2009 TT Pro League

The 2009 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eleven teams contested the league, with San Juan Jabloteh the defending champions.[1] The season began on 8 May, with Super Friday, and ended on 27 October. The format of the season was changed from each club playing three rounds to two rounds in the regular season to facilitate the national team with its attempt to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[2]

TT Pro League
Season2009
ChampionsJoe Public
2nd Pro League title
3rd T&T title
CFU Club ChampionshipSan Juan Jabloteh
Joe Public
Matches played125
Goals scored372 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerKerry Baptiste (35 goals)
Biggest home winW Connection 8–0 Police (4 September 2009)
Biggest away winPolice 0–7 Joe Public (29 August 2009)
Highest scoringCaledonia AIA 7–2 Police (18 August 2009)
Jabloteh 5–4 Defence Force (15 October 2009)
← 2008

Police were re-admitted into the league following a one-year absence, whereas FC South End were admitted as a new club.[3] However, North East Stars withdrew siting the state of their home ground, Sangre Grande Recreational Ground, for the past few years as the cause to sit out the season.[4] The Sangre Grande Boys stated that they intend to return to the league for 2010. Furthermore, Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Caledonia AIA of Morvant/Laventille.

The first goal of the season was scored by Caledonia AIA's Walter Moore against Joe Public in the second minute of the first game on 8 May.[5] Kendall Velox of Caledonia AIA scored the first hat-trick of the season against Police on 23 May. Kerry Baptiste won the Golden Boot by providing 35 goals for Joe Public on their way to becoming league champions.[6]

On 12 September, Joe Public used a 2–1 win over W Connection at Manny Ramjohn Stadium to clinch the regular season crown on 41 points. San Juan Jabloteh, Caledonia AIA, W Connection, Ma Pau, and Defence Force all qualified for the Big Six. On 24 October, Joe Public claimed the league title with a 1–1 draw against Caledonia AIA. The achievement marked their second Pro League title with the first coming in the 2006 season.[1] Having finished as the league champion, Joe Public qualified for the 2010 CFU Club Championship. By finishing runners-up in the league, San Juan Jabloteh also qualified for the CFU Club Championship.

With an 8–0 loss to W Connection on 1 September, Police finished bottom in the league. The club had a disappointing campaign having only recorded nine points with a -48 goal difference. This marked the first season in which Tobago United did not finish the league season bottom of the table. Furthermore, on 8 January 2010, United Petrotrin announced that they had pulled the club from the Pro League.[7]

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.[8]
  • 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.[2]
  • 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.[9]
  • There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2009 season.
  • 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.[13] As a result, Lucozade Sport will no longer sponsor the Big Six.

Teams

Team summaries
Location of the 2009 TT Pro League teams

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
Caledonia AIA Morvant/Laventille Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 Jamaal Shabazz Charles Pollard
Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Ross Russell Corey Rivers
FC South End Point Fortin Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Leroy DeLeon Anthony Rougier
Joe Public Arouca Marvin Lee Stadium 6,000 Derek King Kerry Baptiste
Ma Pau Woodbrook Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Michael McComie Lyndon Andrews
Police Saint James Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Richard De Coteau Keron Archie
San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Earl Jean Marvin Oliver
St. Ann's Rangers San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Anthony Streete Errol McFarlane
Tobago United Bacolet Dwight Yorke Stadium 7,500 Peter Granville Kayode McKinnon
United Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Palo Seco Velodrome 10,000 Marcos Tinoco Cyd Gray
W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Stuart Charles-Fevrier Elijah Joseph

Player transfers
Further information: List of Trinidadian football transfers 2009

Managerial changes
Main article: List of TT Pro League managers
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Police
Re-admitted team
 Richard De Coteau 29 January 2009[14] Pre-season
FC South End
Expansion team
 Leroy DeLeon 9 May 2009 Pre-season
United Petrotrin Leon Carpette End of caretaker contract 18 December 2008[15] 6th (2008) Marcos Tinoco 21 February 2009[16] Pre-season
Defence Force Kerry Jamerson Sacked 18 December 2008 8th (2008) Ross Russell 8 April 2009[17] Pre-season
Ma Pau Ronald La Forest Sacked 17 January 2009[18] 9th (2008) Ubirajara Veiga Da Silva 21 January 2009[19] Pre-season
Ma Pau Ubirajara Veiga Da Silva Mutual consent 2 April 2009[20] 9th (2008) Michael McComie 8 April 2009[21] Pre-season
San Juan Jabloteh Terry Fenwick Resigned 17 April 2009[22] 1st (2008) Earl Jean 18 April 2009[23] Pre-season
San Juan Jabloteh Earl Jean Sacked 26 November 2009[24] 2nd Terry Fenwick 26 November 2009[25] Post-season

Regular season

Competition table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Joe Public (A) 20 12 5 3 50 24 +26 41 Qualification for 2009 Pro League Big Six
2 Caledonia AIA (A) 20 13 1 6 49 30 +19 40
3 San Juan Jabloteh (A) 20 11 6 3 29 16 +13 39
4 W Connection (A) 20 9 7 4 36 17 +19 34
5 Ma Pau (A) 20 10 4 6 31 21 +10 34
6 Defence Force (A) 20 9 5 6 36 26 +10 32
7 United Petrotrin 20 7 9 4 32 21 +11 30 Team disbanded after season[lower-alpha 1]
8 FC South End 20 4 4 12 15 36 −21 16
9 St. Ann's Rangers 20 4 3 13 22 46 −24 15
10 Tobago United 20 2 7 11 17 32 −15 13
11 Police 20 2 3 15 16 64 −48 9
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2009. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Notes:
  1. Following the season, United Petrotrin withdrew from the Pro League for the 2010–11 season.

Results
Home \ Away CAL DEF SOE JOE MAP POL SJJ RAN TBU UPE WCO
Caledonia AIA 2–3 2–1 2–3 2–1 7–2 1–1 1–0 5–3 3–2 1–2
Defence Force 1–0 4–1 4–3 2–3 4–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–2
FC South End 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–4 1–1
Joe Public 2–3 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–2
Ma Pau 4–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
Police 2–6 1–5 0–0 0–7 1–0 3–4 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–1
San Juan Jabloteh 2–0 1–0 5–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
St. Ann's Rangers 0–6 2–3 0–2 3–5 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–3
Tobago United 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
United Petrotrin 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–4 3–0 2–5
W Connection 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 8–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on on 20 September 2009. Source: TT Pro League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pro League Big Six

Competition table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Joe Public (O) 5 3 2 0 9 4 +5 11
2 San Juan Jabloteh 5 3 1 1 10 9 +1 10
3 W Connection 5 2 3 0 4 1 +3 9
4 Caledonia AIA 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
5 Ma Pau 5 1 1 3 5 6 −1 4
6 Defence Force 5 0 0 5 6 15 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2009. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner.

Results
Round 1
Home team Score Away team
San Juan Jabloteh 5–4 Defence Force
Ma Pau 1–3 Joe Public
W Connection 1–0 Caledonia AIA
Round 2
Home team Score Away team
Caledonia AIA 1–0 Ma Pau
W Connection 2–0 Defence Force
Joe Public 3–1 San Juan Jabloteh
Round 3
Home team Score Away team
Defence Force 1–2 Joe Public
Caledonia AIA 1–2 San Juan Jabloteh
Ma Pau 0–0 W Connection
Round 4
Home team Score Away team
San Juan Jabloteh 1–1 W Connection
Ma Pau 4–1 Defence Force
Joe Public 1–1 Caledonia AIA
Round 5
Home team Score Away team
Defence Force 0–2 Caledonia AIA
Joe Public 0–0 W Connection
San Juan Jabloteh 1–0 Ma Pau

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Joe Public (C) 25 15 7 3 59 28 +31 52 2010 CFU Club Championship First round
2 San Juan Jabloteh 25 14 7 4 39 25 +14 49 2010 CFU Club Championship Second round
3 Caledonia AIA 25 15 2 8 54 34 +20 47
4 W Connection 25 11 10 4 40 18 +22 43
5 Ma Pau 25 11 5 9 36 27 +9 38
6 Defence Force 25 9 5 11 42 41 +1 32
7 United Petrotrin 20 7 9 4 32 21 +11 30 Team disbanded after season[lower-alpha 1]
8 FC South End 20 4 4 12 15 36 −21 16
9 St. Ann's Rangers 20 4 3 13 22 46 −24 15
10 Tobago United 20 2 7 11 17 32 −15 13
11 Police 20 2 3 15 16 64 −48 9
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2009. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Following the season, United Petrotrin withdrew from the Pro League for the 2010–11 season.

Positions by round
Leader
2010 CFU Club Championship Second round
Qualification to 2009 Pro League Big Six
Team disbanded after season

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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Joe Public232225333321331111111111111
San Juan Jabloteh411111111112123345322323222
Caledonia AIA8107442222233212232433232333
W Connection1085636666444444424554444444
Ma Pau368573544566655553245555555
Defence Force124757887777776677777666666
United Petrotrin753364455655567766666777777
FC South End11910119899888889910101010101088888
St. Ann's Rangers67998977999101088888888999999
Tobago United91111101111111111111111111111999999101010101010
Police546810101010101010991010111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2009. Source: TT Pro League

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
See also: Top TT Pro League goal scorers by season
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Kerry Baptiste Joe Public
35
2 Keyon Edwards Caledonia AIA
16
3 Devorn Jorsling Defence Force
13
4 Kevon Carter Defence Force
11
5 Arnold Dwarika United Petrotrin
10
Jonathan Faña W Connection
10
7 Anthony Wolfe Ma Pau
9
8 Trevin Caesar Ma Pau
8
Kendall Velox Caledonia AIA
8
10 Noel Williams San Juan Jabloteh
7

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of TT Pro League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef(s)
Kendall VeloxCaledonia AIAPolice*
2–6
23 May 2009
Keyon EdwardsCaledonia AIASt. Ann's Rangers*
0–6
16 June 2009
[32]
Keyon EdwardsCaledonia AIA*Tobago United
5–3
23 June 2009
[33]
Kerry Baptiste5Joe PublicSt. Ann's Rangers*
3–5
21 July 2009
[28]
Kerry BaptisteJoe PublicDefence Force*
4–3
4 August 2009
[34]
Anthony WolfeMa Pau*Caledonia AIA
4–2
14 August 2009
[35]
Aurtis WhitleyUnited PetrotrinSt. Ann's Rangers*
1–4
22 August 2009
[36]
Devorn JorslingDefence ForcePolice*
1–5
22 August 2009
[37]
Devorn JorslingDefence ForceSt. Ann's Rangers*
2–3
28 August 2009
[38]
Kerry Baptiste4Joe PublicPolice*
0–7
29 August 2009
[39]
Conrad SmithJoe PublicPolice*
0–7
29 August 2009
[39]
Andrei PachecoW ConnectionUnited Petrotrin*
2–5
29 August 2009
[40]
Jonathan Faña4W Connection*Police
8–0
4 September 2009
[29]
Alusine BanguraW Connection*Police
8–0
4 September 2009
[29]
Richard Roy4Defence ForceSan Juan Jabloteh*
5–4
15 October 2009
[31]
Noel Williams4San Juan Jabloteh*Defence Force
5–4
15 October 2009
[41]
  • * Home team score first in result
  • 4 Player scored four goals
  • 5 Player scored five goals

Discipline

Awards

Round awards
Round Player of the Round Round's Statline
Round One Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public) 10 GP, 13 G, Joe Public 6-3-1 in Round One
Round Two Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public) 10 GP, 22 G, Joe Public 6-2-2 in Round Two

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.[44]

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.[45] Baptiste also received the Golden Boot and was named the Best Forward.[6] 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.[46] 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.

Award Winner
Player of the Year Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public)
Manager of the Year Derek King (Joe Public)
Best Goalkeeper Alejandro Figueroa (Joe Public)
Best Defender Keyeno Thomas (Joe Public)
Best Midfielder Trent Noel (Joe Public)
Best Forward Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public)
Golden Boot Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public)
Team of the Year Joe Public
Most Disciplined Team of the Year Caledonia AIA
Referee of the Year Neal Brizan
Assistant Referee of the Year Ainsley Rochard
Match Commissioner of the Year Boris Punch

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