2009 TT Pro League

Changes from the 2008 season

The following changes were made since the 2008 season:

• The TT Pro League signed a sponsorship deal with Digicel and is now known as the Digicel Pro League.{{cite news |access-date=2009-01-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515011159/http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,99793.html |archive-date=2009-05-15
• The number of rounds in the regular season were reduced from three to two to compensate the national team's attempt to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
• Club rosters were expanded from 25 to 35 players to provide clubs relief during the league season that involved 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF Champions League, and other domestic fixtures.{{cite news |access-date = 2012-12-29
• There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2009 season.
  • FC South End, a new club based in Point Fortin were admitted into the league.
  • North East Stars withdrew from the league and will return in 2010.{{cite news |title = North East Stars to miss 2009 Pro League season |access-date = 2009-06-08
  • Police were re-admitted after sitting out the 2008 season.
  • Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Caledonia AIA of Morvant/Laventille.
  • The Trinidad and Tobago U20 national team were admitted to the Pro League to prepare for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, but eventually did not enter.{{cite news |title = T&T U-20s to join Pro League |access-date = 2009-08-19
  • Applications for admission by Marabella Flames, 1976 Phoenix, and St. Clair's Coaching School to join the Pro League were rejected.{{cite news |access-date=2009-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313130825/http://www.socawarriors.net/league/tt-pro-league/5141-only-police-makes-pro-league-grade.html |archive-date=2012-03-13 |url-status=live
• The Pro Bowl was shifted to close off the 2009 calendar in November and December with new branding partner Digicel following a pullout by former sponsors Courts Trinidad and Tobago Limited.
• A new knockout tournament named the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield took place in May and June with a unique prize money system.{{cite news |title = Lucozade Sport joins Pro League knockout scheme |access-date = 2009-01-08

Teams

Team summaries

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Player transfers

Managerial changes

Main article: List of TT Pro League managers

Regular season

Competition table

-1st to 6th advances to the Pro League Big Six competition.

-Color codes for teams

• Playoff Round: #FFFFCC; #FFEBAD
• Champions League: #ACE1AF; #D0F0C0; #E8FFD8
• CFU Club Championship: #97DEFF; #BBEBFF; #CCF3FF; #DDF4FF
• Relegation: #FFCCCC; #FFE6E6
• Withdrew/Expelled: #CCCCCC; #DDDDDD --

Results

Pro League Big Six

Competition table

-1st is the Pro League Big Six winner.

-Color codes for teams

• Playoff Round: #FFFFCC; #FFEBAD
• Champions League: #ACE1AF; #D0F0C0; #E8FFD8
• CFU Club Championship: #97DEFF; #BBEBFF; #CCF3FF; #DDF4FF
• Relegation: #FFCCCC; #FFE6E6
• Withdrew/Expelled: #CCCCCC; #DDDDDD

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Results

League table

-1st and 2nd qualify for the CFU Club Championship

• Seeding is determined at the CFU Club Championship draw.

-Color codes for teams (Dark to light)

• Playoff Round: #FFEBAD; #FFFFCC
• CFU Club Championship: #ACE1AF, #D0F0C0; #E8FFD8
• Miscellaneous: #97DEFF; #BBEBFF; #CCF3FF; #DDF4FF
• Relegation: #FFCCCC; #FFE6E6
• Withdrew/Expelled: #DDDDDD; #CCCCCC

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Positions by round

|color_3-6=yellow1|text_3-6=Qualification to 2009 Pro League Big Six

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Walter Moore for Caledonia AIA against Joe Public, (8 May 2009).
• Last goal of the season: Akim Armstrong for Caledonia AIA against Defence Force, (27 October 2009).
• First own goal of the season: Randy Harris (Police) for United Petrotrin, (19 May 2009).
• First penalty kick of the season: Reginald Payne (scored) for Tobago United against Ma Pau (9 May 2009).
• First hat-trick of the season: Kendall Velox (Caledonia AIA) against Police, 22', 40', 62' (23 May 2009).
• Most goals scored by one player in a match: 5 goals
  • Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public) against St. Ann's Rangers, 13', 41', 45', 78', 88' (21 July 2009).
• Widest winning margin: 8 goals
  • W Connection 8–0 Police (4 September 2009)
• Most goals in a match: 9 goals
  • Caledonia AIA 7–2 Police (18 August 2009)
  • San Juan Jabloteh 5–4 Defence Force (15 October 2009)
• Most goals in one half: 7 goals
  • San Juan Jabloteh v Defence Force (15 October 2009) 1–1 at half-time, 5–4 final.
• Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals
  • W Connection v Police (4 September 2009) 5–0 at half-time, 8–0 final.

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks

• • Home team score first in result
• 4 Player scored four goals
• 5 Player scored five goals

Discipline

• First yellow card of the season: Nuru Abdallah Muhammad for Caledonia AIA against Joe Public, (8 May 2009).
• First red card of the season: Mark Leslie for Ma Pau against Tobago United, (9 May 2009).
• Most yellow cards in a single match: 6
  • W Connection 0–1 United Petrotrin – 2 for W Connection (Eder Gilmar Aras & Gerard Williams) and 4 for United Petrotrin (Cyd Gray, Lyndon Diaz, Ghymo Harper & Nigel Daniel) (23 June 2009)
  • Joe Public 1–1 United Petrotrin – 3 for Joe Public (Kerry Baptiste, Keyeno Thomas & Jason Springer) and 3 for United Petrotrin (Cyd Gray, Makan Hislop & Luis Andre Lima) (25 July 2009)
• Most red cards in a single match: 2
  • W Connection 0–1 United Petrotrin – 2 for W Connection (Eder Gilmar Arias & Marvin Phillip) (23 June 2009)
  • San Juan Jabloteh 3–0 Police – 1 for San Juan Jabloteh (Noel Williams) and 1 for Police (Devon Bristol) (3 July 2009)

Awards

Round awards

Annual awards

The 2009 TT Pro League awards distribution took place on 7 April 2010, at Cascadia Hotel in St. Ann's, Trinidad, prior to the 2010–11 season.{{cite news |title = Joe Public dominate 2009 awardees |access-date = 2010-04-08}}

Joe Public took home the majority of the league honours including Team of the Year. Eastern Lion Kerry Baptiste was named the league's Player of the Year for the first time in his career, by providing 35 league goals.{{cite news |title = Baptiste named 2009 TOYOTA Player of the Year |access-date = 2010-04-08}} Baptiste also received the Golden Boot and was named the Best Forward. Joe Public manager Derek King became the youngest manager in the Pro League to win the league championship and claimed the Manager of the Year. In addition, Joe Public's Alejandro Figueroa, Trent Noel, and Keyeno Thomas were named the league's Best Goalkeeper, Best Midfielder, and Best Defender respectively. The remaining team award was won by Caledonia AIA for the Most Disciplined Team of the Year. FIFA international referee, Neal Brizan, won the Referee of the Year for the third consecutive year, whereas Boris Punch won the Match Commissioner of the Year in back-to-back years.

References

References

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15. (6 September 2009). "Connection humble Lawmen 8-0". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday).
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