| Competition: | TT Pro League |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Winners: | W Connection 5th Pro League title 5th T&T title |
| Continentalcup1: | CFU Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | W Connection Central FC |
| League Topscorer: | Marcus Joseph (16 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Central FC 6–0 Rangers (21 February 2014) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Rangers 0–7 W Connection (14 September 2013) |
| Highest Scoring: | Jabloteh 6–5 Rangers (20 September 2013) |
| Matches: | 108 |
| Total Goals: | 318 |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of nine teams contested the league, with Defence Force the defending champions.[1] The season began on 13 September 2013 and concluded on 20 May 2014 with the crowning of W Connection as the league champion.
During the previous league season, Point Fortin Civic gained momentum in returning as a professional club following a streak of solid performances during the 2012 TOYOTA Classic and 2012–13 FA Trophy over Pro League competition. After the previous season had concluded, the Pro League announced that T&TEC had withdrawn from the league citing financial difficulties to sustain its football operations.[2] As a result, Point Fortin Civic announced its intentions to apply for Pro League membership on 16 August 2013. The following month, the club officially made its return to the Pro League after being granted membership.[3] Furthermore, the Pro League announced on 10 September 2013 that San Juan Jabloteh were also re-admitted into the league following the club's one-year absence due to difficulties securing a long-term sponsor.[4]
The first goal of the season was scored by Defence Force's Kerry Joseph against Central FC in the seventh minute of the first game on 13 September 2013.[5] The following day, Kurt Frederick of W Connection recorded the first hat-trick of the season as the Savonetta Boys shutout St. Ann's Rangers 7–0 in Hasely Crawford Stadium. Marcus Joseph used hat-tricks on consecutive starts in wins over Police and St. Ann's Rangers, respectively, to claim his first Golden Boot with 16 goals for Point Fortin Civic.[6]
On 6 May 2014, W Connection used an emphatic 4–1 win over defending champions Defence Force at Hasely Crawford Stadium to be crowned champions for a Pro League record fifth time (2000, 2001, 2005, and 2011–12).[7] The league championship marked the second Pro League title in three seasons for the Savonetta Boys and their second domestic double after claiming the FA Trophy earlier in the season. In addition, having finished as the league champions, W Connection qualified for the 2015 CFU Club Championship. One week later, Central FC also qualified for the Caribbean Club Championship following a 3–0 win against St. Ann's Rangers and a Defence Force 1–0 loss to San Juan Jabloteh during the final round of matches.[8]
However, the season was overshadowed by the death of Defence Force and national team midfielder Kevon Carter from a sudden heart attack following a team training session on the morning of 28 February 2014.[9] [10] Carter complained of chest pains after training at Macqueripe and was taken to the army's medical department.[11] [12] He was subsequently driven to Community Hospital of Seventh-Day Adventists in St. James where Carter was pronounced dead before receiving treatment.[13] [14]
The following changes were made since the 2012–13 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 | Terry Fenwick | ||
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| North East Stars | Sangre Grande | Sangre Grande Ground | align=center | 7,000 | |||
| Point Fortin Civic | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | align=center | 2,500 | |||
| Police | Saint James | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Fortin Civic | Re-admitted team | Reynold Carrington | 10 September 2013 | Pre-season | ||||
| San Juan Jabloteh | Re-admitted team | Keith Jeffrey | 10 September 2013 | Pre-season | ||||
| Caledonia AIA | Jerry Moe | End of caretaker contract | 30 June 2013 | Jamaal Shabazz | 1 July 2013 | Pre-season | ||
| St. Ann's Rangers | Gilbert Bateau | Sacked | 20 March 2014[23] | Anthony Streete | 20 March 2014[24] | |||
| Central FC | Terry Fenwick | Resigned | 16 May 2014[25] |  Zoran Vraneš | 10 July 2014[26] | Post-season |
See also: List of top TT Pro League goal scorers by season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[29] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Joseph | Point Fortin Civic | |
| 2 | Trevin Caesar | North East Stars | |
| Joevin Jones | W Connection | ||
| Willis Plaza | Central FC | ||
| 5 | Josimar Belgrave | Defence Force | |
| 6 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force | |
| 7 | Kerry Baptiste | San Juan Jabloteh | |
| Jason Marcano | Central FC | ||
| 9 | Densill Theobald | Caledonia AIA | |
| 10 | Elijah Belgrave | Police | |
| Jerwyn Balthazar | Defence Force | ||
| Keyon Edwards | Caledonia AIA | ||
| Jameel Perry | Police | ||
| Rundell Winchester | Central FC |
See main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks.
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | St. Ann's Rangers | 14 September 2013 | ||||
| San Juan Jabloteh | 20 September 2013 | |||||
| San Juan Jabloteh | 20 September 2013 | |||||
| Defence Force | 8 October 2013 | |||||
| Central FC | 22 October 2013 | |||||
| St. Ann's Rangers | 1 November 2013 | |||||
| Point Fortin Civic | 18 January 2014 | |||||
| St. Ann's Rangers | 21 January 2014 | |||||
| Central FC | 21 February 2014 | |||||
 | W Connection | 8 April 2014 | ||||
| Central FC | 8 April 2014 | |||||
| Defence Force | 25 April 2014 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |||
| September | Terry Fenwick | Central FC | Kerry Baptiste | San Juan Jabloteh | [33] | |
| October | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | W Connection | Rundell Winchester | Central FC | ||
| November | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | W Connection | Joevin Jones | W Connection | ||
| December | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | W Connection | Joevin Jones | W Connection | ||
| January | Reynold Carrington | Point Fortin Civic | Marcus Joseph | Point Fortin Civic | ||
| February | Terry Fenwick | Central FC | Willis Plaza | Central FC | ||
| March | Terry Fenwick | Central FC | Trevin Caesar | North East Stars | ||
| April | Terry Fenwick | Central FC | Josimar Belgrave | Defence Force | ||