2016 CFU Club Championship

CFU Club Championship 2016 2016 CFU Club Champions’ Cup 2016 CFU Club Championship.png 24 February – 1 May 2016 14 8 TRI Central 2 TRI W Connection HAI Don Bosco JAM Arnett Gardens 22 83 GRN Jamal CharlesJAM Michealos Martin(4 goals each) 2015 2017 The 2016 CFU Club Championship was the 18th 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 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Central were the defending champions, having won the 2015 CFU Club Championship, and successfully defended their title, defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final for the second straight year. Teams CFU right 600 Location of teams of the 2016 CFU Club Championship8px Red: Group 1; 8px Green: Group 2; 8px Blue: Group 3; 8px Yellow: Group 4; 8px Dots: indicate group hosts; 8px Pogs: indicate other group teams CFU 32.3 -64.866667 70 Somerset Trojans Green pog.svg right CFU 19.3375 -81.353056 70 Scholars International Blue pog.svg top CFU 18.480454 -69.918662 70 Atlético Pantoja Location dot yellow.svg right CFU 19.8 -70.683333 70 Atlántico Red pog.svg left CFU 16.3306 -61.3444 70 Moulien Red pog.svg top CFU 16.005833 -61.740556 70 La Gauloise Green pog.svg left CFU 18.2 -73.75 70 América Yellow pog.svg bottom CFU 18.516667 -72.283333 70 Don Bosco Location dot green.svg top CFU 17.983333 -76.8 70 Arnett Gardens Yellow pog.svg bottom CFU 18.466667 -77.916667 70 Montego Bay United Location dot blue.svg top CFU 5.5 -54.401528 70 Inter Moengotapoe Red pog.svg bottom CFU 5.7 -54.4 70 Notch Yellow pog.svg top CFU 10.5 -61.4 70 Central Blue pog.svg top CFU 10.3 -61.5 70 W Connection Location dot red.svg bottom The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2015. A total of 14 teams from 8 CFU associations entered the competition.http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9766-cfu-club-championship-groups-schedule-unveiled CFU Club Championship groups, schedule unveiled Caribbean Football Union 6 January 2016 24 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160109144605/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9766-cfu-club-championship-groups-schedule-unveiled 9 January 2016 deadhttp://www.concacaf.com/article/cfu-club-championship-groups-schedule-unveiled CFU Club Championship groups, schedule unveiled CONCACAF 4 January 2016 6 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160402125743/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cfu-club-championship-groups-schedule-unveiled 2 April 2016 dead This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature teams from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja and Atlántico both participating. AssociationTeamQualification methodBER BermudaSomerset Trojans2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division championsCAY Cayman IslandsScholars International2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League championsDOM Dominican RepublicAtlético Pantoja2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol championsAtlántico2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-upGLP local GuadeloupeMoulien2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur championsLa Gauloise2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-upHAI HaitiDon Bosco2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture championsAmérica2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture runners-upNote HAIJAM JamaicaArnett Gardens2014–15 National Premier League championsMontego Bay United2014–15 National Premier League runners-upSUR SurinameInter Moengotapoe2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse championsNotch2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-upTRI Trinidad and TobagoCentral2014–15 TT Pro League championsW Connection2014–15 TT Pro League runners-up +Associations which did not enter a team22em AIA Anguilla ATG Antigua and Barbuda ARU Aruba BAH Bahamas BRB Barbados BOE Bonaire VGB British Virgin Islands CUB Cuba CUW Curaçao DMA Dominica GYF local French Guiana GRN Grenada GUY Guyana MTQ snake Martinique MSR Montserrat PUR Puerto Rico SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis LCA Saint Lucia SMT Saint-Martin SVG Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SXM Sint Maarten TCA Turks and Caicos Islands VIR U.S. Virgin Islands Notes disc Note HAI Haiti (HAI): Haiti's 2015 Tournoi de Clôture was not completed until 3 January 2016, and thus only one champion was crowned in the 2015 calendar year. The runners-up of the Tournoi d'Ouverture (América) were invited instead of the champions of the Tournoi de Clôture (FICA).Haïti-Foot-CFU : Don Bosco et América FC au tour préliminaire http://www.hpnhaiti.com/site/index.php/sport/17642-haiti-foot-cfu-don-bosco-et-america-fc-au-tour-preliminaire 5 January 2016 11 December 2016 fr Schedule RoundDatesPreliminary roundGroups A & B24–28 February 2016Group C9–13 March 2016Group D2–6 March 2016Final round29 April – 1 May 2016 The Group C matches were delayed from the original dates of 24–28 February 2016 due to the Jamaican general election on 25 February.http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/CFU-Club-Championship-Group-3-schedule-pushed-back_51633 CFU Club Championship Group 3 schedule pushed back Jamaica Observer 17 February 2016 24 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160218100818/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/CFU-Club-Championship-Group-3-schedule-pushed-back_51633 18 February 2016 dead dmy-all Preliminary round In the preliminary round, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, consisting of two league champions and either one or two league runners-up. 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 final round. Group 1 Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4) main WDL CFU TRI W Connection SUR Inter Moengotapoe GLP local Moulien DOM Atlántico complete 3 0 0 12 4 H 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 3 3 12 1 0 2 6 5 WCO MOE ATL MOU Q SF green1 Final round 2016 2 24 y 17:30 Inter Moengotapoe SUR 3–2 GPE local Moulien Vamur 26 o.g.Kastiel 31 90+2 Bizasène 47Francillonne 64 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Sherwin Johnson (Guyana) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 24 y 20:00 W Connection TRI 4–2 DOM Atlántico Williams 32 68Charles 77 90 Benítez 7Rodríguez 66 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 26 y 17:30 Atlántico DOM 0–1 SUR Inter Moengotapoe Pokie 31 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands) Report (CAF)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 26 y 20:00 W Connection TRI 5–1 GPE local Moulien Charles 7Williams 53Apai 67Jones 70St. Prix 90+2 Petit 4 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Swason Owen (Cayman Islands) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 28 y 17:30 Moulien GPE local 0–4 DOM Atlántico Pérez 16Siar 50 o.g.Cásseres 56Isea 60 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Swason Owen (Cayman Islands) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 28 y 20:00 W Connection TRI 3–1 SUR Inter Moengotapoe Charles 9St. Prix 81Hector 90 Kwasie 90+2 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Sherwin Johnson (Guyana) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) Group 2 Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5) main WDL CFU HAI Don Bosco GLP local La Gauloise BER Somerset Trojans complete 2 0 0 8 1 H 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 2 1 9 DON GAU SOM Q SF green1 Final round 2016 2 24 y 17:00 Don Bosco HAI 5–0 BER Somerset Trojans Dede 44Gooden 61 o.g.Campomar 76Estama 82Joseph 89 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Dwight Royal (Jamaica) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 26 y 17:00 La Gauloise GLP local 4–1 BER Somerset Trojans Boussemat 19Mocka 36 pen.Roche 62Dacalor 76 Ming 32 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 2 28 y 17:00 Don Bosco HAI 3–1 GLP local La Gauloise Estama 43Delva 55Georges 87 Mocka 79 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Dwight Royal (Jamaica) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) Group 3 Host venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica (all times UTC−5) main WDL CFU JAM Montego Bay United TRI Central CAY Scholars International complete 1 0 1 4 1 H 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 10 CEN MON SCH Q SF green1 Final round 2016 3 9 y 20:00 Montego Bay United JAM 4–0 CAY Scholars International Gordon 25 pen. 73 80Duval 42 o.g. Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay Marcos Brea (Cuba) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 3 11 y 20:00 Central TRI 6–0 CAY Scholars International Jack 2Darko 18Marcano 64 90+2Mitchell 68Gordon 88 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 3 13 y 20:00 Montego Bay United JAM 0–1 TRI Central Mitchell 87 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay Marcos Brea (Cuba) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) Group 4 Host venue: Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (all times UTC−4) main WDL CFU DOM Atlético Pantoja JAM Arnett Gardens HAI América SUR Notch complete 2 0 1 4 1 H 3 0 0 12 4 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 3 4 12 ARN PAN AME NOT Q SF green1 Final round 2016 3 2 y 17:00 Arnett Gardens JAM 3–0 HAI América Martin 48Harris 70Malcolm 86 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas) Report (CFU) 2016 3 2 y 20:30 Atlético Pantoja DOM 3–0 SUR Notch Rebollo 12Espinnal 64 83 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo William Anderson (Puerto Rico) Report (CFU) 2016 3 4 y 17:00 Notch SUR 4–8 JAM Arnett Gardens Welkens 33Anautan 35 90Kwelling 42 Malcolm 15 18Martin 19 35 45Harris 44Sterling 80Hyde 84 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago) Report (CFU) 2016 3 4 y 20:30 Atlético Pantoja DOM 1–0 HAI América Batista 87 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Report (CFU) 2016 3 6 y 17:00 América HAI 1–0 SUR Notch Rameau 42 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas) Report (CFU) 2016 3 6 y 20:30 Atlético Pantoja DOM 0–1 JAM Arnett Gardens Strickland 80 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo William Anderson (Puerto Rico) Report (CFU) 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-finals matchups were: Winner Group 1 vs. Winner Group 4 Winner Group 2 vs. Winner Group 3 The semi-final winners played in the final, while the losers played in the third place match. The CFU announced on 18 March 2016 that Don Bosco were chosen as the final round host, with the host venue being the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5).http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9801-cfu-club-championship-finals-to-be-held-in-haiti CFU Club Championship Finals to be held in Haiti Caribbean Football Union 18 March 2016 18 March 2016 26 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326160109/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9801-cfu-club-championship-finals-to-be-held-in-haiti deadhttp://www.concacaf.com/article/cfu-club-championship-finals-to-be-played-in-haiti https://web.archive.org/web/20160321133403/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cfu-club-championship-finals-to-be-played-in-haiti dead 21 March 2016 CFU Club Championship finals to be played in Haiti CONCACAF.com 18 March 2016 Bracket N4 yes high yes 200 Semi-finals Final Third place match 29 April TRI W Connection 2 JAM Arnett Gardens 0 29 April HAI Don Bosco 1 (2) TRI Central 1 (4) 1 May TRI W Connection 0 TRI Central 3 1 May JAM Arnett Gardens 0 HAI Don Bosco 2 Semi-finals Winners qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. 2016 4 29 y 16:30 W Connection TRI 2–0 JAM Arnett Gardens Jones 2Winchester 45+2 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) 2016 4 29 y 19:00 Don Bosco HAI 1–1 yes TRI Central Georges 104 pen. De Silva 93 Georges Origène Adé Fédé 2–4 Marcano John Ettienne Paul Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) Third place match Winner qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. 2016 5 1 y 16:30 Arnett Gardens JAM 0–2 HAI Don Bosco Saint-Fort 27Philemond 53 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Sherwin Moore (Guyana) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) Final 2016 5 1 y 19:00 W Connection TRI 0–3 TRI Central Joseph 5Marcano 83Mitchell 90+3 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) Report (CFU)Report (CONCACAF) Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1GRN Jamal CharlesTRI W Connection4JAM Michealos MartinJAM Arnett Gardens43JAM Owayne GordonJAM Montego Bay United3JAM Kemal MalcolmJAM Arnett Gardens3TRI Jason MarcanoTRI Central3TRI Darren MitchellTRI Central3TRI Jomal WilliamsTRI W Connection3 Source: CFUhttp://caribbeanfootballunion.datafactory.la/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.cfuchampionship.goleadores&lang=en_US 2016 CFU Club Championship – Top Scorers Awards Awardhttp://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9823-2016-cfu-club-championships-list-of-awards 2016 CFU Club Championships list of Awards Caribbean Football Union 2 May 2016 3 May 2016 8 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508094208/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9823-2016-cfu-club-championships-list-of-awards deadPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerTRI Leston PaulTRI CentralGolden BootTRI Marcus JosephTRI CentralTRI Jason MarcanoTRI CentralTRI Darren MitchellTRI CentralGolden GloveTRI Javon SampleTRI CentralFair Play Award—TRI Central References External links CFU Club Championship, CFUfootball.org 2016 1 Category:2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League