Qualification For International Competitions
The TT Pro League has two automatic berths into the CFU Club Championship. In order to qualify for each year's edition of the subcontinental tournament, Pro League teams need to finish either as the champion or runner-up in the previous year's league season. The Pro League champion enters the competition in the second round, whereas the league runner-up enters in the first round. Previously only the champion of the Pro League was afforded a place in the CFU Club Championship. With the formation and restructure of the CONCACAF Champions Cup as the Champions League in 2008–09, the Caribbean gained two qualifying teams. As a result, the top three clubs in each season's CFU Club Championship gain qualification into the Champions League. In the case any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth place finisher from the Club Championship. Between 2008–09 and 2011–12, the top three Caribbean clubs entered the Champions League in the preliminary round and with a win from the two-legged knockout tie entered the sixteen-team group stage (four groups of four), followed by an eight-team home-and-away single elimination tournament. In early 2012, CONCACAF announced a new format for the 2012–13 edition of its Champions League. Under the new format, all teams begin play in the group stage, which includes the Caribbean's top three finishers each year. Each of the eight groups is composed of three teams each with each group winner advancing to the quarterfinals.
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