2019–20 TT Pro League

TT Pro League
Season2019–20
ChampionsDefence Force
4th Pro League title
2021 Caribbean Club ChampionshipDefence Force
La Horquetta Rangers
Matches played94
Goals scored284 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerShaqkeem Joseph 11 goals
Biggest home winLa Horquetta Rangers 8–1 Cunupia
31 January 2020
Biggest away winSan Juan Jabloteh 0–5 Club Sando
4 February 2020
Highest scoringLa Horquetta Rangers 7–2 Port of Spain
19 December 2019
La Horquetta Rangers 8–1 Cunupia
31 January 2020
2018
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

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Teams

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Team summaries

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain
Central California Ato Boldon Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John Trinidad and Tobago Che Benny
Club Sando San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500 Trinidad and Tobago Angus Eve Trinidad and Tobago Jayson Joseph
Cunupia Cunupia Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Michael De Four Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Woodley
Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Gordon Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar
La Horquetta Rangers La Horquetta, Arima La Horquetta Recreational Grounds 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago Dave Quamina Trinidad and Tobago Chadley David
Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/Laventille Park Street Recreational Ground 3,000 Trinidad and Tobago Jerry Moe Trinidad and Tobago Kareem Joseph
Point Fortin Civic Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500 Trinidad and Tobago Reynold Carrington Trinidad and Tobago Hughtun Hector
Police Saint James Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Richard Hood Trinidad and Tobago Adrian Foncette
Port of Spain Port of Spain Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Serbia Zoran Vraneš Trinidad and Tobago Sean John
San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Barataria Oval 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago Keith Jeffrey Trinidad and Tobago Elton John
W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier Saint Kitts and Nevis Gerard Williams

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Defence Force (C, Q) 17 13 3 1 35 17 +18 42 2021 Caribbean Club Championship Group Stage
2 La Horquetta Rangers (Q) 17 11 2 4 48 18 +30 35
3 Point Fortin Civic 17 8 4 5 25 23 +2 28
4 W Connection 16 8 3 5 28 20 +8 27
5 Morvant Caledonia United 17 6 6 5 20 23 −3 24
6 Police 17 6 5 6 29 22 +7 23
7 Club Sando 18 5 6 7 28 25 +3 21
8 San Juan Jabloteh 17 5 4 8 21 31 −10 19
9 Central 18 3 5 10 18 34 −16 14
10 Port of Spain 17 3 4 10 18 38 −20 13
11 Cunupia 17 2 6 9 14 33 −19 12
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2020. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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Matches 1–20
Home \ Away CEN CSA CUN DFO LHR MCU PFC POL POS SJJ WCO
Central 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–4 1–5 1–1 3–1 1–4
Club Sando 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 C 1–0 C
Cunupia 0–0 2–1 1–2 C 1–1 C 0–0 2–1 C 0–2
Defence Force C 4–4 3–2 2–1 1–2 C 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–0
La Horquetta Rangers C 1–1 8–1 0–2 4–0 5–1 2–0 7–2 6–0 4–1
Morvant Caledonia United 3–1 0–0 3–1 C 2–0 1–1 2–1 C 1–0 1–1
Point Fortin Civic 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–3 C 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1
Police 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 C 3–1 4–1 C C
Port of Spain 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 C 0–1 0–4
San Juan Jabloteh 1–0 0–5 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–0 3–2 5–2 C
W Connection 1–1 2–3 3–0 0–1 3–1 C 1–0 0–4 2–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2020. Source: TT Pro League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Trinidad and Tobago Shaqkeem Joseph Club Sando 11
2 Trinidad and Tobago Jamal Creighton La Horquetta Rangers 10
3 Trinidad and Tobago Isaiah Lee La Horquetta Rangers 8
4 Trinidad and Tobago Tyrone Charles La Horquetta Rangers 7
4 Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Woodley Cunupia 7
6 Trinidad and Tobago Reon Moore Defence Force 6
6 Trinidad and Tobago Keron Cornwall Club Sando 6
6 Trinidad and Tobago Kerville Jeremiah Point Fortin Civic 6
6 Saint Lucia Tev Lawrence Morvant Caledonia United 6
6 Suriname Dimitrie Apai W Connection 6

References

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  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago – List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ^ "Army declared Pro League champs due to COVID19". guardian.co.tt. 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "cunupia-fc-accepted-for-2019-pro-league". 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "fakoory-off-rangers-move-from-st-anns-to-la-horquetta". 19 January 2019.
  5. ^ "2019/20 topscorers".
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