2009 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy

The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 80th season of the FA Trophy, which is the oldest football competition for teams in Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the 2009 TT Pro League season. Caledonia AIA entered as the tournament's defending champion.[1] The tournament commenced on 15 November, with 32 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 9 December.

2009 FA Trophy
Trinidad and Tobago Cup
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Teams32
Defending championsCaledonia AIA
ChampionsJoe Public (PL)
Runners-upW Connection
Matches played31
Goals scored133 (4.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Conrad Smith (8 goals)
2008
2010–11 →

Qualification

The tournament featured teams from the top three levels of the football pyramid. These three levels and 8 leagues, namely the TT Pro League, National Super League, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Northern FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, and Tobago FA's Premier Division, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations.

The top eight finishers in the Pro League for the 2009 season all qualified for the competition. In addition, the top seven finishers from the Super League also qualified. However, only three clubs from 5 of the 6 regional football associations were awarded qualification into this year's edition, with the Tobago FA as the exception as they only received two.

The following clubs qualified for the 80th edition of the FA Trophy:

TT Pro League
8 teams
National Super League
7 teams
Regional FA Leagues
17 teams
Central FA – Premier Division

Eastern FA – Premier Division

  • Joe Public
  • Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard/Coast Guard
  • Valtrin United

Eastern Counties – Football Union

  • Biche United
  • Grand Lagoon United
  • Valencia United
Northern FA – Premier Division

Southern FA – Premier Division

  • K-Brands
  • Palo Seco
  • Siparia Spurs

Tobago FA – Premier Division

  • Roxborough Lakers
  • Stokely Vale

Schedule

The schedule for the 2009 FA Trophy, as announced by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association:

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First round  15 November 20091632 → 1632: 1st32nd
Second round23 November 2009816 → 8
Quarterfinals30 November 200948 → 4
Semifinals7 December 200924 → 2
Final9 December 200912 → 1

Results

All matches were played over two 45 minute halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, then two additional 15-minute halves were used, and if necessary, penalty kicks if still drawn after extra time.

First round

The draw for the most prestigious knockout tournament held by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association was made on 2 November 2009 at its head office in Port of Spain, Trinidad with ties played in the week beginning 15 November 2009. The only Pro League match-up featured W Connection against FC South End. As a result, seven Pro League clubs advanced to the next round with little difficulty. The lone upset of the round occurred when Joe Public from the Eastern FA Premier Division defeated Club Sando of the National Super League.[2]

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 16 November 2009 and involved the 16 winning teams from the first round. These were from the following levels:

Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 23 November 2009.[2] The main match-up in the round featured rivals San Juan Jabloteh and W Connection. In the end, Jabloteh were defeated 31 and finished their 2009 season without a trophy for the first time in five years. In the other all-Pro League fixture, Keyon Edwards scored two late goals to guarantee Caledonia AIA a place in the quarterfinals after a 20 victory over Defence Force (PL). Valtrin United stunned Defence Force (SL) 21 with a penalty converted by Matthew Ramirez in the 90th minute.[3]

Tie no Home team   Score   Away team
1 Joe Public (PL) 71 Dathea Copious Suns
2 Joe Public (SL) 14 Ma Pau
3 United Petrotrin 00 T&TEC
United Petrotrin won 10 after extra time
4 Palo Seco 03 Joe Public (EFA)
5 W Connection 31 San Juan Jabloteh
6 Siparia Spurs 32 T&T AG/CG
7 Caledonia AIA 20 Defence Force (PL)
8 Defence Force (SL) 12 Valtrin United

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 25 November 2009 and involved the 8 winning teams from the second round. These were from the following levels:

Matches in the quarterfinals were played on 30 November 2009. Hughton Hector scored a hat-trick to lead W Connection to a 51 win over Valtrin United. In the only all-Pro League encounter, Caledonia AIA and Ma Pau ended 11 after regulation time following a late equaliser from Stallions' Kerry Daniel in the 90th minute. Caledonia AIA won the match 65 on penalties.[4] In the other two quarterfinal matches at Marvin Lee Stadium, Joe Public (PL) won the battle of Tunapuna by defeating Joe Public (EFA) by a score of 6 to 0. United Petrotrin avoided giant-killers Siparia Spurs by a 31 scoreline to make it an all-Pro League semifinals.

30 November 2009 Caledonia AIA (1) 1–1
(6–5 p)
Ma Pau (1) Macoya, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Daniel  90' James  39' Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium
Referee: Neal Brizan
Penalties
Jerome
Joseph
Moore
David
Daniel
Phillips
Ambrose
Wolfe
Samuel
Andrews
Gonzales
Williams
Britto
Freitas

30 November 2009 W Connection (1) 5–1 Valtrin United (3) Couva, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Hector  2', 30', 86'
Viveros  56'
Diaz  79'
Lewis  41' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium

30 November 2009 Joe Public (3) 0–6 Joe Public (1) Macoya, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Baptiste  27', 54', 71', 76'
Power  31'
Tinto  72' (o.g.)
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium

30 November 2009 Siparia Spurs (3) 1–3 United Petrotrin (1) Couva, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Collins  63' Lima  35'
Glasgow  64'
Hinkson  82'
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place on 1 December 2009. It consisted of Caledonia AIA, Joe Public (PL), United Petrotrin, and W Connection from the Pro League (1). The semifinal matches took place at Marvin Lee Stadium on 7 December 2009. W Connection defeated United Petrotrin 10 to reach the final of the competition. The lone goal in the match came from Jonathan Faña, who netted the winner in the 82nd minute.[5] In the other semifinal, Joe Public (PL) defeated Caledonia AIA 31 to advance to the final.

7 December 2009 W Connection (1) 1–0 United Petrotrin (1) Macoya, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Faña  82' Report Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium

7 December 2009 Joe Public (1) 3–1 Caledonia AIA (1) Macoya, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Lewis  33'
Baptiste  57' (pen.)
Leacock  90+3'
Report Joseph  29' Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium

Final

The final was played at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad on 9 December 2009. The match was contested by Joe Public (PL), who defeated Caledonia AIA 3–1 in their semifinal, and W Connection who beat United Petrotrin 1–0. Joe Public (PL) used an own goal by Eder Gilmer Arias in the 90th minute to force extra time after the match ended 22.[6] The Eastern Lions then capitalized in the 117th minute when, the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals, Conrad Smith slotted home the winner.[7] The win marked Joe Public's fourth title of the year.[8] Whereas, W Connection's suffered their second consecutive loss in the final.

9 December 2009 Joe Public (1) 3–2 W Connection (1) Macoya, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Baptiste  15'
Arias  90' (o.g.)
Smith  117'
Report Leon  37'
Bartholomew  81'
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium
Referee: Neal Brizan

References

  1. "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. "Caledonia cruises into last 16". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-11-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. "Caledonia advance to FA 'quarters'". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  4. "Hector fires Connection into FA semifinals". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  5. "Frias scores as Connection beat Petrotrin in FA 'semi'". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  6. "Joe Public snatch FA Trophy". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  7. "Joe Public lifts 2009 FA Trophy in dramatic style". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  8. "Super sub 'Smithy' sinks Connection". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

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