| Trinidad and Tobago League Cup | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | W Connection |
| Champions | Central 3rd title |
| Runners-up | Defence Force |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 74 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kareem Freitas Dylon King Brent Sam |
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The 2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 First Citizens Cup) was the nineteenth season of the First Citizens Cup , which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League and will run from the 8 June to 20 July. W Connection entered as the cup holders having defeated Defence Force by a score of 3–1 in the 2017 final. The cup underwent a format change where the clubs were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams would play each other once on a round-robin basis and the top 2 teams from each group would advance to the semifinals. [1]
In the group stage, each teams played each other twice round-robin basis. The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defence Force (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Central (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Club Sando | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | St. Ann's Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | San Juan Jabloteh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Morvant Caledonia United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | W Connection | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Point Fortin Civic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | North East Stars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| 13 July 2018 | Police | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Central | Hasely Crawford Stadium |
| 20:00 | Freitas  12' | Report | Muckette 70' | |
| Penalties | ||||
Ryan  Brathwaite O’Neil Mc Fee  Freitas Alleyne Wilson Perry | Baptiste Wolfe Cummings Armstrong Muckette Sampson Pope London | |||
| 13 July 2018 | Defence Force | 4–0 | Morvant Caledonia United | Hasely Crawford Stadium |
| 18:00 | Arcia 29' Sam 42', 83'Balthazar 80' | Report |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kareem Freitas | Police | 5 |
| 1 | Dylon King | Defence Force | 5 |
| 1 | Brent Sam | Defence Force | 5 |
| 4 | Marcus Joseph | W Connection | 4 |
| 5 | Reon Moore | Defence Force | 3 |
| 5 | Keron Cummings | Central | 3 |
| 7 | Kevon Piper | Club Sando | 2 |
| 7 | Tyrone Charles | Central | 2 |
| 7 | Saleem Henry | St. Ann's Rangers | 2 |
| 7 | Dwight Quintero | Defence Force | 2 |
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