T&T Football Federation Champion of Champions winners, East/West Coaching School; runner-up T&TEC and Queen’s Park CC will all make their debut in the 2009 bmobile National Super League.
Last year’s league and knockout winners, the T&T Under-20 will not compete as they are preparing for the Fifa Under-20 World Cup Finals in Egypt from September 24. Like previous years, the Super League clubs will also compete in the T&TFF FA Trophy and T&T Pro League Toyota Classic competitions, giving them a chance to walk away with trophies on four separate fronts. A new segment of the Super League will be the introduction of the Super League youth competitions to be contested in the Under-15 and Under-17 age-groups all sponsored by the Fifa under its “Win with Concacaf programme” which focuses mainly on youth development.
The programme is to be introduced in 22 Concacaf countries, including T&T, to the sum of $8 million with T&T expected to received close to $2 million. Harford warned that the 13 clubs in this edition of the Super League without youth clubs will be allowed to compete this year but will have to put in place youth teams and show proper youth set-ups or face being expelled from the competition altogether for the 2010 season.
Super League Teams
East/West Coaching School, T&TEC, Queen’s Park, WASA, Joe Public, St Francois Nationals, 1976 Phoenix, , D/Force, Alcoa Carenage, Harlem Strikers, M&M Harvard, Economy Strikers, Club Sando.
Youth Division clubs:
D/Force, Pt Fortin CC, Ist FC Santa Rosa, M&M Harvard, Joe Public, Club Sando, 1976 Phoenix, Harlem Strikers, Alcoa Carenage, Queen’s park.
Prizes
Champions: $120,000
Runner-up: $65,000
Second runner-up: $33,000.
Knockout
Winners: $35,0000
Runner-up: $15,000
Individual awards
Five players of the year: $1,000 each
Most Valuable Player: $2,000.
Youth Division
Under-15 & Under-17
Champions: $3,000
Runner-up:
$2,000
Second runner-up: $1,000
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