Cunupia F.C. is a Trinidadian professional football club, based in Cunupia, that plays in the TT Premier Football League.[1] Once in the second division of Trinidad and Tobago football, they became a top flight team after being accepted to the then 2019-20 TT Pro League season.[2] They finished bottom of the shortened season.
| Full name | Cunupia Football Club |
|---|---|
| Ground | Larry Gomes Stadium Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Capacity | 7,500 |
| League | TT Premier Football League |
| 2023 | TT Pro League, 12th |
The club's colours are black and yellow.
History
editCunupia won the 2016 Super League (second division) title, beating University of Trinidad and Tobago to the title on head-to-head.[3]
Cunupia finished fourth in the second division and won the second division knock-out in 2018 and was accepted to the top league in February 2019, although had their bid initially un-accepted in March 2019.[4][5]
In 2022 the team played in the Ascension League as Trinidad and Tobago did not have a professional league.[6]
The team returned to the top flight for the 2023 season after COVID interrupted the Trinidadian pro league.[7]
References
edit- ^ "tt-premier-football-league-officially-launched". 7 February 2023.
- ^ "cunupia-fc-accepted-for-2019-pro-league". 7 February 2019.
- ^ Bailey, Joel (6 December 2016). "Cunupia FC declared Super League Championship winners".
- ^ Bailey, Joel (22 November 2018). "Cunupia ready for Pro League Plunge". Newsday.
- ^ Liburd, Lisana (3 March 2019). "Cunupia set to miss out on revamped Pro League; Fakoory says Youth Pro League stays for 2019".
- ^ Beckles, Jelani (24 April 2022). "Cunupia FC aim to make mark in Ascension Football League". Newsday.
- ^ Beckles, Jelani (23 February 2023). "TT Premier League lookahead: De Four says, expect a fight when you play Cunupia FC". Newsday.