The 2012–13 TT Pro League season (known as the ''

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Pro League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of the TT Pro League, the

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league for

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clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eight teams contested the league, with

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the defending champions. The season began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013 with the crowning of Defence Force as the league champion. Speaking on the number of clubs in the Pro League prior to the start of the season,

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Dexter Skeene stated in an interview that he feels the country's best footballing interests are served by an eight-team league. On 30 June 2012,

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announced that due to financial constraints the club suspended their football operations. As a result, the four-time Pro League champion, ''San Juan Kings'', did not participate for the first time in the league's history. In response, a new club established by

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to represent the Central region of the

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, was formed and officially applied for Pro League membership on 25 July 2012. The club is officially based in

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and plays its home games in

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. Central was admitted into the league on 6 September 2012 and became the 21st team to compete in the Pro League. The first goal of the season was scored by two-time Golden Boot winner

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of Defence Force against St. Ann's Rangers in the thirty-second minute of the first game on 14 September 2012. Bevon Bass of T&TEC scored the first

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of the season as the ''Electricity Boys'' defeated St. Ann's Rangers 3–2 on 20 October 2012. Jorsling went on to claim an unprecedented third Golden Boot award after leading the league with 21 goals scored for Defence Force. On 6 May 2013, Defence Force secured the

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following a

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2–1 loss to

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. The league title was the ''Teteron Boys second in three seasons and marked their third Pro League title overall. Consequently, Defence Force and Caledonia AIA, having finished as runners-up, earned places within the

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. Following the season, T&TEC withdrew from the league citing financial struggles to field a

football club. The ''Electricity Boys'' became the seventh team to leave the league in the previous four years.

Changes from the 2011–12 season

The following changes were made since the 2011–12 season: *A new competition was introduced to open the Pro League season. The Charity Shield will contest the defending

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and the winner of the previous year's

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. **If the league champion also wins the Pro Bowl competition, then the Charity Shield will be contested by the top two teams in the previous league season. *Clubs have the option to postpone their scheduled match if the club stands without three or more players on international duty. *There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2012–13 season. **

suspended their football club operations and withdrew from the league. **After ending its two-year sponsorship with

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and

agreed to an undisclosed deal on 13 July 2012 to sponsor the

-based club. **

, a new club based in the Central region of the country, officially applied for membership into the league on 25 July 2012. ***The

-based club was officially admitted into the league on 6 September 2012 and intends to play its home matches in

Teams

Team summaries

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Player transfers

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Matches 1–14

Matches 15–21

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

for Defence Force against St. Ann's Rangers, 14 September 2012. * Last goal of the season: Jerwyn Balthazar for Defence Force against T&TEC, 10 May 2013. * First own goal of the season: Daneil Cyrus (

) for Defence Force. (21 December 2012) * First penalty kick of the season:

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(scored) for Defence Force against St. Ann's Rangers, 14 September 2012. * First hat-trick of the season: Bevon Bass ( T&TEC) against St. Ann's Rangers, 5', 29', 42' (20 October 2012) * Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals **

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(

) against T&TEC, 41', 59', 80', 86' (16 March 2013) * Widest winning margin: 8 goals ** Defence Force 8–0 St. Ann's Rangers (4 January 2013) * Most goals in a match: 8 goals ** Defence Force 8–0 St. Ann's Rangers (4 January 2013) * Most goals in one half: 6 goals ** Defence Force v

(21 December 2012) 0–0 at half-time, 5–1 final. * Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals ** Defence Force v

(21 December 2012) 0–0 at half-time, 5–1 final. ** T&TEC v

(6 May 2013) 0–0 at half-time, 0–5 final.

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

* * Home team score first in result * ⁴ Player scored four goals

Discipline

* First yellow card of the season:

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for St. Ann's Rangers against Defence Force, 14 September 2012. * First red card of the season: Glen Sutton for T&TEC against

, 3 November 2012. * Most yellow cards in a single match: 8 **

0–0

– 5 for

(

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(2), Glenton Wolfe, Jeromie Williams &

Elijah Manners Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...

) and 3 for

( Wesley John, Johan Peltier & Darren Mitchell) (6 March 2013) * Most red cards in a single match: 3 ** Defence Force 3–0

– 1 for Defence Force ( Keston Williams) and 2 for

( Marvin Phillip & Wesley John) (5 April 2013)

Awards

Monthly awards

References

External links

Official Website
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