| Competition: | TT Pro League |
| Season: | 2008 |
| Winners: | San Juan Jabloteh 4th Pro League title 4th T&T title |
| Continentalcup1: | CFU Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | San Juan Jabloteh W Connection |
| Contninntalcup2: | Champions League |
| League Topscorer: | Devorn Jorsling (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Joe Public 6–0 Rangers (6 November 2008) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Tobago United 0–10 Defence Force (23 October 2008) |
| Highest Scoring: | Tobago United 0–10 Defence Force (23 October 2008) |
| Total Goals: | 454 |
| Matches: | 150 |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 TT Pro League was the tenth 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 San Juan Jabloteh the defending champions.[1] The season began on 5 April and ended on 29 November, with the conclusion of the Lucozade Sport Big Six.
Ma Pau were admitted as a new club into the league and would be based in Woodbrook.[2] After one season upon their return to the Pro League, Police withdrew with the intention of returning for the 2009 season. The Superstar Rangers decided to change the name of the club to St. Ann's Rangers to increase community awareness.[3]
The first goal of the season was scored by San Juan Jabloteh's Peter Byers against Ma Pau in the sixth minute of the first game on 5 April. Devorn Jorsling, who also scored on the first day, went on to claim the Golden Boot with a season high 21 goals. Josimar Belgrave of St. Ann's Rangers scored the first hat-trick of the season against Tobago United on 3 May, having scored a season high four goals in the match.[4]
Following the regular season, San Juan Jabloteh, W Connection, Caledonia AIA, Joe Public, North East Stars, and United Petrotrin all qualified for the Lucozade Sport Big Six. However, Jabloteh and W Connection were 20 points clear of third place, Caledonia AIA, before the competition began. The league was won on the final day of the season, when the San Juan Kings used a draw over W Connection to defend their crown and win their fourth Pro League title. Having finished as the league champion and runner-up, San Juan Jabloteh and W Connection both qualified for the 2009 CFU Club Championship.
After the season, North East Stars withdrew from the Pro League, citing the state of their home ground, Sangre Grande Recreational Ground, for the past few years as the cause to sit out the 2009 season.[5] The Sangre Grande Boys stated that they fully intend to return to the Pro League following needed repairs and improvements to the ground.
The following changes were made since the 2007 season:
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 | align=center | 10,000 |  | |||
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| Joe Public | Arouca | Marvin Lee Stadium | align=center | 6,000 | |||
| Ma Pau | Woodbrook | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| North East Stars | Sangre Grande | Sangre Grande Ground | align=center | 7,000 | |||
| San Juan Jabloteh | San Juan | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| St. Ann's Rangers | San Juan | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| Tobago United | Bacolet | Dwight Yorke Stadium | align=center | 7,500 |  | ||
| United Petrotrin | Pointe-à-Pierre | Palo Seco Velodrome | align=center | 10,000 | (c) | ||
| W Connection | Point Lisas | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | align=center | 10,000 | | |
See main article: List of TT Pro League managers.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Pau | Expansion team | Ronald La Forest | 5 April 2008[7] | Pre-season | ||||
| North East Stars |  James McLean | Resigned | 18 December 2007 | 6th (2007) | Kenrick Elie | 10 March 2008[8] | Pre-season | |
| North East Stars | Kenrick Elie | Sacked | 5 May 2008[9] | 10th | Clint Marcelle | 20 May 2008 | 10th | |
| Joe Public | Michael McComie | End of caretaker contract | 31 July 2008[10] | 5th |  Keith Griffith | 12 August 2008 | 5th | |
| North East Stars | Clint Marcelle | Sacked | 10 September 2008[11] | 7th | Miguel Hackett | 16 September 2008[12] | 7th | |
| United Petrotrin | Brian Williams | Sacked | 12 September 2008[13] | 6th | Leon Carpette | 12 September 2008 | 6th | |
| Joe Public | Keith Griffith | Resigned | 1 November 2008[14] | 4th | Derek King | 3 November 2008[15] | 4th |
| Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| Joe Public | 0–0 | North East Stars | |
| Caledonia AIA | 0–0 | W Connection | |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 2–0 | United Petrotrin | |
| Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 1–0 | Caledonia AIA | |
| North East Stars | 2–3 | W Connection | |
| United Petrotrin | 1–1 | Joe Public | |
| Round 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| North East Stars | 3–2 | Caledonia AIA | |
| United Petrotrin | 1–2 | W Connection | |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 2–1 | Joe Public | |
| Round 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| Joe Public | 0–1 | W Connection | |
| North East Stars | 1–3 | San Juan Jabloteh | |
| United Petrotrin | 2–2 | Caledonia AIA | |
| Round 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| W Connection | 0–0 | San Juan Jabloteh | |
| North East Stars | 4–1 | United Petrotrin | |
| Joe Public | 1–2 | Caledonia AIA | |
See also: List of top TT Pro League goal scorers by season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force | 21 |
| 2 | Kerry Baptiste | Joe Public | 18 |
| 3 | Josimar Belgrave | St. Ann's Rangers | 15 |
| 4 |  Roen Nelson | Joe Public | 14 |
| 5 | Kendall Velox | Caledonia AIA | 12 |
| 6 | Nigel Codrington | Caledonia AIA | 11 |
| Collie Hercules | Tobago United | 11 | |
| 8 |  Jonathan Faña | W Connection | 10 |
| Trent Noel | San Juan Jabloteh | 10 | |
| Anthony Wolfe | North East Stars | 10 | |
| Kevon Woodley | United Petrotrin | 10 |
See main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks.
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tobago United | 1–5 | ||||
| Ma Pau | 1–4 | [18] | ||||
| Tobago United | 0–10 | [19] | ||||
| | Joe Public | 6–0 | [20] | |||
| | Ma Pau | 0–4 | [21] |
The 2008 TT Pro League awards distribution took place on Super Friday, 8 May 2009, prior to the 2009 season's opening match at Marvin Lee Stadium.[23]
Having won the Pro League and Big Six titles, San Juan Jabloteh was named the Team of the Year for the second time. Having led the San Juan Kings to their fourth league championship, Terry Fenwick won his first Manager of the Year award. Midfielder Trent Noel was named the Player of the Year; receiving the award for the first in his career. After recording 21 goals, Defence Force's Devorn Jorsling received the Golden Boot. In addition, North East Stars was named the Most Disciplined Team of the Year. Neal Brizan, won his second consecutive Referee of the Year award and Boris Punch was named the Match Commissioner of the Year.
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Trent Noel (San Juan Jabloteh) | |
| Manager of the Year | Terry Fenwick (San Juan Jabloteh) | |
| Golden Boot | Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force) | |
| Team of the Year | San Juan Jabloteh | |
| Most Disciplined Team of the Year | North East Stars | |
| Referee of the Year | Neal Brizan | |
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Joseph Pierre | |
| Match Commissioner of the Year | Boris Punch |