SSFL 23 Premier fixtures in full: St Benedict’s start campaign in San Juan

Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions, St Benedict’s College, will kick off their 2023 campaign on the road against eastern giants San Juan North Secondary on Wednesday 13 September, as the SSFL executive confirmed fixtures for the upcoming season.

The draft fixtures suggested a home start for St Benedict’s against East Mucurapo Secondary. But, after further talks including feedback from schools, the SSFL Fixtures Committee opted to swap the first and second rounds of the Premier Division.

There was an exception. Fatima College were due to host Speyside High Secondary in an eye-raising run of five straight home matches to start their season. (One of those Fatima fixtures was technically an away match—but against East Mucurapo who share the Fatima school ground on Mucurapo Road.)

Instead, Fatima are now requested to travel to Speyside Recreation Ground for their second league fixture while their clash with Bishop’s High School was moved to Mucurapo Road in a trade-off.

Fatima, the reigning National Intercol champions, open their season against St Anthony’s College on Mucurapo Road on Wednesday 13 September.

Bishop’s High are one of three newly promoted teams and their first game back in the top flight is away to Speyside on 13 September in a Tobago derby.

St Mary’s College, the 2023 National Big Five champs, also resume their Premier Division experience on the road to southern outfit, Pleasantville Secondary.

The third promoted school is Arima North Secondary, who are back in the top flight for the first time in eight years. The “Dial Dynamos” host southern powerhouses, Presentation College (San Fernando), from 3.30pm on Wednesday 13 September at the Arima Velodrome.

2023 Premier Division fixtures

Round One

(Wednesday 13 September)

Malick Secondary vs QRC, Serpentine Road, 3.30pm;

Pleasantville vs St Mary’s College, Yolande Pompey Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Fatima College vs St Anthony’s College, Fatima Ground, 3.30pm;

Arima North vs Presentation (San F’do), Arima Velodrome, 3.30pm;

San Juan North vs St Benedict’s College, Bourg Mulatresse, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs Bishop’s High, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Naparima College vs Chaguanas North, Lewis Street, 3.30pm;

Trinity East vs East Mucurapo, Trincity, 3.30pm.

Round Two

(Saturday 16 September)

Arima North vs Trinity East, UTT O’meara, 5pm;

Bishop’s High vs Chaguanas North, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs Fatima College, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs Malick Secondary, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.30pm;

QRC vs St Anthony’s College, QRC, 3.30pm;

San Juan North vs Pleasantville Secondary, Bourg Mulatresse, 3.30pm;

St Mary’s College vs Naparima College, Serpentine Road, 3.30pm;

St Benedict’s College vs East Mucurapo, Mahaica Oval, 3.30pm;

Round Three

(Wednesday 20 September)

East Mucurapo vs Fatima College, Fatima Ground, 3.30pm;

Malick Secondary vs Chaguanas North, QRC Ground, 3.30pm;

St Mary’s College vs Arima North, Serpentine Road, 3.30pm;

Bishop’s High vs St Benedict’s College, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Naparima College vs Pleasantville Secondary, Lewis Street, 3.30pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs San Juan North, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.30pm;

St Anthony’s College vs Speyside High, Westmoorings, 3.30pm;

Trinity East vs QRC, Trincity, 3.30pm;

Round Four

(Saturday 23 September)

QRC vs San Juan North, QRC Ground, 3.30pm;

St Benedict’s College vs Arima North, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.30pm;

St Anthony’s College vs St Mary’s College, Westmoorings, 3.30pm;

Fatima College vs Pleasantville Secondary, Fatima Ground, 3.30pm;

Chaguanas North vs Presentation (San F’do), Edinburgh 500, 3.30pm;

East Mucurapo vs Naparima College, Trinity Moka, 3.30pm;

Malick Secondary vs Speyside High, Serpentine Road, 3.30pm;

Round Five

(Wednesday 27 September)

Arima North vs San Juan North, Arima Velodrome, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs Presentation (San F’do), Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Fatima College vs St Benedict’s College, Fatima Ground, 4pm;

Chaguanas North vs St Anthony’s College, Edinburgh 500, 4pm;

Naparima College vs Malick Secondary, Lewis Street, 4pm;

Pleasantville Secondary vs Trinity East, Yolande Pompey Recreation Ground, 4pm;

QRC vs Bishop’s High, QRC Ground, 4pm;

St Mary’s College vs East Mucurapo, Serpentine Road, 4pm;

Round Six

(Saturday 30 September)

Trinity East vs Malick Secondary, Trincity, 3.30pm;

St Mary’s College vs QRC, Serpentine Road, 4pm;

St Benedict’s College vs St Anthony’s College, Mahaica Oval, 4pm;

San Juan North vs Fatima College, Bourg Mulatresse, 4pm;

Arima North vs Naparima College, UTT, O’meara, 4pm;

East Mucurapo vs Chaguanas North, Fatima Ground, 4pm;

Pleasantville Secondary vs Speyside High, Manny Ramjohn Stadium Training Field, 4pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs Bishop’s High, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 4pm;

Round Seven

(Wednesday 4 October)

Naparima College vs St Benedict’s College, Lewis Street, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs East Mucurapo, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Bishop’s High vs St Mary’s College, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Fatima College vs Presentation (San F’do), Fatima Ground, 4pm;

Malick Secondary vs Arima North, Serpentine Road, 4pm;

QRC vs Chaguanas North, QRC Ground, 4pm;

San Juan North vs Trinity East, Bourg Mulatresse, 4pm;

St Anthony’s College vs Pleasantville Secondary, Westmoorings, 4pm;

Round Eight

(Saturday 7 October)

San Juan North vs Bishop’s High, Bourg Mulatresse, 3.30pm;

East Mucurapo vs St Anthony’s College, Fatima Ground, 4pm;

Chaguanas North vs Fatima College, Edinburgh 500, 4pm;

St Benedict’s College vs Speyside High, Mahaica Oval, 4pm;

Pleasantville Secondary vs Arima North, Manny Ramjohn Stadium Training Field, 4pm;

Malick Secondary vs St Mary’s College, Park Street, Morvant, 4pm;

Naparima College vs Trinity East, Lewis Street, 4pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs QRC, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 4pm;

Round Nine

(Wednesday 11 October)

Fatima College vs QRC, Fatima Ground, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs San Juan North, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

St Benedict’s College vs Presentation (San F’do), Mahaica Oval, 3.45pm;

Arima North vs East Mucurapo, Arima Velodrome, 3.45pm;

Naparima College vs Bishop’s High, Lewis Street, 3.30pm;

Pleasantville Secondary vs Chaguanas North, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.45pm;

St Anthony’s College vs Malick Secondary, Westmoorings, 3.45pm;

Trinity East vs St Mary’s College, Trincity, 3.45pm;

Round Ten

(Saturday 14 October)

QRC vs East Mucurapo, QRC Ground, 3.30pm;

Bishop’s High vs St Anthony’s College, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Fatima College vs Arima North, Fatima Ground, 3.45pm;

Chaguanas North vs St Benedict’s College, Edinburgh 500, 3.45pm;

San Juan North vs Naparima College, Bourg Mulatresse, 3.45pm;

Pleasantville Secondary vs Malick Secondary, Manny Ramjohn Stadium Training Field, 3.45pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs Trinity East, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.45pm;

St Mary’s College vs Speyside High, Serpentine Road, 3.30pm;

Round Eleven

(Wednesday 18 October)

Speyside Secondary vs Arima North, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Naparima College vs Presentation (San F’do), Lewis Street, 3.45pm;

St Benedict’s College vs St Mary’s College, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.45pm;

Malick Secondary vs Fatima College, Serpentine Road, 3.45pm;

East Mucurapo vs Bishop’s High, Fatima Ground, 3.30pm;

QRC vs Pleasantville Secondary, QRC Ground, 3.45pm;

St Anthony’s College vs San Juan North, Westmoorings, 3.45pm;

Trinity East vs Chaguanas North, Trincity, 3.45pm;

Round Twelve

(Saturday 21 October)

East Mucurapo vs Pleasantville Secondary, Moka, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs Naparima College, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

San Juan North vs Malick Secondary, Bourg Mulatresse, 4pm;

St Benedict’s College vs QRC, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 4pm;

St Anthony’s College vs Trinity East, Westmoorings, 4pm;

St Mary’s College vs Presentation (San F’do), Serpentine Road, 4pm;

Chaguanas North vs Arima North, Edinburgh 500, 4pm;

Fatima College vs Bishop’s High, Fatima Ground, 4pm;

Round Thirteen

(Wednesday 25 October)

Presentation (San F’do) vs St Anthony’s College, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.30pm;

Fatima College vs Trinity East, Fatima Ground, 3.45pm;

QRC vs Naparima College, QRC Ground, 3.45pm;

Chaguanas North vs Speyside High, Edinburgh 500, 3.30pm;

Arima North vs Bishop’s High, Larry Gomes Stadium, 3.30pm;

Pleasantville Secondary vs St Benedict’s College, Manny Ramjohn Stadium Training Field, 3.45pm;

Malick Secondary vs East Mucurapo, Serpentine Road, 3.45pm;

San Juan North vs St Mary’s College, Bourg Mulatresse, 3.45pm;

Round Fourteen

(Saturday 28 October)

St Mary’s College vs Chaguanas North, Serpentine Road, 3.45pm;

Naparima College vs Fatima College, Lewis Street, 3.30pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs Pleasantville Secondary, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.45pm;

Arima North vs St Anthony’s College, Larry Gomes Stadium, 3.45pm;

Trinity East vs St Benedict’s College, Trincity, 3.45pm;

East Mucurapo vs San Juan North, Fatima Ground, 3.45pm;

(Tuesday 31 October)

Bishop’s High vs Trinity East, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Speyside High vs QRC, Speyside Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Round Fifteen

(Friday 3 November)

St Anthony’s College vs Naparima College, Westmoorings, 3.30pm;

St Mary’s College vs Fatima College, Serpentine Road, 3.30pm;

St Benedict’s College vs Malick Secondary, Mahaica Oval, 3.45pm;

Presentation (San F’do) vs East Mucurapo, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 3.45pm;

QRC vs Arima North, Queen’s Royal College Ground, 3.45pm;

Bishop’s High vs Pleasantville Secondary, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30pm;

Chaguanas North vs San Juan North, Edinburgh 500, 3.45pm;

Trinity East vs Speyside High, Trincity, 3.30pm.