2015–16 TT Pro League
# 2015–16 TT Pro League

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. 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. 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.

## 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.
   * Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Morvant Caledonia United.
   * An application from Club Sando for Pro League membership was accepted to add the tenth club to the league.

## 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 | Zoran Vraneš | Marvin Oliver |
| Club Sando | San Fernando | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Anthony Streete | Teba McKnight |
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Ross Russell | Corey Rivers |
| Morvant Caledonia United | Morvant/Laventille | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10,000 | Jamaal Shabazz | Stephan David |
| North East Stars | Sangre Grande | Sangre Grande Regional Complex | 7,100 | Angus Eve | Cleon John |
| Point Fortin Civic | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Reynold Carrington | Kelvin Modeste |
| Police | Saint James | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Richard Hood | Trent Noel |
| San Juan Jabloteh | San Juan | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Keith Jeffrey | Damion Williams |
| St. Ann's Rangers | San Juan | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Jason Spence | Terrence Lewis |
| W Connection | Point Lisas | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | 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 | 2017 CFU Club Championship First Round |
| 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 | |

### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Defence Force | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| W Connection | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| North East Stars | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Police | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Club Sando | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Point Fortin Civic | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Morvant Caledonia United | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Ann's Rangers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Season statistics

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Alonzo Adlam for North East Stars against Club Sando (26 September 2015)
* First own goal of the season: Kevon Villaroel (Central FC) for North East Stars (16 December 2015)
* First penalty kick of the season: Willis Plaza (scored) for Central FC against Defence Force (20 October 2015)
* First hat-trick of the season: Jomal Williams (W Connection) against St. Ann's Rangers, 2', 19', 48' (12 December 2015)
* Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4
   * Jerwyn Balthazar (Defence Force) against St. Ann's Rangers, 4', 26', 45', 64' (15 January 2016)
* Widest winning margin: 8 goals
   * Defence Force 8–0 Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016)
* Most goals in a match: 8 goals
   * North East Stars 4–4 Police (20 October 2015)
   * Defence Force 8–0 Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016)
* Most goals in a one half: 6 goals
   * Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) 6–0 at half-time, 8–0 final.
* Most goals in one half by a single team: 6 goals
   * Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United (9 January 2016) 6–0 at half-time, 8–0 final.

**Top scorers**

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

**Hat-tricks**

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jomal Williams | W Connection* | St. Ann's Rangers | 5–0 | 12 December 2015 |
| Jamal Gay | San Juan Jabloteh | Club Sando* | 0–6 | 15 December 2015 |
| Makesi Lewis | Police | St. Ann's Rangers* | 1–6 | 16 December 2015 |
| Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force* | North East Stars | 6–1 | 19 December 2015 |
| Jerwyn Balthazar | Defence Force* | Morvant Caledonia United | 8–0 | 9 January 2016 |
| Jason Marcano | Central FC* | Point Fortin Civic | 7–0 | 15 January 2016 |
| Jerwyn $Balthazar^4$ | Defence Force* | St. Ann's Rangers | 4–0 | 15 January 2016 |
| Kareem Freitas | Police* | Morvant Caledonia United | 5–0 | 19 January 2016 |
| Kerry Baptiste | North East Stars* | Police | 5–2 | 6 March 2016 |

* * Home team score first in result
* $^4$ Player scored four goals

## Awards

### Monthly awards

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