Countries | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Confederation | CONCACAF |
Founded | 2003 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Levels on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | TT Pro League |
Relegation to | CFA Super Six League EFA Premier Division Eastern Counties Football Union NFA Premier Division SFA Championship Division Tobago Premier Division |
Domestic cup(s) | FA Trophy TOYOTA Classic Super League Cup |
Current champions | Joe Public (2009) |
Most championships | Joe Public (3) |
The National Super League is a league for professional association football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the second-highest division of the Trinidad and Tobago football league system. The league currently comprises thirteen teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run from May to October, with teams playing 24 regular season matches. The league is sponsored by bmobile and is therefore officially known as the bmobile National Super League.[1]
The league was founded in 2003 to allow the best teams from association football to play in a semi-professional environment, as they prepare for life in the professional game.[1] The first season took place in the same year beginning with eleven teams. As of the 2009 season, there have been a total of 31 distinct teams that have taken part in the Super League, but only five have won the title: Crab Connection, Joe Public, Police, WASA, and the Trinidad and Tobago U-20 team.[2] Joe Public are the current league champions, who claimed their third title in 2009.
The winners of the National Super League may apply for promotion at the end of each season to the Pro League. Potential promoted clubs must be elected by Pro League members. As a consequence, there is no guarantee that winning the Super League will result in promotion. In the first five seasons, the Super League has provided the Pro League with three teams – Superstar Rangers, Police and Joe Public.[3]
Contents |
Season | Winner |
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2003 | Crab Connection |
2004 | Joe Public |
2005 | Joe Public |
2006 | Police |
2007 | WASA |
2008 | Trinidad and Tobago U-20 |
2009 | Joe Public |
2010 |
The National Super League has been sponsored since its inception in 2003. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:
2003–2009: bmobile (bmobile National Super League)[1]
The league comprises 13 teams, consisting of teams from each of the country's six regional football association leagues. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from May to the end of October, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 24 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference and then goals scored.
The league champion is promoted to the Pro League and the bottom three teams are relegated to the third level of Trinidad and Tobago football league system. The champion is replaced in the league for the next season by the team finishing bottom in the Pro League, whereas and the three relegated teams are replaced by the top three finishers in the Promotion Playoff contested between the six regional champions.
A total of 31 distinct teams have played in the National Super League since its inception in 2003, but only four teams have won the league title. In addition, only WASA have been members of the league every season since its inception.
The following 13 clubs competed in the National Super League during the 2009 season.
Club | Founded | Joined | City | Stadium | Capacity | Championships | Last Title |
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Carenage United | 2007 | Carenage, Trinidad | Carenage Recreational Ground | 0 | |||
Club Sando | 1991 | 2003 | San Fernando, Trinidad | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | 0 | |
Defence Force | 1973 | 2003 | Chaguaramas, Trinidad | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | 0 | |
East West | 2009 | Arouca, Trinidad | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10,000 | 0 | ||
Economy Strikers | 2008 | Sangre Grande, Trinidad | Sangre Grande Regional Complex | 7,000 | 0 | ||
FC Phoenix | 1976 | 2004 | Canaan, Tobago | Canaan Ground | 0 | ||
Harlem Strikers | 2007 | Caroni, Trinidad | Frederick Settlement Grounds | 0 | |||
Harvard | 2004 | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 0 | ||||
Joe Public | 1996 | 2004 | Arouca, Trinidad | Marvin Lee Stadium | 6,000 | 3 | 2009 |
Queen's Park | 2009 | Port of Spain, Trinidad | St. Anthony's College Ground | 0 | |||
St. Francois Nationals | 2008 | Belmont, Trinidad | 0 | ||||
T&TEC | 2009 | San Fernando, Trinidad | 0 | ||||
WASA | 2003 | St. Joseph, Trinidad | WASA Grounds | 1 | 2007 |
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