2009 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy

FA Trophy 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Cup Trinidad and Tobago 32 Joe Public (PL) W Connection 31 133 Conrad Smith (8 goals) 2008 2010–11 The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 80th season of the FA Trophy, which is the oldest football competition for teams in Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the 2009 TT Pro League season. Caledonia AIA entered as the tournament's defending champion. Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trinchamp.html Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF 2009-04-03 2009-07-31 The tournament commenced on 15 November, with 32 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 9 December. Qualification The tournament featured teams from the top three levels of the football pyramid. These three levels and 8 leagues, namely the TT Pro League, National Super League, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Northern FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, and Tobago FA's Premier Division, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations. The top eight finishers in the Pro League for the 2009 season all qualified for the competition. In addition, the top seven finishers from the Super League also qualified. However, only three clubs from 5 of the 6 regional football associations were awarded qualification into this year's edition, with the Tobago FA as the exception as they only received two. The following clubs qualified for the 80th edition of the FA Trophy: TT Pro League8 teamsNational Super League7 teamsRegional FA Leagues17 teams Caledonia AIA Defence Force FC South End Joe Public Ma Pau San Juan Jabloteh United Petrotrin W Connection Club Sando Defence Force Economy Strikers Joe Public Queen's Park 1976 FC Phoenix T&TEC Central FA – Premier Division Leeds United St. Mary's United Strugglers Eastern FA – Premier Division Joe Public Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard/Coast Guard Valtrin United Eastern Counties – Football Union Biche United Grand Lagoon United Valencia UnitedNorthern FA – Premier Division Dathea Copious Suns Malvern United Queen's Park Southern FA – Premier Division K-Brands Palo Seco Siparia Spurs Tobago FA – Premier Division Roxborough Lakers Stokely Vale Schedule The schedule for the 2009 FA Trophy, as announced by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association: Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round First round   15 November 2009 16 32 → 16 32: 1st–32nd Second round 23 November 2009 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 30 November 2009 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 7 December 2009 2 4 → 2 Final 9 December 2009 1 2 → 1 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 Trinidad and Tobago Football Association was made on 2 November 2009 at its head office in Port of Spain, Trinidad with ties played in the week beginning 15 November 2009. The only Pro League match-up featured W Connection against FC South End. As a result, seven Pro League clubs advanced to the next round with little difficulty. The lone upset of the round occurred when Joe Public from the Eastern FA Premier Division defeated Club Sando of the National Super League. Caledonia cruises into last 16 http://guardian.co.tt/archives/sports/football/2009/11/17/caledonia-cruises-last-16 Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian) 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061548/http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/sports/football/2009/11/17/caledonia-cruises-last-16 2016-03-04 dead Tie noHome team  Score  Away team1Queen's Park (NFA)0–8San Juan Jabloteh2Strugglers1–4United Petrotrin3Club Sando0–1Joe Public (EFA)4Roxborough Lakers1–1Siparia Spurs1–1 after extra time – Siparia Spurs won 5–4 on penalties5T&TEC3–1St. Mary's United6Dathea Copious Suns3–0Malvern United7K-Brands2–2Valtrin United2–2 after extra time – Valtrin United won 3–0 on penalties8Joe Public (PL)12–0Grand Lagoon United 1em Tie noHome team  Score  Away team9Queen's Park (SL)0–6Caledonia AIA10W Connection1–1FC South End1–1 after extra time – W Connection won 3–0 on penalties11Stokely Vale0–5Defence Force (PL)12Economy Strikersw/oT&T AG/CGAwarded to T&T AG/CG, Unfit ground at Economy Strikers13Ma Pau7–11976 FC Phoenix14Defence Force (SL)4–3Leeds United15Valencia United0–7Joe Public (SL)16Biche Unitedw/oPalo SecoAwarded to Palo Seco, Unfit ground at Biche United Second round The draw for the second round took place on 16 November 2009 and involved the 16 winning teams from the first round. These were from the following levels: 7 from Level 1 (TT Pro League) 3 from Level 2 (National Super League) 6 from Level 3 (3 EFA Premier Division, 1 NFA Premier Division, 2 SFA Premier Division) Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 23 November 2009. The main match-up in the round featured rivals San Juan Jabloteh and W Connection. In the end, Jabloteh were defeated 3–1 and finished their 2009 season without a trophy for the first time in five years. In the other all-Pro League fixture, Keyon Edwards scored two late goals to guarantee Caledonia AIA a place in the quarterfinals after a 2–0 victory over Defence Force (PL). Valtrin United stunned Defence Force (SL) 2–1 with a penalty converted by Matthew Ramirez in the 90th minute. Caledonia advance to FA 'quarters' http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/6638-caledonia-advance-to-fa-quarters.html Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday) 2009-11-24 2009-11-25 Tie noHome team  Score  Away team1Joe Public (PL)7–1Dathea Copious Suns2Joe Public (SL)1–4Ma Pau3United Petrotrin0–0T&TECUnited Petrotrin won 1–0 after extra time4Palo Seco0–3Joe Public (EFA)5W Connection3–1San Juan Jabloteh6Siparia Spurs3–2T&T AG/CG7Caledonia AIA2–0Defence Force (PL)8Defence Force (SL)1–2Valtrin United Quarterfinals The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 25 November 2009 and involved the 8 winning teams from the second round. These were from the following levels: 5 from Level 1 (TT Pro League) 0 from Level 2 (National Super League) 3 from Level 3 (2 EFA Premier Division, 1 SFA Premier Division) Matches in the quarterfinals were played on 30 November 2009. Hughton Hector scored a hat-trick to lead W Connection to a 5–1 win over Valtrin United. In the only all-Pro League encounter, Caledonia AIA and Ma Pau ended 1–1 after regulation time following a late equaliser from Stallions''' Kerry Daniel in the 90th minute. Caledonia AIA won the match 6–5 on penalties. Hector fires Connection into FA semifinals http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/6674-hector-fires-connection-into-fa-semifinals.html Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian) 2009-12-01 2009-12-01 In the other two quarterfinal matches at Marvin Lee Stadium, Joe Public (PL) won the battle of Tunapuna by defeating Joe Public (EFA) by a score of 6 to 0. United Petrotrin avoided giant-killers Siparia Spurs by a 3–1 scoreline to make it an all-Pro League semifinals. 30 November 2009 17:00 (UTC-4) Caledonia AIA (1) 1–1 Ma Pau (1) Daniel 90 James 39 Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Neal Brizan Y Jerome Joseph Moore David Daniel Phillips Ambrose 6–5 Wolfe Samuel Andrews Gonzales Williams Britto Freitas 30 November 2009 17:00 (UTC-4) W Connection (1) 5–1 Valtrin United (3) Hector 2 30 86Viveros 56Diaz 79 Lewis 41 Couva, Trinidad Ato Boldon Stadium Y 30 November 2009 19:00 (UTC-4) Joe Public (3) 0–6 Joe Public (1) Baptiste 27 54 71 76Power 31Tinto 72 o.g. Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Y 30 November 2009 19:00 (UTC-4) Siparia Spurs (3) 1–3 United Petrotrin (1) Collins 63 Lima 35Glasgow 64Hinkson 82 Couva, Trinidad Ato Boldon Stadium Y Semifinals The draw for the semifinals took place on 1 December 2009. It consisted of Caledonia AIA, Joe Public (PL), United Petrotrin, and W Connection from the Pro League (1). The semifinal matches took place at Marvin Lee Stadium on 7 December 2009. W Connection defeated United Petrotrin 1–0 to reach the final of the competition. The lone goal in the match came from Jonathan Faña, who netted the winner in the 82nd minute. Frias scores as Connection beat Petrotrin in FA 'semi' http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/6715-frias-scores-as-connection-beat-petrotrin-in-fa-semi.html Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday) 2009-12-08 2009-12-08 In the other semifinal, Joe Public (PL) defeated Caledonia AIA 3–1 to advance to the final. 7 December 2009 17:00 (UTC-4) W Connection (1) 1–0 Report United Petrotrin (1) Faña 82 Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Y 7 December 2009 19:00 (UTC-4) Joe Public (1) 3–1 Report Caledonia AIA (1) Lewis 33Baptiste 57 pen.Leacock 90+3 Joseph 29 Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Y Final The final was played at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad on 9 December 2009. The match was contested by Joe Public (PL), who defeated Caledonia AIA 3–1 in their semifinal, and W Connection who beat United Petrotrin 1–0. Joe Public (PL) used an own goal by Eder Gilmer Arias in the 90th minute to force extra time after the match ended 2–2. Joe Public snatch FA Trophy http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,112397.html Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday) 2009-12-11 2009-12-11 The Eastern Lions'' then capitalized in the 117th minute when, the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals, Conrad Smith slotted home the winner. Joe Public lifts 2009 FA Trophy in dramatic style http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/6726-joe-public-lifts-2009-fa-trophy-in-dramatic-style.html Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) 2009-12-10 2009-12-10 The win marked Joe Public's fourth title of the year. Super sub 'Smithy' sinks Connection http://guardian.co.tt/news/football/2009/12/11/super-sub-smithy-sinks-connection Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian) 2009-12-11 2009-12-11 Whereas, W Connection's suffered their second consecutive loss in the final. 9 December 2009 19:00 (UTC-4) Joe Public (1) 3–2 Report W Connection (1) Baptiste 15Arias 90 o.g.Smith 117 Leon 37Bartholomew 81 Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Neal Brizan Y References 30em External links Official Website 2009 FA Trophy Trinidad and Tobago Cup Cup