The 2015–16 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventeenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams are contesting the league, with Central FC the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.[1] The season began on 25 September 2015 and concluded on 21 May 2016 with the crowning of Central FC as the league champion.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Central FC 2nd Pro League title 2nd T&T title |
| CFU Club Championship | Central FC San Juan Jabloteh |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 444 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Makesi Lewis (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Defence Force 8-0 Caledonia (9 January 2016) |
| Biggest away win | North East Stars 0-7 W Connection (31 January 2016) |
| Highest scoring | North East Stars 4-4 Police (20 October 2015) Defence Force 8-0 Caledonia (9 January 2016) Club Sando 3-5 Police (19 April 2016) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The first goal of the season was scored by North East Stars' Alonzo Adlam against new team Club Sando in the seventeenth minute of the first round of matches on 25 September 2015.[2] The first hat-trick of the season was recorded on 12 December 2015 by Jomal Williams of W Connection against St. Ann's Rangers in a 5–0 shutout at Ato Boldon Stadium.[3]
Changes from the 2014–15 season
editThe following changes were made since the 2014–15 season:
- Dexter Skeene, Pro League CEO, announced that the prize structure would be TT$1 million awarded to the Pro League champions and TT$150,000 to the league runners-up.
- The winning club of each of the three rounds in the league will also receive TT$50,000.
- In each of the three rounds, the top player will also receive TT$10,000.
- The three rounds will be renamed in honour of former Pro League players that tragically lost their lives in the previous three years – Round 1: Raul Fletcher (Police); Round 2: Akeem Adams (Central FC); and Round 3: Kevon Carter (Defence Force).
- There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2014–15 season.
- Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Morvant Caledonia United.
- An application from Club Sando for Pro League membership was accepted to add the tenth club to the league.
Player transfers
editManagerial changes
editTeams
editTeam summaries
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Location of the 2015–16 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.
Stadiums
edit| Place | Stadium | Times used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ato Boldon Stadium | 52 |
| 2 | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 28 |
| 3 | Larry Gomes Stadium | 26 |
| 4 | Mahaica Oval | 14 |
| 5 | Mannie Ramjohn Stadium | 7 |
| 6 | Marvin Lee Stadium | 4 |
| 7 | Barataria Recreational Ground | 3 |
| 8 | Guayaguayare Recreational Ground | 1 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central (C, Q) | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 58 | 2017 CFU Club Championship First Round |
| 2 | San Juan Jabloteh (Q) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 54 | |
| 3 | Defence Force | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | |
| 4 | W Connection | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 49 | |
| 5 | North East Stars | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44 | |
| 6 | Police | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Club Sando | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 30 | |
| 8 | Point Fortin Civic | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 | |
| 9 | Morvant Caledonia United | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 22 | |
| 10 | St. Ann's Rangers | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2016. 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Positions by round
edit| Leader | |
| 2017 CFU Club Championship First 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.
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source: TT Pro League
Results
editSeason statistics
editScoring
edit- First goal of the season: Alonzo Adlam for North East Stars against Club Sando (26 September 2015)[2]
- First own goal of the season: Kevon Villaroel (Central FC) for North East Stars (16 December 2015)[4]
- First penalty kick of the season: Willis Plaza (scored) for Central FC against Defence Force (20 October 2015)
- First hat-trick of the season: Jomal Williams (W Connection) against St. Ann's Rangers, 2', 19', 48' (12 December 2015)[3]
- Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4
- Jerwyn Balthazar (Defence Force) against St. Ann's Rangers, 4', 26', 45', 64' (15 January 2016)[5]
- Widest winning margin: 8 goals
- Defence Force 8–0 Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016)[6]
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- North East Stars 4–4 Police (20 October 2015)
- Defence Force 8–0 Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016)[6]
- Most goals in a one half: 6 goals
- Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) 6–0 at half-time, 8–0 final.[6]
- Most goals in one half by a single team: 6 goals
- Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) 6–0 at half-time, 8–0 final.[6]
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Makesi Lewis
|
Police | 21 |
| 2 | Jason Marcano
|
Central FC | 17 |
| 3 | Marcus Joseph
|
Central FC | 15 |
| 4 | Devon Modeste
|
Club Sando | 14 |
| 5 | Nathan Lewis
|
San Juan Jabloteh | 13 |
| 6 | Jerwyn Balthazar
|
Defence Force | 12 |
| Kareem Freitas
|
Police | 12 | |
| 8 | Jamal Gay
|
San Juan Jabloteh | 11 |
| Jomal Williams
|
W Connection | 11 | |
| 10 | Kerry Baptiste
|
North East Stars | 10 |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jomal Williams |
W Connection* | St. Ann's Rangers | 5–0 | 12 December 2015 | [3] |
| Jamal Gay |
San Juan Jabloteh | Club Sando* | 0–6 | 15 December 2015 | [8] |
| Makesi Lewis |
Police | St. Ann's Rangers* | 1–6 | 16 December 2015 | [4] |
| Devorn Jorsling |
Defence Force* | North East Stars | 6–1 | 19 December 2015 | [9] |
| Jerwyn Balthazar |
Defence Force* | Morvant Caledonia United | 8–0 | 9 January 2016 | [6] |
| Jason Marcano |
Central FC* | Point Fortin Civic | 7–0 | 15 January 2016 | [10] |
| Jerwyn Balthazar4 |
Defence Force* | St. Ann's Rangers | 4–0 | 15 January 2016 | [5] |
| Kareem Freitas |
Police* | Morvant Caledonia United | 5–0 | 19 January 2016 | [11] |
| Kerry Baptiste |
North East Stars* | Police | 5–2 | 6 March 2016 | [12] |
- * Home team score first in result
- 4 Player scored four goals
Awards
editMonthly awards
edit| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| October | Ross Russell
|
Central FC | Sean De Silva
|
Central FC | [13] |
| November |  Stuart Charles-Fevrier
|
W Connection | Keron Cummings
|
North East Stars | [13] |
| December | Stuart Charles-Fevrier
|
W Connection | Jomal Williams
|
W Connection | [13] |
| January | Dale Saunders
|
Central FC | Jerwyn Balthazar
|
Defence Force | [13] |
| February | Dale Saunders
|
Central FC | Marcus Joseph
|
Central FC | [14] |
| March | Stuart Charles-Fevrier
|
W Connection | Kerry Baptiste
|
North East Stars | [15] |
| April | Makesi Lewis
|
Police | [15] | ||
| May | Anthony Wolfe
|
North East Stars | [15] | ||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Lasana Liburd (27 September 2015). "De Silva delight for Central; Sharks cruise past Point Fortin". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Lasana Liburd (12 December 2015). "Jomal nets hattrick as Connection clobber Rangers; Civic stops Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b Lasana Liburd (17 December 2015). "Central sack Russell; Sancho fires coach after North East Stars loss". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b Sean Taylor (16 January 2016). "Balthazar's 'beaver' sees off Rangers*". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Lasana Liburd (9 January 2016). "Defence Force humiliate M'vt/Caledonia 8-0, worst P/League loss in eight years". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Randy Bando. "2015/16 Pro League Top Scorers". TTProLeague.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31.
- ^ Lasana Liburd (16 December 2015). "Defence Force stun Connection; Gay hattrick as Jabloteh rout Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Roneil Walcott (20 December 2015). "Army steal Stars' Christmas joy; jump two points clear of Pro League pack". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Roneil Walcott (16 January 2016). "Marcano shines in Central's demolition of Civic; "Ratty" Stars pip Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Roneil Walcott (20 January 2016). "Army maintain three point lead with win over Jabloteh; Police flog Caledonia". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Randy Bando (7 March 2016). "Kerry Baptiste nets three as N/E Stars whip Police". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Randy Bando (22 February 2016). "Wendy's honours Pro League top performers". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Randy Bando (23 March 2016). "Charles-Fevrier, Saunders cop consecutive The Fan Club Coach of the Month awards". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Randy Bando (12 June 2016). "Top scorer Makesi Lewis among star-studded Wendy's Player of the Month awardees". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.