2000 CFU Club Championship

History

Originally a final tournament with 8 teams was planned, with as participants:

• Joe Public FC ( Trinidad and Tobago
  , holders)
• Tivoli Gardens ( Jamaica, 1999/2000 NPL Heroes' Cup winners)
• Camdonia Chelsea FC ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  , 1999 St.Vincent club champion)
• Club Franciscain ( Martinique, 1998/99 Ligue de Football de *Martinique champion)
• Defence Force ( Trinidad and Tobago, 1999 PFL champion)
• Notre Dame SC ( Barbados, 1999 Premier League champion)
• W Connection ( Trinidad and Tobago
  , PFL sub-champion)
• Violette AC ( Haiti - replace champions  Guadeloupe)

This was to be held October 28 – November 5, 2000.

However, in preparation of a 'dramatically enhanced' CONCACAF club competition, the set-up was changed completely; 4 groups with 14 teams in all were formed; the winners of which to progress to the final championship round. Of the above 8 teams, 3, viz. Chelsea, Notre Dame, and Defence Force, were suddenly not invited - on whatever criteria.

First round

Group A

played in Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. Joe Public FC 9 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 2. SV Robinhood 4 3 1 1 1 7 9 -2 3. RKVFC Sithoc 2 3 0 2 1 4 11 -7 4. Guinness Harlem Bombers 1 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5

Joe Public 2-0 Harlem Sithoc 2-2 Robinhood Sithoc 2-2 Harlem Joe Public 5-0 Robinhood Robinhood 5-2 Harlem Joe Public 7-0 Sithoc

Group B

played in Jamaica

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. Harbour View 9 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 2. Violette AC 6 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 3. Paradise SC 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 4. Roots Alley Ballers 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10

Harbour View 5-0 Violette Paradise 1-0 Ballers Harbour View 1-0 Paradise Violette 7-1 Ballers Harbour View 3-0 Ballers Violette 2-1 Paradise

Group C

played in Antigua and Barbuda

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. W Connection 5 3 1 2 0 15 4 +11 2. Empire FC 5 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 3. Tivoli Gardens 5 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 4. Café Sisserou Strikers 0 3 0 0 3 3 22 -19

Tivoli 1-1 W Connection Empire 6-0 Strikers W Connection 11-0 Strikers Empire 1-1 Tivoli Empire 3-3 W Connection Tivoli 5-3 Strikers

Group D

Original list of participants:

• Club Franciscain - withdrew
• Carioca FC - won by default
• Café Sisserou Strikers - moved to Group C

Championship Group

played in Trinidad and Tobago

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Joe Public FC	5	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1
2. W Connection	4	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
3. Harbour View	4	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1
4. Carioca FC	2	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1

2000-11-29

W Connection	3 – 1	Harbour View
Gefferson Goulart 18' Titus Elva 41' Earl Jean 46'		Ezra Prendergast 10'

Trinidad and Tobago

2000-12-01

W Connection	1 – 1	Carioca FC
Gefferson Goulart 68'		Wilson Chevalier 60'

Trinidad and Tobago

2000-12-03

W Connection
Nigel Pierre 32'

Trinidad and Tobago

2000-12-03

Harbour View	2 – 1	Carioca FC
Mark Miller 66' Daniel Shaw 72'		Jaguilh Fritzner 35'

Trinidad and Tobago

2000-12-05

Joe Public FC	1 – 1	Carioca FC
Mickey Trotman 54'		Jaguilh Fritzner 35'

Trinidad and Tobago

2000-12-14

Joe Public FC	1 – 1	Harbour View
Angus Eve 47'		Fabian Taylor 77'

Trinidad and Tobago

Top scorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1.	Jose Maria Manoel	W Connection	7
2.	Ranjae Christian	Joe Public FC	4
2.	Ramis Lespinas	Violette AC	4
2.	Titus Elva	W Connection	4