2016–17 TT Pro League
# 2016–17 TT Pro League

The 2016–17 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth 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 2015–16 season. The league started on 29 September 2016 and ended on the 5 February 2017 with the crowning of the champion. On 5 February 2017, Central FC made history as they won their 3rd consecutive Pro League title, the only team to make such a feat.

## Changes from the 2015–16 season

North East Stars merged with Ma Pau S.C. to form Ma Pau Stars. Ma Pau S.C. had last appeared in the 2010–11 season.

## 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 | Dale Saunders | Darren Mitchell |
| Club Sando | San Fernando | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Angus Eve | Teba McKnight |
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Marvin Gordon | Corey Rivers |
| Ma Pau Stars | Sangre Grande | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Ross Russell | Carlos Edwards |
| Morvant Caledonia United | Morvant/Laventille | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10,000 | Rajesh Latchoo | Stephan David |
| Point Fortin Civic | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Christopher Furlonge | 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 | Anthony Streete | Terrence Lewis |
| W Connection | Point Lisas | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | Gerard Williams |

## Stadiums

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.

| Place | Stadium | No. of matches hosted |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ato Boldon Stadium | 33 |
| 2 | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 15 |
| 3 | Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin | 14 |
| 4 | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10 |
| 5 | Barataria Recreational Ground, Barataria | 8 |
| 6 | Mannie Ramjohn Stadium | 4 |
| 7 | Morvant Recreational Ground, Morvant | 2 |
| 7 | Naparima College Ground | 2 |
| 9 | Brian Lara Recreation Ground, Santa Cruz | 1 |
| 9 | Hasely Crawford Stadium training field | 1 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Central (C, Q) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 47 | 2018 CFU Club Championship First Round |
| 2 | W Connection (Q) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 46 | 2018 CFU Club Championship First Round |
| 3 | San Juan Jabloteh | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 29 | |
| 4 | Ma Pau Stars | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Club Sando | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Defence Force | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | Police | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 20 | |
| 8 | St. Ann's Rangers | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 17 | |
| 9 | Morvant Caledonia United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 12 | |
| 10 | Point Fortin Civic | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 6 | |

### Positions by round

* Leader
* 2018 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| W Connection | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ma Pau Stars | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Club Sando | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Defence Force | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Police | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| St. Ann's Rangers | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Morvant Caledonia United | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Point Fortin Civic | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Results

### Matches 1–18

| Home \ Away | CEN | CSA | DFO | MPS | MCU | PFC | POL | SJJ | SAR | WCO | DFO | MPS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central FC | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 0–2 |
| Club Sando | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | |
| Defence Force | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | | |
| Ma Pau Stars | | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Morvant Caledonia | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | | |
| Point Fortin Civic | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | | |
| Police | 0–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | | |
| St. Ann's Rangers | 0–6 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | | 0–1 | | 5–3 |
| W Connection | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | | |

* ↑ The Point Fortin vs Defence Force match was not completed due to technical issues at the venue. The result was taken after 62 mins.

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Akeem Roach | Club Sando | 12 |
| 2 | Jamal Charles | W Connection | 10 |
| 2 | Jameel Perry | Police | 10 |
| 4 | Darren Mitchell | Central | 9 |
| 4 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force | 9 |
| 6 | Jerrel Britto | Ma Pau Stars | 8 |
| 6 | Jason Scotland | Ma Pau Stars | 8 |
| 6 | Hashim Arcia | Defence Force | 8 |
| 6 | Dimitrie Apai | W Connection | 8 |
| 10 | Jamille Boatswain | Defence Force | 7 |
