2019–20 TT Pro League
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]
Season | 2019–20 |
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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 → |
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
- 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
Team summaries
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
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
Top scorers
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
- "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".