2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup

2018 First Citizens Cup

Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Teams	10
Defending champions	W Connection
Final positions
Champions	Central 3rd title
Runner-up	Defence Force
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	74 (3.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kareem Freitas Dylon King Brent Sam

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]

Group stage

Main article: 2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup group stage

In the group stage, each teams played each other twice round-robin basis. The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.

Group Immortelle

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

Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2018. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group Abercrombie

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

Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2018. Source: TT Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Semifinals

Police v Central

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

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Defence Force v Morvant Caledonia United

13 July 2018	Defence Force	4–0	Morvant Caledonia United	Hasely Crawford Stadium
18:00	Arcia 29' Sam 42', 83' Balthazar 80'	Report

Final

Defence Force v Central

20 July 2018	Defence Force	2–2 (2–4 p)	Central	Port of Spain
19:00	King 64' Jorsling 66'	Report	Cummings 42', 84'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Cecile Hinds
	Penalties
	Arcia King Moore Sam		Baptiste Armstrong Cummings Sampson Muckette

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

References

1. "First Citizens cup with format change".
2. "Goal Scorers of FCB Cup 2018".