Season | 2009 |
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Champions |
Joe Public 2nd Pro League title 3rd T&T title |
CFU Club Championship |
San Juan Jabloteh Joe Public |
Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 372 (2.98 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kerry Baptiste (35 goals) |
Biggest home win | W Connection 8–0 Police (4 September 2009) |
Biggest away win | Police 0–7 Joe Public (29 August 2009) |
Highest scoring |
Caledonia AIA 7–2 Police (18 August 2009) Jabloteh 5–4 Defence Force (15 October 2009) |
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2010–11 →
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Leader | |
2010 CFU Club Championship Second round | |
Qualification to 2009 Pro League Big Six | |
Team disbanded after season |
The 2009 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eleven teams contested the league, with San Juan Jabloteh the defending champions. The season began on 8 May, with Super Friday, and ended on 27 October. The format of the season was changed from each club playing three rounds to two rounds in the regular season to facilitate the national team with its attempt to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Police were re-admitted into the league following a one-year absence, whereas FC South End were admitted as a new club. However, North East Stars withdrew siting the state of their home ground, Sangre Grande Recreational Ground, for the past few years as the cause to sit out the season. The Sangre Grande Boys stated that they intend to return to the league for 2010. Furthermore, Caledonia AIA changed the name of the club to Caledonia AIA of Morvant/Laventille.
The first goal of the season was scored by Caledonia AIA's Walter Moore against Joe Public in the second minute of the first game on 8 May.Kendall Velox of Caledonia AIA scored the first hat-trick of the season against Police on 23 May. Kerry Baptiste won the Golden Boot by providing 35 goals for Joe Public on their way to becoming league champions.