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TT Premier Football League
Season2023
Dates10 March – 24 June 2023 [1]
Champions Defence Force
5th Pro League title
24th Trinbagonian title
Caribbean Cup Defence Force
Port of Spain
Caribbean Shield Sando
Matches played132
Goals scored430 (3.26 per match)
2023–24 →

The 2023 TT Premier Football League was the 22nd season of the TT Premier Football League, the top tier of football in Trinidad and Tobago, [2] and the first season under its current branding. It was the first year that top flight football was played in Trinidad and Tobago since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 24 June 2023.

Defending champions, Defence Force, successfully defended their title, winning their fifth Premier League title, and their 23rd overall Trindadian top-flight title. Defence Force and league runners-up, Port of Spain, earned group stage berths into the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, for an opportunity to play in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup (formerly Champions League).

Background

Main article: 2019–20 TT Pro League

The last seaosn the TT Premier Football League played was in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019–20 season began on 13 December 2019 and was scheduled to end on 10 April 2020. However, the season prematurely ended on 20 March 2020 due to the pandemic. Defence Force F.C. were crowned champions virtue of being top of the league by the time of cancellation. [3]

Teams

Location of the 2023 TT Premier League teams

The same 11 teams that played in 2020 returned for the 2023 season with the inclusion of Prison Service F.C, who were the champions of the second division in 2019. [4]

Team summaries

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 Football Club Couva ( California) Ato Boldon Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John Trinidad and Tobago Che Benny
Club Sando Football Club San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500 Trinidad and Tobago Angus Eve Trinidad and Tobago Jayson Joseph
Cunupia Football Club Cunupia Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Michael De Four Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Woodley
Defence Force Football Club Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Gordon Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar
La Horquetta Rangers Football Club Arima ( La Horquetta) La Horquetta Recreational Grounds 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago Dave Quamina Trinidad and Tobago Chadley David
Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/ Laventille Morvant Recreational Ground 3,000 Trinidad and Tobago Jerry Moe Trinidad and Tobago Kareem Joseph
Point Fortin Civic Football Club Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500 Trinidad and Tobago Reynold Carrington Trinidad and Tobago Hughtun Hector
Police Football Club Port of Spain ( Saint James) Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Richard Hood Trinidad and Tobago Adrian Foncette
Athletic Club Port of Spain Port of Spain Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Serbia Zoran Vraneš Trinidad and Tobago Sean John
Prison Service Football Club Arouca Youth Training Centre 1,000
San Juan Jabloteh Football Club San Juan Ato Boldon Recreational Park 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago Keith Jeffrey Trinidad and Tobago Elton John
W Connection Football Club Couva ( Point Lisas) Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier Saint Kitts and Nevis Gerard Williams

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Defence Force (C) 22 18 2 2 53 16 +37 56 Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
2 Port of Spain 22 18 1 3 63 18 +45 55
3 Sando 22 15 3 4 43 22 +21 48 Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield
4 La Horquetta Rangers 22 14 1 7 62 31 +31 43
5 Police 22 12 3 7 43 32 +11 39
6 Central 22 11 1 10 38 41 −3 34
7 Point Fortin Civic 22 7 4 11 21 27 −6 25
8 San Juan Jabloteh 22 6 4 12 35 46 −11 22
9 W Connection 22 6 4 12 19 36 −17 22
10 Morvant Caledonia United 22 5 2 15 24 50 −26 17
11 Prison Service 22 3 3 16 16 61 −45 12
12 Cunupia 22 2 2 18 13 50 −37 8
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (25 June 2023). "Trinidad and Tobago 2023". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "TT Premier Football League". TTFA. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ "Army declared Pro League champs due to COVID19". guardian.co.tt. 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ Beckles, Jelani (3 March 2023). "Prisons FC ready for Premier League, boasts of fitness". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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