2015 CFU Club Championship

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2015 CFU Club Championship
2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Central (1st title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third placeJamaica Montego Bay United
Fourth placeHaiti Don Bosco
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Hashim Arcia (7 goals)
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The 2015 CFU Club Championship was the 17th 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 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
.

Jamaica, who defeated Haitian side Don Bosco in the third place game
.

The first round was held in April 2015 at sites in Haiti, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. The final round was played in May 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Teams

Helenites
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Location of teams of the 2015 CFU Club Championship
Red: Group 1; Green: Group 2; Blue: Group 3; Yellow: Group 4; Dots: indicate group hosts;
Pogs: indicate other group teams

The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations (or cup winners if the league was not played), once their competition ended on or before the end of 2014.

A total of 15 teams from 9 CFU associations entered the competition, as they met the registration and fee payment deadline of January 7, 2015.

Lyford Cay Dragons
as their entrant.

There are no defending champions as no final was played in 2014.

Association Team Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda[2]
SAP
 2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
The Bahamas Bahamas[3]
Lyford Cay Dragons
 2013–14 BFA Senior League champions
Guadeloupe[4]
 Moulien 2013–14
Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur
champions
USR
 2013–14
Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur
runners-up
Guyana Guyana[5] Alpha United 2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
Guyana Defence Force 2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
Haiti Haiti[6] América des Cayes 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
Don Bosco 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
Jamaica Jamaica[7] Montego Bay United 2013–14 National Premier League champions
Waterhouse 2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
Suriname Suriname[8] Inter Moengotapoe 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Excelsior
 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago[9] W Connection 2013–14 TT Pro League champions
Central
 2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands[10]
Helenites
 2013–14
U.S. Virgin Islands Championship
champions
Associations which did not enter a team

Schedule

Round Dates
First round 15–19 April 2015
Final round 22–24 May 2015

First round

In the first round, the 15 teams were divided into three groups of four and one group of three, with each group containing at least two league champions. Each group was played on a round-robin basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The winners of each group advanced to the semi-finals.[11]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Central
 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to final round
2 Guyana Alpha United (H) 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Alpha United Guyana3–0Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Wilson 36'
Richardson 56'
Bain 90'		 Report
Central
Report Plaza 54', 58'
Central
Mannings 45' Report Guerra 16', 85' (pen)
De Silva 17'

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection (H) 2 2 0 0 14 3 +11 6 Advance to final round
2
SAP
 2 0 1 1 4 9 −5 1
3 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2 0 1 1 3 9 −6 1
4 Jamaica Waterhouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
SAP Antigua and Barbuda
CancelledJamaica Waterhouse
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago7–1Guyana Guyana Defence Force
Garcia 18'
Winchester 20', 26'
Arcia 32', 46', 85'
Britto
40'		 Report Fraser 90+4'
Waterhouse JamaicaCancelledGuyana Guyana Defence Force
SAP
Fraser 8', 63' Report Harriette 10'
Mack 68'
W Connection Trinidad and TobagoCancelledJamaica Waterhouse
SAP
Williams 4'
Britto 8', 82'
Arcia 18', 44', 45'
Winchester 25'		 Report Harriette 59'
Roberts 78'
Notes
  1. ^
    In the original schedule, W Connection and SAP were to play on April 17 at 20:00, while Guyana Defence Force and SAP were to play on April 19 at 15:30. The match dates were swapped and start times were moved to 18:00 following Waterhouse's withdrawal.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jamaica Montego Bay United 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to final round
2 Haiti América des Cayes (H) 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
3 Guadeloupe Moulien 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4
Excelsior
 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Montego Bay United Jamaica1–0Guadeloupe Moulien
McCarthy 65' (pen.) Report
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Excelsior
Pierre 17', 48'
Saint Jean 70'
Valerius 85'		 Report Christoph 62'
Paiva 87'
Excelsior
Bolmin 6', 20'
Gomez 16'		 Report Christoph 41', 59' (pen.)
América des Cayes Haiti1–4Jamaica Montego Bay United
Germain 75' Report McCarthy 40'
Williams 51'
Rodney 74'
Gordon 90+4'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Excelsior Suriname
0–3Jamaica Montego Bay United
Report Woozencroft 35'
Kirlew 70'
Ottey 89'
América des Cayes Haiti2–1Guadeloupe Moulien
Charles 52'
Germain 74'		 Report Gomez 38'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Haiti Don Bosco (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to final round
2
Lyford Cay Dragons
 3 1 1 1 3 12 −9 4
3
USR
 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4
Helenites
 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
USR
Smith 29', 40' Report Lundy 54'
Lubino 68'
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Lyford Cay Dragons
Desroches 10'
Georges 12', 65'
Estama 14' (pen.), 20', 29', 47', 55'
Constant 69'
Saint Jean 87'		 Report
Lyford Cay Dragons
Jacobs 69'
Nellis 72' (pen.)		 Report Dan 4'
Désert 33'
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Helenites
Constant 28', 71', 85'
Estama 38'
Delva 79'		 Report St. Croix 26'
Helenites
Traill 15' Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
USR
Saint Hubert 19' Report

Final round

In the final round, the four teams played matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semi-final winners played in the final while the losers played in the third place match.

Bracket

  • Hosted in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4).[12]
  • In the original fixtures published by the CFU, the winners of Groups 1 and 2 were to play in one semi-final, while the winners of Groups 3 and 4 were to play in the other semi-final. The semi-final matchups were changed by the CFU after the completion of the first round.[13]
 
Central (p
)		0 (3)
 
Central
2
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1
 
Jamaica Montego Bay United0
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1
 
Third place match
 
 
 
 
 
Haiti Don Bosco0
 
 
Jamaica Montego Bay United1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Central
Report
Penalties
Estama soccer ball with red X
Delva soccer ball with check mark
Constant soccer ball with red X
Saint-Hubert soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark John
soccer ball with check mark Paul
soccer ball with red X Benjamin
soccer ball with check mark Bentick
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Montego Bay United Jamaica0–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Report Arcia 70'

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco Haiti0–1Jamaica Montego Bay United
Report Gordon 70'

Final

Central Trinidad and Tobago
2–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Rochford 27'
Jack 69'		 Report Benjamin 90+1'

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Hashim Arcia Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 7
2 Haiti Benchy Estama Haiti Don Bosco 6
3 Haiti Monuma Constant Jr. Haiti Don Bosco 4
4 Trinidad and Tobago Jerrel Britto Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3
Suriname Wensley Christoph
Excelsior
 3
Guyana Delroy Fraser Guyana Guyana Defence Force 3
Trinidad and Tobago Shahdon Winchester Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3
8 Guadeloupe Krismiller Bolmin Guadeloupe Moulien 2
Haiti Kerlins Georges Haiti Don Bosco 2
Haiti Kens Germain Haiti América des Cayes 2
Guadeloupe Minnji Gomez Guadeloupe Moulien 2
Jamaica Owayne Gordon Jamaica Montego Bay United 2
Trinidad and Tobago Ataullah Guerra
Central
 2
Antigua and Barbuda Tevaughn Harriette
SAP
 2
Jamaica Fabian McCarthy Jamaica Montego Bay United 2
Haiti Geel Pierre Haiti América des Cayes 2
Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza
Central
 2

References

  1. ^ "CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 2, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter)" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  2. ^ RSSSF.com. "Antigua and Barbuda 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ^ RSSSF.com. "Bahamas 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ^ RSSSF.com. "French Antilles 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ^ RSSSF.com. "Guyana 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ^ RSSSF.com. "Haiti 2014". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ^ RSSSF.com. "Jamaica 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ^ RSSSF.com. "Suriname 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. ^ RSSSF.com. "Trinidad and Tobago 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ^ RSSSF.com. "US Virgin Islands 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 CFU Club Championship Schedule and Groups". Caribbean Football Union. April 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "CFU Club Championship Final Round goes to Trinidad & Tobago". Caribbean Football Union. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "CFU changes fixtures; Central, Connection could contest Caribbean final". Wired868. 5 May 2015.

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