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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.

千里達和多巴哥聯賽盃是一個在千里達和多巴哥舉辦的足球錦標賽。該錦標賽是該國最重要的足球賽事之一,吸引了來自全國各地的球隊參賽。這項比賽的目的是提高足球運動在千里達和多巴哥的知名度,並為當地球員提供一個展示他們技能的平台。

千里達和多巴哥聯賽盃通常在一年中的特定時間舉行,比賽期間為數週。參賽球隊將進行一系列的淘汰賽,直到最終的冠軍球隊產生。這項比賽的賽制和規則符合國際足球標準,並且受到國際足球協會(FIFA)的監管。

千里達和多巴哥聯賽盃不僅僅是一個足球比賽,它還成為了一個重要的社交和文化活動。比賽期間,球迷們會聚集在球場觀看比賽,並為他們支持的球隊加油打氣。這也是一個聚集當地社區的機會,人們可以在比賽期間享受美食、音樂和其他娛樂活動。

千里達和多巴哥聯賽盃的冠軍隊伍將獲得榮譽和獎杯,並有機會代表千里達和多巴哥參加其他國際足球賽事。這項比賽不僅提供了足球運動的激烈競爭,還促進了國家間的友誼和文化交流。千里達和多巴哥聯賽盃已成為該國足球界的重要盛事,為球迷和球員們帶來了無數的激動和喜悅。