2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic

TOYOTA Classic 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic Trinidad and Tobago 16 San Juan Jabloteh St. Ann's Rangers 16 56 Conrad Smith (4 goals) 2007 2009 The 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic was the fourth season of the TOYOTA Classic, which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the TT Pro League and the National Super League. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the 2008 season. Joe Public entered as the tournament's defending champion. Qualification Every club from the TT Pro League automatically qualified for the competition. In addition, following the conclusion of the National Super League season, the top five teams ranked according to the league table qualified. All teams entered the competition at the first round. The draw for the first round for the fourth edition of the tournament was conducted by Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene on 26 November 2008, at the Constantine Stand, Queen's Park Oval. The 16 teams in the competition, valued at TT$150,000 in total sponsorship, were drawn into four groups, all named after TOYOTA branded vehicles, Terios (Group A), Sirion (Group B), Delta (Group C), and Daihatsu (Group D). All clubs were seeded based on their positions in their respective leagues. Joe Public starts title defence http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/tt-pro-league/4637-joe-public-starts-title-defence.html Randy Bando (TTProLeague) 2008-12-20 2009-10-04 W Connection, Caledonia AIA, San Juan Jabloteh, and Joe Public of the TT Pro League were drawn as the top seeds in Groups A, B, C, and D, respectively. The following clubs have qualified for this year's edition of the TOYOTA Classic: TT Pro LeagueNational Super League San Juan Jabloteh W Connection North East Stars Caledonia AIA Joe Public United Petrotrin St. Ann's Rangers Defence Force Ma Pau Tobago United Trinidad and Tobago U20 Joe Public WASA 1976 FC Phoenix Carenage United Economy Strikers Schedule The schedule for the 2008 TOYOTA Classic, as announced by the TT Pro League and National Super League: Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round First round   1 December 2008 8 16 → 8 16: 1st–16th Quarterfinals 5 December 2008 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 12 December 2008 2 4 → 2 Third place 19 December 2008 1 2 → 1 Final 19 December 2008 1 2 → 1 Bracket y First round1 December 2008 Quarterfinals5 December 2008 Semifinals12 December 2008 Final19 December 2008 A1 W Connection 4 A4 Economy Strikers 3 A2 North East Stars 0 (4) A3 Joe Public 0 (2) D1 Joe Public 4 D4 Carenage United 0 D2 St. Ann's Rangers 3 D3 Trinidad and Tobago U20 2 B1 Caledonia AIA 4 B4 WASA 3 B2 United Petrotrin 2 B3 Ma Pau 0 C1 San Juan Jabloteh 4 C4 1976 FC Phoenix 0 C2 Defence Force 1 C3 Tobago United 2 A1 W Connection 1 A2 North East Stars 2 D1 Joe Public 1 D2 St. Ann's Rangers 2 B1 Caledonia AIA 2 B2 United Petrotrin 0 C1 San Juan Jabloteh 5 C3 Tobago United 0 A2 North East Stars 0 D2 St. Ann's Rangers 1 B1 Caledonia AIA 1 C1 San Juan Jabloteh 2 D2 St. Ann's Rangers 1 C1 San Juan Jabloteh 2 A2 North East Stars 2 (5) B1 Caledonia AIA 2 (6) Results All matches were played over two 45 minutes halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, penalty kicks determined the winner. First round The tournament commenced on 1 December, with all 16 teams competing in single elimination matches. Despite having the chance to upset a club from the Pro League, each Super League team lost in the first round. Tobago United provided the only upset of the round, when the Tobago Boys topped Defence Force in Group C. All other higher-seeded teams advanced to the quarterfinals with little difficulty. 1 December 2008 17:00 (UTC-4) W Connection (1) 4–3 Economy Strikers (2) Isaac 5 46Velasco-Torijano 56Daniel 58 Charles 20 pen. 83 pen.Jones 32 Couva, Trinidad Ato Boldon Stadium Y 1 December 2008 17:00 (UTC-4) Joe Public (2) 0–0 North East Stars (1) Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Y Noreiga Mulraine Lewis Waldron 2–4 Cooper Gonzales Fitzpatrick Leslie 1 December 2008 19:00 (UTC-4) Joe Public (1) 4–0 Carenage United (2) Richardson 22 68Mitchell 35Baptiste 61 Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Y 1 December 2008 19:00 (UTC-4) St. Ann's Rangers (1) 3–2 Trinidad and Tobago U20 (2) Edwards 6McFarlane 21Peters 75 Bateau 3Gay 17 Mucurapo, Trinidad Hasely Crawford Stadium Y 1 December 2008 19:00 (UTC-4) Caledonia AIA (1) 4–3 WASA (2) Armstrong 5Smith 24 64Joseph 70 Thompson 18Dickenson 55Bailey 65 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y 1 December 2008 19:00 (UTC-4) United Petrotrin (1) 2–0 Ma Pau (1) Williams 11Frederick 38 Couva, Trinidad Ato Boldon Stadium Y 1 December 2008 17:00 (UTC-4) San Juan Jabloteh (1) 4–0 1976 FC Phoenix (2) Joseph 16Manners 32 pen. Mucurapo, Trinidad Hasely Crawford Stadium Y 1 December 2008 17:00 (UTC-4) Defence Force (1) 1–2 Tobago United (1) Jorsling 37 pen. McKinnon 45Hercules 87 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y Quarterfinals In the quarterfinals, top-seeded clubs W Connection and Joe Public were ousted from the competition following defeats to North East Stars and St. Ann's Rangers, respectively. On the other side of the bracket, San Juan Jabloteh and Caledonia AIA both advanced easily as both Pro League sides did not concede a goal during the round. 5 December 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) W Connection (1) 1–2 North East Stars (1) Santos 65 Stewart 27Sancho 39 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Y 5 December 2008 19:00 (UTC-4) Joe Public (1) 1–2 St. Ann's Rangers (1) Richardson 45 Modeste 49James 52 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y 5 December 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) Caledonia AIA (1) 2–0 United Petrotrin (1) Theobald 51Joseph 80 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Y 5 December 2008 17:00 (UTC-4) San Juan Jabloteh (1) 5–0 Tobago United (1) Plaza 22Forbes 30 43 50Marcano 88 Malabar, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium Y Semifinals One week after the quarterfinals, on 12 December, St. Ann's Rangers continued their run through the tournament with a 1–0 win over fellow Pro League side North East Stars. San Juan Jabloteh also advanced to the final with a victory against Caledonia AIA. 12 December 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) North East Stars (1) 0–1 St. Ann's Rangers (1) Navarro 90 o.g. Macoya, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium Nigel Roberts Y 12 December 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) Caledonia AIA (1) 1–2 San Juan Jabloteh (1) Smith 90 Glen 24Manners 59 Marabella, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium Y Third place In the consolation match-up, Caledonia AIA narrowly defeated North East Stars 6–5 on penalty kicks, after the match ended 2–2 in regulation, to claim the competition's third place. 19 December 2008 18:00 (UTC-4) North East Stars (1) 2–2 Caledonia AIA (1) Wolfe 71Cudjoe 90 Smith 31Joseph 45 pen. Mucurapo, Trinidad Hasely Crawford Stadium Rashby McPhie Y Jerome González Fitzpatrick Wolfe Leslie Cudjoe Stewart 5–6 Joseph David Bentick Moore Theobald Phillips Jones Final In the final, San Juan Jabloteh claimed their first TOYOTA Classic title with a 2–1 win over St. Ann's Rangers using goals from Jason Marcano and Trent Noel. Conrad Smith used a brace in Caledonia AIA's victory in the first round to eventually end as the tournament's leading goal scorer with four goals. 19 December 2008 20:00 (UTC-4) St. Ann's Rangers (1) 1–2 San Juan Jabloteh (1) Peters 67 Noel 49Marcano 56 Mucurapo, Trinidad Hasely Crawford Stadium Russell Casimar Y References 30em External links Official Website 2008 TOYOTA Classic Trinidad and Tobago Classic Classic