2023 TT Premier Football League explained

Competition:TT Premier Football League
Season:2023
Dates:10 March – 24 June 2023[1]
Winners:Defence Force
5th Pro League title
24th Trinbagonian title
Continentalcup1:Caribbean Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Defence Force
Port of Spain
Continentalcup2:Caribbean Shield
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Sando
Matches:132
Total Goals:430
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2023 TT Premier Football League was the 22nd season of the TT Premier Football League, the top tier of football in Trinidad and Tobago,[2] and the first season under its current branding. It was the first year that top flight football was played in Trinidad and Tobago since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 24 June 2023.

Defending champions, Defence Force, successfully defended their title, winning their fifth Premier League title, and their 23rd overall Trindadian top-flight title. Defence Force and league runners-up, Port of Spain, earned group stage berths into the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, for an opportunity to play in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup (formerly Champions League).

Background

See main article: 2019–20 TT Pro League.

The last season the TT Premier Football League played was in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019–20 season began on 13 December 2019 and was scheduled to end on 10 April 2020. However, the season prematurely ended on 20 March 2020 due to the pandemic. Defence Force F.C. were crowned champions virtue of being top of the league by the time of cancellation.[3]

Teams

The same 11 teams that played in 2020 returned for the 2023 season with the inclusion of Prison Service F.C, who were the champions of the second division in 2019.[4]

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 Football ClubCouva (California)Ato Boldon Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Club Sando Football ClubSan FernandoMahaica Oval Pavilionalign=center 2,500
Cunupia Football ClubCunupiaLarry Gomes Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Defence Force Football ClubChaguaramasHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
La Horquetta Rangers Football ClubArima (La Horquetta)La Horquetta Recreational Groundsalign=center 1,000
Morvant Caledonia UnitedMorvant/Laventillealign=center 3,000
Point Fortin Civic Football ClubPoint FortinMahaica Oval Pavilionalign=center 2,500
Police Football ClubPort of Spain (Saint James)Manny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000
Athletic Club Port of SpainPort of SpainHasely Crawford Stadiumalign=center 27,000
Prison Service Football ClubAroucaYouth Training Centrealign=center 1,000
San Juan Jabloteh Football ClubSan JuanAto Boldon Recreational Parkalign=center 1,000
W Connection Football ClubCouva (Point Lisas)Manny Ramjohn Stadiumalign=center 10,000

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stokkermans . Karel . Trinidad and Tobago 2023 . . 1 July 2023 . 25 June 2023.
  2. Web site: TT Premier Football League . 2023-12-04 . TTFA . en-US.
  3. Web site: Army declared Pro League champs due to COVID19. guardian.co.tt. 20 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Beckles . Jelani . Prisons FC ready for Premier League, boasts of fitness . . 1 July 2023 . 3 March 2023.