| Competition: | TT Pro League |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | Defence Force 3rd Pro League title 22nd T&T title |
| Continentalcup1: | CFU Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Defence Force Caledonia AIA |
| League Topscorer: | Devorn Jorsling (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Defence Force 8–0 Rangers (4 January 2013) |
| Biggest Away Win: | T&TEC 0–7 W Connection (10 November 2012) |
| Highest Scoring: | Defence Force 8–0 Rangers (4 January 2013) |
| Matches: | 84 |
| Total Goals: | 273 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eight teams contested the league, with W Connection the defending champions.[1] The season began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013 with the crowning of Defence Force as the league champion.
Speaking on the number of clubs in the Pro League prior to the start of the season, CEO Dexter Skeene stated in an interview that he feels the country's best footballing interests are served by an eight-team league.[2] On 30 June 2012, San Juan Jabloteh announced that due to financial constraints the club suspended their football operations. As a result, the four-time Pro League champion, San Juan Kings, did not participate for the first time in the league's history.[3] In response, a new club established by Brent Sancho to represent the Central region of the country, Central FC, was formed and officially applied for Pro League membership on 25 July 2012.[4] The club is officially based in California and plays its home games in Ato Boldon Stadium. Central was admitted into the league on 6 September 2012 and became the 21st team to compete in the Pro League.[5]
The first goal of the season was scored by two-time Golden Boot winner Devorn Jorsling of Defence Force against St. Ann's Rangers in the thirty-second minute of the first game on 14 September 2012.[6] Bevon Bass of T&TEC scored the first hat-trick of the season as the Electricity Boys defeated St. Ann's Rangers 3–2 on 20 October 2012.[7] Jorsling went on to claim an unprecedented third Golden Boot award after leading the league with 21 goals scored for Defence Force.
On 6 May 2013, Defence Force secured the TT Pro League championship following a Caledonia AIA 2–1 loss to Central FC in Couva. The league title was the Teteron Boys second in three seasons and marked their third Pro League title overall.[8] Consequently, Defence Force and Caledonia AIA, having finished as runners-up, earned places within the 2014 CFU Club Championship.[9] Following the season, T&TEC withdrew from the league citing financial struggles to field a professional football club.[10] The Electricity Boys became the seventh team to leave the league in the previous four years.
The following changes were made since the 2011–12 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 | ||||
| Central FC | California | Ato Boldon Stadium | align=center | 10,000 | |||
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| North East Stars | Sangre Grande | Sangre Grande Ground | align=center | 7,000 | |||
| Police | Saint James | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| St. Ann's Rangers | San Juan | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| T&TEC | San Fernando | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | align=center | 10,000 | |||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central FC | Expansion team | Graham Rix | 13 August 2012[14] | Pre-season | ||||
| Police | Kelvin Jones | Sacked | 29 August 2012 | Richard Hood | 29 August 2012[15] | Pre-season | ||
| T&TEC | Dexter Cyrus | Sacked | 11 September 2012 | Jefferson George | 11 September 2012[16] | Pre-season | ||
| T&TEC | Jefferson George | Resigned | 10 November 2012 | Dexter Cyrus | 22 November 2012[17] | |||
| Caledonia AIA | Jamaal Shabazz | Signed by Trinidad and Tobago | 27 November 2012[18] | Jerry Moe | 27 November 2012 | |||
| Central FC | Graham Rix | Mutual consent | 21 December 2012[19] | Terry Fenwick | 3 January 2013[20] | |||
| St. Ann's Rangers | Dean Pacheco | End of contract | 30 June 2013 | Gilbert Bateau | 1 July 2013[21] | Post-season |
See also: List of top TT Pro League goal scorers by season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[24] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force | |
| 2 | Cornell Glen | North East Stars | |
| 3 | Kevon Carter | Defence Force | |
| Joevin Jones | W Connection | ||
| 5 | Devon Modeste | St. Ann's Rangers | |
| 6 |  Peter Byers | Central FC | |
| 7 | Josimar Belgrave | Defence Force | |
| Keyon Edwards | Caledonia AIA | ||
| Kareem Joseph | Caledonia AIA | ||
| Andrei Pacheco | W Connection | ||
| Shahdon Winchester | W Connection |
See main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks.
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T&TEC | 3–2 | |||||
| Defence Force | 3–3 | |||||
| T&TEC | 0–6 | |||||
| Police | 1–5 | |||||
| Defence Force | 8–0 | |||||
| Central FC | 0–3 | |||||
| North East Stars | 3–1 | |||||
| Police | 2–5 | |||||
| Police | 3–3 | |||||
| 4 | Central FC | 5–0 | ||||
| Defence Force | 3–0 | |||||
| W Connection | 4–0 | |||||
| Police | 0–5 |