2016–17 TT Pro League

The 2016–17 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth 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 2015–16 season.[1] The league started on 29 September 2016 and ended on the 5 February 2017 with the crowning of the champion. On 5 February 2017, Central FC made history as they won their 3rd consecutive Pro League title, the only team to make such a feat.

TT Pro League
Season2016–17
ChampionsCentral FC
3rd Pro League title
3rd T&T title
CFU Club ChampionshipCentral FC
W Connection
Matches played90
Goals scored314 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorerAkeem Roach 12 goals
Biggest home winW Connection 7-0 Point Fortin Civic
(25 October 2016)
Biggest away winSt. Ann's Rangers 0–6 Central
(28 January 2017)
Point Fortin Civic 0–6 Defence Force
(4 February 2017)
Highest scoringDefence Force 7-2 Point Fortin Civic
(6 December 2016)
2017

Changes from the 2015–16 season

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North East Stars merged with Ma Pau S.C. to form Ma Pau Stars. Ma Pau S.C. had last appeared in the 2010–11 season.

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 FC California Ato Boldon Stadium 10,000   Dale Saunders   Darren Mitchell
Club Sando San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500   Angus Eve   Teba McKnight
Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000   Marvin Gordon   Corey Rivers
Ma Pau Stars Sangre Grande Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000   Ross Russell   Carlos Edwards
Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/Laventille Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000   Rajesh Latchoo   Stephan David
Point Fortin Civic Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500   Christopher Furlonge   Kelvin Modeste
Police Saint James Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000   Richard Hood   Trent Noel
San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000   Keith Jeffrey   Damion Williams
St. Ann's Rangers San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000   Anthony Streete   Terrence Lewis
W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000   Stuart Charles-Fevrier   Gerard Williams

Stadiums

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Since the teams do not play in their set home stadium, these are the stadiums that were used to host the matches throughout the season.

Place Stadium No. of matches hosted
1 Ato Boldon Stadium 33
2 Hasely Crawford Stadium 15
3 Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin 14
4 Larry Gomes Stadium 10
5 Barataria Recreational Ground, Barataria 8
6 Mannie Ramjohn Stadium 4
7 Morvant Recreational Ground, Morvant 2
7 Naparima College Ground 2
9 Brian Lara Recreation Ground, Santa Cruz 1
9 Hasely Crawford Stadium training field 1

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central (C, Q) 18 15 2 1 41 14 +27 47 2018 CFU Club Championship First Round
2 W Connection (Q) 18 15 1 2 50 13 +37 46
3 San Juan Jabloteh 18 9 2 7 32 23 +9 29
4 Ma Pau Stars 18 8 4 6 33 29 +4 28
5 Club Sando 18 7 4 7 33 34 −1 25
6 Defence Force 18 7 2 9 30 30 0 23
7 Police 18 5 5 8 36 35 +1 20
8 St. Ann's Rangers 18 4 5 9 23 39 −16 17
9 Morvant Caledonia United 18 2 6 10 19 32 −13 12
10 Point Fortin Civic 18 1 3 14 17 65 −48 6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. 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

Positions by round

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Leader
2018 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.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Central FC411111111111111111
W Connection686333222222222222
San Juan Jabloteh552222333333333333
Ma Pau Stars1073554545445544444
Club Sando7910888664566866555
Defence Force968999788654455666
Police124667976777677777
St. Ann's Rangers347445457888788888
Morvant Caledonia United235776899999999999
Point Fortin Civic8109101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2017. Source: TT Pro League

Results

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Matches 1–18

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Home \ Away CEN CSA DFO MPS MCU PFC POL SJJ SAR WCO CEN CSA DFO MPS MCU PFC POL SJJ SAR WCO
Central FC 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–2
Club Sando 1–1 3–2 3–5 3–3 3–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–3
Defence Force 1–2 2–0 1–1 7–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–4
Ma Pau Stars 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 2–0
Morvant Caledonia 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–4 2–0 0–3
Point Fortin Civic 1–4 0–2 0–6[a] 0–2 1–3 2–2 4–2 0–4 0–4
Police 0–3 2–4 3–1 4–4 1–1 5–0 2–3 1–1 1–3
San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 1–1 0–3
St. Ann's Rangers 0–6 3–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–5 0–1 5–3
W Connection 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–2 3–1 7–0 2–2 1–0 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: TT Pro League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Point Fortin vs Defence Force match was not completed due to technical issues at the venue. The result was taken after 62 mins.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1   Akeem Roach Club Sando 12
2   Jamal Charles W Connection 10
2   Jameel Perry Police 10
4   Darren Mitchell Central 9
4   Devorn Jorsling Defence Force 9
6   Jerrel Britto Ma Pau Stars 8
6   Jason Scotland Ma Pau Stars 8
6   Hashim Arcia Defence Force 8
6   Dimitrie Apai W Connection 8
10   Jamille Boatswain Defence Force 7

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. ^ Randy Bando. "2016/17 Pro League Top Scorers". TTProLeague.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
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