2007 TT Pro League

The 2007 TT Pro League was the ninth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams took part in the league, with Joe Public the defending champions.[1] The season began on 14 April and ended on 18 December, with the conclusion of the Lucozade Sport Big Six.

TT Pro League
Season2007
ChampionsSan Juan Jabloteh
3rd Pro League title
3rd T&T title
CFU Club ChampionshipSan Juan Jabloteh
Joe Public
Matches played150
Goals scored432 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Byers (15 goals)
Biggest home winW Connection 7–0 Police (15 September 2007)
Biggest away winTobago United 1–7 Caledonia AIA (30 October 2007)
Highest scoringTobago United 6–2 Police (31 July 2007)
Tobago United 1–7 Caledonia AIA (30 October 2007)
North East Stars 7–1 Police (13 November 2007)
← 2006
2008 →

Changes from the 2006 season

The following changes were made since the 2006 season:

  • The reserve league was established to provide valuable playing time to develop non-starters on team rosters with a league of their own to show scouts their skills on the field.[2]
  • There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2007 season.

Teams

Team summaries
Location of the 2007 TT Pro League teams

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
Caledonia AIA Morvant/Laventille Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Jamaal Shabazz Saint Lucia Sheldon Emmanuel
Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Jamerson Trinidad and Tobago Anton Pierre
Joe Public Arouca Marvin Lee Stadium 6,000 Trinidad and Tobago Michael McComie Trinidad and Tobago Dale Saunders
North East Stars Sangre Grande Sangre Grande Ground 7,000 Guyana James McLean Trinidad and Tobago Glenton Wolfe
Police Saint James Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Michael Maurice Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Elliot
San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 England Terry Fenwick Trinidad and Tobago Trent Noel
Superstar Rangers San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Streete Trinidad and Tobago Errol McFarlane
Tobago United Bacolet Dwight Yorke Stadium 7,500 Trinidad and Tobago Peter Granville Antigua and Barbuda George Dublin
United Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Palo Seco Velodrome 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Brian Williams Trinidad and Tobago Perry Martin
W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier Saint Lucia Earl Jean

Managerial changes
See also: List of TT Pro League managers
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Police
Re-admitted team
 Trinidad and Tobago Michael Maurice 14 April 2007 Pre-season
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Barrington Retired 8 November 2006 7th (2006) Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Jamerson 8 February 2007 Pre-season
North East Stars Trinidad and Tobago Everald Cummings End of caretaker contract 29 January 2007[3] 5th (2006) Guyana James McLean 11 February 2007 Pre-season
Joe Public Trinidad and Tobago Michael McComie Resigned 23 February 2007 1st (2006) Cuba Clemente Hernández 23 February 2007[4] Pre-season
Joe Public Cuba Clemente Hernández Sacked 14 July 2007 3rd Trinidad and Tobago Michael McComie 15 July 2007[5] 3rd

Regular season

Competition table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Juan Jabloteh (A) 27 16 7 4 42 27 +15 55 Qualification for 2007 Lucozade Sport Big Six
2 Caledonia AIA (A) 27 16 6 5 43 23 +20 54
3 Joe Public (A) 27 15 4 8 45 22 +23 49
4 W Connection (A) 27 12 8 7 51 28 +23 44
5 Defence Force1 (A) 27 12 6 9 40 37 +3 42
6 North East Stars (A) 27 10 10 7 37 25 +12 40
7 United Petrotrin 27 10 5 12 38 35 +3 35
8 Superstar Rangers 27 9 5 13 48 42 +6 32
9 Police 27 5 1 21 29 79 −50 16 Team disbanded after season[lower-alpha 1]
10 Tobago United 27 3 2 22 25 80 −55 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2007. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. Following the season, Police withdrew from the Pro League for the 2008 season.

Results

Lucozade Sport Big Six

Competition table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 W Connection (O) 5 3 2 0 10 4 +6 11
2 Defence Force 5 2 3 0 5 3 +2 9
3 Joe Public 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 8
4 San Juan Jabloteh 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
5 North East Stars 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 4
6 Caledonia AIA 5 0 1 4 4 10 −6 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2007. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Results
Round 1
Home team Score Away team
North East Stars 0–2 Joe Public
W Connection 2–1 San Juan Jabloteh
Defence Force 1–0 Caledonia AIA
Round 2
Home team Score Away team
W Connection 1–1 Defence Force
Caledonia AIA 1–3 North East Stars
San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 Joe Public
Round 3
Home team Score Away team
W Connection 3–0 North East Stars
San Juan Jabloteh 0–0 Defence Force
Caledonia AIA 1–1 Joe Public
Round 4
Home team Score Away team
Defence Force 1–0 Joe Public
W Connection 3–1 Caledonia AIA
North East Stars 0–2 San Juan Jabloteh
Round 5
Home team Score Away team
Defence Force 2–2 North East Stars
San Juan Jabloteh 2–1 Caledonia AIA
Joe Public 1–1 W Connection

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Juan Jabloteh (C) 32 18 8 6 47 31 +16 62 2007 CFU Club Championship First round
2 Joe Public 32 17 6 9 50 25 +25 57
3 W Connection 32 15 10 7 61 32 +29 55
4 Caledonia AIA 32 16 7 9 47 33 +14 55
5 Defence Force 32 14 9 9 45 40 +5 51
6 North East Stars 32 11 11 10 42 35 +7 44
7 United Petrotrin 27 10 5 12 38 35 +3 35
8 Superstar Rangers 27 9 5 13 48 42 +6 32
9 Police 27 5 1 21 29 79 −50 16 Team disbanded after season[lower-alpha 1]
10 Tobago United 27 3 2 22 25 80 −55 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2007. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Following the season, Police withdrew from the Pro League for the 2008 season.

Positions by round
Leader
2007 CFU Club Championship First round
Qualification to 2007 Lucozade Sport Big Six
Team disbanded after season

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for the tenth round of matches, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
San Juan Jabloteh108633322221111111222122112112211
Joe Public52111133332233333444444333331122
W Connection34566544444444555555555554444443
Caledonia AIA45222211113322222111211221223334
Defence Force79889998867655444333333445555555
North East Stars13458877755566666667787666666666
United Petrotrin671075666688877877776666777777777
Superstar Rangers21344455576788788888878888888888
Police86710778999910109999999999999999999
Tobago United91099101010101010109910101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2007. Source: TT Pro League

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
See also: Top TT Pro League goal scorers by season
Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1 Antigua and Barbuda Peter Byers San Juan Jabloteh
15
2 Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Baptiste Joe Public
14
Trinidad and Tobago Errol McFarlane Superstar Rangers
14
4 Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña W Connection
13
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling Defence Force
13
Trinidad and Tobago Sylvester Teesdale United Petrotrin
13
7 Guyana Randolph Jerome North East Stars
12
8 Saint Lucia Earl Jean W Connection
11
9 Guyana Gregory Richardson Joe Public
10
Trinidad and Tobago Richard Roy Defence Force
10

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef(s)
Trinidad and Tobago Kendall JagdeosinghNorth East Stars*Tobago United4–114 April 2007
[6]
Trinidad and Tobago Errol McFarlaneSuperstar Rangers*Tobago United5–017 April 2007
[7]
Antigua and Barbuda Peter ByersSan Juan JablotehTobago United*5–13 July 2007
[8]
Trinidad and Tobago Errol McFarlaneSuperstar RangersPolice*4–38 July 2007
[9]
Trinidad and Tobago Peter ProsperUnited PetrotrinPolice*5–010 July 2007
[10]
Trinidad and Tobago Kayode LegallTobago United*Police6–231 July 2007
[11]
Trinidad and Tobago Hayden TintoCaledonia AIATobago United*7–130 October 2007
[9]
  • * Home team score first in result

Awards

Round awards
Round Player of the Round Round's Statline
Round One Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Oliver (Caledonia AIA) 9 GP, 3 G, Caledonia AIA 6-2-1 in Round One
Round Two Trinidad and Tobago Anton Pierre (Defence Force) 9 GP, 4 SHO, Defence Force 7-1-1 in Round Two
Round Three Trinidad and Tobago Keon Daniel (United Petrotrin) 9 GP, 3 G, United Petrotrin 4-1-4 in Round Three

Annual awards

The 2007 TT Pro League awards distribution took place on 5 April 2008, prior to the 2008 season's opening match at Hasely Crawford Stadium.[12]

The majority of the individual and team awards were shared by the league champion, San Juan Jabloteh, and the league's top trophy winner, W Connection. Marvin Oliver of Caledonia AIA was named the league's Player of the Year and Best Midfielder for the season. Each being Oliver's first recognition of his career.[13] Peter Byers from Antigua and Barbuda received the Golden Boot and was named the Best Forward for leading the league with 15 goals. Stuart Charles-Fevrier became the first two-time winner of Manager of the Year after leading W Connection to two more cup trophies, a league third-place finish, and the Team of the Year award. Other individual awards were received by Jabloteh's Cleon John and W Connection's Elijah Joseph for Best Goalkeeper and Best Defender, respectively.[14] The remaining team award was also won by the Savonetta Boys for the Most Disciplined Team of the Year. FIFA international referee, Neal Brizan, won the Referee of the Year, whereas Norris Ferguson won the Match Commissioner of the Year.

Award Winner
Player of the Year Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Oliver (Caledonia AIA)
Manager of the Year Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier (W Connection)
Best Goalkeeper Trinidad and Tobago Cleon John (San Juan Jabloteh)
Best Defender Saint Lucia Elijah Joseph (W Connection)
Best Midfielder Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Oliver (Caledonia AIA)
Best Forward Antigua and Barbuda Peter Byers (San Juan Jabloteh)
Golden Boot Antigua and Barbuda Peter Byers (San Juan Jabloteh)
Team of the Year W Connection
Most Disciplined Team of the Year W Connection
Referee of the Year Neal Brizan
Assistant Referee of the Year Joseph Taylor
Match Commissioner of the Year Norris Ferguson

References
  1. "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. "Wim Rijsbergen supports the Reserve League". Vinod Narwani (TTProLeague.com). 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  3. "'Gally' moves on...no longer at North East Stars". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  4. "Champion Coach Mc Comie out...Cubans take over the Eastern Lions". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  5. "Jabloteh held to 1-1 draw". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  6. "Jagdeosingh hat-trick sink Tobago". Opoku Ware (TTProLeague.com). 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  7. "Rangers go to the top". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 19 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  8. "Byers nets hat-trick in Jabloteh 5-1 win". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  9. Inshan Mohammed (2009-04-24). "2007 Pro-League Fixtures". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  10. "Prosper: It s great to get goals when the team needs them". Gordon Pierre (TTProLeague.com). 11 July 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  11. "Tobago disarm Police". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2 August 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  12. "Oliver captures Pro League Most Valuable Player award". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  13. "Oliver giving back through football". Sean Nero (T&T Guardian). 2008-04-16. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  14. "Oliver captures Pro League Most Valuable Player award". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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