The 2017 TT Pro League season is the nineteenth 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 are contesting the league, with Central FC the defending champions from the 2016–17 season.[1] The league will start on 9 June and will end on 28 November with the crowning of the champion. North East Stars were crowned champions on the penultimate match day. It was their first league title since 2004.[2]
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | North East Stars 2nd Pro League title 2nd T&T title |
| 2019 Caribbean Club Championship | North East Stars W Connection |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 263 (2.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Neil Benjamin 12 goals |
| Biggest home win | Point Fortin Civic 7–0 St. Ann's Rangers (28 November 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Central 0–6 North East Stars (22 September 2017) |
| Highest scoring | San Juan Jabloteh 5–4 Point Fortin Civic (25 November 2017) Central 2–7 Police (28 November 2017) |
← 2016–17 2018 → | |
Changes from the 2016–17 season
editThe following changes were made since the 2016–17 season:
- The Pro League returns to playing from June to December in 2017.
- The following club changes occurred following the 2016–17 season.
- North East Stars will return to the Pro League after being sponsored by the franchise Ma Pau to form Ma Pau Stars. They will still be sponsored by Ma Pau but would not include the franchise in their name.
- North East Stars will play at the Arima Velodrome.[3]
Player transfers
edit- Carlos Edwards moved from North East Stars to Central.
- Marcus Joseph moved from Central to W Connection[4]
- September
- Densill Theobald moved to North East Stars from Mumbai F.C. in India.[5]
- Kevon Goddard moved from W Connection to North East Stars.
Managerial changes
edit- Preseason
- Reynold Carrington would come in as head coach for Point Fortin Civic.[6]
- Jamaal Shabazz would replace Rajesh Latchoo at Morvant Caledonia United.[7]
- September
- Dale Saunders quits Central F.C. and is replaced by Stern John.[8]
- Anthony Streete steps down to assistant coach as he is replaced by Adrian Romain at St. Ann's Rangers[9]
Teams
editTeam summaries
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Stadiums Used
editSince the teams do not play in their set home stadium, these are the stadiums that were used to host the matches throughout the season.
| Place | Stadium | No. of matches hosted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ato Boldon Stadium | 30 |
| 2 | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 13
|
| 3 | Arima Velodrome | 10 |
| 4 | Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin | 9 |
| 5 | Barataria Oval, Barataria | 8 |
| 6 | Saint Augustine Secondary School Ground, Saint Augustine | 6 |
| 7 | Larry Gomes Stadium | 5 |
| 7 | Mannie Ramjohn Stadium | 5 |
| 9 | Hasely Crawford Stadium training field | 3 |
| 10 | Police Barracks Ground, Saint James | 1 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North East Stars (C) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 40 |
| 2 | W Connection | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 33 |
| 3 | Defence Force | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 |
| 4 | Club Sando | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 30 |
| 5 | San Juan Jabloteh | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 26 |
| 6 | Morvant Caledonia United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 22 |
| 7 | Point Fortin Civic | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 21 |
| 8 | Police | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Central | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 17 |
| 10 | St. Ann's Rangers | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 44 | −32 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Positions by round
edit| Leader | |
| 2018 CFU Club Championship First round |
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.
Results
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Matches 1–18edit
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Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Neil Benjamin
|
W Connection | 12 |
| 2 | Rundell Winchester
|
North East Stars | 10 |
| 3 |  Sheldon Holder
|
Morvant Caledonia United | 8 |
| 3 | Marcus Joseph
|
W Connection | 8 |
| 5 | Reon Moore
|
Defence Force | 6 |
| 5 | Jared Bennett
|
Point Fortin Civic | 6 |
| 5 | Sean Bonval
|
San Juan Jabloteh | 6 |
| 8 | Sean de Silva
|
Central | 5 |
| 8 | Akim Armstrong
|
Club Sando | 5 |
| 8 | Keron Cornwall
|
Club Sando | 5 |
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.
- ^ "North East Stars champions". Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "North East Stars move".
- ^ "Connection Make 'Lobo' Move".
- ^ "Theobald, Julius James near N/E move".
- ^ "Point makes U-turn for Carrington".
- ^ "Shabazz back as coach at Cali".
- ^ "Saunders quits Central".
- ^ "Romain gets debut win over Morvant Caledonia".
- ^ Randy Bando. "2017 Pro League Top Scorers". TTProLeague.com.[permanent dead link]