2018 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup

Football tournament season

2018 First Citizens CupTrinidad 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

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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]

## Group stage[edit]

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[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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[edit]

Police v Central 13 July 2018 |  Police | 1–1
(6–7 p)|  Central | Hasely Crawford Stadium

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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

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18:00 | Arcia 29'
Sam 42', 83'
Balthazar 80' | Report |  |

## Final[edit]

Defence Force v Central 20 July 2018 |  Defence Force | 2–2
(2–4 p)|  Central | Port of Spain

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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[edit]

### Top scorers[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[2]

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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[edit]

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

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points