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List of Trinidad and Tobago football champions

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Casuals in 1908, runner-up in the first season of the Port of Spain Football League
Defence Force became the second club in CONCACAF to achieve the treble having won the National League, FA Trophy, and Champions' Cup in 1985

The Trinidad and Tobago football champions are the winners of the highest league in Trinidad and Tobago football, which is currently the TT Pro League. Teams in bold are those who won the double of the Pro League championship and FA Trophy, or the continental double of the league championship and CONCACAF Champions League in that season. Teams in italics are those who won the treble of the league championship, FA Trophy, and Champions League.

Defence Force has 22 league championships, which is the record for most titles won. Defence Force dominated the National League and Semi-Professional League during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Maple Club of Port of Spain are currently second; their 13 titles beginning in 1927 and the last in 1969, all from the Port of Spain Football League. Casuals, who have ten, won three of the first six seasons in the Port of Spain Football League.[1] Defence Force remains the only club to win the league championship for seven consecutive seasons from 1972–1978.

There have been 13 teams that have completed the double, which are: Defence Force (5 times), Everton (3), ASL Sports Club (2), Maple Club (2), Trintoc (2), W Connection (2), Casuals, Colts, Joe Public, Paragon, Police, Regiment, and Shamrock. Defence Force remains the only Trinidadian club to have completed the treble in 1985.

Port of Spain Football League (1908–1973)

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Season Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Top goalscorer
Player(s) Goals
1908 Clydesdale Casuals Local Forces Unknown
1909 Casuals Shamrock Local Forces Trinidad and Tobago Mikey Cipriani
15
1910 Shamrock Casuals Clydesdale Unknown
1911 Shamrock (2) Casuals Local Forces Unknown
1912 Casuals (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1913 Casuals (3) Clydesdale Shamrock Unknown
1914 Clydesdale (2) Shamrock Casuals Unknown
1915 Clydesdale (3) Shamrock Casuals Unknown
1916–18 League suspended due to the First World War
1919 Queen's Park Unknown Unknown Unknown
1920 Royal Sussex Unknown Unknown Unknown
1921 Casuals (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1922 Shamrock (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1923 Shamrock (4) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1924 Shamrock (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1925 Shamrock (6) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1926 Sporting Club Unknown Unknown Unknown
1927 Maple Club Unknown Unknown Unknown
1928 Maple Club (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1929 Casuals (5) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1930 Everton Unknown Unknown Unknown
1931 Everton (2) Maple Club Shamrock Unknown
1932 Everton (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1933 Queen's Royal College Unknown Unknown Unknown
1934 Casuals (6) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1935 Casuals (7) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1936 Sporting Club (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1937 Sporting Club (3) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1938 Casuals (8) Sporting Club Unknown Unknown
1939 Notre Dame Unknown Unknown Unknown
1940 Casuals (9) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1941 Casuals (10) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1942 Colts Unknown Unknown Unknown
1943 Fleet Air Arm Unknown Unknown Unknown
1944 Shamrock (7) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1945 Colts (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1946 Notre Dame (2) Sporting Club Shamrock Unknown
1947 Colts (3) Malvern United Notre Dame Unknown
1948 Malvern United Notre Dame Sporting Club Unknown
1949 Malvern United (2) Maple Club Colts Unknown
1950 Maple Club (3) Malvern United Notre Dame Unknown
1951 Maple Club (4) Notre Dame Colts Unknown
1952 Maple Club (5) Malvern United Colts Unknown
1953 Maple Club (6) Sporting Club Malvern United Unknown
1954 Sporting Club (4) Maple Club Colts Unknown
1955 Sporting Club (5) Malvern United Maple Club Unknown
1956 Notre Dame (3) Providence Maple Club Unknown
1957 Colts (4) Maple Club Shamrock Unknown
1958 Shamrock (8) Malvern United Casuals Unknown
1959 Shamrock (9) Malvern United Maple Club Unknown
1960 Maple Club(7) Malvern United Sporting Club Unknown
1961 Maple Club (8) Malvern United Dynamos Unknown
1962 Maple Club (9) Shamrock Malvern United Unknown
1963 Maple Club (10) Regiment Colts Unknown
1964 Paragon (1) Maple Club Sporting Club Unknown
1965 Regiment (1) Shamrock Malvern United Unknown
1966 Regiment (2) Maple Club Paragon Unknown
1967 Maple Club (11) Regiment Malvern United Unknown
1968 Maple Club (12) Paragon Malvern United Unknown
1969 Maple Club (13) Malvern United Regiment Unknown
1970 Regiment (3) Police Malvern United Unknown
1971 Season not finished
1972 Defence Force (4) Malvern United Paragon Unknown
1973 Defence Force (5) Maple Club Police Unknown

National League (1974–1995)

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Season Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Top goalscorer
Player(s) Goals
1974 Defence Force (1) Maple Club Point Fortin Civic Unknown
1975 Defence Force (2) Malvern United Police Ron La Forest (Defence Force)
1976 Defence Force (3) CCI Falcons Malvern United Ron La Forest (Defence Force)
1977 Defence Force (4) Malvern United Caroni United Ron La Forest (Defence Force)
1978 Defence Force (5) Tesero Palo Seco Sports Club Malvern United Unknown
1979 Police (1) Defence Force CCI Falcons Unknown
1980 Defence Force (6) ASL Sports Club Police Unknown
1981* Defence Force (National League) (7)
ASL Sports Club (TTPSL) (1)
Tesoro Palo Seco (National League)
Challengers (TTPSL)
KFC Memphis United (National League)
ECM Motown United (TTPSL)
Unknown
1982* Defence Force (National League) (8)
ASL Sports Club (CPL) (2)
Forest Reserve Estate Police (National League)
KFC Memphis United (CPL)


San Fernando Strikers (CPL)

Unknown
1983* Defence Force (National League) (9)
ASL Sports Club (TTPFL) (3)
Forest Reserve Estate Police (National League)
KFC Memphis United (TTPFL)
Tesoro Palo Seco (National League)
Malvern United (TTPFL)
Unknown
1984 Defence Force (10) ECM Motown United Tacarigua United Unknown
1985* Defence Force (National League) (11)
ASL Sports Club (TTFL) (4)
Trinitoc (National League)
ECM Motown United (TTFL)
Malvern United (National League)
KFC Memphis United (TTFL)
Unknown
1986 Trintoc (1) Defence Force La Brea Angels Philbert Jones (Trintoc)
1987 Defence Force (12) La Brea Angels Trintoc Unknown
1988 Trintoc (2) Defence Force La Brea Angels Philbert Jones (Trintoc)
1989 Defence Force (13) Trintoc Police Unknown
1990 Defence Force (14) Police Trintoc Unknown
1991 Police (2) Defence Force ECM Motown United Unknown
1992 Defence Force (15) ECM Motown United Trintopec Unknown
1993 Defence Force (16) United Petrotrin Trinity Falcons Unknown
1994 Police (3) Defence Force Superstar Rangers Unknown
1995 Defence Force (17) Police Point Fortin Civic Unknown
  • NOTE: In seasons 1981, 1982 and 1983, rival leagues were in operation. It was agreed that the top five clubs from each league plus the national under-21 squad would form an 11 team united league for 1984.

ASL Sports won the league, but refused to enter the play-offs which had been hastily added to the schedule near the end of the regular season. Stripped of their league crown, ASL Sports withdrew from the national league. Four national league clubs (ECM Motown, Tacarigua United, HAS Cocorite United and KFC Memphis) and three other clubs followed suit to form an eight team rival league for the 1985-season.

Semi-Professional League (1996–1998)

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Season Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Top goalscorer
Player(s) Goals
1996 Defence Force (18) Unknown Unknown Unknown
1997 Defence Force (19) Joe Public Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago Gary Glasgow (Defence Force)
26
1998 Joe Public Caledonia AIA Queen's Park Saint Lucia Kendall Velox (Caledonia AIA)
19

TT Pro League (1999–present)

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Season Champions
(number of titles)
Points Runners-up Points Third place Points Top goalscorer
Player(s) Goals
1999 Defence Force (20)
64
Joe Public
55
W Connection
55
Trinidad and Tobago Arnold Dwarika (Joe Public)
45
2000 W Connection
52
Defence Force
51
San Juan Jabloteh
47
Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland (Defence Force)
22
2001 W Connection (2)
37
Joe Public
35
Defence Force
24
Saint Lucia Earl Jean (W Connection)
14
2002 San Juan Jabloteh
65
W Connection
62
Joe Public
48
Trinidad and Tobago Sean Julien (South Starworld Strikers)
16
2003–04 San Juan Jabloteh (2)
92
W Connection
80
North East Stars
64
Guyana Randolph Jerome (North East Stars)
28
2004 North East Stars
47
W Connection
41
San Juan Jabloteh
41
Trinidad and Tobago Jerren Nixon (North East Stars)
37
2005 W Connection (3) 54 San Juan Jabloteh 39 Defence Force 34 Brazil Gefferson (W Connection)
14
Saint Lucia Earl Jean (W Connection)
14
2006 Joe Public (2) 59 W Connection 54 San Juan Jabloteh 50 Jamaica Roen Nelson (Joe Public)
16
Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Wolfe (San Juan Jabloteh)
16
2007 San Juan Jabloteh (3)
62
Joe Public
57
W Connection
54
Antigua and Barbuda Peter Byers (San Juan Jabloteh)
15
2008 San Juan Jabloteh (4)
74
W Connection
72
North East Stars
47
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force)
21
2009 Joe Public (3)
52
San Juan Jabloteh
49
Caledonia AIA
47
Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public)
35
2010–11 Defence Force (21)
41
Caledonia AIA
36
Joe Public
35
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force)
15
2011–12 W Connection (4)
40
T&TEC
39
Caledonia AIA
38
Trinidad and Tobago Richard Roy (Defence Force)
15
2012–13 Defence Force (22)
46
Caledonia AIA
42
W Connection
38
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force)
21
2013–14 W Connection (5)
50
Central FC
45
Defence Force
45
Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph (Point Fortin)
16
2014–15 Central FC
55
W Connection
49
Defence Force
39
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling (Defence Force)
21
2015–16 Central FC (2)
58
San Juan Jabloteh
54
Defence Force
49
Trinidad and Tobago Makesi Lewis (Police)
21
2016–17 Central FC (3)
47
W Connection
46
San Juan Jabloteh
29
Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Roach (Club Sando F.C.)
12
2017 North East Stars (2)
40
W Connection
33
Defence Force
31
Trinidad and Tobago Neil Benjamin (W Connection)
12
2018 W Connection (6)
37
Central
36
Sando
33
Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph (W Connection)
18
2019–20 Defence Force (23)
42
La Horquetta Rangers
35
Point Fortin Civic
28
Trinidad and Tobago Shaqkeem Joseph (Sando)
11
2020–22 No tournament.
2023 Defence Force (24)
56
Port of Spain
55
Club Sando
48
Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James (Sando)
17

Total titles won

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Twenty-four clubs have been crowned champions in the highest division of Trinidad and Tobago football.
Clubs in bold compete in the TTPFL as of the 2024 season.

Rank Club Number of titles Winning seasons
1
Defence Force
24
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2023
2
Maple Club
13
1927, 1928, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969
3
Casuals
10
1909, 1912, 1913, 1921, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1941
4
Shamrock
9
1910, 1911, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1944, 1958, 1959
5 W Connection
6
2000, 2001, 2005, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018
6 Sporting Club
5
1926, 1936, 1937, 1954, 1955
7 Colts
4
1942, 1945, 1947, 1957
San Juan Jabloteh
4
2002, 2003–04, 2007, 2008
9 Central FC
3
2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Clydesdale
3
1908, 1914, 1915
Everton
3
1930, 1931, 1932
Joe Public
3
1998, 2006, 2009
Notre Dame
3
1939, 1946, 1956
Police
3
1979, 1991, 1994
Regiment
3
1965, 1966, 1970
16 ASL Sports Club
2
1982, 1983
Malvern United
2
1948, 1949
AC Port of Spain (North East Stars)
2
2004, 2017
Trintoc
2
1986, 1988
20 Fleet Air Arm
1
1943
Paragon
1
1964
Queen's Park
1
1919
Queen's Royal College
1
1933
Royal Sussex
1
1920

Multiple trophy wins

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See The Double and The Treble

See also

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References

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General
  • "History of the TT Pro League". 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  • "Trinidad and Tobago Football History". 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
Specific
  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
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Trinidad and Tobago Football History