The 2017 TT Pro League season is the nineteenth season of the
TT Pro League, the
Trinidad and Tobago
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professional
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league for
association football
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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
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
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.
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North East Stars
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
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
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
will play at the
Arima Velodrome
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.
Player transfers
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Carlos Edwards
Akenhaton Carlos Edwards CM (born 24 October 1978) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Bury Town.
He started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Wrexham in 2000 ...
moved from
North East Stars
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
to
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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.
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Marcus Joseph
Marcus Leric "Lobo" Jr. Joseph (born 29 April 1991) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Mohammedan and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Career Gokulam Kerala
In January 2019, Marcus signed fo ...
moved from
Central
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Central may also refer to:
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to
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
**September
*
Densill Theobald
Densill Theobald CM (born 27 June 1982) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder and represented Trinidad and Tobago national team 99 times, scoring twice.
Club career
Early career and moves to Europ ...
moved to
North East Stars
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
from
Mumbai F.C.
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in India.
*
Kevon Goddard moved from
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
to
North East Stars
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
.
Managerial changes
**Preseason
*
Reynold Carrington would come in as head coach for
Point Fortin Civic.
*
Jamaal Shabazz
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Coup attempt
Shabazz was involved in the ...
would replace
Rajesh Latchoo
Rajesh Joseph Latchoo (born 8 June 1984) is a Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Trinidadian association football, football coach, currently managing Dominica national football team, Dominica.
Managerial career
In June 2011, Latchoo was appointed hea ...
at
Morvant Caledonia United
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 ...
.
**September
*
Dale Saunders quits
Central F.C.
Central Football Club is a Trinidad and Tobago professional Association football, football club, based in California, Trinidad and Tobago, California, that plays in the TT Pro League. Founded in 2012, the ''Sharks'' were the 21st team to join the ...
and is replaced by
Stern John
Stern John, CM (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currently managing Saint Lucia. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs tha ...
.
*
Anthony Streete steps down to assistant coach as he is replaced by
Adrian Romain
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The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...
at
St. Ann's Rangers
Teams
Team summaries
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Matches 1–18
Season statistics
Top scorers
References
External links
Official Website
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TT Pro League seasons
2017 in Caribbean sport