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The 2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 82nd season of the
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, which is the oldest
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competition for teams in
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.
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entered as the tournament's defending champion, who defeated
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1–0 in the 2010–11 final at
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. The number of entrants in the tournament was expanded by the
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to allow four teams from the Secondary Schools Football League to compete in the competition against
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and
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clubs. The tournament began on 29 January 2012 with 36 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 25 March 2012.


Qualification

The tournament featured teams from the top three levels of the
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. These three levels and 9 leagues, namely the
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,
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, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Northern FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, Tobago FA's Premier Division, and the Secondary School Football League each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations. All eight teams from the TT Pro League entered the competition. The top six following the 2011 National Super League season also met qualification. In addition, the six regional football associations were awarded three qualification positions. For the first time in the competition, four teams qualified from the Secondary Schools Football League. The following clubs qualified for the 82nd edition of the FA Trophy:


Schedule

The schedule for the 2011–12 FA Trophy, as announced by the
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:


Results

All matches were played over two 45 minute halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, then two additional 15-minute halves were used, and if necessary, penalty kicks if still drawn after extra time.


First round

The draw for the most prestigious knockout tournament held by the
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was made on 20 January 2012 at its head office in
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with ties played in the week beginning 23 January 2012. As a result of the random draw, two
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clubs were drawn into the first round of the competition with
Caledonia AIA Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...
facing Uprising Youths and Defence Force squaring off with St. Anthony's College. However, both clubs progressed into the second round with the ''Morvant/Laventille Stallions'' recording a 4–1 victory and the ''Teteron Boys'' narrowly defeating the Secondary Schools Football League team 3–2. ----


Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 31 January 2012 and involved the four winning teams from the first round and the remaining 28 teams that received byes into the second round. These were from the following levels: * 8 from Level 1 (
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) * 6 from Level 2 (
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) * 15 from Level 3 (Regional Football Association Leagues) * 3 from the Secondary Schools Football League Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 5 February 2012. The
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clubs progressed into the third round draw with relative ease. Michael Edwards of Defence Force recorded five goals in a rout over Makeking United 11–0. In addition,
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defeated El Dorado East with a 5–0 win following a
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from
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,
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dominated KC Perseverance by a score of 7–0, and
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claimed victory over Dalthea Copious Suns 5–1.
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and St. Ann's Rangers later became the fifth and sixth Pro League teams to advance with wins over Youth Stars and WASA respectively.
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later joined their fellow
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clubs with a narrow 1–0 victory over 1.FC Santa Rosa. However, T&TEC became the first Pro League to fall to a '' giant-killer'' after the ''Electricity Boys'' tasted defeat 1–0 to St. Francois Nationals of the
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.


Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 9 February 2012 and involved the 16 winning teams from the second round. These were from the following levels: * 7 from Level 1 (
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) * 4 from Level 2 (
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) * 4 from Level 3 (2 CFA Premier Division, 1 NFA Premier Division, 1 SFA Premier Division) * 1 from the Secondary Schools Football League ( Scarborough Secondary) Matches in the third round were played in the week commencing 26 February 2012. Following the draw, three matches featured all- Pro League encounters with Defence Force advancing with a narrow 3–2 win over
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,
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upending
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4–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 in regulation, and
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eliminating the defending champions
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1–0 with a goal from Shahdon Winchester. However, St. Ann's Rangers would not advance to the quarterfinals following a 3–1 defeat to Joe Public from the
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. Scarborough Secondary, the lone Secondary Schools Football League team remaining in the competition, continued their deep run with a 3–1
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victory after the match ended in a 0–0 draw with Caroni Samba to advance into the quarterfinals.


Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 6 March 2012 and involved the 8 winning teams from the third round. The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were OJ's Soldado All-Stars of the Southern FA Premier Division, the third tier of Trinidad and Tobago football, and Scarborough Secondary of the Secondary Schools Football League. The eight remaining teams were from the following levels: * 3 from Level 1 (
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) * 3 from Level 2 (
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) * 1 from Level 3 ( OJ's Soldado All-Stars of the Southern FA Premier Division) * 1 from the Secondary Schools Football League ( Scarborough Secondary) Matches in the quarterfinals were played on 11 March 2012.
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used goals from
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and
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to defeat Joe Public 2–0 and advance to the semifinal round. In addition,
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ended the
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run of Scarborough Secondary following a dominant 5–0 win with
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recording a
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. Defence Force also easily advanced to the semifinals with a 5–0 triumph over St. Francois Nationals. In the only match involving teams outside the top flight, WASA from the
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defeated OJ's Soldado All-Stars 3–1. ---- ---- ---- ----


Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place on 14 March 2012. The four remaining teams consisted of three clubs from the Pro League (1) which included
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, Defence Force, and
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. The other remaining team was WASA of the
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(2). Both semifinal matches took place at
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on 18 March 2012. On 18 March 2012 at the
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,
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lost to
Caledonia AIA Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...
1–0 with a goal from
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in the 35th minute to propel the ''Morvant/Laventille Stallions'' into the final. In the other semifinal match, Defence Force used first-half goals from
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and
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to defeat WASA 3–2. ---- ----


Final

The final was played at
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in Marabella, Trinidad on 25 March 2012. The match was decided between
Caledonia AIA Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...
, who defeated
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1–0 in the second semifinal match, and Defence Force who ended the '' giant-killing'' of WASA from the
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by a score of 3–2 in the other semifinal.
Caledonia AIA Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...
raised the Trophy for the second time in their club's history (
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) after former soldier and striker
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scored for the ''Morvant/Laventille Stallions'' against his former club, Defence Force, in the 81st minute to secure a hard fought 1–0 victory. The leading goal scorer of the tournament was jointly held by Michael Edwards of Defence Force and
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of Club Sando. Edwards recorded five goals in a second round win over Mafeking United, whereas
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scored four goals in the first round and followed with another goal in the third round.


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