TT Pro League
Season2015–16
ChampionsCentral FC
2nd Pro League title
2nd T&T title
CFU Club ChampionshipCentral FC
San Juan Jabloteh
Matches played135
Goals scored444 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerMakesi Lewis (21 goals)
Biggest home winDefence Force 8-0 Caledonia (9 January 2016)
Biggest away winNorth East Stars 0-7 W Connection (31 January 2016)
Highest scoringNorth East Stars 4-4 Police
(20 October 2015)
Defence Force 8-0 Caledonia
(9 January 2016)
Club Sando 3-5 Police
(19 April 2016)

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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 that tragically 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.

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 Serbia Zoran Vraneš Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Oliver
Club Sando San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500 Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Streete Trinidad and Tobago Teba McKnight
Defence Force Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Ross Russell Trinidad and Tobago Corey Rivers
Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/Laventille Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Jamaal Shabazz Trinidad and Tobago Stephan David
North East Stars Sangre Grande Sangre Grande Regional Complex 7,100 Trinidad and Tobago Angus Eve Trinidad and Tobago Cleon John
Point Fortin Civic Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion 2,500 Trinidad and Tobago Reynold Carrington Trinidad and Tobago Kelvin Modeste
Police Saint James Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Trinidad and Tobago Richard Hood Trinidad and Tobago Trent Noel
San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Keith Jeffrey Jamaica Damion Williams
St. Ann's Rangers San Juan Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago Jason Spence Trinidad and Tobago Terrence Lewis
W Connection Point Lisas Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier Saint Kitts and Nevis Gerard Williams

Stadiums

Place Stadium Times used
1 Ato Boldon Stadium 52
2 Hasely Crawford Stadium 28
3 Larry Gomes Stadium 26
4 Mahaica Oval 14
5 Mannie Ramjohn Stadium 7
6 Marvin Lee Stadium 4
7 Barataria Recreational Ground 3
8 Guayaguayare Recreational Ground 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central (C, Q) 27 18 4 5 68 20 +48 58 2017 CFU Club Championship First Round
2 San Juan Jabloteh (Q) 27 17 3 7 51 36 +15 54
3 Defence Force 27 14 7 6 54 23 +31 49
4 W Connection 27 14 7 6 54 25 +29 49
5 North East Stars 27 13 5 9 42 49 −7 44
6 Police 27 12 4 11 57 56 +1 40
7 Club Sando 27 9 3 15 36 57 −21 30
8 Point Fortin Civic 27 6 4 17 28 56 −28 22
9 Morvant Caledonia United 27 6 4 17 28 57 −29 22
10 St. Ann's Rangers 27 3 5 19 26 65 −39 14
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2016. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Positions by round

Leader
2017 CFU Club Championship First round

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
Central FC111322533222222111111111111
San Juan Jabloteh347754254466664554444442222
Defence Force464211111111111232223234433
W Connection786643646643333323332323344
North East Stars222135365535445666655555555
Police553466422354556445566666666
Club Sando91010108910109777777777777777777
Point Fortin Civic1035897777688899899899998898
Morvant Caledonia United899910109910101010988988988889989
St. Ann's Rangers678578888899101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source: TT Pro League

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Trinidad and Tobago Makesi Lewis Police 21
2 Trinidad and Tobago Jason Marcano Central FC 17
3 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Central FC 15
4 Trinidad and Tobago Devon Modeste Club Sando 14
5 Trinidad and Tobago Nathan Lewis San Juan Jabloteh 13
6 Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar Defence Force 12
Trinidad and Tobago Kareem Freitas Police 12
8 Trinidad and Tobago Jamal Gay San Juan Jabloteh 11
Trinidad and Tobago Jomal Williams W Connection 11
10 Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Baptiste North East Stars 10

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef(s)
Trinidad and Tobago Jomal WilliamsW Connection*St. Ann's Rangers5–012 December 2015[3]
Trinidad and Tobago Jamal GaySan Juan JablotehClub Sando*0–615 December 2015[8]
Trinidad and Tobago Makesi LewisPoliceSt. Ann's Rangers*1–616 December 2015[4]
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn JorslingDefence Force*North East Stars6–119 December 2015[9]
Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn BalthazarDefence Force*Morvant Caledonia United8–09 January 2016[6]
Trinidad and Tobago Jason MarcanoCentral FC*Point Fortin Civic7–015 January 2016[10]
Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar4Defence Force*St. Ann's Rangers4–015 January 2016[5]
Trinidad and Tobago Kareem FreitasPolice*Morvant Caledonia United5–019 January 2016[11]
Trinidad and Tobago Kerry BaptisteNorth East Stars*Police5–26 March 2016[12]
  • * Home team score first in result
  • 4 Player scored four goals

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref(s)
Manager Club Player Club
October Trinidad and Tobago Ross Russell Central FC Trinidad and Tobago Sean De Silva Central FC [13]
November Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier W Connection Trinidad and Tobago Keron Cummings North East Stars [13]
December Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier W Connection Trinidad and Tobago Jomal Williams W Connection [13]
January Trinidad and Tobago Dale Saunders Central FC Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar Defence Force [13]
February Trinidad and Tobago Dale Saunders Central FC Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Central FC [14]
March Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier W Connection Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Baptiste North East Stars [15]
April Trinidad and Tobago Makesi Lewis Police [15]
May Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Wolfe North East Stars [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. 1 2 Lasana Liburd (27 September 2015). "De Silva delight for Central; Sharks cruise past Point Fortin". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Lasana Liburd (12 December 2015). "Jomal nets hattrick as Connection clobber Rangers; Civic stops Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Lasana Liburd (17 December 2015). "Central sack Russell; Sancho fires coach after North East Stars loss". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 Sean Taylor (16 January 2016). "Balthazar's 'beaver' sees off Rangers*". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Lasana Liburd (9 January 2016). "Defence Force humiliate M'vt/Caledonia 8-0, worst P/League loss in eight years". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Randy Bando. "2015/16 Pro League Top Scorers". TTProLeague.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31.
  8. ↑ Lasana Liburd (16 December 2015). "Defence Force stun Connection; Gay hattrick as Jabloteh rout Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Roneil Walcott (20 December 2015). "Army steal Stars' Christmas joy; jump two points clear of Pro League pack". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Roneil Walcott (16 January 2016). "Marcano shines in Central's demolition of Civic; "Ratty" Stars pip Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Roneil Walcott (20 January 2016). "Army maintain three point lead with win over Jabloteh; Police flog Caledonia". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Randy Bando (7 March 2016). "Kerry Baptiste nets three as N/E Stars whip Police". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Randy Bando (22 February 2016). "Wendy's honours Pro League top performers". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Randy Bando (23 March 2016). "Charles-Fevrier, Saunders cop consecutive The Fan Club Coach of the Month awards". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 Randy Bando (12 June 2016). "Top scorer Makesi Lewis among star-studded Wendy's Player of the Month awardees". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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