# 2018 TT Pro League

The 2018 TT Pro League season is the 20th season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams are contesting the league, with North East Stars the defending champions from the 2017 season.
The 2018 football season kicked off with the Charity Shield between defending TT Pro League champions North East Stars and defending Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy champions W Connection. League play officially started on 10 August 2018, and ended on the 7 December with the crowning of W Connection by one point over their Couva rivals Central. It was their first title since the 2013–14 season

## Changes from the 2017 season

The following changes were made since the 2017 season:

### Managerial changes
## Teams
### 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 | California | Ato Boldon Stadium | 10,000 | Stern John | Duane Muckette |
| Club Sando | San Fernando | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Angus Eve | Jayson Joseph |
| Defence Force | Chaguaramas | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27,000 | Marvin Gordon | Jerwyn Balthazar |
| Morvant Caledonia United | Morvant/Laventille | Park Street Recreational Ground | 3,000 | Jerry Moe | Kareem Joseph |
| North East Stars | Arima | Arima Velodrome | 5,000 | Zoran Vraneš | Sean John |
| Point Fortin Civic | Point Fortin | Mahaica Oval Pavilion | 2,500 | Reynold Carrington | Hughtun Hector |
| Police | Saint James | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Richard Hood | Adrian Foncette |
| San Juan Jabloteh | San Juan | Barataria Oval | 1,000 | Keith Jeffrey | Elton John |
| St. Ann's Rangers | St. Ann's | Saint Augustine Secondary Grounds | 1,000 | Dave Quamina | Chadley David |
| W Connection | Point Lisas | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | 10,000 | Stuart Charles-Fevrier | Gerard Williams |

## Stadiums Used

Since the teams do not play in their set home stadium, these are the stadiums that were used to host the matches throughout the season.
| Place | Stadium | No. of matches hosted |
| 1 | Ato Boldon Stadium | 41 |
| 2 | Hasely Crawford Stadium | 27 |
| 3 | Larry Gomes Stadium | 10 |
| 4 | Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin | 9 |
| 5 | Mannie Ramjohn Stadium | 2 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | W Connection (C) | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 8 | +35 | 37 |
| 2 | Central | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 36 |
| 3 | Club Sando | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Police | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 33 |
| 5 | Defence Force | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 30 |
| 6 | Morvant Caledonia United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 30 |
| 7 | San Juan Jabloteh | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 27 |
| 8 | Point Fortin Civic | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 11 |
| 9 | St. Ann's Rangers | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 10 |
| 10 | North East Stars | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 6 |

### Positions by round

* Leader
* 2020 Caribbean Club Championship First round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for the tenth round of matches, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| W Connection | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Defence Force | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Club Sando | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Central | 2 | 3 | |
| Point Fortin Civic | 5 | 6 | |
| Morvant Caledonia United | 7 | 7 | |
| North East Stars | 9 | 8 | |
| St. Ann's Rangers | 10 | 10 | |
| Police | 8 | 9 | 10 |

## Results

Matches 1–18 :
| Home \ Away | CEN | CSA | DFO | MCU | NES | PFC | POL | SJJ | SAR | WCO |
| Central | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–6 |
| Club Sando | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–0 | 1–1 |
| Defence Force | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 10–0 | 1–2 |
| Morvant Caledonia United | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| North East Stars | 0–2 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 0–8 | | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Point Fortin Civic | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Police | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| St. Ann's Rangers | 1–7 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–4 |
| W Connection | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
* ↑ In the St. Ann's Rangers v North East Stars game, Rangers were awarded a 3–0 default victory.
* ↑ In the St. Ann's Rangers v San Juan Jabloteh game, Jabloteh were awarded a 3–0 default victory.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcus Joseph | W Connection | 18 |
| 2 | Tyrone Charles | Club Sando | 16 |
| 3 | Kareem Freitas | Police | 15 |
| 4 | Akim Armstrong | Central | 14 |
| 5 | Sheldon Holder | Morvant Caledonia United | 9 |
| 6 | Shackeil Henry | Club Sando | 8 |
| 6 | Devorn Jorsling | Defence Force | 8 |
| 6 | Jomoul Francois | San Juan Jabloteh | 8 |
| 9 | Duane Muckette | Central | 7 |
| 9 | Jameel Perry | Police | 7 |