2007 TT Pro League explained

Competition:TT Pro League
Season:2007
Winners:San Juan Jabloteh
3rd Pro League title
3rd T&T title
Continentalcup1:CFU Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:San Juan Jabloteh
Joe Public
Contninntalcup2:Champions League
League Topscorer:Peter Byers (15 goals)
Biggest Home Win:W Connection 7–0 Police (15 September 2007)
Biggest Away Win:Tobago United 1–7 Caledonia AIA (30 October 2007)
Highest Scoring:Tobago 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)
Total Goals:432
Matches:150
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

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.

Changes from the 2006 season

The following changes were made since the 2006 season:

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.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManagerCaptain
Caledonia AIAMorvant/Laventillealign=center 10,000
Defence ForceChaguaramasHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
Joe PublicAroucaMarvin Lee Stadiumalign=center 6,000
North East StarsSangre GrandeSangre Grande Groundalign=center 7,000
PoliceSaint JamesHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
San Juan JablotehSan JuanHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
Superstar RangersSan JuanHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
Tobago UnitedBacoletDwight Yorke Stadiumalign=center 7,500
United PetrotrinPointe-à-PierrePalo Seco Velodromealign=center 10,000
W ConnectionPoint LisasManny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000

Managerial changes

See also: List of TT Pro League managers.

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancy Table Incoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Police Michael Maurice14 April 2007Pre-season
Defence Force Anthony BarringtonRetired8 November 20067th (2006) Kerry Jamerson8 February 2007Pre-season
North East Stars Everald CummingsEnd of caretaker contract29 January 2007[3] 5th (2006) James McLean11 February 2007Pre-season
Joe Public Michael McComieResigned23 February 20071st (2006) Clemente Hernández23 February 2007[4] Pre-season
Joe Public Clemente HernándezSacked14 July 20073rd Michael McComie15 July 2007[5] 3rd

Regular season

Results

Matches 19–27

Lucozade Sport Big Six

Results

Round 1
Home teamScoreAway team
North East Stars0–2Joe Public
W Connection2–1San Juan Jabloteh
Defence Force1–0Caledonia AIA
Round 2
Home teamScoreAway team
W Connection1–1Defence Force
Caledonia AIA1–3North East Stars
San Juan Jabloteh0–1Joe Public
Round 3
Home teamScoreAway team
W Connection3–0North East Stars
San Juan Jabloteh0–0Defence Force
Caledonia AIA1–1Joe Public
Round 4
Home teamScoreAway team
Defence Force1–0Joe Public
W Connection3–1Caledonia AIA
North East Stars0–2San Juan Jabloteh
Round 5
Home teamScoreAway team
Defence Force2–2North East Stars
San Juan Jabloteh2–1Caledonia AIA
Joe Public1–1W Connection

League table

Positions by round

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

See also: List of top TT Pro League goal scorers by season.

RankPlayerClubGoals[7]
1 Peter ByersSan Juan Jabloteh
2 Kerry BaptisteJoe Public
Errol McFarlaneSuperstar Rangers
4 Jonathan FañaW Connection
Devorn JorslingDefence Force
Sylvester TeesdaleUnited Petrotrin
7 Randolph JeromeNorth East Stars
8 Earl JeanW Connection
9 Gregory RichardsonJoe Public
Richard RoyDefence Force

Hat-tricks

See main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks.

PlayerFor !Against Result Date Ref(s)
North East Stars4–1
Superstar Rangers5–0
Tobago United5–1
Police4–3
Police5–0
Tobago United6–2
Tobago United7–1

Awards

Round awards

RoundPlayer of the RoundRound's Statline
Round One Marvin Oliver (Caledonia AIA)9 GP, 3 G, Caledonia AIA 6-2-1 in Round One
Round Two Anton Pierre (Defence Force)9 GP, 4 SHO, Defence Force 7-1-1 in Round Two
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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.

AwardWinner
Player of the Year Marvin Oliver (Caledonia AIA)
Manager of the Year Stuart Charles-Fevrier (W Connection)
Best Goalkeeper Cleon John (San Juan Jabloteh)
Best Defender Elijah Joseph (W Connection)
Best Midfielder Marvin Oliver (Caledonia AIA)
Best Forward Peter Byers (San Juan Jabloteh)
Golden Boot Peter Byers (San Juan Jabloteh)
Team of the YearW Connection
Most Disciplined Team of the YearW Connection
Referee of the YearNeal Brizan
Assistant Referee of the YearJoseph Taylor
Match Commissioner of the YearNorris Ferguson

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions. Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. 2009-07-31.
  2. News: Wim Rijsbergen supports the Reserve League. Vinod Narwani (TTProLeague.com). 2007-04-11. 2010-06-30.
  3. News: 'Gally' moves on...no longer at North East Stars. Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2007-01-29. 2010-02-11.
  4. News: Champion Coach Mc Comie out...Cubans take over the Eastern Lions. Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2007-02-23. 2010-02-12.
  5. News: Jabloteh held to 1-1 draw. Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2007-07-16. 2010-02-12.
  6. News: Jagdeosingh hat-trick sink Tobago . Opoku Ware (TTProLeague.com) . 14 April 2007 . 2009-11-24.
  7. News: 2007 Pro-League Fixtures . 2009-04-24 . 2009-08-29 . Inshan Mohammed . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328114331/http://www.socawarriors.net/component/content/article/5335.html . 2012-03-28 . dead.
  8. News: Oliver captures Pro League Most Valuable Player award. Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2008-04-05. 2010-03-11.
  9. News: Oliver giving back through football. Sean Nero (T&T Guardian). 2008-04-16. 2008-04-16. 2011-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006235456/http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2008-04-21/SA-4.html. dead.
  10. News: Oliver captures Pro League Most Valuable Player award. Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2008-04-05. 2010-04-07.