The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl was the sixth season of the ''
Digicel
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Pro Bowl
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'', which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the
TT Pro League
The TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad ...
. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the
2009
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season.
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
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entered as the tournament's defending champion.
The tournament commenced on 17 November 2009 with 10 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded with the final on 11 December.
Qualification
Every team based on the island of
Trinidad
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took part in the tournament, with
Tobago United
Tobago United Football Club was a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, that played in Professional Football League of Trinidad.
The team's home stadium was Dwight Yorke Stadium, 3 km from Scarborough, Tobago's main town.
History
Ensuri ...
as the lone Pro League representative that did not participate. Seeding for this year's competition was determined by each team's league position following the
2009
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season. The bottom four teams in the table,
United Petrotrin
United Petrotrin Football Club was a football club from Trinidad and Tobago and a former member of the TT Pro League of Trinidad. It was dissolved in 2009.
History
Formed in 1980, ''Trintoc'' entered the Point Fortin Football League that same y ...
,
FC South End
FC South End was a football team from Trinidad and Tobago based in Point Fortin/ La Brea and is a former member of the TT Pro League, the highest level of football in Trinidad.
History
Founded in 2008, it played its home games at the Manny Ramjo ...
,
St. Ann's Rangers, and
Police
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entered the tournament in the qualifying round.
The two winning teams from the qualifying round will take on the top two seeds
Joe Public and
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Football ...
, respectively. The other four clubs that qualified for the
Pro League Big Six also entered the Pro Bowl directly in the quarterfinals.
Schedule
The schedule for the 2009 Digicel Pro Bowl, as announced by the
TT Pro League
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:
†''The winner will also receive an additional prize amount based on gate receipts from each match.''
Bracket
Results
All matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.
Qualifying round
On 17 November,
St. Ann's Rangers pulled an upset over
FC South End
FC South End was a football team from Trinidad and Tobago based in Point Fortin/ La Brea and is a former member of the TT Pro League, the highest level of football in Trinidad.
History
Founded in 2008, it played its home games at the Manny Ramjo ...
1–0 with
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providing the lone goal. In the other qualifying round match,
Police
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also stunned
United Petrotrin
United Petrotrin Football Club was a football club from Trinidad and Tobago and a former member of the TT Pro League of Trinidad. It was dissolved in 2009.
History
Formed in 1980, ''Trintoc'' entered the Point Fortin Football League that same y ...
2–1 to complete the teams in the quarterfinals.
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Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals on 20 November,
Joe Public used four goals from
2009
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Golden Boot winner,
Kerry Baptiste
Kerry Baptiste (born 1 December 1981) is a Trinidadian football striker, who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League.
Club career
First signed with Joe Public in March 2007 on a two-year deal. In December ...
, to a 9–1 win against
Police
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.
Ma Pau joined the ''Eastern Lions'' in the semifinals, with a win over
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
at
Manny Ramjohn Stadium
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. On the other side of the bracket,
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
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defeated
St. Ann's Rangers by a score 5–0 following a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
from Kendall Velox, while
Defence Force provided the closest match in the round with their win over
San Juan Jabloteh
San Juan Jabloteh Football Club is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the country's TT Pro League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Trinidad.
History
The club was founded ...
2–1.
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Semifinals
On 4 December,
Joe Public and
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Football ...
both registered 1–0 victories in the semifinals to advance to the final. The ''Eastern Lions'' used a
Hayden Tinto goal in the thirteenth minute to upend
Ma Pau. However,
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Football ...
needed an 81st minute free kick from winger
Kareem Joseph to defeat
Defence Force.
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Final
In the final,
Joe Public came from behind to earn a draw 1–1 in regulation time before
Colombia
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n goalkeeper
Alejandro Figueroa saved a
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Football ...
's
Keon Daniel
Keon Kelly Daniel (born 16 January 1987 in Lambeau) is a Trinidadian professional association football, footballer who most recently played for Polish side GKS Tychy.
Career
Club
Daniel attended Signal Hill Secondary School in his native Toba ...
penalty kick to give
Joe Public a 5–3 win from the
penalty spot
The penalty area or 18-yard box (also known less formally as the penalty box or simply box) is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends 16.5m (18 yd) to each side of the goal and 16.5m (18 yd) in front of it.
Wit ...
.
References
External links
Official Website
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Pro Bowl
The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players.
The format has changed thro ...