The Trinidad
and Tobago football league system,
is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Trinidad and Tobago. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and
relegation between leagues at different levels and is governed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association at the national level. There are over 8 leagues,
containing over 10 divisions.The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs
join and leave leagues or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 10 clubs
per division implies that over 100 clubs are members of a league in the
Trinidad and Tobago football league system.
At the top
is the single division of the TT Pro League (which is sometimes referred to as
Level 1 of the league 'pyramid'), containing nine teams. Below the Pro League
is the National Super League (Level
2), which contains 13 teams. All the teams in the Pro League are full-time professionalteams. On the
other hand, the Super League is semi-professional containing a few clubs that have close
affiliations with Pro League clubs.
Outside the top two levels of the pyramid, at Levels 3
and 4, are six regional football association
leagues. Each regional association operates its own respective top division
(Level 3): Premier Division (Central FA), Premier Division (Eastern FA),
Football Union (Eastern Counties), Premier Division (Northern FA), Premier
Division (Southern FA), and Premier Division (Tobago FA). Some of these teams
are semi-professional, but most
teams are amateur. Only the Northern FA, Southern FA,
and Tobago FA operate a second-tier division (Level 4), which contain only
amateur teams.
table below shows the current structure
of the system. For each division, its official name, sponsorship name, and
number of clubs is given. At levels 1–4, each division promotes to the division(s)
that lie directly above it and relegates to the division(s) that lie directly
below it.
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Level
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League(s)/Division(s)
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1
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TT Pro League
(Digicel Pro League) 9 clubs |
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2
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National
Super League
(bmobile National Super League) 13 clubs – 2 relegations |
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3
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Central FA
Premier Division 11 clubs |
Eastern FA
Premier Division 9 clubs |
Eastern Counties
Football Union Unknown |
Northern FA
Premier Division 8 clubs |
Southern FA
Premier Division 11 clubs |
Tobago FA
Premier Division 12 clubs – 2r |
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4
|
Eastern FA
First Division 10 clubs |
Northern FA
First Division 10 clubs |
Southern FA
First Division 8 clubs |
Tobago FA
First Division 13 clubs – 2p, 2r |
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