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2011 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | First Citizens Cup |
| year | 2011 |
| other_title | Trinidad and Tobago League Cup |
| country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| num_teams | 6 |
| defending champions | Joe Public |
| champions | Caledonia AIA |
| runner-up | T&TEC |
| matches | 9 |
| goals | 32 |
| top goal scorer | Jerrel Britto |
| Jamal Gay | |
| Hughton Hector | |
| Willis Plaza | |
| (3 goals) | |
| prevseason | 2010 |
| nextseason | 2012 |
| runner-up = T&TEC Jamal Gay Hughton Hector Willis Plaza (3 goals)
The 2011 First Citizens Cup was the twelfth season of the First Citizens Cup, which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. Continuing from previous seasons, the slogan for the year's league cup was No Room for Losers and was sponsored by First Citizens Bank for the eleventh consecutive year. To keep with the tag-line, the year's edition only rewarded prizes to the cup winners and runner-up. Joe Public, as the defending cup holders, did not enter the competition after the club withdrew from the Pro League citing financial difficulties.{{cite news
With both Defence Force's and Police's players summoned by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for service during a limited state of emergency, due to increased crime in portions of the country, only six Pro League clubs entered the competition.{{cite news
Qualification
With the number of participating clubs in the TT Pro League decreasing from ten to six over the 2010 edition of the First Citizens Cup, the format of the cup was changed from a knockout tournament to a competition with two phases. The quarterfinal round was converted into a single round-robin group phase with the top two teams in each three-team group advancing to the semifinals. The second phase, including the semifinals and final, of the league cup remained a single-elimination knockout tournament with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up.{{cite news |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114161327/http://174.120.249.146/sport/2011/09/15/race-first-citizens-cup |archive-date = 2013-01-14 |url-status = dead
Following the random drawing for the group stage, San Juan Jabloteh, St. Ann's Rangers, and T&TEC were placed into Group A. Whereas, W Connection, Caledonia AIA, and North East Stars were drawn into Group B. All matches in the competition were staged in the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo.
Schedule
The schedule for the 2011 First Citizens Cup, as announced by the TT Pro League:
| Phase | Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Quarterfinal Day 1 | 16 September 2011 | 2 | 6 → 4 | 6: 1st–6th |
| Quarterfinal Day 2 | 20 September 2011 | 2 | |||
| Quarterfinal Day 3 | 23 September 2011 | 2 | |||
| Knockout phase | Semifinals | 30 September 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 14 October 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Group stage
The group stage featured the 6 teams from the TT Pro League competing the year's edition of the First Citizens Cup. In each group, teams played against each other once in a single round-robin format. The quarterfinal matchdays were on 16 September, 20 September, and 23 September 2011. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals, while the third-placed teams were eliminated from the competition.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
Group A
The new format of the First Citizens Cup began with a group stage on 16 September 2011. In a match at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, St. Ann's Rangers and Pro League newcomer T&TEC settled for a goalless draw. On the second matchday on 20 September, San Juan Jabloteh needed second-half goals from Willis Plaza, Hector Sam, and Luke Gullick to rally from a 4–1 deficit to settle for a 4–4 draw with T&TEC.{{cite news
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Jabloteh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| T&TEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| St. Ann's Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Sam Gullick Pacheco Modeste
Marcano
Group B
On 16 September 2011, W Connection grabbed a 4–2 win over Caledonia AIA to top the Group of Death after the first matchday.{{cite news |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205213/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/W_Connection_whip__Cali__4-2-130053953.html |archive-date = 2014-05-18 |url-status = dead
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Connection | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| Caledonia AIA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| North East Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Hector J. Britto Caesar
Williams Hector J. Britto
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other in a single-elimination tournament in the semifinals and final. San Juan Jabloteh finished as Group A winners and faced the runners-up from Group B, the Morvant/Laventille Stallions of Caledonia AIA. Moreover, the second semifinal match featured two undefeated teams with W Connection entering as winners of Group B and T&TEC, with two draws from two matches, as the Group A runners-up.{{cite news |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002105/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/First_Citizens_semis_today-130829388.html |archive-date = 2016-03-05 |url-status = dead
All matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.
Bracket
30 September 2011 14 October 2011
|score-width=30 |team-width=150 |seed-width=30
| RD1-seed1=A1 | RD1-team1=San Juan Jabloteh | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=B2 | RD1-team2=Caledonia AIA | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=B1 | RD1-team3=W Connection | RD1-score3=1 (3) | RD1-seed4=A2 | RD1-team4=T&TEC | RD1-score4=1 (4)
| RD2-seed1=B2 | RD2-team1=Caledonia AIA | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=A2 | RD2-team2=T&TEC | RD2-score2=1
Semifinals
In the surprise of the tournament, the Electricity Boys of T&TEC defeated W Connection 4–3 after a penalty shootout at the end of a 1–1 semifinal draw on 30 September 2011.{{cite news
Williams Jones R. Britto J. Britto Thomas Noriega Teesdale Modeste
Final
In the final on 14 October 2011 at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Sylvester Teesdale scored a goal in the 15th minute to give T&TEC an early 1–0 lead. However, Kareem Joseph equalized for Caledonia AIA nine minutes later to send the match into half-time at 1–1. In the second half, Joseph scored the eventual match winning goal from the penalty spot to give the Morvant/Laventille Stallions their first First Citizens Cup title.{{cite news |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205301/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Power_failure-131931278.html |archive-date = 2014-05-18 |url-status = dead
References
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