The 2015–16 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventeenth 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 Central FC the defending champions from the 2014–15 season. The season began on 25 September 2015 and concluded on 21 May 2016 with the crowning of Central FC as the league champion.
The first goal of the season was scored by North East Stars' Alonzo Adlam against new team Club Sando in the seventeenth minute of the first round of matches on 25 September 2015. The first hat-trick of the season was recorded on 12 December 2015 by Jomal Williams of W Connection against St. Ann's Rangers in a 5–0 shutout at Ato Boldon Stadium.
Changes from the 2014–15 season The following changes were made since the 2014–15 season:
Dexter Skeene, Pro League CEO, announced that the prize structure would be TT$1 million awarded to the Pro League champions and TT$150,000 to the league runners-up. The winning club of each of the three rounds in the league will also receive TT$50,000. In each of the three rounds, the top player will also receive TT$10,000. The three rounds will be renamed in honour of former Pro League players who lost their lives in the previous three years – Round 1: Raul Fletcher (Police); Round 2: Akeem Adams (Central FC); and Round 3: Kevon Carter (Defence Force). There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2014–15 season. Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Morvant Caledonia United. An application from Club Sando for Pro League membership was accepted to add the tenth club to the league.
Player transfers
Managerial changes
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. Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Central FC California Ato Boldon Stadium 10,000 Club Sando San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion2,500 Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium27,000 Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/Laventille Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 North East Stars Sangre Grande Sangre Grande Regional Complex7,100 Point Fortin Civic Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion2,500 Police Saint James Manny Ramjohn Stadium10,000 San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium27,000 St. Ann's Rangers San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium27,000 W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium10,000
Stadiums
PlaceStadiumTimes used 1Ato Boldon Stadium 52 2Hasely Crawford Stadium 28 3Larry Gomes Stadium 26 4Mahaica Oval 14 5Mannie Ramjohn Stadium 7 6Marvin Lee Stadium 4 7Barataria Recreational Ground 3 8Guayaguayare Recreational Ground 1
League table
Positions by round
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–27
Season statistics
Scoring First goal of the season: Alonzo Adlam for North East Stars against Club Sando (26 September 2015) First own goal of the season: Kevon Villaroel (Central FC) for North East Stars (16 December 2015) First penalty kick of the season: Willis Plaza (scored) for Central FC against Defence Force (20 October 2015) First hat-trick of the season: Jomal Williams (W Connection) against St. Ann's Rangers, 2', 19', 48' (12 December 2015) Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 Jerwyn Balthazar (Defence Force) against St. Ann's Rangers, 4', 26', 45', 64' (15 January 2016) Widest winning margin: 8 goals Defence Force 8–0 Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) Most goals in a match: 8 goals North East Stars 4–4 Police (20 October 2015) Defence Force 8–0 Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) Most goals in a one half: 6 goals Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) 6–0 at half-time, 8–0 final. Most goals in one half by a single team: 6 goals Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) 6–0 at half-time, 8–0 final.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Makesi LewisPolice 21 2 Jason MarcanoCentral FC 17 3 Marcus JosephCentral FC 15 4 Devon ModesteClub Sando 14 5 Nathan LewisSan Juan Jabloteh 136 Jerwyn BalthazarDefence Force 12 Kareem FreitasPolice 128 Jamal GaySan Juan Jabloteh 11 Jomal WilliamsW Connection 11 10 Kerry BaptisteNorth East Stars 10
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref(s) W Connection* St. Ann's Rangers 5–0 12 December 2015 San Juan Jabloteh Club Sando* 0–6 15 December 2015 Police St. Ann's Rangers* 1–6 16 December 2015 Defence Force* North East Stars 6–1 19 December 2015 Defence Force* Morvant Caledonia United 8–0 9 January 2016 Central FC* Point Fortin Civic 7–0 15 January 2016 4 Defence Force* St. Ann's Rangers 4–0 15 January 2016 Police* Morvant Caledonia United 5–0 19 January 2016 North East Stars* Police 5–2 6 March 2016
* Home team score first in result 4 Player scored four goals
Awards
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthRef(s)ManagerClubPlayerClubOctober Ross RussellCentral FC Sean De SilvaCentral FC November Stuart Charles-FevrierW Connection Keron CummingsNorth East Stars December Stuart Charles-FevrierW Connection Jomal WilliamsW Connection January Dale SaundersCentral FC Jerwyn BalthazarDefence Force February Dale SaundersCentral FC Marcus JosephCentral FC March Stuart Charles-FevrierW Connection Kerry BaptisteNorth East Stars April Makesi LewisPolice May Anthony WolfeNorth East Stars
References
External links Official Website Soca Warriors Online, TT Pro League