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DateRHEIM v AUSWÄRTS-
12/06 23:09 - La Horquetta Rangers FC v Police FC 1-4
11/26 00:07 - Cunupia FC v Club Sando 3-5
11/25 23:22 - Defence Force FC v Point Fortin FC 0-0
11/23 22:00 - Central FC v La Horquetta Rangers FC 2-4
11/23 20:58 - Morvant Caledonia Utd v San Juan Jabloteh 1-0
11/23 00:00 - Police FC v W Connection FC 1-0
11/21 00:00 - W Connection FC v Central FC 1-2
11/20 22:00 - Morvant Caledonia Utd v Club Sando 2-4
11/17 19:17 - Cunupia FC v 1976 FC Phoenix 3-0
11/16 19:28 - Police FC v Point Fortin FC 5-0
11/16 00:03 - La Horquetta Rangers FC v Defence Force FC 4-1
11/15 22:01 - San Juan Jabloteh v North East Stars FC 2-2
11/10 22:53 - Cunupia FC v AC Port of Spain 0-0
11/10 20:00 - Morvant Caledonia Utd v 1976 FC Phoenix 2-2
11/09 22:01 - Club Sando v San Juan Jabloteh 3-2
11/09 19:58 - La Horquetta Rangers FC v Point Fortin FC 5-2
11/09 00:38 - Defence Force FC v W Connection FC 2-2
11/08 22:34 - Central FC v Police FC 2-2
11/03 22:11 - San Juan Jabloteh v Cunupia FC 2-2
11/02 19:58 - Central FC v Point Fortin FC 2-0
11/02 00:05 - Police FC v Defence Force FC 1-0
11/01 22:00 - AC Port of Spain v Morvant Caledonia Utd 2-2
12/09 23:32 - Santa Rosa FC v Cunupia FC 3-3
09/09 19:44 - Cunupia FC v Police FC II 2-1
09/08 23:35 - FC Santa Rosa v Prisons FC 3-0
07/20 23:06 - Defence Force FC v Central FC 2-2
07/14 00:03 - Police FC v Central FC 1-1
07/13 22:00 - Defence Force FC v Morvant Caledonia Utd 4-0
07/10 22:59 - Morvant Caledonia Utd v Police FC 2-0
07/07 22:00 - W Connection FC v Morvant Caledonia Utd 1-2

The Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, or commonly known as the First Citizens Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the League Cup style football competition open for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the country's TT Pro League. Similar to the FA Trophy, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis in September and October towards the beginning of each Pro League season. Unlike the FA Trophy, where 36 teams enter each season from the top three tiers of the Trinidad and Tobago football league system and the Secondary Schools Football League, only teams from the TT Pro League compete in the league cup. The knockout tournament was inaugurated in 2000 and is currently sponsored by First Citizens Bank. Although the league cup is one of the three major domestic trophies attainable by Trinidad and Tobago league teams, it is perceived as a lower priority than the league championship and the FA Trophy. The current theme is Where Winners Reign, with TT$110,000 to the winner, TT$20,000 to the runners-up, semifinal winners receive TT$7,000, quarterfinal winners receive TT$5,000 and Play-off round winners receive TT$3,000.

W Connection is the most successful club in the league cup having won the competition eight times, including five consecutive cup titles in 2004–08 and are the current holders of the league cup having defeated Defence Force in the 2017 final.

History

The competition began in 2000, under the name of the League Cup, with San Juan Jabloteh winning the inaugural tournament by defeating Defence Force 1–0 at Marvin Lee Stadium. In 2001, First Citizens Bank began to sponsor the league cup and was officially branded the First Citizens Cup. W Connection and Defence Force claimed their club's first cup title in 2001 and 2002 respectively. The San Juan Kings became the first club to win the title twice having won the league cup again in 2003. W Connection were crowned champions for five consecutive years in 2004–08. However, in 2009, Defence Force claimed their second title and their first trophy in six years with a 1–0 win over Joe Public. The Eastern Lions exacted revenge by defeating Defence Force 3–0 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 the following year in 2010 to claim their first league cup title. Caledonia AIA claimed two consecutive league cup titles in 2011 and 2012.

**Trinidad und Tobago - Liga-Pokal**

Der Trinidad und Tobago - Liga-Pokal, auch bekannt als die League Cup, ist ein Fußballwettbewerb in Trinidad und Tobago. Er wird vom Trinidad und Tobago Football Association (TTFA) organisiert und ist der zweitwichtigste Vereinswettbewerb im Land nach der TT Pro League.

Der Wettbewerb wurde 2001 gegründet und findet jedes Jahr statt. Er steht allen Vereinen der TT Pro League offen. Das Turnier wird im K.-o.-System ausgetragen, wobei die Spiele über zwei Hälften zu je 45 Minuten ausgetragen werden. Bei Gleichstand nach 90 Minuten geht das Spiel in die Verlängerung und eventuell ins Elfmeterschießen.

Der Gewinner des Liga-Pokals qualifiziert sich für die CONCACAF League, den zweitwichtigsten Vereinswettbewerb der CONCACAF-Region nach der CONCACAF Champions League. Der Wettbewerb bietet den Vereinen die Möglichkeit, Trophäen zu gewinnen, sich für internationale Wettbewerbe zu qualifizieren und jungen Spielern Spielzeit zu verschaffen.

Zu den erfolgreichsten Vereinen im Liga-Pokal gehören W Connection FC und Central FC, die den Wettbewerb jeweils fünfmal gewonnen haben. Weitere bemerkenswerte Pokalsieger sind North East Stars FC, San Juan Jabloteh FC und Defence Force FC.

Der Liga-Pokal ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil des Fußballkalenders in Trinidad und Tobago und bietet spannende Unterhaltung für Fans im ganzen Land.