TTPFL Season 24/25 launched at NAPA
TTPFL Season 24/25 launched at NAPA
The 2024/2025 Season of the Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) was officially launched at the UTT auditorium, NAPA on Tuesday evening.
The League will kick off on December 6 with a doubleheader at the La Horquetta Recreation Ground.
Former champions Defence Force Elite will face Miscellaneous Police FC in the opening game of the season at 5 pm. Two hours later, Terminex La Horquetta Rangers meet Caledonia AIA.
Jabloteh will meet Central FC on December 7, day two of the opening round, in the second game of a doubleheader at the Arima Velodrome.
AC Port of Spain, the reigning league champions, open their account a day later against Eagles FC at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The league will formally commence on December 6 with a classic match between Miscellaneous Police and last season’s knockout winners Defence Force, starting at 5 pm in La Horquetta.
The season is carded to run until May 2025.
Twelve teams will participate, including Caledonia AIA, Prison Service FC, Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic, Terminix La Horquetta FC, FC Phoenix, and Club Sando. W Connection will not participate, for the second season in a row.
It is the third instalment of the rebranded professional league (formerly TT Pro League) and the first under the leadership of TT Football Association president Kieron Edwards, elected in April.
“Today is the epitome of what the new executive is about,” TTFA third vice-president Jameson Rigues boasted, as he congratulated the clubs (excluding Jabloteh) on entering their third consecutive campaign.
“We want to ensure that we meet all your needs in terms of how we execute and we play football; and all this to tie into the national framework (to lend) support to the newly appointed Dwight Yorke and his staff,” he said, concerning the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
“We also hope to see our footballing talent on display, especially throughout this season where we could make it difficult for (Yorke) to choose (the best) players coming from the TTPFL product. We know that all 12 teams are certainly capable of producing the talent that the national head coach will be looking forward (to).”
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Rigues said the TTPFL would be “looking at” a promotion and relegation structure next season. He also promised fans and clubs better marketing of the TTPFL.
TTFA General Secretary Kareem Paul also addressed the gathering, thanking the Ministry of Sport and the Sport Company of TT for their financial and technical support.
Jabloteh target top-three finish
San Juan Jabloteh, four-time TT Pro League (predecessor to the TTPFL) and 2003 CFU Club Championship winners, did not participate in the 2023/2024 TTPFL season owing to financial challenges.
However, Jabloteh are attracting sponsorship and have already proven the ability to finance the upcoming campaign as the league mandates.
“I know the chairman is working on something that will confirm (additional sponsorship), but we’re in a decent place. Jabloteh’s in a good place,” the club head coach Marvin Gordon said.
Gordon said his team is dominated by young players, some of whom are set to make their league debut. However, the club has set ambitious goals of securing a top-three league finish and reaching at least one cup final – consistent with the club’s legacy of high standards.
