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2008 TT Pro League

The 2008 TT Pro League was the tenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams took part in the league, with San Juan Jabloteh the defending champions. The season began on 5 April and ended on 29 November, with the conclusion of the Lucozade Sport Big Six.

Changes from the 2007 season
The following changes were made since the 2007 season: • There were a number of changes to the clubs competing in the 2008 season. • Ma Pau, based in Woodbrook were admitted into the league as an expansion club. • Police withdrew from the league after commissioner Trevor Paul issued a directive to ban lawmen from participating in sporting activities. • Superstar Rangers changed the name of the club to ''St. Ann's Rangers'' to increase community awareness. • San Juan Jabloteh signed a three-year partnership with Celtic of the Scottish Premier League.{{cite news |title = Jabloteh team up with Scot club • The agreement allows the two sides to develop greater commercial value, youth and coach development, and create opportunities for the transfer of players. • WASA, the 2007 National Super League champions, applied for Pro League admission. The club was not admitted as they were unable to meet Pro League standards. ==Teams==
Teams
Team summaries Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes ==Regular season==
Regular season
Competition table Results Matches 1–18 Matches 19–27 ==Lucozade Sport Big Six==
Lucozade Sport Big Six
Competition table Results ==League table==
League table
Positions by round ==Season statistics==
Season statistics
ScoringFirst goal of the season: Peter Byers for San Juan Jabloteh against Ma Pau, (5 April 2008). • Last goal of the season: Sean Cooper for North East Stars against United Petrotrin, (29 November 2008). • First own goal of the season: Karlon Murray (San Juan Jabloteh) for Ma Pau, (5 April 2008). • North East Stars v Defence Force (1 November 2008) 2–3 at half-time, 3–3 final. • Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goalsTobago United v Defence Force (23 October 2008) 0–5 at half-time, 0–10 final. ==Awards==
Awards
Annual awards The 2008 TT Pro League awards distribution took place on Super Friday, 8 May 2009, prior to the 2009 season's opening match at Marvin Lee Stadium. Having won the Pro League and Big Six titles, San Juan Jabloteh was named the Team of the Year for the second time. Having led the San Juan Kings to their fourth league championship, Terry Fenwick won his first Manager of the Year award. Midfielder Trent Noel was named the Player of the Year; receiving the award for the first in his career. After recording 21 goals, Defence Force's Devorn Jorsling received the Golden Boot. In addition, North East Stars was named the Most Disciplined Team of the Year. Neal Brizan, won his second consecutive Referee of the Year award and Boris Punch was named the Match Commissioner of the Year. ==References==
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