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.

Cunupia
Full nameCunupia Football Club
GroundLarry Gomes Stadium
Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity7,500
LeagueTT Premier Football League
2023TT Pro League, 12th

The club's colours are black and yellow.

History

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Cunupia 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

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  1. ^ "tt-premier-football-league-officially-launched". 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "cunupia-fc-accepted-for-2019-pro-league". 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ Bailey, Joel (6 December 2016). "Cunupia FC declared Super League Championship winners".
  4. ^ Bailey, Joel (22 November 2018). "Cunupia ready for Pro League Plunge". Newsday.
  5. ^ Liburd, Lisana (3 March 2019). "Cunupia set to miss out on revamped Pro League; Fakoory says Youth Pro League stays for 2019".
  6. ^ Beckles, Jelani (24 April 2022). "Cunupia FC aim to make mark in Ascension Football League". Newsday.
  7. ^ Beckles, Jelani (23 February 2023). "TT Premier League lookahead: De Four says, expect a fight when you play Cunupia FC". Newsday.
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