The 2017 TT Pro League season is the nineteenth 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 2016–17 season. The league will start on 9 June and will end on 28 November with the crowning of the champion. North East Stars were crowned champions on the penultimate match day. It was their first league title since 2004.
Changes from the 2016–17 season The following changes were made since the 2016–17 season:
The Pro League returns to playing from June to December in 2017. The following club changes occurred following the 2016–17 season. North East Stars will return to the Pro League after being sponsored by the franchise Ma Pau to form Ma Pau Stars. They will still be sponsored by Ma Pau but would not include the franchise in their name. North East Stars will play at the Arima Velodrome.
Player transfers
Carlos Edwards moved from North East Stars to Central. Marcus Joseph moved from Central to W Connection September Densill Theobald moved to North East Stars from Mumbai F.C. in India. Kevon Goddard moved from W Connection to North East Stars.
Managerial changes
Preseason Reynold Carrington would come in as head coach for Point Fortin Civic. Jamaal Shabazz would replace Rajesh Latchoo at Morvant Caledonia United. September Dale Saunders quits Central F.C. and is replaced by Stern John. Anthony Streete steps down to assistant coach as he is replaced by Adrian Romain at St. Ann's Rangers
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 Park Street Recreational Ground 3,000 North East Stars Arima Arima Velodrome5,000 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 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. PlaceStadiumNo. of matches hosted1Ato Boldon Stadium302Hasely Crawford Stadium3Arima Velodrome104Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin95Barataria Oval, Barataria86Saint Augustine Secondary School Ground, Saint Augustine67Larry Gomes Stadium57Mannie Ramjohn Stadium59Hasely Crawford Stadium training field310Police Barracks Ground, Saint James1
League table
Positions by round
Results
Matches 1–18
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Neil BenjaminW Connection122 Rundell WinchesterNorth East Stars103 Sheldon HolderMorvant Caledonia United83 Marcus JosephW Connection85 Reon MooreDefence Force65 Jared BennettPoint Fortin Civic65 Sean BonvalSan Juan Jabloteh68 Sean de SilvaCentral58 Akim ArmstrongClub Sando58 Keron CornwallClub Sando5
References
External links Official Website Soca Warriors Online, TT Pro League