The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Classic was the fifth season of the ''

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'', which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the

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and the

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. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the

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season.

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entered as the tournament's defending champion. The tournament commenced on 30 October, with 16 teams competing in single elimination matches.

Qualification

Every club from the

automatically qualified for the competition except for

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who did not enter. In addition, following the conclusion of the

season, the top six 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 fifth edition of the tournament was conducted by Pro League

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Dexter Skeene on 28 October 2009, at the

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Limited Barataria showroom. The 16 teams in the competition, valued at TT$50,000 in total sponsorship, were drawn into four groups. All clubs were seeded based on their positions in their respective leagues. St. Ann's Rangers,

, Defence Force, and Joe Public 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:

Schedule

The schedule for the 2009 TOYOTA Classic, as announced by the

and

Bracket

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.

First round

On the competition's opening night,

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dumped

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out of the tournament with a 3–0 victory on

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s after each team scored a goal in regulation. There were no other surprises as Joe Public easily defeated

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, Ma Pau claimed a 2–1 victory over Joe Public ( SL), and St. Ann's Rangers used a late Jahvon Morris goal to advance past fellow Pro League side

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. On the following day, Defence Force defeated T&TEC by a score 3–0, whereas

mauled Defence Force ( SL) 5–0 to advance to the quarterfinals. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

survived a scoreless match after regulation to defeat

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on penalties 3–2 and advanced to the semifinals. Likewise, St. Ann's Rangers needed eight

s to defeat the lone

team left in the tournament, 1976 FC Phoenix. Ma Pau and Joe Public continued their run to the semifinals with wins over Pro League sides

and Defence Force respectively. ---- ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

Jabloteh held off St. Ann's Rangers 4–3 following two late goals from Rangers to advance to the final on 13 November. In the other semifinal match, Joe Public edged Ma Pau on

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to meet Jabloteh in the final. ---- ----

Final

Joe Public claimed the title on 13 November with a 4–0 mauling of Jabloteh at

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. Although Jabloteh lost in the final, teammates Marvin Oliver and

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walked away as the tournament's top goal scorers with four goals each.

References

External links

Official Website
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