The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 80th season of the

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, which is the oldest

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competition for teams in

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. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the

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season. Caledonia AIA entered as the tournament's defending champion. The tournament commenced on 15 November, with 32 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 9 December.

Qualification

The tournament featured teams from the top three levels of the

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. 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:

Schedule

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

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

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with ties played in the week beginning 15 November 2009. The only Pro League match-up featured

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against

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. 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.

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: *7 from Level 1 ( TT Pro League) *3 from Level 2 ( National Super League) *6 from Level 3 (3 EFA Premier Division, 1 NFA Premier Division, 2 SFA Premier Division) Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 23 November 2009. The main match-up in the round featured rivals San Juan Jabloteh and

. In the end, Jabloteh were defeated 3–1 and finished their 2009 season without a trophy for the first time in five years. In the other all- Pro League fixture,

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scored two late goals to guarantee Caledonia AIA a place in the quarterfinals after a 2–0 victory over Defence Force ( PL). Valtrin United stunned Defence Force ( SL) 2–1 with a

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converted by Matthew Ramirez in the 90th minute.

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: *5 from Level 1 ( TT Pro League) *0 from Level 2 ( National Super League) *3 from Level 3 (2 EFA Premier Division, 1 SFA Premier Division) Matches in the quarterfinals were played on 30 November 2009.

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scored a

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to lead

to a 5–1 win over Valtrin United. In the only all-Pro League encounter, Caledonia AIA and Ma Pau ended 1–1 after regulation time following a late equaliser from ''Stallions Kerry Daniel in the 90th minute. Caledonia AIA won the match 6–5 on

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. 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.

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avoided '' giant-killers''

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by a 3–1 scoreline to make it an all-Pro League semifinals. ---- ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place on 1 December 2009. It consisted of Caledonia AIA, Joe Public ( PL),

, and

from the Pro League (1). The semifinal matches took place at Marvin Lee Stadium on 7 December 2009.

defeated

1–0 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. In the other semifinal, Joe Public ( PL) defeated Caledonia AIA 3–1 to advance to the final. ---- ----

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

who beat

1–0. Joe Public ( PL) used an own goal by Eder Gilmer Arias in the 90th minute to force

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after the match ended 2–2. The ''Eastern Lions'' then capitalized in the 117th minute when, the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals,

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slotted home the winner. The win marked Joe Public's fourth title of the year. Whereas,

's suffered their second consecutive loss in the final.

References

External links

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