What is the nickname of the Trinidad and Tobago soccer team?

The nickname of the Trinidad and Tobago soccer team is the Soca Warriors. The name links the team’s competitive identity with soca, the energetic Trinidadian music style associated with Carnival, dancing, and national culture.

The nickname generally refers to Trinidad and Tobago’s senior men’s national football team, which is governed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. The team’s home colors prominently feature red, black, and white, the colors of the national flag. Fans and supporters are also often described through the “Warrior Nation” identity.

The Soca Warriors reached the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006. They qualified by defeating Bahrain in a two-leg intercontinental playoff, then played Sweden, England, and Paraguay in the tournament’s group stage. That appearance made Trinidad and Tobago the smallest nation by population to qualify for the World Cup at the time.

The women’s national side is sometimes called the Women Soca Warriors and has also been known as the Soca Princesses. That distinction can cause confusion, but “Soca Warriors” is the standard nickname associated with the country’s senior men’s team.