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's annual

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match contested between the champions of the previous TT Pro League season and the holders of the

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. If the Pro League champions also won the Pro Bowl, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. Often seen as a "glorified friendly", which ranks below the

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and First Citizens Cup, the fixture is a recognised football Super Cup. The match is sponsored by

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and is therefore officially known as the Digicel Charity Shield. Organised by the TT Pro League, part of the proceeds from the game go towards introducing the "Read to Rise" Primary Literacy Program to a school within the winning team's community. In addition, the winning side also receives TT$10,000 to be donated to a charitable cause of choice. The inaugural charitable cash prize was given to former

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and player

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to offset medical expenses for his

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Candice Worrell. Worrell was brutally assaulted while being relieved of her

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in January 2012 and was

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tose for nearly three months.

History

The fixture was first played to open the 2012–13 season and was contested between

, who were the 2011–12 champions of the TT Pro League, and Defence Force, who were the winners of the 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl. The inaugural match ended with the ''Savonetta Boys'' holding the Charity Shield after a 2–0 win over Defence Force on 8 September 2012 at

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in Marabella. In

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, the ''Savonetta Boys'' secured the Charity Shield for the second consecutive year after defeating the ''Teteron Boys'' 4–2 at the

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in a rematch of the previous year's Charity Shield. They won the title for the third year in a row in 2014.Arcia shines as Connection beats Central to Charity Shield
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Matches

Results by team

References

External links

Official Website
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