The 2009 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh 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 contested the league, with San Juan Jabloteh the defending champions.[1] The season began on 8 May, with Super Friday, and ended on 27 October. The format of the season was changed from each club playing three rounds to two rounds in the regular season to facilitate the national team with its attempt to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Police were re-admitted into the league following a one-year absence, whereas FC South End were admitted as a new club.[3] However, North East Stars withdrew siting the state of their home ground, Sangre Grande Recreational Ground, for the past few years as the cause to sit out the season.[4] The Sangre Grande Boys stated that they intend to return to the league for 2010. Furthermore, Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Caledonia AIA of Morvant/Laventille.
The first goal of the season was scored by Caledonia AIA's Walter Moore against Joe Public in the second minute of the first game on 8 May.[5] Kendall Velox of Caledonia AIA scored the first hat-trick of the season against Police on 23 May. Kerry Baptiste won the Golden Boot by providing 35 goals for Joe Public on their way to becoming league champions.[6]
On 12 September, Joe Public used a 2–1 win over W Connection at Manny Ramjohn Stadium to clinch the regular season crown on 41 points. San Juan Jabloteh, Caledonia AIA, W Connection, Ma Pau, and Defence Force all qualified for the Big Six. On 24 October, Joe Public claimed the league title with a 1–1 draw against Caledonia AIA. The achievement marked their second Pro League title with the first coming in the 2006 season.[1] Having finished as the league champion, Joe Public qualified for the 2010 CFU Club Championship. By finishing runners-up in the league, San Juan Jabloteh also qualified for the CFU Club Championship.
With an 8–0 loss to W Connection on 1 September, Police finished bottom in the league. The club had a disappointing campaign having only recorded nine points with a -48 goal difference. This marked the first season in which Tobago United did not finish the league season bottom of the table. Furthermore, on 8 January 2010, United Petrotrin announced that they had pulled the club from the Pro League.[7]
Changes from the 2008 season
The following changes were made since the 2008 season:
- The TT Pro League signed a sponsorship deal with Digicel and is now known as the Digicel Pro League.[8]
- The number of rounds in the regular season were reduced from three to two to compensate the national team's attempt to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[2]
- Club rosters were expanded from 25 to 35 players to provide clubs relief during the league season that involved 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF Champions League, and other domestic fixtures.[9]
- There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2009 season.
- The Pro Bowl was shifted to close off the 2009 calendar in November and December with new branding partner Digicel following a pullout by former sponsors Courts Trinidad and Tobago Limited.
- A new knockout tournament named the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield took place in May and June with a unique prise money system.[13] As a result, Lucozade Sport will no longer sponsor the Big Six.
Teams
Team summaries
Location of the 2009 TT Pro League teams
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 |
Caledonia AIA |
Morvant/Laventille |
Larry Gomes Stadium |
10,000 |
Shabazz, JamaalJamaal Shabazz |
Pollard, CharlesCharles Pollard |
Defence Force |
Chaguaramas |
Hasely Crawford Stadium |
27,000 |
Russell, RossRoss Russell |
Rivers, CoreyCorey Rivers |
FC South End |
Point Fortin |
Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
10,000 |
DeLeon, LeroyLeroy DeLeon |
Rougier, AnthonyAnthony Rougier |
Joe Public |
Arouca |
Marvin Lee Stadium |
6,000 |
King, DerekDerek King |
Baptiste, KerryKerry Baptiste |
Ma Pau |
Woodbrook |
Hasely Crawford Stadium |
27,000 |
McComie, MichaelMichael McComie |
Andrews, LyndonLyndon Andrews |
Police |
Saint James |
Hasely Crawford Stadium |
27,000 |
De Coteau, RichardRichard De Coteau |
Archie, KeronKeron Archie |
San Juan Jabloteh |
San Juan |
Hasely Crawford Stadium |
27,000 |
Jean, EarlEarl Jean |
Oliver, MarvinMarvin Oliver |
St. Ann's Rangers |
San Juan |
Hasely Crawford Stadium |
27,000 |
Streete, AnthonyAnthony Streete |
McFarlane, ErrolErrol McFarlane |
Tobago United |
Bacolet |
Dwight Yorke Stadium |
7,500 |
Granville, PeterPeter Granville |
McKinnon, KayodeKayode McKinnon |
United Petrotrin |
Pointe-à-Pierre |
Palo Seco Velodrome |
10,000 |
Tinoco, MarcosMarcos Tinoco |
Gray, CydCyd Gray |
W Connection |
Point Lisas |
Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
10,000 |
Charles-Fevrier, StuartStuart Charles-Fevrier |
Joseph, ElijahElijah Joseph |
Player transfers
Managerial changes
Regular season
Competition table
Updated to games played on 20 September 2009.
Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Following the season, United Petrotrin withdrew from the Pro League for the 2010–11 season.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on on 20 September 2009. Source: TT Pro League 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Pro League Big Six
Competition table
Updated to games played on 27 October 2009.
Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
League table
Updated to games played on 27 October 2009.
Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Following the season, United Petrotrin withdrew from the Pro League for the 2010–11 season.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for the tenth round of matches, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Joe Public | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
San Juan Jabloteh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Caledonia AIA | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
W Connection | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ma Pau | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Defence Force | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
United Petrotrin | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FC South End | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
St. Ann's Rangers | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Tobago United | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Police FC | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Last updated: 27 October 2009
Source: TT Pro League
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref(s) |
Velox, KendallKendall Velox | Caledonia AIA | Police* | 2–6 | 000000002009-05-23-000023 May 2009 | |
Edwards, KeyonKeyon Edwards | Caledonia AIA | St. Ann's Rangers* | 0–6 | 000000002009-06-16-000016 June 2009 | [32] |
Edwards, KeyonKeyon Edwards | Caledonia AIA* | Tobago United | 5–3 | 000000002009-06-23-000023 June 2009 | [33] |
Baptiste, KerryKerry Baptiste5 | Joe Public | St. Ann's Rangers* | 3–5 | 000000002009-07-21-000021 July 2009 | [28] |
Baptiste, KerryKerry Baptiste | Joe Public | Defence Force* | 4–3 | 000000002009-08-04-00004 August 2009 | [34] |
Wolfe, AnthonyAnthony Wolfe | Ma Pau* | Caledonia AIA | 4–2 | 000000002009-08-14-000014 August 2009 | [35] |
Whitley, AurtisAurtis Whitley | United Petrotrin | St. Ann's Rangers* | 1–4 | 000000002009-08-22-000022 August 2009 | [36] |
Jorsling, DevornDevorn Jorsling | Defence Force | Police* | 1–5 | 000000002009-08-22-000022 August 2009 | [37] |
Jorsling, DevornDevorn Jorsling | Defence Force | St. Ann's Rangers* | 2–3 | 000000002009-08-28-000028 August 2009 | [38] |
Baptiste, KerryKerry Baptiste4 | Joe Public | Police* | 0–7 | 000000002009-08-29-000029 August 2009 | [39] |
Smith, ConradConrad Smith | Joe Public | Police* | 0–7 | 000000002009-08-29-000029 August 2009 | [39] |
Pacheco, AndreiAndrei Pacheco | W Connection | United Petrotrin* | 2–5 | 000000002009-08-29-000029 August 2009 | [40] |
Faña, JonathanJonathan Faña4 | W Connection* | Police | 8–0 | 000000002009-09-04-00004 September 2009 | [29] |
Bangura, AlusineAlusine Bangura | W Connection* | Police | 8–0 | 000000002009-09-04-00004 September 2009 | [29] |
Roy, RichardRichard Roy4 | Defence Force | San Juan Jabloteh* | 5–4 | 000000002009-10-15-000015 October 2009 | [31] |
Williams, NoelNoel Williams4 | San Juan Jabloteh* | Defence Force | 5–4 | 000000002009-10-15-000015 October 2009 | [41] |
- * Home team score first in result
- 4 Player scored four goals
- 5 Player scored five goals
Discipline
Awards
Round awards
Annual awards
The 2009 TT Pro League awards distribution took place on 7 April 2010, at Cascadia Hotel in St. Ann's, Trinidad, prior to the 2010–11 season.[44]
Joe Public took home the majority of the league honours including Team of the Year. Eastern Lion Kerry Baptiste was named the league's Player of the Year for the first time in his career, by providing 35 league goals.[45] Baptiste also received the Golden Boot and was named the Best Forward.[6] Joe Public manager Derek King became the youngest manager in the Pro League to win the league championship and claimed the Manager of the Year.[46] In addition, Joe Public's Alejandro Figueroa, Trent Noel, and Keyeno Thomas were named the league's Best Goalkeeper, Best Midfielder, and Best Defender respectively. The remaining team award was won by Caledonia AIA for the Most Disciplined Team of the Year. FIFA international referee, Neal Brizan, won the Referee of the Year for the third consecutive year, whereas Boris Punch won the Match Commissioner of the Year in back-to-back years.
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