United Petrotrin
Encyclopedia
United Petrotrin is a football
club from Trinidad and Tobago
, which currently plays in the Professional Football League
of Trinidad.
, which they also won in their first year. By the end of the decade Trintoc had won every title in local soccer (league champions in 1986 and 1988) and even became Caribbean champions in 1988 when they beat Seba United F.C.
of Jamaica
in the final.
During this period another oil-based team, Trintopec, also rose to prominence and in 1992, the T&T government decided to merge both companies, Trintoc and Trintopec to form Petrotrin. It was also decided to join both football squads and United Petrotrin was born. The team took up where Trintoc and Trintopec left off, winning several national championships, including two FA Trophy titles. However, soon after there was a change in the management of the company and funding for football was considerably reduced. As a result, United Petrotrin went into decline and the team was eventually disbanded.
In an effort to revive football in the south, a group of concerned southerners formed the Southwest Institute of Football (SWIF), but the response from the business sector was poor. Fortunately, the Petrotrin chairman emerged as a saviour and with his support , United Petrotrin was reborn and the "oil squad" returned to top flight football.
United Petrotrin entered the Professional football league in 2005, as a combination of 2004 league participants South West Drillers and United Petrotrin of the Southern Football Association. They finished 6th in their debut season.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, which currently plays in the Professional Football League
Professional Football League (Trinidad and Tobago)
The TT Pro League is a league for professional association football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago. At the top of the Trinidad and Tobago football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league currently comprises 8 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation...
of Trinidad.
History
Formed in 1980, Trintoc entered the Point Fortin Football League that same year and immediately won the League title and then entered the fourth division of the Trinidad and Tobago Football FederationTrinidad and Tobago Football Federation
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation is the governing body of football in Trinidad and Tobago. It is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional football and including the men's and women's national teams...
, which they also won in their first year. By the end of the decade Trintoc had won every title in local soccer (league champions in 1986 and 1988) and even became Caribbean champions in 1988 when they beat Seba United F.C.
Seba United F.C.
Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Montego Bay, which played in the Western Confederation Super League, when they were relegated from the Digicel Premier League for the first time in their storied history in season 2007-2008 having placed 11th. On June 1, 2011,...
of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
in the final.
During this period another oil-based team, Trintopec, also rose to prominence and in 1992, the T&T government decided to merge both companies, Trintoc and Trintopec to form Petrotrin. It was also decided to join both football squads and United Petrotrin was born. The team took up where Trintoc and Trintopec left off, winning several national championships, including two FA Trophy titles. However, soon after there was a change in the management of the company and funding for football was considerably reduced. As a result, United Petrotrin went into decline and the team was eventually disbanded.
In an effort to revive football in the south, a group of concerned southerners formed the Southwest Institute of Football (SWIF), but the response from the business sector was poor. Fortunately, the Petrotrin chairman emerged as a saviour and with his support , United Petrotrin was reborn and the "oil squad" returned to top flight football.
United Petrotrin entered the Professional football league in 2005, as a combination of 2004 league participants South West Drillers and United Petrotrin of the Southern Football Association. They finished 6th in their debut season.
Achievements
- CFU Club ChampionshipCFU Club ChampionshipThe CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup is the annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs from the Caribbean Islands for clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union...
: 1
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- 1997
- Trinidad and Tobago CupTrinidad and Tobago CupThe Trinidad and Tobago Cup, or commonly known as the FA Trophy, is the premier knockout tournament for teams in Trinidad and Tobago that is open to all those affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. The FA Trophy is the oldest football competition in Trinidad and Tobago, dating...
: 5
-
- 1986, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997
- Professional Football League: 2
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- 1986, 1988
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
- CONCACAF Cup Winners CupCONCACAF Cup Winners CupThe CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international football club competition held from 1991 to 1998.The cup was between the winners of their nations domestic cup competitions, which posed a problem as some participating countries did not have a cup competition. The last three competitions were...
(1 appearance)
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- 1996 - Qualifying stage (Caribbean Zone)