2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup explained

First Citizens Cup
Year:2018
Other Title:Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Num Teams:10
Defending Champions:W Connection
Champions:Central
3rd title
Runner-Up:Defence Force
Matches:23
Goals:74
Top Goal Scorer:Kareem Freitas
Dylon King
Brent Sam
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 First Citizens Cup) was the nineteenth season of the First Citizens Cup, which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League and will run from the 8 June to 20 July. W Connection entered as the cup holders having defeated Defence Force by a score of 3–1 in the 2017 final. The cup underwent a format change where the clubs were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams would play each other once on a round-robin basis and the top 2 teams from each group would advance to the semifinals.[1]

Group stage

See main article: article and 2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup group stage.

In the group stage, each teams played each other twice round-robin basis. The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.

Group Abercrombie

Semifinals

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Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 Kareem FreitasPolice5
1 Dylon KingDefence Force5
1 Brent SamDefence Force5
4 Marcus JosephW Connection4
5 Reon MooreDefence Force3
5 Keron CummingsCentral3
7 Kevon PiperClub Sando2
7 Tyrone CharlesCentral2
7 Saleem HenrySt. Ann's Rangers2
7 Dwight QuinteroDefence Force2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Citizens cup with format change..
  2. Web site: Goal Scorers of FCB Cup 2018.