2019–20 TT Pro League
Season | 2019–20 |
---|---|
Champions | Defence Force 4th Pro League title |
2021 Caribbean Club Championship | Defence Force La Horquetta Rangers |
Matches played | 94 |
Goals scored | 284 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shaqkeem Joseph 11 goals |
Biggest home win | La Horquetta Rangers 8–1 Cunupia 31 January 2020 |
Biggest away win | San Juan Jabloteh 0–5 Club Sando 4 February 2020 |
Highest scoring | La Horquetta Rangers 7–2 Port of Spain 19 December 2019 La Horquetta Rangers 8–1 Cunupia 31 January 2020 |
← 2018 2023 → |
The 2019–20 TT Pro League season is the 21st season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eleven teams are contesting the league, with W Connection the defending champions from the 2018 season.[1]
League play officially started on 13 December 2019 and was originally to end in April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, the league was cut short and Defence Force were crowned champions virtue of being top of the league by the time of cancellation.[2] It was their first title since the 2012–13 season.
Changes from the 2018 season
[edit]- Cunupia FC were admitted into the league, bringing the total number of teams to eleven.[3]
- St. Ann's Rangers relocated to La Horquetta, Arima and rebranded to La Horquetta Rangers[4]
- North East Stars relocated to Port of Spain and rebranded to AC Port of Spain
Teams
[edit]Team summaries
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain |
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Central | California | Ato Boldon Stadium | 10,000 | Stern John | Che Benny |
Club Sando | San Fernando | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Angus Eve | Jayson Joseph |
Cunupia | Cunupia | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10,000 | Michael De Four | Kevon Woodley |
Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Marvin Gordon | Jerwyn Balthazar |
La Horquetta Rangers | La Horquetta, Arima | La Horquetta Recreational Grounds | 1,000 | Dave Quamina | Chadley David |
Morvant Caledonia United | Morvant/Laventille | Park Street Recreational Ground | 3,000 | Jerry Moe | Kareem Joseph |
Point Fortin Civic | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Reynold Carrington | Hughtun Hector |
Police | Saint James | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Richard Hood | Adrian Foncette |
Port of Spain | Port of Spain | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Zoran Vraneš | Sean John |
San Juan Jabloteh | San Juan | Barataria Oval | 1,000 | Keith Jeffrey | Elton John |
W Connection | Point Lisas | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | Gerard Williams |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Defence Force (C, Q) | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 42 | 2021 Caribbean Club Championship Group Stage |
2 | La Horquetta Rangers (Q) | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 35 | |
3 | Point Fortin Civic | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 28 | |
4 | W Connection | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 27 | |
5 | Morvant Caledonia United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
6 | Police | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 23 | |
7 | Club Sando | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 21 | |
8 | San Juan Jabloteh | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 19 | |
9 | Central | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 14 | |
10 | Port of Spain | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 13 | |
11 | Cunupia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Shaqkeem Joseph | Club Sando | 11 |
2 | Jamal Creighton | La Horquetta Rangers | 10 |
3 | Isaiah Lee | La Horquetta Rangers | 8 |
4 | Tyrone Charles | La Horquetta Rangers | 7 |
4 | Kevon Woodley | Cunupia | 7 |
6 | Reon Moore | Defence Force | 6 |
6 | Keron Cornwall | Club Sando | 6 |
6 | Kerville Jeremiah | Point Fortin Civic | 6 |
6 | Tev Lawrence | Morvant Caledonia United | 6 |
6 | Dimitrie Apai | W Connection | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago – List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Army declared Pro League champs due to COVID19". guardian.co.tt. 20 March 2020.
- ^ "cunupia-fc-accepted-for-2019-pro-league". 7 February 2019.
- ^ "fakoory-off-rangers-move-from-st-anns-to-la-horquetta". 19 January 2019.
- ^ "2019/20 topscorers".