2017 TT Pro League explained

Competition:TT Pro League
Season:2017
Winners:North East Stars
2nd Pro League title
2nd T&T title
Continentalcup1:2019 Caribbean Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:North East Stars
W Connection
League Topscorer:Neil Benjamin 12 goals
Biggest Home Win:Point Fortin Civic 7–0 St. Ann's Rangers
(28 November 2017)
Biggest Away Win:Central 0–6 North East Stars
(22 September 2017)
Highest Scoring:San Juan Jabloteh 5–4 Point Fortin Civic
(25 November 2017)
Central 2–7 Police
(28 November 2017)
Matches:90
Total Goals:263
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 TT Pro League season is the nineteenth 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 2016–17 season.[1] The league will start on 9 June and will end on 28 November with the crowning of the champion. North East Stars were crowned champions on the penultimate match day. It was their first league title since 2004.[2]

Changes from the 2016–17 season

The following changes were made since the 2016–17 season:

Player transfers

Managerial changes

See main article: List of TT Pro League managers.

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
Morvant Caledonia UnitedMorvant/Laventillealign=center 3,000
North East StarsArimaArima Velodromealign=center 5,000
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 Used

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 Stadium30
2Hasely Crawford Stadium
3Arima Velodrome10
4Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin9
5Barataria Oval, Barataria8
6Saint Augustine Secondary School Ground, Saint Augustine6
7Larry Gomes Stadium5
7Mannie Ramjohn Stadium5
9Hasely Crawford Stadium training field3
10Police Barracks Ground, Saint James1

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[10]
1 Neil BenjaminW Connection12
2 Rundell WinchesterNorth East Stars10
3 Sheldon HolderMorvant Caledonia United8
3 Marcus JosephW Connection8
5 Reon MooreDefence Force6
5 Jared BennettPoint Fortin Civic6
5 Sean BonvalSan Juan Jabloteh6
8 Sean de SilvaCentral5
8 Akim ArmstrongClub Sando5
8 Keron CornwallClub Sando5

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. Web site: North East Stars champions. 2017-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507002115/https://www.ttproleague.com/index.php/tt-pro-league-news/domestics-news-2014/ma-pau-stars-f-c/2720-north-east-stars-crowned-pro-league-champions-for-the-first-time-since-2004. 2019-05-07. dead.
  3. Web site: North East Stars move.
  4. Web site: Connection Make 'Lobo' Move.
  5. Web site: Theobald, Julius James near N/E move..
  6. Web site: Point makes U-turn for Carrington.
  7. Web site: Shabazz back as coach at Cali.
  8. Web site: Saunders quits Central.
  9. Web site: Romain gets debut win over Morvant Caledonia.
  10. News: 2017 Pro League Top Scorers. Randy Bando. TTProLeague.com.