| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 March – 24 June 2023 [1] |
| Champions | Defence Force 5th Pro League title 24th Trinbagonian title |
| Caribbean Cup | Defence Force Port of Spain |
| Caribbean Shield | Sando |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 430 (3.26 per match) |
← 2019–20 2023–24 → | |
The 2023 TT Premier Football League was the 22nd season of the TT Premier Football League, the top tier of football in Trinidad and Tobago, [2] and the first season under its current branding. It was the first year that top flight football was played in Trinidad and Tobago since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 24 June 2023.
Defending champions, Defence Force, successfully defended their title, winning their fifth Premier League title, and their 23rd overall Trindadian top-flight title. Defence Force and league runners-up, Port of Spain, earned group stage berths into the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, for an opportunity to play in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup (formerly Champions League).
The last seaosn the TT Premier Football League played was in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019–20 season began on 13 December 2019 and was scheduled to end on 10 April 2020. However, the season prematurely ended on 20 March 2020 due to the pandemic. Defence Force F.C. were crowned champions virtue of being top of the league by the time of cancellation. [3]
The same 11 teams that played in 2020 returned for the 2023 season with the inclusion of Prison Service F.C, who were the champions of the second division in 2019. [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defence Force (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 56 | Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup |
| 2 | Port of Spain | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 55 | |
| 3 | Sando | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 48 | Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield |
| 4 | La Horquetta Rangers | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 43 | |
| 5 | Police | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | |
| 6 | Central | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 34 | |
| 7 | Point Fortin Civic | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | San Juan Jabloteh | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 22 | |
| 9 | W Connection | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 22 | |
| 10 | Morvant Caledonia United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 17 | |
| 11 | Prison Service | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 12 | |
| 12 | Cunupia | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 8 |
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