The 2017 TT Pro League season is the nineteenth season of the

TT Pro League The TT Premier Football League (formerly known as the TT Pro League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad an ...

, the

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who work (human activity), works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the partic ...

league for

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams are contesting the league, with

Central FC 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 th ...

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 of Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars FC) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional association football, football club based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Premier Football League. The team plays its ...

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. **

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. **

will play at the Arima Velodrome.

Player transfers

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 Hadleigh United. He started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Wrexham in ...

moved from

to Central. * Marcus Joseph moved from Central to

W Connection W. Connection Football Club is a professional football (soccer), 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 ba ...

**September * Densill Theobald moved to

from

Mumbai F.C. Mumbai Football Club was an Indian professional association football, football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club predominantly competed in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Mumbai also participated in Mumbai ...

in India. * Kevon Goddard moved from

Managerial changes

**Preseason *

Reynold Carrington Reynold Carrington is a former Trinbagonian international footballer and the current football manager for Point Fortin Civic. He played as deep-lying midfield playmaker or as a sweeper. Playing career Carrington enjoyed most of his career at ...

would come in as head coach for Point Fortin Civic. *

Jamaal Shabazz Jamaal Shabazz (born 22 November 1963) is a Trinidadian football manager, who has recently vacated the position of head coach of the Guyana national football team. He is known for four different stints in charge of Guyana. Coup attempt Shabazz ...

would replace Rajesh Latchoo at

Morvant Caledonia United Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional Association football, football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago, Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Cr ...

. **September * Dale Saunders quits

Central F.C. Central Football Club is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in California, that plays in the TT Pro League. Founded in 2012, the ''Sharks'' were the 21st team to join the Pro League and plays its home matches in Ato Boldon S ...

and is replaced by

Stern John Stern John (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 that inc ...

. * 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

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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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