2009 Trinidad and Tobago Classic

Qualification

Every club from the TT Pro League automatically qualified for the competition except for Tobago United who did not enter. In addition, following the conclusion of the National Super League season, the top six teams ranked according to the league table qualified. All teams entered the competition at the first round.

The draw for the first round for the fifth edition of the tournament was conducted by Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene on 28 October 2009, at the TOYOTA Trinidad and Tobago Limited Barataria showroom. The 16 teams in the competition, valued at TT$50,000 in total sponsorship, were drawn into four groups. All clubs were seeded based on their positions in their respective leagues.

St. Ann's Rangers, San Juan Jabloteh, Defence Force, and Joe Public were drawn as the top seeds in Groups A, B, C, and D, respectively.

The following clubs have qualified for this year's edition of the TOYOTA Classic:

Schedule

The schedule for the 2009 TOYOTA Classic, as announced by the TT Pro League and National Super League:

Bracket

30 October 2009 3 November 2009 6 November 2009 13 November 2009

| seed-width=30 | team-width=150 | score-width=30

| RD1-seed01=A1 | RD1-team01= St. Ann's Rangers | RD1-score01= 3 | RD1-seed02=A4 | RD1-team02= FC South End | RD1-score02= 2 | RD1-seed03=B2 | RD1-team03= 1976 FC Phoenix | RD1-score03= 1 (4) | RD1-seed04=B3 | RD1-team04= Harvard | RD1-score04= 1 (3)

| RD1-seed05=B1 | RD1-team05= San Juan Jabloteh | RD1-score05= 5 | RD1-seed06=B4 | RD1-team06= Defence Force | RD1-score06= 0 | RD1-seed07=A2 | RD1-team07= United Petrotrin | RD1-score07= 2 | RD1-seed08=A3 | RD1-team08=Economy Strikers | RD1-score08= 1

| RD1-seed09=C1 | RD1-team09= Defence Force | RD1-score09= 3 | RD1-seed10=C4 | RD1-team10= T&TEC | RD1-score10= 0 | RD1-seed11=D2 | RD1-team11= Joe Public | RD1-score11= 4 | RD1-seed12=D3 | RD1-team12= Police | RD1-score12= 1

| RD1-seed13=D1 | RD1-team13= Joe Public | RD1-score13= 1 | RD1-seed14=D4 | RD1-team14= Ma Pau | RD1-score14= 2 | RD1-seed15=C2 | RD1-team15= W Connection | RD1-score15= 1 (3) | RD1-seed16=C3 | RD1-team16= Caledonia AIA | RD1-score16= 1 (0)

| RD2-seed01=A1 | RD2-team01= St. Ann's Rangers | RD2-score01= 2 (8) | RD2-seed02=B2 | RD2-team02= 1976 FC Phoenix | RD2-score02= 2 (7) | RD2-seed03=B1 | RD2-team03= San Juan Jabloteh | RD2-score03= 0 (3) | RD2-seed04=A2 | RD2-team04= United Petrotrin | RD2-score04= 0 (2)

| RD2-seed05=C1 | RD2-team05= Defence Force | RD2-score05= 1 | RD2-seed06=D2 | RD2-team06= Joe Public | RD2-score06= 2 | RD2-seed07=D4 | RD2-team07= Ma Pau | RD2-score07= 1 | RD2-seed08=C2 | RD2-team08= W Connection | RD2-score08= 0

| RD3-seed01=A1 | RD3-team01= St. Ann's Rangers | RD3-score01= 3 | RD3-seed02=B1 | RD3-team02= San Juan Jabloteh | RD3-score02= 4

| RD3-seed03=D2 | RD3-team03= Joe Public | RD3-score03= 1 (3) | RD3-seed04=D4 | RD3-team04= Ma Pau | RD3-score04= 1 (2)

| RD4-seed01=B1 | RD4-team01= San Juan Jabloteh | RD4-score01= 0 | RD4-seed02=D2 | RD4-team02= Joe Public | RD4-score02= 4

Results

All matches were played over two 45 minutes halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, penalty kicks determined the winner.

First round

On the competition's opening night, W Connection dumped Caledonia AIA out of the tournament with a 3–0 victory on penalty kicks after each team scored a goal in regulation.{{cite news |title = Connection dump Caledonia out TOYOTA Classic

Morris

Oliver Mulraine

Dwarika

Balthazar Carter

McKnight Highley

Pereira Cupid Daniel Stewart

Quarterfinals

San Juan Jabloteh survived a scoreless match after regulation to defeat Petrotrin on penalties 3–2 and advanced to the semifinals. Likewise, St. Ann's Rangers needed eight penalty kicks to defeat the lone National Super League team left in the tournament, 1976 FC Phoenix.{{cite news |title = Rangers defeat Phoenix for spot in TOYOTA semis

Thomas Williams Narine Thomas Modeste Bristol Thomas Belgrave Williams Williams Roberts Grimshaw Delpeche Mitchell Nedd Williams

Johnson Glen Williams Lima Pierre Hislop Glasgow

Semifinals

Jabloteh held off St. Ann's Rangers 4–3 following two late goals from Rangers to advance to the final on 13 November.{{cite news |title = Jabloteh hold off Rangers recovery

Musgrave Belgrave Oliver

Mitchell Hoshide Smith Rochford Gonzales Freitas Samuel Noray

Final

Joe Public claimed the title on 13 November with a 4–0 mauling of Jabloteh at Marvin Lee Stadium. Although Jabloteh lost in the final, teammates Marvin Oliver and Noel Williams walked away as the tournament's top goal scorers with four goals each.

Baptiste Tinto

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