The 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl is the tenth season of the Digicel Pro Bowl, which is a knockout football tournament for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. For the fourth consecutive season, the Pro Bowl concluded the Pro League calendar. Additionally, for the third year the winner of the Pro Bowl was invited to compete in the Digicel Charity Shield to open the 2014–15 Pro League season.[1] W Connection entered as the Pro Bowl holders, having defeated North East Stars 4–3 in a penalty shootout after the match ended in 0–0 in regulation during the 2013 final at Hasely Crawford Stadium.[2][3] The competition commenced on 2 May with all nine Pro League teams competing in single elimination beginning with the qualifying round and concluded on 23 May with the final.
| Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions | W Connection |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
| Goals scored | 2 (2 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Neil Mitchell Brent Sam (1 goal each) |
Qualification
editAfter the expansion of the TT Pro League back to nine teams competing during the 2013–14 season, the Pro Bowl re-introduced the qualifying round to determine the eighth team to enter the draw for the quarterfinals. The lowest two teams in the league table, San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers, were drawn into the qualifying round, which was held on 2 May 2014 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The random draw for the quarterfinals took place on 8 May at the Digicel corporate box in Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain.[4] W Connection entered the competition as the defending Pro Bowl winners and were drawn against Caledonia AIA in the later quarterfinal match-up at Hasely Crawford Stadium. The remaining quarterfinal match-ups resulted in the winner of the qualifying round to face Police in the first match at the Mucurapo venue. In the match-up of the round, re-admitted Pro League club Point Fortin Civic were drawn against 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl winners Defence Force in Couva. The final quarterfinal match, also held at the Ato Boldon Stadium, North East Stars will face recently crowned 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield winners Central FC.
Schedule
editThe schedule for the 2014 Digicel Pro Bowl, as announced by the TT Pro League:
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 2 May 2014 | 1 | 9 → 8 | 2: 8th–9th |
| Quarterfinals | 9 May 2014 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 8: 1st–8th |
| Semifinals | 16 May 2014 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 23 May 2014 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
edit| Qualifying round 2 May 2014 | Quarterfinals 9 May 2014 | Semifinals 16 May 2014 | Final 23 May 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Police | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| San Juan Jabloteh | 2 | San Juan Jabloteh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| St. Ann's Rangers | 0 | Police | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Defence Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Point Fortin Civic | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Defence Force | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Police | |||||||||||||||
| W Connection | |||||||||||||||
| Caledonia AIA | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W Connection | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| W Connection | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Central FC | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| North East Stars | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Central FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Results
editAll matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.
Qualifying round
editThe Pro Bowl began with the qualifying round between the bottom two clubs, San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers, in the Pro League during the 2013–14 season. With two second-half goals from Brent Sam and Neil Mitchell, the San Juan Kings advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2–0 win.[5]
| 2 May 2014 | San Juan Jabloteh | 2–0 | St. Ann's Rangers | Couva, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Sam  70'Mitchell 84' |
Report | Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium |
References
edit- ^ "Season kicks off with Digicel Charity Shield". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Connection reunites with Digicel Pro Bowl title after 6 years; defeats N/E Stars 4-3 in Final shootout". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Connection penalises Stars to take Pro Bowl". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Connection penalises Stars to take Pro Bowl". TTProLeague.com. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Lasana Liburd (2 May 2014). "Jabloteh deflates sorry Rangers in Pro Bowl qualifier". Wired868.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014.