| Season | 2010–11 |
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| Champions | Defence Force 1st Pro League title 21st T&T title |
| Relegated | Joe Public Ma Pau South End Tobago United |
| CFU Club Championship | Defence Force Caledonia AIA |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 255 (2.83 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Devorn Jorsling (15) |
| Biggest home win | Caledonia AIA 5–0 Police (14 December 2010) |
| Biggest away win | South End 0–6 W Connection (15 January 2011) |
| Highest scoring | North East Stars 6–3 Police (7 December 2010) |
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The 2010–11 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the TT Pro League since its establishment in 2002. A total of 11 teams contested the league, with Joe Public the defending champions.[1] The season began on 23 April 2010 and ended on 1 February 2011 with the crowning of the league champion.[2] The league calendar was changed for the second consecutive season. Pro League CEO, Dexter Skeene, announced on 25 March that the Pro League Big Six competition was to be discontinued to increase attendances and importance of league matches, which would be moved exclusively to Fridays and Saturdays.[3]
United Petrotrin withdrew stating financial difficulties as the reason to pull out of the Pro League. A dedication to the club's youth development in the community was also cited by club chairman and Communications Manager of Petrotrin, Arnold Corneal, on 12 January.[4] However, on 18 February, North East Stars were readmitted into the Pro League following a one year absence due to the state of their home ground, Sangre Grande Recreational Ground.[5]
The first goal of the season was scored by W Connection's Matthew Bartholomew against San Juan Jabloteh in the sixty-third minute of the first game on 23 April.[6] Odelle Armstrong of St. Ann's Rangers scored the first hat-trick of the season against Police on 29 May.[7] Devorn Jorsling became the first player to win the Golden Boot twice having scored 15 goals for Defence Force on their way to becoming league champions. Jorsling previously won the award in 2008.
The season was delayed for a month for rescheduling after Tobago United were expelled from the league on 16 September 2010, leaving 10 teams.[8] Furthermore, after the season had been concluded, Ma Pau requested a one-year sabbatical from the Pro League from the 2011–12 season.[9] On 10 August 2011, Skeene further announced that both Joe Public and South End would not be participating in the 2011–12 season.[10] After having won its first ten matches of the season, Defence Force clinched their first season title on 18 January 2011.[11] By finishing as the league champion, Defence Force qualified for the 2011 CFU Club Championship. Caledonia AIA also qualified for the regional competition by finishing runners-up in the league.[11]
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The following changes were made since the 2009 season:
The format for the 2010–11 season was as follows:
The following 11 clubs competed in the Pro League during the 2010–11 season.[15]
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2009 Position |
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| Caledonia AIA | Morvant/Laventille, Trinidad | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10,000 | 3rd |
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas, Trinidad | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | 6th |
| Joe Public | Arouca, Trinidad | Marvin Lee Stadium | 6,000 | 1st |
| Ma Pau | Woodbrook, Trinidad | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | 5th |
| North East Stars | Sangre Grande, Trinidad | Sangre Grande Ground | 7,000 | Promoted |
| Police | Saint James, Trinidad | Ato Boldon Stadium | 10,000 | 11th |
| San Juan Jabloteh | San Juan, Trinidad | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | 2nd |
| South End | Point Fortin, Trinidad | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | 8th |
| St. Ann's Rangers | San Juan, Trinidad | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | 9th |
| Tobago United | Bacolet, Tobago | Dwight Yorke Stadium | 7,500 | 10th |
| W Connection | Point Lisas, Trinidad | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | 4th |
| Club | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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| North East Stars |
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Rod Underwood | 16 April 2010[16] | Pre-season | |||
| South End | Leroy De Leon | Sacked | 17 November 2009 |
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Dick Furlonge | 24 April 2010[17] | Pre-season |
| Police | Richard De Coteau | Sacked | 20 November 2009 |
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Anthony Marshall | 24 April 2010[18] | Pre-season |
| North East Stars | Rod Underwood | Mutual consent | 25 June 2010[19] |
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Shurland David | 1 July 2010[20] |
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| Police | Anthony Marshall | Sacked | 20 November 2010[21] |
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Kelvin Jones | 20 November 2010 |
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| Joe Public | Derek King | Mutual consent | 2 February 2011[22] |
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Rajesh Latchoo | 2 February 2011[23] | Post-season |
| San Juan Jabloteh | Terry Fenwick | Sacked | 29 March 2011[24] |
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Earl Carter | 1 July 2011[25] | Post-season |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defence Force (C) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 41 | 2011 CFU Club Championship |
| 2 | Caledonia AIA | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 36 | |
| 3 | Joe Public (R) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 35 | Relegation to the National Super League 1 |
| 4 | W Connection | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 31 | |
| 5 | Ma Pau (R) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 29 | Relegation to the National Super League 1 |
| 6 | San Juan Jabloteh | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 27 | |
| 7 | North East Stars | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 27 | |
| 8 | St. Ann's Rangers | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 10 | |
| 9 | Police | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 9 | |
| 10 | South End (R) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 45 | −35 | 6 | Relegation to the National Super League 1 |
| 11 | Tobago United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | Resigned/expelled from league, record expunged |
Updated to games played on 1 February 2011
Source: TT Pro League
*Tobago United was expelled from the league on 16 September 2010. On the same day their record (PL10 W2 D1 L7 GF10 GA24 Pts7) was expunged.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Following the season, Joe Public, Ma Pau, and South End withdrew from the Pro League for the 2011–12 season.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Home \ Away1 | CAL | DEF | JOE | MAP | NES | POL | SJJ | SOE | RAN | TBU | WCO |
| Caledonia AIA | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | ||
| Defence Force | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Joe Public | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Ma Pau | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| North East Stars | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Police | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 0–5 | ||
| San Juan Jabloteh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||
| South End | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–6 | ||
| St. Ann's Rangers | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | ||
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| W Connection | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
Source: TT Pro League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[26] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force |
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| 2 | Anthony Wolfe | Ma Pau / North East Stars |
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| 3 | Andrei Pacheco | W Connection |
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| 4 | Kerry Baptiste | Joe Public |
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| 5 | Hughton Hector | W Connection | 6 |
| Errol McFarlane | North East Stars | ||
| Trent Noel | Joe Public | ||
| Richard Roy | Defence Force | ||
| Noel Williams | San Juan Jabloteh / Police |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odelle Armstrong | St. Ann's Rangers | Police | 5–2 | 29 May 2010 |
| Anthony Wolfe | North East Stars | Police | 6–3 | 7 December 2010 |
| Kerry Baptiste | Joe Public | San Juan Jabloteh | 3–1 | 7 December 2010 |
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