2021 Caribbean Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Dates | 15–25 May 2021 |
| Teams | 13 (from 11 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cavaly (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Inter Moengotapoe |
| Third place |  Metropolitan Samaritaine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 84 (4.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gamaël Dorvil Roberto Victoria(5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Gamaël Dorvil |
| Best young player | Gamaël Dorvil |
| Best goalkeeper | Emmanuel Saint-Félix |
| Fair play award | Inter Moengotapoe |
The 2021 Caribbean Club Championship (officially the 2021 Flow CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.
The tournament was played in the Dominican Republic between 15 and 25 May 2021. As a result of the cancellation of the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was expanded to include a number of teams originally set to participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.[1]
The winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, and the second, third and fourth place teams qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF League, as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF Champions League or CONCACAF League.[2]
Portmore United, having won the title in 2019, are the title holders. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the title was not awarded.[3]
Teams
Red: Teams from professional leagues.
(H) Hosts.
A total of 13 teams from 11 associations entered the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship.[1]
- Among the 31 CFU member associations, four of them were classified as professional leagues and each may enter two teams in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship. Before the expansion of the tournament, six teams from three associations originally entered.[4] However, the two teams from Jamaica later withdrew, and only four teams from two associations (Dominican Republic and Haiti) entered the expanded tournament.
- Originally, a total of 14 teams from 14 associations which were classified as non-professional leagues entered the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. After its cancellation, 9 of the 14 teams instead participated in the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship. Initially, 11 teams would participate, but Racing Club Aruba (Aruba), South East (Dominica) and Platinum FC (Saint Lucia) withdrew, while Hope International (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) were added.[5][6]
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic (hosts)
|
Universidad O&M
|
2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions |
| Delfines del Este | 2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up | |
| Haiti
|
Cavaly | 2019 Série de Clôture and 2020 Série d'Ouverture aggregate table best team[Note HAI] |
| Don Bosco | 2019 Série de Clôture and 2020 Série d'Ouverture aggregate table 2nd best team[Note HAI] |
| Association | Team | Qualification method (for 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield) |
|---|---|---|
 Bonaire
|
Real Rincon | 2018–19 Bonaire League champions |
 Curaçao
|
Scherpenheuvel | 2019–20 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions |
 French Guiana
|
Olympique de Cayenne | 2019–20 French Guiana Honor Division champions
|
 Guadeloupe
|
Gosier | 2019–20 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions |
| Martinique
|
Samaritaine | 2019–20 Martinique Championnat National champions
|
| Puerto Rico
|
Metropolitan | 2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico champions |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Hope International | 2019–20 SVGFF Premier Division champions |
 Sint Maarten
|
Flames United | 2020–21 Sint Maarten Senior League champions |
| Suriname
|
Inter Moengotapoe | 2018–19 SVB Topklasse champions
|
| Association | Team | Qualification method (for 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
 Jamaica
|
Portmore United | 2018–19 National Premier League champions[Note JAM] |
| Waterhouse | 2018–19 National Premier League runners-up[Note JAM] | |
 Aruba
|
Racing Club Aruba | 2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor champions |
 Dominica
|
South East | 2020 Dominica Premier League champions |
 Saint Lucia
|
Platinum FC | 2019 SLFA First Division champions |
- Association with professional league whose teams did not enter
- Notes
- Haitian protests, and the Série d'Ouverture of the 2020 Ligue Haïtienne season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti. The teams which represented the Haitian Football Federation in the 2021 Caribbean Club Championship were Cavaly and Don Bosco, the 2019 Série de Clôture and 2020 Série d'Ouverture aggregate table best two teams.[7] Initially the Haitian Football Federation selected Capoise, the 2019 aggregate table leaders at the time of suspension, and Baltimore, the 2020 Série d'Ouverture leaders at the time of suspension, as their representatives, but this was rejected by CONCACAF.[8][9]
