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The 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) First Citizens Boys Big Five competition kicks off on Wednesday 29 October, with five schools seeking the hottest ticket in Trinidad and Tobago youth football: an invitation to the Premier Division.
The dust has not yet cleared on the respective zonal competitions.
Scarborough and Carapichaima East both won promotion to the 2025 SSFL Premier Division competition.
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An invasion of bees at the Point Fortin East Secondary ground yesterday forced a postponement of their clash with Palo Seco Secondary. If Palo Seco win in the rescheduled fixture, they will leapfrog Pleasantville Secondary to the South Zone title and their first even spot in the Big Five.
In Central, the delay in anointing the champion school is due to a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against a decision to award Presentation College (Chaguanas) three points for poor field marking, which meant their clash did not play.
At present, Presentation are kings-in-waiting and seeking a historic berth in the SSFL top flight. However, they could potentially be forced to meet Chaguanas North on the field again.
If a replay is ordered, Presentation would need only a draw to secure the title and head to the Big Five.
Mungal is a part of Hillview’s promotion push in 2025.
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Mucurapo West Secondary, like Palo Seco and Presentation (Chaguanas), are also chasing history as they beat neighbours East Mucurapo Secondary to their first ever zonal title and now have their eyes on promotion to the Premier Division.
They kick off the Big Five competition at home against Hillview College on Wednesday 29 October.
Hillview, rampant in the East Zone, are hoping that it’s a case of second time lucky after narrowly missing out on promotion to the top flight in the last Big Five.
Speyside Secondary, the Tobago champs, are looking for immediate reinstatement upstairs, after being relegated in the 2024 Premier Division season.
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Speyside travel to south Trinidad for their first fixture of the 2025 Big Five competition, where they will face either Palo Seco or Pleasantville.
2025 SSFL Big Five fixtures
Round One
(Wed 29 October)
Mucurapo West Sec v Hillview College, 3.30pm, Mucurapo;
Palo Seco/Pleasantville v Speyside Secondary, 3.30pm, South;
Presentation (Chag)/ Chaguanas N are on a bye.
Photo: Alison Quashie-Boucher/ Pleasantville Secondary.
Round Two
(Sat 1 November)
Mucurapo West Sec v Palo Seco/Pleasantville, 3.30pm, Mucurapo;
Speyside Secondary v Presentation (Chag)/ Chaguanas N, 3.30pm, Tobago;
Hillview College are on a bye.
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Round Three
(Wed 5 November)
Hillview College v Speyside Secondary, 3.30pm, Hillview;
Palo Seco/Pleasantville v Presentation (Chag)/ Chaguanas N, 3.30pm, South;
Mucurapo West are on a bye.
(via Hillview College)
Round Four
(Sat 8 November)
Presentation (Chag)/ Chaguanas N v Hillview College, 3.30pm, Central;
Speyside Secondary v Mucurapo West Sec, 3.30pm, Speyside;
Palo Seco/Pleasantville are on a bye.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
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Round Five
(Wed 12 November)
Hillview College v Palo Seco/Pleasantville, 3.30pm, Hillview;
Presentation (Chag)/ Chaguanas N v Mucurapo West Sec, 3.30pm, Central;
Speyside Secondary are on a bye.
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