Defence Force 1127512 219613532 2008-06-16T02:20:02Z 86.160.71.228 {{Football club infobox | clubname = Defence Force | image = [[Image:Defence Force Football Club.jpg]]| fullname = Defence Force Football Club | nickname = ''Teteron Boys'' | founded = [[1974]] | ground = [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]]<br/>[[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | capacity = 26,000 | chairman = | manager = league = [[Professional Football League (Trinidad and Tobago)|Professional Football League]]| season = 2006 | position = 7th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=ffff00|body1=ffff00|rightarm1=ffff00|shorts1=0000ff|socks1=0000ff| }} '''Defence Force Football Club''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Chaguaramas]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] that plays in the country's [[Professional Football League (Trinidad and Tobago)|Professional Football League]]. The team plays its home games in [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]] in [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad. ==History== Founded in 1974, Defence Force F.C. is the nation's most successful soccer club, having won a total of 18 national championships (one since the Trinidad league became professional in 1999, two in the Semi-Pro league between 1996 and 1998, and fifteen (in twenty-two seasons) from the establishment of the National League in 1974 to 1995). They are also the only team from Trinidad and Tobago to have ever won the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]], winning in 1985. They finished 5th in the league in 2004 and 4th in 2005. The Defence Force club is made up of members of the Trinidad and Tobago protective forces, hence the name. Usually included are soldiers and officers from the T&T Army and sailors and officers from the T&T Coast Guard. ==Achievements== * '''[[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]''': 1 1985 *'''[[CFU Club Championship]]: 1''' 2001 * '''[[Professional Football League (Trinidad and Tobago)|Professional Football League]]''': 20 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 * '''[[Trinidad and Tobago Cup]]''': 6 1974, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996 * '''[[Trinidad and Tobago FCB Cup]]''': 1 2002 ==Current Roster - 2006== {{Football squad start}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Selwyn George]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kevin Graham]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Cleon John]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Claude Adams]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kelshall Alexander]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[David Allenyne]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Addison Belfon]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Akeil Edwards]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Michael Edwards (footballer)|Michael Edwards]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Rawle Fletcher]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Anton Joseph]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Anton Pierre]]|pos=DF|other=[[captain (football)|captain]]}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[James McDougall]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kenrick Saunders]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Jerwyn Balthazar]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad mid}} {{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Christian Baptiste]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Ronald Boyce]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kerwin Coa]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Balendemu Julis]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Sean Narcis]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Dexter Pacheco]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kwesi Smith]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Ronald St Louis]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kurt Williams]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Odelle Armstrong]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Kevon Carter]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Akudu Goodridge]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Devon Jorsling]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Bevon Lewis]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=[[Akil Pierre]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad end}} ==Notable Former Players== * {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Dennis Lawrence]] * {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Carlos Edwards]] * {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Jason Scotland]] * {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Clayton Ince]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1974]] {{NorthAm-footyclub-stub}} {{Professional Football League (Trinidad and Tobago)}} [[es:Defence Force]] [[fr:Defence Force]] [[pl:Defence Force Port of Spain]] [[tr:Defence Force]]