List of Trinidad and Tobago football champions

The Trinidad and Tobago football champions are the winners of the highest league in Trinidad and Tobago football, which is currently the Pro League. Teams in bold are those who won the double of the Pro League championship and FA Trophy, or the continental double of the league championship and CONCACAF Champions League in that season. Teams in italics are those who won the treble of the league championship, FA Trophy, and CONCACAF Champions League.

Defence Force has 21 league championships, which is the record for most titles won. Defence Force dominated the National League and Semi-Professional League during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Maple Club of Port of Spain are currently second; their 13 titles beginning in 1927 and the last in 1969, all from the Port of Spain Football League. Casuals, who have ten, won three of the first six seasons in the Port of Spain Football League.[1] Defence Force remains the only club to win the league championship for seven consecutive seasons from 1972–1978.

There have been 13 teams that have completed the double, which are: Defence Force (5), Everton (3), ASL Sports Club (2), Maple Club (2), Trintoc (2), Casuals, Colts, Joe Public, Paragon, Police, Regiment, Shamrock, and W Connection. Furthermore, only Defence Force have completed the treble, which came in 1985.

Contents

Port of Spain Football League (1908–73)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Top Scorer
Player(s) Goals
1908 Clydesdale Casuals Local Forces Unknown
1909 Casuals Unknown Unknown Unknown
1910 Shamrock Unknown Unknown Unknown
1911 Shamrock (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1912 Casuals (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1913 Casuals (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1914 Clydesdale (2) Shamrock Casuals Unknown
1915 Clydesdale (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1916–18 League suspended due to the First World War
1919 Queen's Park Unknown Unknown Unknown
1920 Royal Sussex Unknown Unknown Unknown
1921 Casuals (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1922 Shamrock (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1923 Shamrock (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1924 Shamrock (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1925 Shamrock (6) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1926 Sporting Club Unknown Unknown Unknown
1927 Maple Club Unknown Unknown Unknown
1928 Maple Club (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1929 Casuals (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1930 Everton Unknown Unknown Unknown
1931 Everton (2) Maple Club Shamrock Unknown
1932 Everton (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1933 Queen's Royal College Unknown Unknown Unknown
1934 Casuals (6) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1935 Casuals (7) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1936 Sporting Club (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1937 Sporting Club (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1938 Casuals (8) Sporting Club Unknown Unknown
1939 Notre Dame Unknown Unknown Unknown
1940 Casuals (9) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1941 Casuals (10) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1942 Colts Unknown Unknown Unknown
1943 Fleet Air Arm Unknown Unknown Unknown
1944 Shamrock (7) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1945 Colts (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1946 Notre Dame (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1947 Colts (3) Malvern United Unknown Unknown
1948 Malvern United Unknown Unknown Unknown
1949 Malvern United (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1950 Maple Club (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1951 Maple Club (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1952 Maple Club (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1953 Maple Club (6) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1954 Sporting Club (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1955 Sporting Club (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1956 Notre Dame (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1957 Colts (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1958 Shamrock (8) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1959 Shamrock (9) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1960 Maple Club(7) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1961 Maple Club (8) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1962 Maple Club (9) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1963 Maple Club (10) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1964 Paragon Unknown Unknown Unknown
1965 Regiment Unknown Unknown Unknown
1966 Regiment (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1967 Maple Club (11) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1968 Maple Club (12) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1969 Maple Club (13) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1970 Regiment (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1971 Season not finished
1972 Defence Force Unknown Unknown Unknown
1973 Defence Force (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown

National League (1974–95)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Top Scorer
Player(s) Goals
1974 Defence Force (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1975 Defence Force (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1976 Defence Force (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1977 Defence Force (6) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1978 Defence Force (7) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1979 Police Unknown Unknown Unknown
1980 Defence Force (8) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1981 Defence Force (9) Tesoro Palo Seco Unknown Unknown
1982 ASL Sports Club Unknown Unknown Unknown
1983 ASL Sports Club (2) Defence Force Unknown Unknown
1984 Defence Force (10) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1985 Defence Force (11) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1986 Trintoc Unknown Unknown Unknown
1987 Defence Force (12) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1988 Trintoc (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1989 Defence Force (13) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1990 Defence Force (14) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1991 Police (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1992 Defence Force (15) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1993 Defence Force (16) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1994 Police (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1995 Defence Force (17) Unknown Unknown Unknown

Semi-Professional League (1996–98)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Top Scorer
Player(s) Goals
1996 Defence Force (18) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1997 Defence Force (19) Joe Public Caledonia AIA Gary Glasgow (Defence Force)
26
1998 Joe Public Caledonia AIA Queen's Park Unknown

Professional Football League (1999–2001)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Top Scorer
Player(s) Goals
1999 Defence Force (20) Joe Public W Connection Arnold Dwarika (Joe Public)
45
2000 W Connection Defence Force San Juan Jabloteh Jason Scotland (Defence Force)
19
2001 W Connection (2) Joe Public Defence Force Keith Gumbs (San Juan Jabloteh)
22

Pro League (2002–present)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Top Scorer
Player(s) Goals
2002 San Juan Jabloteh W Connection Joe Public Sean Julien (South Starworld Strikers)
16
2003 San Juan Jabloteh (2) W Connection North East Stars Randolph Jerome (North East Stars)
28
2004 North East Stars W Connection San Juan Jabloteh Jerren Nixon (North East Stars)
37
2005 W Connection (3) San Juan Jabloteh Defence Force Gefferson (W Connection)
Earl Jean (W Connection)
14
2006 Joe Public (2) W Connection San Juan Jabloteh Roen Nelson (Joe Public)
Anthony Wolfe (San Juan Jabloteh)
16
2007 San Juan Jabloteh (3) Joe Public W Connection Peter Byers (San Juan Jabloteh)
15
2008 San Juan Jabloteh (4) W Connection North East Stars Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force)
21
2009 Joe Public (3) San Juan Jabloteh Caledonia AIA Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public)
35
2010–11 Defence Force (21) Caledonia AIA Joe Public Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force)
15

Total titles won

Twenty-three clubs have been crowned champions in the highest division of Trinidad and Tobago football.

Rank Club Number of titles Winning Years
1
 Defence Force
21
 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2010–11
2
 Maple Club
13
 1927, 1928, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969
3
 Casuals
10
 1909, 1912, 1913, 1921, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1941
4
 Shamrock
9
 1910, 1911, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1944, 1958, 1959
5
 Sporting Club
5
 1926, 1936, 1937, 1954, 1955
6
 Colts
4
 1942, 1945, 1947, 1957
San Juan Jabloteh
4
 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
8
 Clydesdale
3
 1908, 1914, 1915
Everton
3
 1930, 1931, 1932
Joe Public
3
 1998, 2006, 2009
Notre Dame
3
 1939, 1946, 1956
Police
3
 1979, 1991, 1994
Regiment
3
 1965, 1966, 1970
W Connection
3
 2000, 2001, 2005
15
 ASL Sports Club
2
 1982, 1983
Malvern United
2
 1948, 1949
Trintoc
2
 1986, 1988
18
 Fleet Air Arm
1
 1943
North East Stars
1
 2004
Paragon
1
 1964
Queen's Park
1
 1919
Queen's Royal College
1
 1933
Royal Sussex
1
 1920

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/trinchamp.html. Retrieved 2009-07-31. 

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