Morvant Caledonia United
{{short description|Trinidadian football club}}
{{Infobox football club|
| clubname = Morvant Caledonia United|
| image = Morvant_Caledonia_United_logo.png
| fullname = Morvant Caledonia United|
| nickname = The Stallions, Cale
| short name = MCU
| founded = {{Start date and age|1979}}|
| ground = Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago|
| capacity = 23,000|
| owner = Jamaal Shabazz|
| chrtitle = Managing Director
| chairman = Ricarda Nelson
| manager = Jerry Moe|
| league = TT Pro League|
| season = 2023–24
| position = TT Pro League, 7th
| current =
}}
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Joe|title=Caledonia finish second in Pro League|url=http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,134914.html|access-date=7 February 2011|newspaper=Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday|date=30 January 2011}}
History
The Caledonia AIA Football Club was founded in May 1979 by a group of schoolboys from the Morvant, Laventille, San Juan and Barataria environs; one of whom included current owner Jamaal Shabazz. The Club has a franchise in the TT Pro League and runs a full professional team; employing 28 players and 7 staff on a full-time basis. Apart from the professional team the Club runs a Youth Academy and Youth teams in Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 age groups, catering for over just over one hundred children at a recreational level. Caledonia AIA was crowned Caribbean Club Champions in 2012 and represented the Caribbean in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Club honours
=Domestic=
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|publisher = Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF
|date = 2009-04-03
|access-date = 2011-06-25}}
- Winners (3): 2008, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- First Citizens Cup
- Winners (2): 2011, 2012
- Runners-up (2): 2001, 2007
- Digicel Pro Bowl
- Winners (1): 2008
- Runners-up (2): 2009, 2012
- Lucozade Sport Goal Shield
- Winners (1): 2012
=Continental=
- CFU Club Championship
- Winners (1): 2012
- Runners-up (1): 1998
Staff
- Technical Director: Jamaal Shabazz
- Head Coach: Jerry Moe
- Assistant Coach/Youth Academy Director: Rajesh Latchoo
- Assistant Coach: Abdallah Phillips
- Goalkeeper Coach: Steve Frederick
- Physio: Jason Pilgrim
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022151937/http://www.caledoniaaia.com/ Official website] (archived 22 October 2012)
{{TT Pro League}}
{{CFU Club Championship winners}}
Category:Football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago