2016–17 TT Pro League explained

Competition:TT Pro League
Season:2016–17
Winners:Central FC
3rd Pro League title
3rd T&T title
Continentalcup1:CFU Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Central FC
W Connection
League Topscorer:Akeem Roach 12 goals
Biggest Home Win:W Connection 7-0 Point Fortin Civic
(25 October 2016)
Biggest Away Win:St. Ann's Rangers 0–6 Central
(28 January 2017)
Point Fortin Civic 0–6 Defence Force
(4 February 2017)
Highest Scoring:Defence Force 7-2 Point Fortin Civic
(6 December 2016)
Matches:90
Total Goals:314
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017

The 2016–17 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth 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 2015–16 season.[1] The league started on 29 September 2016 and ended on the 5 February 2017 with the crowning of the champion. On 5 February 2017, Central FC made history as they won their 3rd consecutive Pro League title, the only team to make such a feat.

Changes from the 2015–16 season

North East Stars merged with Ma Pau S.C. to form Ma Pau Stars. Ma Pau S.C. had last appeared in the 2010–11 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
Central FCCaliforniaAto Boldon Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Club SandoSan FernandoMahaica Oval Pavilionalign=center 2,500
Defence ForceChaguaramasHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
Ma Pau StarsSangre GrandeHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
Morvant Caledonia UnitedMorvant/Laventillealign=center 10,000
Point Fortin CivicPoint FortinMahaica Oval Pavilionalign=center 2,500
PoliceSaint JamesManny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000
San Juan JablotehSan JuanHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
St. Ann's RangersSan JuanHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
W ConnectionPoint LisasManny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000

Stadiums

Since the teams do not play in their set home stadium, these are the stadiums that were used to host the matches throughout the season.

PlaceStadiumNo. of matches hosted
1Ato Boldon Stadium33
2Hasely Crawford Stadium15
3Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin14
4Larry Gomes Stadium10
5Barataria Recreational Ground, Barataria8
6Mannie Ramjohn Stadium4
7Morvant Recreational Ground, Morvant2
7Naparima College Ground2
9Brian Lara Recreation Ground, Santa Cruz1
9Hasely Crawford Stadium training field1

League table

Positions by round

Results

Matches 1–18

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 Akeem RoachClub Sando12
2 Jamal CharlesW Connection10
2 Jameel PerryPolice10
4 Darren MitchellCentral9
4 Devorn JorslingDefence Force9
6 Jerrel BrittoMa Pau Stars8
6 Jason ScotlandMa Pau Stars8
6 Hashim ArciaDefence Force8
6 Dimitrie ApaiW Connection8
10 Jamille BoatswainDefence Force7

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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220172328/http://rsssf.com/tablest/trinchamp.html . 2009-02-20.
  2. News: 2016/17 Pro League Top Scorers. Randy Bando. TTProLeague.com. 2016-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009173753/http://ttproleague.com/index.php/fixtures/2016-2017-tt-pro-league/ttpl-leading-scorers-2016-2017. 2016-10-09. dead.