2018 TT Pro League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = TT Pro League
| season = 2018
| winners = W Connection
6th Pro League title
| continentalcup1 = 2020 Caribbean Club Championship
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = W Connection
Central
| league topscorer = Marcus Joseph 18 goals
| biggest home win = Defence Force 10–0 St. Ann's Rangers
15 August 2018
| biggest away win = North East Stars 0–8 Morvant Caledonia United
28 September 2018
| highest scoring = Defence Force 10–0 St. Ann's Rangers
15 August 2018
| matches = 90
| total goals = 318
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019–20
}}
The 2018 TT Pro League season is the 20th 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 North East Stars the defending champions from the 2017 season.{{cite news
|title=Trinidad and Tobago – List of Champions
|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trinchamp.html
|publisher=Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF
|date=2009-04-03
|access-date=2009-07-31
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220172328/http://rsssf.com/tablest/trinchamp.html
|archive-date=2009-02-20
}}
The 2018 football season kicked off with the Charity Shield between defending TT Pro League champions North East Stars and defending Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy champions W Connection.{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/en/article/t-t-pro-league-season-starts-saturday|title=T&T Pro League season starts Friday|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=31 May 2018}} League play officially started on 10 August 2018,[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trin2018.html Trinidad and Tobago 2018], RSSSF.com and ended on the 7 December with the crowning of W Connection by one point over their Couva rivals Central.{{Cite web|url=http://socawarriors.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21402:connection-lifts-pro-league-2018-crown-over-couva-rivals-central-as-sando-and-police-crash-out-of-top-two-finish-on-final-night&catid=73:tt-pro-league&Itemid=476|title = Connection lifts Pro League 2018 crown over Couva rivals Central as Sando and Police crash out of top-two finish on final night}} It was their first title since the 2013–14 season
Changes from the 2017 season
The following changes were made since the 2017 season:
=Player transfers=
{{further information|List of Trinidadian football transfers 2017}}
=Managerial changes=
{{main article|List of TT Pro League managers}}
Teams
=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.
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Team
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity ! Manager ! Captain |
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Central
| align=center | 10,000 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Stern|John|Stern John}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Duane|Muckette}} |
Club Sando
| align=center |2,500 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Angus|Eve}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Jayson|Joseph}} |
Defence Force
| align=center |27,000 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Marvin|Gordon|Marvin Gordon (footballer)}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Jerwyn|Balthazar}} |
Morvant Caledonia United
| Park Street Recreational Ground | align=center |3,000 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Jerry|Moe|Jerry Moe (footballer)}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Kareem|Joseph}} |
North East Stars
| Arima | align=center |5,000 | {{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Zoran|Vraneš}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Sean|John|Bateau}} |
Point Fortin Civic
| align=center |2,500 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Reynold|Carrington}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Hughtun|Hector}} |
Police
| align=center |10,000 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Richard|Hood|Richard Hood (Trinidadian footballer)}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Adrian|Foncette}} |
San Juan Jabloteh
| San Juan | Barataria Oval | align=center |1,000 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Keith|Jeffrey|Keith Jeffrey (footballer)}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Elton|John|Elton John (footballer)}} |
St. Ann's Rangers
| St. Ann's | Saint Augustine Secondary Grounds | align=center |1,000 | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Dave|Quamina}} | {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Chadley|David}} |
W Connection
| align=center |10,000 | {{flagicon|LCA}} {{sortname|Stuart|Charles-Fevrier}} | {{flagicon|SKN}} {{sortname|Gerard|Williams|Gerard Williams (footballer)}} |
Stadiums Used
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.
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!Place !Stadium !No. of matches hosted |
align=center|1
|align=center|41 |
align=center|2
|align=center|27 |
align=center|3
|align=center|10 |
align=center|4
|Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin |align=center|9 |
align=center|5
|align=center|2 |
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=WCO|name_WCO=W Connection
|team2=CEN|name_CEN=Central
|team3=CSA|name_CSA=Club Sando
|team4=POL|name_POL=Police
|team5=DFO|name_DFO=Defence Force
|team6=MCU|name_MCU=Morvant Caledonia United
|team7=SJJ|name_SJJ=San Juan Jabloteh
|team8=PFC|name_PFC=Point Fortin Civic
|team9=SAR|name_SAR=St. Ann's Rangers
|team10=NES|name_NES=North East Stars
|win_WCO=10|draw_WCO=7|loss_WCO=1|gf_WCO=43|ga_WCO=8|status_WCO=C
|win_CEN=11|draw_CEN=3|loss_CEN=4|gf_CEN=42|ga_CEN=25|status_CEN=
|win_CSA=10|draw_CSA=3|loss_CSA=5|gf_CSA=44|ga_CSA=26
|win_POL=10|draw_POL=3|loss_POL=5|gf_POL=37|ga_POL=21
|win_DFO=9|draw_DFO=3|loss_DFO=6|gf_DFO=38|ga_DFO=21
|win_MCU=8|draw_MCU=6|loss_MCU=4|gf_MCU=36|ga_MCU=22
|win_SJJ=8|draw_SJJ=3|loss_SJJ=7|gf_SJJ=29|ga_SJJ=24
|win_PFC=3|draw_PFC=2|loss_PFC=13|gf_PFC=20|ga_PFC=46
|win_SAR=3|draw_SAR=1|loss_SAR=14|gf_SAR=13|ga_SAR=67
|win_NES=1|draw_NES=3|loss_NES=14|gf_NES=16|ga_NES=58
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=7 December 2018
|source=[http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php TT Pro League]
}}
=Positions by round=
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=tr
|toptext=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.
|team1= W Connection
|pos1= 1/ 2/ 1/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team2= Defence Force
|pos2= 3/ 1/ 2/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team3= Club Sando
|pos3= 4/ 4/ 3/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team4= San Juan Jabloteh
|pos4= 6/ 5/ 4/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team5= Central
|pos5= 2/ 3/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team6= Point Fortin Civic
|pos6= 5/ 6/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team7= Morvant Caledonia United
|pos7= 7/ 7/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team8= North East Stars
|pos8= 9/ 8/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team9= St. Ann's Rangers
|pos9=10/10/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|team10= Police
|pos10= 8/ 9/10/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|color_1=1st|text_1=Leader
|color_2=green1|text_2=2020 Caribbean Club Championship First round
|updated=22 August 2018
|source=[http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php TT Pro League]
|date=August 2018
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|title=Matches 1–18
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=CEN|team2=CSA|team3=DFO|team4=MCU|team5=NES
|team6=PFC|team7=POL|team8=SJJ|team9=SAR|team10=WCO
|name_CEN=Central
|match_CEN_CSA=2–2
|match_CEN_DFO=2–1
|match_CEN_MCU=3–1
|match_CEN_NES=6–1
|match_CEN_PFC=4–0
|match_CEN_POL=1–0
|match_CEN_SJJ=0–3
|match_CEN_SAR=4–2
|match_CEN_WCO=1–6
|name_CSA=Club Sando
|match_CSA_CEN=1–1
|match_CSA_DFO=1–0
|match_CSA_MCU=5–3
|match_CSA_NES=5–4
|match_CSA_PFC=4–1
|match_CSA_POL=2–1
|match_CSA_SJJ=3–2
|match_CSA_SAR=8–0
|match_CSA_WCO=1–1
|name_DFO=Defence Force
|match_DFO_CEN=0–1
|match_DFO_CSA=1–0
|match_DFO_MCU=4–3
|match_DFO_NES=1–1
|match_DFO_PFC=3–1
|match_DFO_POL=2–3
|match_DFO_SJJ=3–0
|match_DFO_SAR=10–0
|match_DFO_WCO=1–2
|name_MCU=Morvant Caledonia United
|match_MCU_CEN=2–1
|match_MCU_CSA=3–0
|match_MCU_DFO=0–0
|match_MCU_NES=0–0
|match_MCU_PFC=2–1
|match_MCU_POL=1–2
|match_MCU_SJJ=1–1
|match_MCU_SAR=2–0
|match_MCU_WCO=0–0
|name_NES=North East Stars
|match_NES_CEN=0–2
|match_NES_CSA=2–6
|match_NES_DFO=1–4
|match_NES_MCU=0–8
|match_NES_PFC=1–3
|match_NES_POL=1–5
|match_NES_SJJ=0–1
|match_NES_SAR=0–1
|match_NES_WCO=1–1
|name_PFC=Point Fortin Civic
|match_PFC_CEN=0–3
|match_PFC_CSA=0–1
|match_PFC_DFO=1–2
|match_PFC_MCU=2–2
|match_PFC_NES=4–1
|match_PFC_POL=1–3
|match_PFC_SJJ=0–2
|match_PFC_SAR=4–2
|match_PFC_WCO=1–3
|name_POL=Police
|match_POL_CEN=3–0
|match_POL_CSA=2–0
|match_POL_DFO=4–0
|match_POL_MCU=1–1
|match_POL_NES=3–1
|match_POL_PFC=4–1
|match_POL_SJJ=1–2
|match_POL_SAR=2–2
|match_POL_WCO=0–0
|name_SJJ=San Juan Jabloteh
|match_SJJ_CEN=2–4
|match_SJJ_CSA=1–0
|match_SJJ_DFO=0–2
|match_SJJ_MCU=2–3
|match_SJJ_NES=1–2
|match_SJJ_PFC=0–0
|match_SJJ_POL=2–0
|match_SJJ_SAR=5–0
|match_SJJ_WCO=1–1
|name_SAR=St. Ann's Rangers
|match_SAR_CEN=1–7
|match_SAR_CSA=0–5
|match_SAR_DFO=1–4
|match_SAR_MCU=0–3
|match_SAR_NES=3–0
|match_SAR_PFC=1–0
|match_SAR_POL=0–3
|match_SAR_SJJ=0–3
|match_SAR_WCO=0–4
|name_WCO=W Connection
|match_WCO_CEN=0–0
|match_WCO_CSA=2–0
|match_WCO_DFO=0–0
|match_WCO_MCU=0–1
|match_WCO_NES=4–0
|match_WCO_PFC=8–0
|match_WCO_POL=4–0
|match_WCO_SJJ=4–1
|match_WCO_SAR=3–0
|update=7 December 2018
|source=[http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php TT Pro League]
|match_SAR_SJJ_note=In the St. Ann's Rangers v San Juan Jabloteh game, Jabloteh were awarded a 3–0 default victory.
|match_SAR_NES_note=In the St. Ann's Rangers v North East Stars game, Rangers were awarded a 3–0 default victory.
}}
Season statistics
=Top scorers=
{{see also|List of top TT Pro League goal scorers by season|l1=Top TT Pro League goal scorers by season}}
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Rank
!Player !Club |
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align=center|1
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Marcus Joseph |align=center|18 |
align=center|2
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Tyrone Charles |align=center|16 |
align=center|3
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Kareem Freitas |align=center|15 |
align=center|4
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Akim Armstrong |align=center|14 |
align=center|5
|{{flagicon|GUY}} Sheldon Holder |align=center|9 |
align=center|6
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Shackeil Henry |align=center|8 |
align=center|6
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Devorn Jorsling |align=center|8 |
align=center|6
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Jomoul Francois |align=center|8 |
align=center|9
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Duane Muckette |align=center|7 |
align=center|9
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Jameel Perry |align=center|7 |
References
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
External links
- [http://www.ttproleague.com/ Official Website]
{{TT Pro League}}
{{2017–18 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 TT Pro League}}