2017 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup

The 2017 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 First Citizens Cup) was the eighteenth season of the First Citizens Cup, which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. Defence Force entered as the cup holders having defeated Ma Pau Stars by a score of 1–0 in the 2016 final. First Citizens Bank changed the slogan to "Where Winners Reign" due to the amount of money that the winner of the tournament would obtain. Teams were drawn into numbers with respect to their position in the 2017 TT Pro League at the time of the draw. It means that teams from 7–10 in the league enter at the play-offs, while from 1–6 enter at the quarterfinal stage. W Connection were crowned 8-time champions after defeating Defence Force in the final.[1]

2017 First Citizens Cup
Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Teams10
Defending championsDefence Force
ChampionsW Connection
Runners-upDefence Force
Matches played10
Goals scored31 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jorsling 3 goals
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Draw Numbers

The teams were drawn into their respective league position at the time of the draw.

  1. North East Stars
  2. W Connection
  3. Club Sando
  4. Defence Force
  5. San Juan Jabloteh
  6. Morvant Caledonia United
  7. Central
  8. Police
  9. Point Fortin Civic
  10. St. Ann's Rangers

Results

Play-off round

The setup for the tournament.[2][3]

11 October 2016 Central 2–1 St. Ann's Rangers Couva
18:00 (UTC-4) Marcano 60'
John 90+2'		 Report Toussaint 69' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
11 October 2016 Police 0–0
(1–4 p)		 Point Fortin Civic Couva
20:00 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Penalties
Ryan soccer ball with check mark
Mc Fee soccer ball with red X
Kirton soccer ball with red X		 Mitchell soccer ball with check mark
Garcia soccer ball with check mark
Henry soccer ball with check mark
Thomas soccer ball with check mark

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals began with a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium where Club Sando made a come from behind win against Morvant Caledonia United. It set the seen for an enthralling game between Defence Force and San Juan Jabloteh which ended 3-3 with 'the Army' advancing to the semis. A surprise result happened the following day with Point Fortin Civic knocking out North East Stars. The final game of the quarters was the 'Couva Classico' where 'The Savonetta Boys' beat Central to face Club Sando in the semis.[4]

14 October 2017 A North East Stars 0–1 Point Fortin Civic Malabar
15:30 (UTC-4) Report Mitchell 49' Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium
15 October 2017 B W Connection 3–1 Central Marabella
15:30 (UTC-4) Benjamin 37'
Silva Couto 59'
Diaz 90+1'		 Report Gordon 45+1' Stadium: Mannie Ramjohn Stadium
13 October 2017 C Club Sando 3–1 Morvant Caledonia United Couva
18:00 (UTC-4) Armstrong 36' (pen.), 88'
Trimmingham 42'		 Report Daniel 33' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
13 October 2017 D Defence Force 3–3
(4–2 p)		 San Juan Jabloteh Couva
20:00 (UTC-4) Moore 26'
Arcia 80'
Jorsling 90+1'		 Report Hutchinson 69', 72'
Simpson 86'		 Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Penalties
Jorsling soccer ball with check mark
Arcia soccer ball with check mark
Gonzales soccer ball with check mark
King soccer ball with check mark		 Manners soccer ball with check mark
Hinkson soccer ball with check mark
Benjamin soccer ball with red X
David soccer ball with red X

Semi-finals

Goalkeeper Andre Marchan epitomised the true heart-of-a-soldier when, limping through injury, he made three saves in a nail-biting penalty shootout against Point Fortin Civic on Friday night to put Defence Force one win away from successfully defending the First Citizens Cup. In a scintillating contest fit for a final, Defence Force surfaced 4-3 penalty winners over Civic following a dramatic 3-3 draw in semi-final one at the Ato Boldon Stadium, before Connection left it late to dispatch 10-men Club Sando 2-0 in semi-final two with a goal each from Neil Benjamin Jr. and substitute Daniel Diaz.[5]

3 November 2017 M Point Fortin Civic 3–3
(3–4 p)		 Defence Force Couva
18:00 (UTC-4) Henry 11'
Gregory 37'
Mitchell 53' (pen.)		 Report Jorsling 17', 40'
Balthazar 90+3'		 Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Penalties
Mitchell soccer ball with check mark
Garcia soccer ball with red X
Henry soccer ball with check mark
Rouse soccer ball with red X
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Bass soccer ball with red X		 Arcia soccer ball with check mark
Gonzales soccer ball with check mark
Moore soccer ball with red X
King soccer ball with check mark
Jorsling soccer ball with red X
Mc Intyre soccer ball with check mark
3 November 2017 N W Connection 2–0 Club Sando Couva
20:00 (UTC-4) Benjamin 69'
Diaz 82'		 Report Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium

Third-place match
17 November 2017 Point Fortin Civic 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Club Sando Couva
18:00 (UTC-4) Garcia 45' Report Redhead 85' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Penalties
Mitchell soccer ball with check mark
Garcia soccer ball with check mark
Sadoo soccer ball with red X
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Joseph soccer ball with red X		 Stephens soccer ball with red X
Rivers soccer ball with check mark
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Trimmingham soccer ball with check mark
Charles soccer ball with check mark

Final

Suriname international Dimitrie Apai picked up the Final’s MVP and Best Forward honours while his side W Connection celebrated a record-extending eighth First Citizens Cup by dethroning Defence Force 3-1 on Friday night at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.

17 November 2017 Defence Force 1–3 W Connection Couva
20:00 (UTC-4) Arcia 14' Report Apai 19', 85'
Hector 24'		 Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Referee: Rashby Mc Phie

References
  1. "FCB Cup final".
  2. "First Citizen Cup 2017 structure".
  3. "First Citizen Cup 2017 Play off round results".
  4. "Full quarterfinal results".
  5. "Full semifinal results".
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