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National Super League 
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Trinidad and TobagoConfederation CONCACAF Founded 2003 Number of teams 13 Levels on pyramid 2 Promotion to TT Pro League Relegation to CFA Super Six League
EFA Premier Division
Eastern Counties Football Union
NFA Premier Division
SFA Championship Division
Tobago Premier DivisionDomestic cup(s) FA Trophy
TOYOTA Classic
Super League CupCurrent champions Joe Public (2009) Most championships Joe Public (3) The National Super League is a league for professional association football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the second-highest division of the Trinidad and Tobago football league system. The league currently comprises thirteen teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run from May to October, with teams playing 24 regular season matches. The league is sponsored by bmobile and is therefore officially known as the bmobile National Super League.[1]
The league was founded in 2003 to allow the best teams from association football to play in a semi-professional environment, as they prepare for life in the professional game.[1] The first season took place in the same year beginning with eleven teams. As of the 2009 season, there have been a total of 31 distinct teams that have taken part in the Super League, but only five have won the title: Crab Connection, Joe Public, Police, WASA, and the Trinidad and Tobago U-20 team.[2] Joe Public are the current league champions, who claimed their third title in 2009.
The winners of the National Super League may apply for promotion at the end of each season to the Pro League. Potential promoted clubs must be elected by Pro League members. As a consequence, there is no guarantee that winning the Super League will result in promotion. In the first five seasons, the Super League has provided the Pro League with three teams – Superstar Rangers, Police and Joe Public.[3]
Contents
History
Super League Champions[2] Season Winner 2003 Crab Connection 2004 Joe Public 2005 Joe Public 2006 Police 2007 WASA 2008 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 2009 Joe Public 2010 Sponsorship
The National Super League has been sponsored since its inception in 2003. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:
2003–2009: bmobile (bmobile National Super League)[1]
Competition format
League
The league comprises 13 teams, consisting of teams from each of the country's six regional football association leagues. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from May to the end of October, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 24 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference and then goals scored.
The league champion is promoted to the Pro League and the bottom three teams are relegated to the third level of Trinidad and Tobago football league system. The champion is replaced in the league for the next season by the team finishing bottom in the Pro League, whereas and the three relegated teams are replaced by the top three finishers in the Promotion Playoff contested between the six regional champions.
Clubs
A total of 31 distinct teams have played in the National Super League since its inception in 2003, but only four teams have won the league title. In addition, only WASA have been members of the league every season since its inception.
Members for 2009
The following 13 clubs competed in the National Super League during the 2009 season.
Club Founded Joined City Stadium Capacity Championships Last Title Carenage United 2007 Carenage, Trinidad Carenage Recreational Ground 0 Club Sando 1991 2003 San Fernando, Trinidad Manny Ramjohn Stadium 10,000 0 Defence Force 1973 2003 Chaguaramas, Trinidad Hasely Crawford Stadium 27,000 0 East West 2009 Arouca, Trinidad Larry Gomes Stadium 10,000 0 Economy Strikers 2008 Sangre Grande, Trinidad Sangre Grande Regional Complex 7,000 0 FC Phoenix 1976 2004 Canaan, Tobago Canaan Ground 0 Harlem Strikers 2007 Caroni, Trinidad Frederick Settlement Grounds 0 Harvard 2004 Port of Spain, Trinidad 0 Joe Public 1996 2004 Arouca, Trinidad Marvin Lee Stadium 6,000 3 2009 Queen's Park 2009 Port of Spain, Trinidad St. Anthony's College Ground 0 St. Francois Nationals 2008 Belmont, Trinidad 0 T&TEC 2009 San Fernando, Trinidad 0 WASA 2003 St. Joseph, Trinidad WASA Grounds 1 2007 See also
- Trinidad and Tobago national football team
- Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation
- Association football in Trinidad and Tobago
References
- ^ a b c "TSTT sponsors bmobile Super League". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2006-07-14. http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,40747.html. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ a b "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/trinchamp.html. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "BMobile stays with Super League". T&T Newsday. 2008-07-05. http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,81975.html. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
External links
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