2014 CFU Club Championship

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2014 CFU Club Championship
2014 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 21–25, 2014 (first round)
April 18–20, 2014 (final round; cancelled)
Teams13 (from 9 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)9 players (2 goals each)
2013
2015

The 2014 CFU Club Championship was the 16th edition of

CFU Club Championship, the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Teams

The tournament was open to all champion and runners-up from each member association’s league, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2013. Registration for all interested clubs closed on December 31, 2013. CONCACAF broadened the possibilities for participation and further indicated that the competition was not limited to professional clubs only. Therefore, clubs with amateur status were also eligible for participation.[2]

A total of 13 teams from 9 CFU associations entered the competition.

Valencia (Haiti) was given a bye to the final round as the best performer among the entrants both in the 2013 CFU Club Championship and the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. The other 12 teams entered the first round.[3][4]

Association Team Qualification method
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2012–13
Cayman Islands League
champion
Curaçao Curaçao Centro Dominguito 2013
Curaçao League
champion
Guadeloupe
USR
2012–13
L'Etoile, the league champion and runner-up respectively, declined to enter)[5]
Guyana Guyana Alpha United 2012–13 GFF National Super League champion
Haiti Haiti Mirebalais 2013 Ligue Haïtienne champion
Valencia

(bye to final round)
2013 Ligue Haïtienne runner-up
Jamaica Jamaica
Harbour View FC
2012–13
National Premier League
champion
Waterhouse 2012–13
National Premier League
runner-up
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Bayamón FC
2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico regular season winner and championship play-off runner-up
Suriname Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse champion
Notch 2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse runner-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2012–13 TT Pro League champion
Caledonia AIA
2012–13 TT Pro League runner-up

The following associations did not enter a team:

First round

In the first round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, with each group containing at least two league champions. Each group was played on a

Valencia.[3][4]

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bayamón FC
3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
Curaçao Centro Dominguito 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
USR
3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
Cayman Islands Bodden Town 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Bayamón FC Puerto Rico
5–0Cayman Islands Bodden Town
Calix
79'
Report

Bayamón FC Puerto Rico
0–0Curaçao Centro Dominguito
Report

USR
Vélez 55' Report Roman 90+2'

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jamaica Waterhouse 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
Caledonia AIA
3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
Haiti Mirebalais 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Waterhouse Jamaica4–0Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Francoeur 44'
Campbell 83'
Benjamin 84'
Samuels 90'
Report
Caledonia AIA
Report Edwards 29'
Muhammad 38'
Charles 84'

Caledonia AIA
Amoeferie 48'
Kwasie 76'
Report Muhammad 61'
Charles 72'
Mirebalais Haiti1–2Jamaica Waterhouse
Joseph 66' Report Valreius 1' (o.g.)
Howell 49'

Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago
0–4Jamaica Waterhouse
Report Howell 34'
Campbell 50'
Benjamin 78'
Brissett 87'
Mirebalais Haiti2–1Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Gauthier 45'
Mendes 69'
Report Maasie 31'
Attendance: 2,500

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Guyana Alpha United 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Harbour View FC
2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0

Harbour View FC Jamaica
0–1Guyana Alpha United
Report Bain 24'

Harbour View FC Jamaica
0–2Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Report Jorsling 55', 86'

Final round

Under the original plan for the final round, the four teams would play matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semifinal winners would play in the final while the losers would play in the third place match.[3][4] Both finalists and the winner of the third place match would qualify for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.

On March 31, 2014, the CFU announced that

Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United, were chosen to represent the CFU in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, subject to the clubs meeting the minimum standards for participation. Moreover, the final round was cancelled to save expenses for the three teams.[8]

Semifinals

Bayamón FC Puerto Rico
CancelledJamaica Waterhouse

Valencia Haiti
CancelledGuyana Alpha United

Third place match

Loser Semifinal 1 Cancelled Loser Semifinal 2

Final

Winner Semifinal 1 Cancelled Winner Semifinal 2

.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Colombia Yoximar Granado
Bayamón FC
2
Curaçao Bernardus Shayron Curaçao Centro Dominguito
Grenada Kithson Bain Guyana Alpha United
Jamaica Juvaune Benjamin Jamaica Waterhouse
Jamaica Romario Campbell Jamaica Waterhouse
Jamaica Kenroy Howell Jamaica Waterhouse
Trinidad and Tobago Tyrone Charles
Caledonia AIA
Trinidad and Tobago Nuru Abdullah Muhammad
Caledonia AIA
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

References

  1. ^ "2014 CFU Club Champions Cup Regulations" (PDF). CFU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 CFU Club Championship Registration Opens". CFU. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Groups Set For CFU Club Championships 2014". CFU. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "2014 CFU Club Championship Match Schedule". CFU. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Les champions boudent (encore) la Caraïbe". franceantilles.fr. 2 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "2014 CFU Club Championship Fixtures". CFU. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Surinamese Club SV Notch Has Officially withdrawn". CFU. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  8. ^ "CFU Gives Club Championship Group Winners Good News". CFU. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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