2019–20 TT Pro League explained

Competition:TT Pro League
Season:2019–20
Winners:Defence Force
4th Pro League title
Continentalcup1:2021 Caribbean Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Defence Force
La Horquetta Rangers
League Topscorer:Shaqkeem Joseph 11 goals
Biggest Home Win:La Horquetta Rangers 8–1 Cunupia
31 January 2020
Biggest Away Win:San Juan Jabloteh 0–5 Club Sando
4 February 2020
Highest Scoring:La Horquetta Rangers 7–2 Port of Spain
19 December 2019
La Horquetta Rangers 8–1 Cunupia
31 January 2020
Matches:94
Total Goals:284
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2023

The 2019–20 TT Pro League season is the 21st season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eleven teams are contesting the league, with W Connection the defending champions from the 2018 season.[1]

League play officially started on 13 December 2019 and was originally to end in April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, the league was cut short and Defence Force were crowned champions virtue of being top of the league by the time of cancellation.[2] It was their first title since the 2012–13 season.

Changes from the 2018 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
CentralCaliforniaAto Boldon Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Club SandoSan FernandoMahaica Oval Pavilionalign=center 2,500
CunupiaCunupiaLarry Gomes Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Defence ForceChaguaramasHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
La Horquetta RangersLa Horquetta, ArimaLa Horquetta Recreational Groundsalign=center 1,000
Morvant Caledonia UnitedMorvant/Laventillealign=center 3,000
Point Fortin CivicPoint FortinMahaica Oval Pavilionalign=center 2,500
PoliceSaint JamesManny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Port of SpainPort of SpainHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
San Juan JablotehSan JuanBarataria Ovalalign=center 1,000
W ConnectionPoint LisasManny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000

Results

Top scorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Shaqkeem JosephClub Sando11
2 Jamal CreightonLa Horquetta Rangers10
3 Isaiah LeeLa Horquetta Rangers8
4 Tyrone CharlesLa Horquetta Rangers7
4 Kevon WoodleyCunupia7
6 Reon MooreDefence Force6
6 Keron CornwallClub Sando6
6 Kerville JeremiahPoint Fortin Civic6
6 Tev LawrenceMorvant Caledonia United6
6 Dimitrie ApaiW Connection6

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: Army declared Pro League champs due to COVID19. guardian.co.tt. 20 March 2020.
  3. Web site: cunupia-fc-accepted-for-2019-pro-league. 7 February 2019 .
  4. Web site: fakoory-off-rangers-move-from-st-anns-to-la-horquetta. 19 January 2019 .
  5. Web site: 2019/20 topscorers.