# 2023 TT Premier Football League

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 | Stern John | Che Benny |
| Club Sando Football Club | San Fernando | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Angus Eve | Jayson Joseph |
| Cunupia Football Club | Cunupia | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10,000 | Michael De Four | Kevon Woodley |
| Defence Force Football Club | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Marvin Gordon | Jerwyn Balthazar |
| La Horquetta Rangers Football Club | Arima (La Horquetta) | La Horquetta Recreational Grounds | 1,000 | Dave Quamina | Chadley David |
| Morvant Caledonia United | Morvant/Laventille | Morvant Recreational Ground | 3,000 | Jerry Moe | Kareem Joseph |
| Point Fortin Civic Football Club | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Reynold Carrington | Hughtun Hector |
| Police Football Club | Port of Spain (Saint James) | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Richard Hood | Adrian Foncette |
| Athletic Club Port of Spain | Port of Spain | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Zoran Vraneš | Sean John |
| Prison Service Football Club | Arouca | Youth Training Centre | 1,000 | | |
| San Juan Jabloteh Football Club | San Juan | Ato Boldon Recreational Park | 1,000 | Keith Jeffrey | Elton John |
| W Connection Football Club | Couva (Point Lisas) | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | Gerard Williams |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Defence Force (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 56 | Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup |
| 2 | Port of Spain | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 55 | Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup |
| 3 | Sando | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 48 | Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield |
| 4 | La Horquetta Rangers | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 43 | |
| 5 | Police | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | |
| 6 | Central | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 34 | |
| 7 | Point Fortin Civic | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | San Juan Jabloteh | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 22 | |
| 9 | W Connection | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 22 | |
| 10 | Morvant Caledonia United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 17 | |
| 11 | Prison Service | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 12 | |
| 12 | Cunupia | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 8 | |