2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic

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2008 TOYOTA Classic
Trinidad and Tobago Classic
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Teams16
Defending champions Joe Public
Champions San Juan Jabloteh
Runners-up St. Ann's Rangers
Matches played16
Goals scored56 (3.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Conrad Smith (4 goals)
2007
2009

The 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Classic was the fourth season of the TOYOTA Classic , which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the TT Pro League and the National Super League. The tournament took place at the conclusion of the 2008 season. Joe Public entered as the tournament's defending champion.

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Qualification

Every club from the TT Pro League automatically qualified for the competition. In addition, following the conclusion of the National Super League season, the top five 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 fourth edition of the tournament was conducted by Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene on 26 November 2008, at the Constantine Stand, Queen's Park Oval. The 16 teams in the competition, valued at TT$150,000 in total sponsorship, were drawn into four groups, all named after TOYOTA branded vehicles, Terios (Group A), Sirion (Group B), Delta (Group C), and Daihatsu (Group D). All clubs were seeded based on their positions in their respective leagues. [1]

W Connection, Caledonia AIA, San Juan Jabloteh, and Joe Public of the TT Pro League 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:

TT Pro League National Super League

Schedule

The schedule for the 2008 TOYOTA Classic, as announced by the TT Pro League and National Super League:

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First round   1 December 2008816 → 816: 1st16th
Quarterfinals 5 December 200848 → 4
Semifinals 12 December 200824 → 2
Third place 19 December 200812 → 1
Final 19 December 200812 → 1

Bracket

First round
1 December 2008
Quarterfinals
5 December 2008
Semifinals
12 December 2008
Final
19 December 2008
            
A1 W Connection 4
A4 Economy Strikers 3
A1 W Connection 1
A2 North East Stars 2
A2 North East Stars 0 (4)
A3 Joe Public 0 (2)
A2 North East Stars 0
D2 St. Ann's Rangers 1
D1 Joe Public 4
D4 Carenage United 0
D1 Joe Public 1
D2 St. Ann's Rangers 2
D2 St. Ann's Rangers 3
D3 Trinidad and Tobago U20 2
D2 St. Ann's Rangers 1
C1 San Juan Jabloteh 2
B1 Caledonia AIA 4
B4 WASA 3
B1 Caledonia AIA 2
B2 United Petrotrin 0
B2 United Petrotrin 2
B3 Ma Pau 0
B1 Caledonia AIA 1
C1 San Juan Jabloteh 2
C1 San Juan Jabloteh 4Third place
C4 1976 FC Phoenix 0
C1 San Juan Jabloteh 5A2 North East Stars 2 (5)
C3 Tobago United 0 B1 Caledonia AIA 2 (6)
C2 Defence Force 1
C3 Tobago United 2

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. [1]

First round

The tournament commenced on 1 December, with all 16 teams competing in single elimination matches. Despite having the chance to upset a club from the Pro League, each Super League team lost in the first round. Tobago United provided the only upset of the round, when the Tobago Boys topped Defence Force in Group C. All other higher-seeded teams advanced to the quarterfinals with little difficulty.

1 December 2008 W Connection (1)4–3 Economy Strikers (2) Couva, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4)Isaac Soccerball shade.svg5', 46'
Velasco-Torijano Soccerball shade.svg56'
Daniel Soccerball shade.svg58'
Charles Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Jones Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium


1 December 2008 Joe Public (1)4–0 Carenage United (2) Macoya, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Richardson Soccerball shade.svg22', 68'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg35'
Baptiste Soccerball shade.svg61'
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium


1 December 2008 Caledonia AIA (1)4–3 WASA (2) Malabar, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Armstrong Soccerball shade.svg5'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg24', 64'
Joseph Soccerball shade.svg70'
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg18'
Dickenson Soccerball shade.svg55'
Bailey Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium

1 December 2008 United Petrotrin (1)2–0 Ma Pau (1) Couva, Trinidad
19:00 (UTC-4) Williams Soccerball shade.svg11'
Frederick Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium


1 December 2008 Defence Force (1)1–2 Tobago United (1) Malabar, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Jorsling Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.) McKinnon Soccerball shade.svg45'
Hercules Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, top-seeded clubs W Connection and Joe Public were ousted from the competition following defeats to North East Stars and St. Ann's Rangers, respectively. On the other side of the bracket, San Juan Jabloteh and Caledonia AIA both advanced easily as both Pro League sides did not concede a goal during the round.




5 December 2008 San Juan Jabloteh (1)5–0 Tobago United (1) Malabar, Trinidad
17:00 (UTC-4) Plaza Soccerball shade.svg22'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg30', 43', 50'
Marcano Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium

Semifinals

One week after the quarterfinals, on 12 December, St. Ann's Rangers continued their run through the tournament with a 10 win over fellow Pro League side North East Stars. San Juan Jabloteh also advanced to the final with a victory against Caledonia AIA.



Third place

In the consolation match-up, Caledonia AIA narrowly defeated North East Stars 65 on penalty kicks, after the match ended 22 in regulation, to claim the competition's third place.


Final

In the final, San Juan Jabloteh claimed their first TOYOTA Classic title with a 21 win over St. Ann's Rangers using goals from Jason Marcano and Trent Noel. Conrad Smith used a brace in Caledonia AIA's victory in the first round to eventually end as the tournament's leading goal scorer with four goals.

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