Competition: | TT Pro League |
Season: | 2018 |
Winners: | W Connection 6th Pro League title |
Continentalcup1: | 2020 Caribbean Club Championship |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | W Connection Central |
League Topscorer: | Marcus Joseph 18 goals |
Biggest Home Win: | Defence Force 10–0 St. Ann's Rangers 15 August 2018 |
Biggest Away Win: | North East Stars 0–8 Morvant Caledonia United 28 September 2018 |
Highest Scoring: | Defence Force 10–0 St. Ann's Rangers 15 August 2018 |
Matches: | 90 |
Total Goals: | 318 |
Prevseason: | 2017 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018 TT Pro League season is the 20th 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 North East Stars the defending champions from the 2017 season.[1]
The 2018 football season kicked off with the Charity Shield between defending TT Pro League champions North East Stars and defending Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy champions W Connection.[2] League play officially started on 10 August 2018,[3] and ended on the 7 December with the crowning of W Connection by one point over their Couva rivals Central.[4] It was their first title since the 2013–14 season
The following changes were made since the 2017 season:
See main article: article and List of TT Pro League managers.
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 | ||
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Central | California | Ato Boldon Stadium | align=center | 10,000 | |||
Club Sando | San Fernando | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | align=center | 2,500 | |||
Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | align=center | 27,000 | |||
Morvant Caledonia United | Morvant/Laventille | align=center | 3,000 | ||||
North East Stars | Arima | Arima Velodrome | align=center | 5,000 | |||
Point Fortin Civic | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | align=center | 2,500 | |||
Police | Saint James | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | align=center | 10,000 | |||
San Juan Jabloteh | San Juan | Barataria Oval | align=center | 1,000 | |||
St. Ann's Rangers | St. Ann's | Saint Augustine Secondary Grounds | align=center | 1,000 | |||
W Connection | Point Lisas | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | align=center | 10,000 |
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.
Place | Stadium | No. of matches hosted |
---|---|---|
1 | Ato Boldon Stadium | 41 |
2 | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27 |
3 | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10 |
4 | Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin | 9 |
5 | Mannie Ramjohn Stadium | 2 |
See also: List of top TT Pro League goal scorers by season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
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1 | Marcus Joseph | W Connection | 18 |
2 | Tyrone Charles | Club Sando | 16 |
3 | Kareem Freitas | Police | 15 |
4 | Akim Armstrong | Central | 14 |
5 | Sheldon Holder | Morvant Caledonia United | 9 |
6 | Shackeil Henry | Club Sando | 8 |
6 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force | 8 |
6 | Jomoul Francois | San Juan Jabloteh | 8 |
9 | Duane Muckette | Central | 7 |
9 | Jameel Perry | Police | 7 |