2012–13 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy

Qualification

The tournament features teams from the top three levels of the football pyramid. These three levels and 9 leagues, namely the TT Pro League, National Super League, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Northern FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, Tobago FA's Premier Division, and the Secondary School Football League each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations.

All eight teams from the TT Pro League entered the competition. The top six following the 2012 National Super League season also met qualification. In addition, all six regional football associations were awarded three qualification positions and four teams qualified from the Secondary Schools Football League.{{cite news |title = Connection, North East in FA Trophy opener

The following clubs qualified for the 83rd edition of the FA Trophy:

Schedule

The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Trophy, as announced by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association:

Results

All matches were played over two 45 minute halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, then two additional 15-minute halves were used, and if necessary, penalty kicks if still drawn after extra time.

First round

The draw for the most prestigious knockout tournament held by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association was made on 30 November 2012 at its head office in Port of Spain, Trinidad with ties played in the week beginning 3 December 2012. The only Pro League match-up featured W Connection facing North East Stars in the opening match of the FA Trophy.{{cite news |title = W Connection, Stars in FA opener

Alexis Cave Noray

Campbell

Barbour Jackson

Manners

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 7 December 2012 and involved the four winning teams from the first round and the remaining 28 teams that received byes into the second round. These were from the following levels:

• 7 from Level 1 (TT Pro League)
• 5 from Level 2 (National Super League)
• 17 from Level 3 (Regional Football Association Leagues)
• 3 from the Secondary Schools Football League

Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 10 December 2012.{{cite news |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001622/http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-12-07/stars-slip-past-w%E2%80%88connection-fa |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2016-03-04

Armstrong Bobb Caesar

Durant

Reberio Garcia

Jones S. Joseph

Bass

Griffith Elcock Charles

Edwards Balthazar Sebro Joseph

Winchester

Glen Stoute Samuel

Thomas Manners Joseph

Osbourne Reid Wyllie Julien

Derrick Jordan

Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 14 December 2012 and involved the 16 winning teams from the second round. These were from the following levels:

• 6 from Level 1 (TT Pro League)
• 3 from Level 2 (National Super League)
• 6 from Level 3 (2 CFA Premier Division, 1 EFA Premier Division, 1 Eastern Counties Football Union, 2 SFA Premier Division)
• 1 from the Secondary Schools Football League (Shiva Boys' Hindu College)

Matches in the third round will be played in the week commencing 17 December 2012.{{cite news |title = Caledonia faces Joe Public as FA last-16 round begins |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221021600/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Stokely_Vale_KO_Army-184361091.html |archive-date = 2014-02-21 |url-status = dead

S. Joseph

Bass

Nathaniel Spencer Noel

McDougall

Sherwood Burgess

Trim

Mitchell

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 20 December 2012 and involved the eight winning teams from the third round. The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were Cunupia of the Central FA Premier Division and Point Fortin Civic of the Southern FA Premier Division, both from the third tier of Trinidad and Tobago football, and Shiva Boys' Hindu College of the Secondary Schools Football League. The eight remaining teams were from the following levels:

• 4 from Level 1 (TT Pro League)
• 1 from Level 2 (Stokely Vale of the National Super League)
• 2 from Level 3 (Cunupia of the Central FA Premier Division and Point Fortin Civic of the Southern FA Premier Division)
• 1 from the Secondary Schools Football League (Shiva Boys' Hindu College)

Matches in the quarterfinals will be played on 9 January 2013.{{cite news |title = Caledonia face to face with Stokely Vale in FA quarters |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140428001052/http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-01-10/officials-stall-fa-%E2%80%88semifinal |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2014-04-28

Q. Charles

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place at the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association office in Woodbrook on 11 January 2013.{{cite news |title = Central FC to face T&TEC in FA semis

In the first semifinal match, Central FC secured a place in the club's first FA Trophy final following a 1–0 win over fellow Pro League club T&TEC at Ato Boldon Stadium. Marvin Oliver grabbed the winner for the Sharks in the 76th minute.{{cite news |title = Central into cash-less FA Final, Caledonia books second semis spot against Stars

Joseph

Final

The final will be contested on 1 March 2013 at a venue to be announced. The match featured Pro League newcomers Central FC, who defeated T&TEC 1–0 in the first semifinal match,{{cite news |title = Central FC in FA final

Armstrong

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