2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
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| Trinidad and Tobago League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Caledonia AIA |
| Runners-up | Defence Force |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 15 (2.14 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Richard Roy (3 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Trayon Bobb |
The 2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup was the thirteenth season of the First Citizens Cup, which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. Caledonia AIA entered as the cup holders having defeated T&TEC by a score of 2–1 in the 2011 final. Continuing from previous seasons, the slogan for the year's league cup was No Room for Losers and was sponsored by First Citizens Bank for the twelfth consecutive year. To keep with the tag-line, the year's edition only rewarded prizes to the cup winners and runner-up.
With the number of participating clubs in the TT Pro League increasing from six to eight over the 2011 edition of the First Citizens Cup, the format of the cup returned to a knockout tournament with all eight teams entering at the quarterfinal round.[1] The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 19 September 2012 at the First Citizens corporate box in Queen's Park Oval. With W Connection participating in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League the club did not participate in the opening weekend of the 2012–13 Pro League season. Therefore, the results from the first round of matches in the league were not considered for seeding in this year's edition of the league cup.
As the Morvant/Laventille Stallions entered the competition as the defending league cup winners they were the first to draw from eight secretly numbered cards respective to spots in the quarterfinal round. Caledonia AIA's Kareem Joseph was immediately followed by T&TEC midfielder Keeron Benito who drew the card that pitted the Electricity Boys against the defending champion at Hasely Crawford Stadium.[2] The other quarterfinal match-ups following the draw resulted in North East Stars and St. Ann's Rangers also facing at the National Stadium, whereas W Connection drew Police and Defence Force encountering Pro League newcomer Central FC in the club's inaugural match at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.
Schedule
The schedule for the 2012 First Citizens Cup, as announced by the TT Pro League:
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | 21 September 2012 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 8: 1st–8th |
| Semifinals | 28 September 2012 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 5 October 2012 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals 21 September 2012 | Semifinals 28 September 2012 | Final 5 October 2012 | |||||||||
| North East Stars | 1 | ||||||||||
| St. Ann's Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||
| St. Ann's Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||
| Defence Force | 2 | ||||||||||
| Defence Force | 3 | ||||||||||
| Central FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Defence Force | 1 | ||||||||||
| Caledonia AIA | 2 | ||||||||||
| T&TEC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Caledonia AIA | 2 | ||||||||||
| Caledonia AIA | 1 | ||||||||||
| W Connection | 0 | ||||||||||
| W Connection | 0 (3) | ||||||||||
| Police | 0 (0) | ||||||||||
