2020, the club moved to Port of Spain and changed its name.
North East Stars har vunnet Pro League-tittelen ved tre anledninger, i 2004, 2005 og 2017. De har også vunnet TT FA Trophy fire ganger, i 2003, 2015, 2017 og 2018.
Klubbens hjemmebane er Hasely Crawford Stadium i Port of Spain. Stadionet har en kapasitet på 23 000 tilskuere.
Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for North East Stars inkluderer:
* Stern John
* Dwight Yorke
* Kenwyne Jones
* Carlos Edwards
* Avery John
North East Stars er en av de mest suksessrike klubbene i Trinidad og Tobago, og de er alltid en utfordrer til tittelen i Pro League.