2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic

The 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic was the fourth season of the TOYOTA Classic, which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the TT Pro League and the National Super League. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the 2008 season. Joe Public entered as the tournament's defending champion.

2008 TOYOTA Classic
Trinidad and Tobago Classic
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Teams16
Defending championsJoe Public
ChampionsSan Juan Jabloteh
Runners-upSt. Ann's Rangers
Matches played16
Goals scored56 (3.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Conrad Smith (4 goals)
← 2007
2009 →

Qualification

Every club from the TT Pro League automatically qualified for the competition. In addition, following the conclusion of the National Super League season, the top five teams ranked according to the league table qualified. All teams entered the competition at the first round.

The draw for the first round for the fourth edition of the tournament was conducted by Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene on 26 November 2008, at the Constantine Stand, Queen's Park Oval. The 16 teams in the competition, valued at TT$150,000 in total sponsorship, were drawn into four groups, all named after TOYOTA branded vehicles, Terios (Group A), Sirion (Group B), Delta (Group C), and Daihatsu (Group D). All clubs were seeded based on their positions in their respective leagues.[1]

W Connection, Caledonia AIA, San Juan Jabloteh, and Joe Public of the TT Pro League were drawn as the top seeds in Groups A, B, C, and D, respectively.

The following clubs have qualified for this year's edition of the TOYOTA Classic:

TT Pro League National Super League

Schedule

The schedule for the 2008 TOYOTA Classic, as announced by the TT Pro League and National Super League:

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First round  1 December 2008816 → 816: 1st–16th
Quarterfinals5 December 200848 → 4
Semifinals12 December 200824 → 2
Third place19 December 200812 → 1
Final19 December 200812 → 1

Bracket
  First round
1 December 2008		 Quarterfinals
5 December 2008		 Semifinals
12 December 2008		 Final
19 December 2008
                                     
A1 W Connection 4  
A4 Economy Strikers 3  
  A1 W Connection 1  
 
  A2 North East Stars 2  
A2 North East Stars 0 (4)
A3 Joe Public 0 (2)  
  A2 North East Stars 0  
  D2 St. Ann's Rangers 1  
D1 Joe Public 4  
D4 Carenage United 0  
  D1 Joe Public 1
 
  D2 St. Ann's Rangers 2  
D2 St. Ann's Rangers 3
D3 Trinidad and Tobago U20 2  
  D2 St. Ann's Rangers 1
  C1 San Juan Jabloteh 2
B1 Caledonia AIA 4  
B4 WASA 3  
  B1 Caledonia AIA 2
 
  B2 United Petrotrin 0  
B2 United Petrotrin 2
B3 Ma Pau 0  
  B1 Caledonia AIA 1
  C1 San Juan Jabloteh 2  
C1 San Juan Jabloteh 4  
C4 1976 FC Phoenix 0   Third place
  C1 San Juan Jabloteh 5
 
  C3 Tobago United 0  
C2 Defence Force 1 A2 North East Stars 2 (5)
C3 Tobago United 2     B1 Caledonia AIA 2 (6)

Results

All matches were played over two 45 minutes halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, penalty kicks determined the winner.[1]

First round

The tournament commenced on 1 December, with all 16 teams competing in single elimination matches. Despite having the chance to upset a club from the Pro League, each Super League team lost in the first round. Tobago United provided the only upset of the round, when the Tobago Boys topped Defence Force in Group C. All other higher-seeded teams advanced to the quarterfinals with little difficulty.

1 December 2008 W Connection (1) 4–3 Economy Strikers (2) Couva, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Isaac  5', 46'
Velasco-Torijano  56'
Daniel  58'		 Charles  20' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Jones  32'		 Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
1 December 2008 Joe Public (2) 0–0
(2–4 p)		 North East Stars (1) Macoya, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium
Penalties
Noreiga
Mulraine
Lewis
Waldron 		Cooper
Gonzales
Fitzpatrick
Leslie
1 December 2008 Joe Public (1) 4–0 Carenage United (2) Macoya, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Richardson  22', 68'
Mitchell  35'
Baptiste  61'		 Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium
1 December 2008 St. Ann's Rangers (1) 3–2 Trinidad and Tobago U20 (2) Mucurapo, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Edwards  6'
McFarlane  21'
Peters  75'		 Bateau  3'
Gay  17'		 Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
1 December 2008 Caledonia AIA (1) 4–3 WASA (2) Malabar, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Armstrong  5'
Smith  24', 64'
Joseph  70'		 Thompson  18'
Dickenson  55'
Bailey  65'		 Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium
1 December 2008 United Petrotrin (1) 2–0 Ma Pau (1) Couva, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Williams  11'
Frederick  38'		 Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
1 December 2008 San Juan Jabloteh (1) 4–0 1976 FC Phoenix (2) Mucurapo, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Joseph  16'
Manners  32' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
1 December 2008 Defence Force (1) 1–2 Tobago United (1) Malabar, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Jorsling  37' (pen.) McKinnon  45'
Hercules  87'		 Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, top-seeded clubs W Connection and Joe Public were ousted from the competition following defeats to North East Stars and St. Ann's Rangers, respectively. On the other side of the bracket, San Juan Jabloteh and Caledonia AIA both advanced easily as both Pro League sides did not concede a goal during the round.

5 December 2008 W Connection (1) 1–2 North East Stars (1) Marabella, Trinidad
20:00 (UTC-4) Santos  65' Stewart  27'
Sancho  39'		 Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium
5 December 2008 Joe Public (1) 1–2 St. Ann's Rangers (1) Malabar, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Richardson  45' Modeste  49'
James  52'		 Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium
5 December 2008 Caledonia AIA (1) 2–0 United Petrotrin (1) Marabella, Trinidad
18:00 (UTC-4) Theobald  51'
Joseph  80'		 Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium
5 December 2008 San Juan Jabloteh (1) 5–0 Tobago United (1) Malabar, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Plaza  22'
Forbes  30', 43', 50'
Marcano  88'		 Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium

Semifinals

One week after the quarterfinals, on 12 December, St. Ann's Rangers continued their run through the tournament with a 1–0 win over fellow Pro League side North East Stars. San Juan Jabloteh also advanced to the final with a victory against Caledonia AIA.

12 December 2008 North East Stars (1) 0–1 St. Ann's Rangers (1) Macoya, Trinidad
18:00 (UTC-4) Navarro  90' (o.g.) Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium
Referee: Nigel Roberts
12 December 2008 Caledonia AIA (1) 1–2 San Juan Jabloteh (1) Marabella, Trinidad
20:00 (UTC-4) Smith  90' Glen  24'
Manners  59'		 Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium

Third place

In the consolation match-up, Caledonia AIA narrowly defeated North East Stars 6–5 on penalty kicks, after the match ended 2–2 in regulation, to claim the competition's third place.

19 December 2008 North East Stars (1) 2–2
(5–6 p)		 Caledonia AIA (1) Mucurapo, Trinidad
18:00 (UTC-4) Wolfe  71'
Cudjoe  90'		 Smith  31'
Joseph  45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Rashby McPhie
Penalties
Jerome
González
Fitzpatrick
Wolfe
Leslie
Cudjoe
Stewart 		Joseph
David
Bentick
Moore
Theobald
Phillips
Jones

Final

In the final, San Juan Jabloteh claimed their first TOYOTA Classic title with a 2–1 win over St. Ann's Rangers using goals from Jason Marcano and Trent Noel. Conrad Smith used a brace in Caledonia AIA's victory in the first round to eventually end as the tournament's leading goal scorer with four goals.

19 December 2008 St. Ann's Rangers (1) 1–2 San Juan Jabloteh (1) Mucurapo, Trinidad
20:00 (UTC-4) Peters  67' Noel  49'
Marcano  56'		 Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Russell Casimar

References
  1. "Joe Public starts title defence". Randy Bando (TTProLeague). 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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