The 2023 TT Premier Football League was the 22nd season of the TT Premier Football League, the top tier of football in Trinidad and Tobago, and the first season under its current branding. It was the first year that top flight football was played in Trinidad and Tobago since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 24 June 2023.
Defending champions, Defence Force, successfully defended their title, winning their fifth Premier League title, and their 23rd overall Trindadian top-flight title. Defence Force and league runners-up, Port of Spain, earned group stage berths into the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, for an opportunity to play in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Background
The last season the TT Premier Football League played was in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019–20 season began on 13 December 2019 and was scheduled to end on 10 April 2020. However, the season prematurely ended on 20 March 2020 due to the pandemic. Defence Force F.C. were crowned champions virtue of being top of the league by the time of cancellation.
Teams
The same 11 teams that played in 2020 returned for the 2023 season with the inclusion of Prison Service F.C, who were the champions of the second division in 2019.
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 Football Club Couva (California) Ato Boldon Stadium 10,000 Club Sando Football Club San Fernando Mahaica Oval Pavilion2,500 Cunupia Football Club Cunupia Larry Gomes Stadium10,000 Defence Force Football Club Chaguaramas Hasely Crawford Stadium27,000 La Horquetta Rangers Football Club Arima (La Horquetta) La Horquetta Recreational Grounds1,000 Morvant Caledonia United Morvant/Laventille Morvant Recreational Ground 3,000 Point Fortin Civic Football Club Point Fortin Mahaica Oval Pavilion2,500 Police Football Club Port of Spain (Saint James) Manny Ramjohn Stadium10,000 Athletic Club Port of Spain Port of Spain Hasely Crawford Stadium27,000 Prison Service Football Club Arouca Youth Training Centre1,000 San Juan Jabloteh Football Club San Juan Ato Boldon Recreational Park1,000 W Connection Football Club Couva (Point Lisas) Manny Ramjohn Stadium10,000
Table
Attendances
The average league attendance was 255:
# Club Average 1 Defence Force 523 2 Port of Spain 472 3 W Connection 386 4 San Juan Jabloteh 277 5 Sando 268 6 La Horquetta Rangers 247 7 Central 239 8 Police 221 9 Point Fortin Civic 147 10 Morvant Caledonia United 119 11 Cunupia 93 12 Prison Service 67
References
External links Official Website