The 2017 TT Pro League season is the nineteenth 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 2016–17 season.[1] The league will start on 9 June and will end on 28 November with the crowning of the champion. North East Stars were crowned champions on the penultimate match day. It was their first league title since 2004.[2]

TT Pro League
Season2017
ChampionsNorth East Stars
2nd Pro League title
2nd T&T title
2019 Caribbean Club ChampionshipNorth East Stars
W Connection
Matches played90
Goals scored263 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerNeil Benjamin 12 goals
Biggest home winPoint Fortin Civic 7–0 St. Ann's Rangers
(28 November 2017)
Biggest away winCentral 0–6 North East Stars
(22 September 2017)
Highest scoringSan Juan Jabloteh 5–4 Point Fortin Civic
(25 November 2017)
Central 2–7 Police
(28 November 2017)
2018

Changes from the 2016–17 season

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The following changes were made since the 2016–17 season:

Player transfers

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Managerial changes

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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 FC California Ato Boldon Stadium 10,000   Stern John   Sean de Silva
Club Sando San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500   Angus Eve   Jared London
Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000   Marvin Gordon   Corey Rivers
Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/Laventille Park Street Recreational Ground 3,000   Jamaal Shabazz   Kareem Joseph
North East Stars Arima Arima Velodrome 5,000   Derek King   Elton John
Point Fortin Civic Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500   Reynold Carrington   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   Adrian Romain   Terrence Lewis
W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000   Stuart Charles-Fevrier   Gerard Williams

Stadiums Used

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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 30
2 Hasely Crawford Stadium
13
3 Arima Velodrome 10
4 Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin 9
5 Barataria Oval, Barataria 8
6 Saint Augustine Secondary School Ground, Saint Augustine 6
7 Larry Gomes Stadium 5
7 Mannie Ramjohn Stadium 5
9 Hasely Crawford Stadium training field 3
10 Police Barracks Ground, Saint James 1

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North East Stars (C) 18 12 4 2 39 15 +24 40
2 W Connection 18 10 3 5 33 19 +14 33
3 Defence Force 18 9 4 5 27 20 +7 31
4 Club Sando 18 8 6 4 28 16 +12 30
5 San Juan Jabloteh 18 8 2 8 27 33 −6 26
6 Morvant Caledonia United 18 6 4 8 19 21 −2 22
7 Point Fortin Civic 18 6 3 9 26 29 −3 21
8 Police 18 5 5 8 29 29 0 20
9 Central 18 4 5 9 23 37 −14 17
10 St. Ann's Rangers 18 2 4 12 12 44 −32 10
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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
North East Stars322111111111111111
W Connection411322232222222222
Defence Force266888677546444333
Club Sando7108653423333333444
San Juan Jabloteh654234344454567555
Morvant Caledonia United145766789975678966
Point Fortin Civic8910109109688910899677
Police977577896788985788
Central FC533445555667756899
St. Ann's Rangers1089910910101010109101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: TT Pro League

Results

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Neil Benjamin W Connection 12
2   Rundell Winchester North East Stars 10
3   Sheldon Holder Morvant Caledonia United 8
3   Marcus Joseph W Connection 8
5   Reon Moore Defence Force 6
5   Jared Bennett Point Fortin Civic 6
5   Sean Bonval San Juan Jabloteh 6
8   Sean de Silva Central 5
8   Akim Armstrong Club Sando 5
8   Keron Cornwall Club Sando 5

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. ^ "North East Stars champions". Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ "North East Stars move".
  4. ^ "Connection Make 'Lobo' Move".
  5. ^ "Theobald, Julius James near N/E move".
  6. ^ "Point makes U-turn for Carrington".
  7. ^ "Shabazz back as coach at Cali".
  8. ^ "Saunders quits Central".
  9. ^ "Romain gets debut win over Morvant Caledonia".
  10. ^ Randy Bando. "2017 Pro League Top Scorers". TTProLeague.com.[permanent dead link]
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