2008 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup

First Citizens Cup 2008 Trinidad and Tobago FCB Cup Trinidad and Tobago 10 W Connection Joe Public 10 36 Gregory Richardson(4 goals) 2007 2009 The 2008 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup was the ninth season of the First Citizens Cup, which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. The slogan for the year's league cup was No Room for Losers and was sponsored by First Citizens Bank for the eighth consecutive year. First Citizens ploughs $200,000 in KO series http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2008-08-29/sports3.html T&T Guardian 2008-08-29 2009-08-19 W Connection entered as the defending champions after having defeated Caledonia AIA 2–0 in the 2007 final for their fourth consecutive league cup title. Qualification Seeding for the competition was determined from the league standings following the eighteenth league match day. The bottom four teams were placed in the qualifying round to determine which teams advance to the quarterfinals. The teams ranked from first to sixth advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The automatic quarterfinal qualifiers in order of league position were: San Juan Jabloteh, W Connection, Caledonia AIA, United Petrotrin, Joe Public, and St. Ann's Rangers. Schedule The schedule for the 2008 First Citizens Cup, as announced by the TT Pro League: Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round Qualifying round 2 September 2008 2 10 → 8 4: 7th–10th Quarterfinals 12 September 2008 4 8 → 4 6: 1st–6th Semifinals 19 September 2008 2 4 → 2 Third place 26 September 2008 1 2 → 1 Final 26 September 2008 1 2 → 1 Bracket y Qualifying round2 September 2008 Quarterfinals12 September 2008 Semifinals19 September 2008 Final26 September 2008 9 Ma Pau 1 10 Tobago United 2 7 North East Stars 1 (0) 8 Defence Force 1 (3) 1 San Juan Jabloteh 2 10 Tobago United 0 4 United Petrotrin 2 5 Joe Public 4 1 San Juan Jabloteh 0 5 Joe Public 1 3 Caledonia AIA 3 (3) 6 St. Ann's Rangers 3 (4) 2 W Connection 5 8 Defence Force 2 6 St. Ann's Rangers 0 2 W Connection 2 5 Joe Public 2 (5) 2 W Connection 2 (6) 1 San Juan Jabloteh 1 6 St. Ann's Rangers 2 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 The knockout cup began in the qualifying round with Tobago United and Defence Force recording upsets over higher-seeded Ma Pau and North East Stars respectively. 2 September 2008 17:00 (UTC-4) Tobago United 2–1 Ma Pau Hercules 68 pen. Hernandez 82 Proctor 19 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Gordon Maloney Y 2 September 2008 19:00 (UTC-4) North East Stars 1–1 Defence Force Teesdale 60 Jorsling 50 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y Stewart Cooper Jeffrey 0–3 Pierre Jorsling Williams Quarterfinals Fans saw a goal spree in the quarterfinals where 22 goals were scored in four matches on 12 September, which saw Jabloteh, Joe Public, Rangers, and W Connection advance to the semifinals. 12 September 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) San Juan Jabloteh 2–0 Tobago United Noel 14 pen.Forbes 87 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y 12 September 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) United Petrotrin 2–4 Joe Public Aguillera 11Woodley 18 Richardson 5 19 26Calderon 44 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Phillip Jordan Y 12 September 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) St. Ann's Rangers 3–3 Caledonia AIA Thomas 37Edwards 41Belgrave 53 pen. Moore 6Smith 18 26 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y 4–3 12 September 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) W Connection 5–2 Defence Force Hector 15 53Faña 40Viana 43Toussaint 89 Williams 6Carter 57 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Y Semifinals On 19 September 2008, Joe Public used a lone goal from Gregory Richardson to advance to the final. In the other semifinal, W Connection blanked St. Ann's Rangers after goals from Jonathan Faña and Atiba McKnight on either side of half-time. 19 September 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 Report Joe Public Richardson 48 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Austin Perelion Y 19 September 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) W Connection 2–0 Report St. Ann's Rangers Faña 8McKnight 74 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Y Third place With wins by Joe Public and W Connection in the semifinals; San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers were sent to the third place match. Before the final match, St. Ann's Rangers used strikes from Keyon Edwards and Josimar Belgrave in two minutes to put away top seeded San Juan Jabloteh for a third-place finish. 26 September 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) San Juan Jabloteh 1–2 Report St. Ann's Rangers Marcano 67 Edwards 60Belgrave 61 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Julien Drayton Y Final W Connection claimed their fifth consecutive title and sixth overall in the tournament's nine-year history with a win over Joe Public in the final. The match was held on 26 September in Manny Ramjohn Stadium. After being dead-locked 2–2 at the end of regulation, W Connection used a miss by Joe Public's Jason Springer on the twelfth kick from the penalty spot to win 6–5 in the shootout. W Connection rules on penalty kicks http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2008-10-03/SA-1.html T&T Guardian 2008-10-03 2009-08-22 Although Joe Public finished runners-up, Gregory Richardson led the tournament with four goals scored. 26 September 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) W Connection 2–2 Report Joe Public Toussaint 18Faña 35 Harvey 11Thomas 55 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Gregory Hospedales Y Faña Toussaint Seabra Viveros Joseph Cupid McKnight 6–5 Baptiste Dwarika Harvey Saunders Wolfe Thomas Springer References 30em External links Official Website 2008 First Citizens Cup Trinidad and Tobago League Cup Lea