The 2012–13 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 83rd season of the FA Trophy, which is the oldest football competition for teams in

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

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 Footba ...

entered as the tournament's defending champion, who defeated Defence Force 1–0 in the 2011–12 final at

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. The tournament began on 5 December 2012 with 36 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 1 March 2013 with the crowning of the cup winners.

Qualification

The tournament features teams from the top three levels of the

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. These three levels and 9 leagues, namely 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 ...

National Super League The National Super League is a league for semi-professional association football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the second-highest division of the Trinidad and Tobago football league system. The league currently comprises 19 teams between 2 l ...

, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Northern FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, Tobago FA's Premier Division, and the Secondary School Football League each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations. All eight teams from the TT Pro League entered the competition. The top six following the 2012 National Super League season also met qualification. In addition, all six regional football associations were awarded three qualification positions and four teams qualified from the Secondary Schools Football League. The following clubs qualified for the 83rd edition of the FA Trophy:

Schedule

The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Trophy, as announced by the

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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

was made on 30 November 2012 at its head office in

Port of Spain, Trinidad Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...

with ties played in the week beginning 3 December 2012. The only Pro League match-up featured

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 ...

facing

North East Stars Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...

in the opening match of the FA Trophy. The remaining 28 teams after the random draw were given byes into the second round.

came from a goal behind in the final eight minutes of the match with

to win 2–1 over their Pro League opponent with goals from Kaydion Gabriel and

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 ...

. The other teams to advance into the draw for the second round include Point Fortin Civic, La Horquetta SA, and Marabella Family Crisis Centre. ---- ---- ---- ----

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 7 December 2012 and involved the four winning teams from the first round and the remaining 28 teams that received byes into the second round. These were from the following levels: * 7 from Level 1 (

) * 5 from Level 2 (

) * 17 from Level 3 (Regional Football Association Leagues) * 3 from the Secondary Schools Football League Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 10 December 2012. The defending champions,

, entered the competition in the second round to easily defeat Northern FA's Petit Valley United 8–0 with a second-half

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from

Trevin Caesar Trevin Shonari Caesar (born 26 April 1989) is a Trinidad and Tobago international footballer who plays for Club Sando as a forward. Club career Caesar has played club football for Ma Pau, Caledonia AIA and North East Stars. In July 2014 he sign ...

to advance into the third round draw. Shiva Boys' Hindu College was one of the surprises of the round after the ''Shiva Boys'' defeated Eagles United from the

7–6 on penalties after the match ended in a 3–3 draw. Stokely Vale continued their '' giant-killing'' from the 2012 TOYOTA Classic after they won 3–2 over St. Ann's Rangers from the

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Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 14 December 2012 and involved the 16 winning teams from the second round. These were from the following levels: * 6 from Level 1 (

) * 3 from Level 2 (

) * 6 from Level 3 (2 CFA Premier Division, 1 EFA Premier Division, 1 Eastern Counties Football Union, 2 SFA Premier Division) * 1 from the Secondary Schools Football League ( Shiva Boys' Hindu College) Matches in the third round will be played in the week commencing 17 December 2012. After having eliminated WASA and Guaya United in the first and second rounds, respectively, Point Fortin Civic knocked off another club from the Super League with a 2–0 win over Joe Public to advance into the quarterfinals. However, the surprise of the round again came from Stokely Vale who picked off their second successive Pro League club when they shocked Defence Force 2–1 at

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. In the lone all-Pro League encounter,

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defeated

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with a 2–1 comeback win using goals from

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and Darryl Trim to propel ''The Sharks'' into the last eight.

narrowly defeated Joe Public of the Eastern FA Premier Division by a scoreline of 1–0. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 20 December 2012 and involved the eight winning teams from the third round. The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were

Cunupia Cunupia is a town in central Trinidad. It is part of the Borough of Chaguanas The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality (83,489 at the 2011 census) and fastest-growingPoint Fortin Civic of the Southern FA Premier Division, both from the third tier of Trinidad and Tobago football, and Shiva Boys' Hindu College of the Secondary Schools Football League. The eight remaining teams were from the following levels: * 4 from Level 1 (

) * 1 from Level 2 ( Stokely Vale of the

) * 2 from Level 3 (

Cunupia Cunupia is a town in central Trinidad. It is part of the Borough of Chaguanas The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality (83,489 at the 2011 census) and fastest-growingPoint Fortin Civic of the Southern FA Premier Division) * 1 from the Secondary Schools Football League ( Shiva Boys' Hindu College) Matches in the quarterfinals will be played on 9 January 2013.

eased into the semifinals with a 2–0 win over Shiva Boys with goals from Tyrone Charles and Quincy Charles. The other two quarterfinal matches were decided on penalty kicks with T&TEC and

respective victors over Point Fortin Civic and

Cunupia Cunupia is a town in central Trinidad. It is part of the Borough of Chaguanas The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality (83,489 at the 2011 census) and fastest-growing 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 Footba ...

and Stokely Vale was postponed until 16 January 2013 due to the absence of match officials. The ''Stallions from Morvant/Laventille'' came away with a narrow 1–0 victory in Plymouth,

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with a 55th-minute goal from Sheldon Holder. ---- ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place at the

office in Woodbrook on 11 January 2013. The four remaining teams consisted of clubs from the Pro League (1) which included

, and T&TEC. The first semifinal match was contested at

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between

and T&TEC on 16 January 2013. At

faced

in the second semifinal. In the first semifinal match,

secured a place in the club's first FA Trophy final following a 1–0 win over fellow Pro League club T&TEC at

. Marvin Oliver grabbed the winner for the ''Sharks'' in the 76th minute. In the other semifinal,

came from a one-goal deficit to defeat

2–1 with goals from Sheldon Holder in the 69th minute and ten minutes later from substitute Sherron Joseph. ---- ----

Final

The final will be contested on 1 March 2013 at a venue to be announced. The match featured Pro League newcomers

, who defeated T&TEC 1–0 in the first semifinal match, and the defending FA Trophy winners

who defeated

2–1 in the second semifinal.

successfully defended their FA Trophy title with a win over

2–0 with goals on either side of the half. Keyon Edwards scored the game winner in the 32nd minute for the ''Stallions of Morvant/Laventille'' with another goal from Akim Armstrong to secure the win. The leading goal scorer of the tournament was Marcus Joseph of Point Fortin Civic, who ended the competition with seven goals and led his team to an appearance in the quarterfinals.

References

External links

Official Website
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