2015 CFU Club Championship

CFU Club Championship 2015 2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup 2015 CFU Club Championship.png 200px 15 April – 22 May 2015 15 9 TRI Central 1 TRI W Connection JAM Montego Bay United HAI Don Bosco 22 84 TRI Hashim Arcia (7 goals) 2014 2016 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. Central won the tournament by defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final. Both teams qualified for the Champions League, along with Montego Bay United of 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 CFU right 600 Location of teams of the 2015 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 17.122278 -61.839028 70 SAP Green pog.svg right CFU 25.049656 -77.355975 70 Lyford Cay Dragons Yellow pog.svg right CFU 16.3306 -61.3444 70 Moulien Blue pog.svg right CFU 16.3333 -61.7 70 USR Yellow pog.svg left CFU 6.8 -58.1 70 Alpha United Location dot red.svg top CFU 6.7 -58.2 70 Guyana Defence Force Green pog.svg left CFU 18.2 -73.75 70 América des Cayes Location dot blue.svg bottom CFU 18.516667 -72.283333 70 Don Bosco Location dot yellow.svg top CFU 18.466667 -77.916667 70 Montego Bay United Blue pog.svg top CFU 17.983333 -76.8 70 Waterhouse Green pog.svg bottom CFU 5.621283 -54.401528 70 Inter Moengotapoe Red pog.svg bottom CFU 5.8 -55.15 70 Excelsior Blue pog.svg top CFU 10.3 -61.5 70 W Connection Location dot green.svg bottom CFU 10.5 -61.4 70 Central Red pog.svg top CFU 17.725556 -64.822778 70 Helenites Yellow pog.svg top 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.http://www.cfufootball.org/newsletters/February_2015.pdf CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 2, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter) Caribbean Football Union 2015-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413230140/http://www.cfufootball.org/newsletters/February_2015.pdf 2015-04-13 dead This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature a team from the Bahamas, with Lyford Cay Dragons as their entrant. There are no defending champions as no final was played in 2014. AssociationTeamQualification methodATG Antigua and Barbudahttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/antig2014.html Antigua and Barbuda 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015SAP2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division championsBAH Bahamashttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bahama2014.html Bahamas 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015Lyford Cay Dragons2013–14 BFA Senior League championsGLP local Guadeloupehttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/frant2014.html French Antilles 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015Moulien2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur championsUSR2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-upGUY Guyanahttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guyana2013.html Guyana 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015Alpha United2013–14 GFF National Super League championsGuyana Defence Force2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-upHAI Haitihttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/haiti2014.html Haiti 2014 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015América des Cayes2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture championsDon Bosco2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture championsJAM Jamaicahttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jam2014.html Jamaica 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015Montego Bay United2013–14 National Premier League championsWaterhouse2013–14 National Premier League runners-upSUR Surinamehttps://www.rsssf.org/tabless/suri2014.html Suriname 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015Inter Moengotapoe2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse championsExcelsior2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-upTRI Trinidad and Tobagohttps://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trin2014.html Trinidad and Tobago 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015W Connection2013–14 TT Pro League championsCentral2013–14 TT Pro League runners-upVIR U.S. Virgin Islandshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usamaagd2014.html US Virgin Islands 2013/14 RSSSF.com 7 March 2015Helenites2013–14 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship champions +Associations which did not enter a team22em AIA Anguilla ARU Aruba BRB Barbados BER Bermuda BOE Bonaire VGB British Virgin Islands CAY Cayman Islands CUB Cuba CUW Curaçao DMA Dominica DOM Dominican Republic GYF local French Guiana GRN Grenada 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 Schedule RoundDatesFirst round15–19 April 2015Final round22–24 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.http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9597-2015-cfu-club-championship-schedule-and-groups 2015 CFU Club Championship Schedule and Groups Caribbean Football Union April 7, 2015 April 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413223653/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9597-2015-cfu-club-championship-schedule-and-groups April 13, 2015 dead Group 1 Hosted by Alpha United in Providence, Guyana (all times UTC−4). main football complete CFU GUY Alpha United TRI Central SUR Inter Moengotapoe 1 0 1 4 3 H 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 CEN ALP IMT Q SF green1 Advance to final round April 15, 2015 16:00 Alpha United GUY 3–0 Report SUR Inter Moengotapoe Wilson 36Richardson 56Bain 90 Guyana National Stadium, Providence Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda) April 17, 2015 16:00 Inter Moengotapoe SUR 0–2 Report TRI Central Plaza 54 58 Guyana National Stadium, Providence Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda) April 19, 2015 16:00 Alpha United GUY 1–3 Report TRI Central Mannings 45 Guerra 16 85 penDe Silva 17 Guyana National Stadium, Providence Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda) Group 2 Hosted by W Connection in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4). main football complete CFU TRI W Connection ATG SAP GUY Guyana Defence Force JAM Waterhouse 2 0 0 14 3 H 0 1 1 4 9 0 1 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 WCO SAP GDF WAT Q SF WD green1 Advance to final round black1 Withdrew April 15, 2015 17:30 SAP ATG Cancelled JAM Waterhouse Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva April 15, 2015 20:00 W Connection TRI 7–1 Report GUY Guyana Defence Force Garcia 18Winchester 20 26Arcia 32 46 85Britto 40 Fraser 90+4 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Trevor Taylor (Barbados) April 17, 2015 17:30 Waterhouse JAM Cancelled GUY Guyana Defence Force Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva April 17, 2015^ 18:00 Guyana Defence Force GUY 2–2 Report ATG SAP Fraser 8 63 Harriette 10Mack 68 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Juniel Adelina (Curaçao) April 19, 2015 18:00 W Connection TRI Cancelled JAM Waterhouse Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva April 19, 2015^ 18:00 W Connection TRI 7–2 Report ATG SAP Williams 4Britto 8 82Arcia 18 44 45Winchester 25 Harriette 59Roberts 78 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Rhomie Blanc (Dominica) Notes disc ^ 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 Hosted by América des Cayes in Les Cayes, Haiti (all times UTC−4). main football complete CFU HAI América des Cayes JAM Montego Bay United SUR Excelsior GLP local Moulien 2 0 1 7 7 H 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 3 4 10 1 0 2 4 5 MBU AME CSM EXC Q SF green1 Advance to final round April 15, 2015 17:30 Montego Bay United JAM 1–0 Report GLP local Moulien McCarthy 65 pen. Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes Marcos Brea (Cuba) April 15, 2015 20:00 América des Cayes HAI 4–2 Report SUR Excelsior Pierre 17 48Saint Jean 70Valerius 85 Christoph 62Paiva 87 Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes Yadel Martínez (Cuba) April 17, 2015 15:30 Moulien GLP local 3–2 Report SUR Excelsior Bolmin 6 20Gomez 16 Christoph 41 59 pen. Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes Michel Rodríguez (Cuba) April 17, 2015 18:00 América des Cayes HAI 1–4 Report JAM Montego Bay United Germain 75 McCarthy 40Williams 51Rodney 74Gordon 90+4 Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes Jafeth Perea (Panama) April 19, 2015 15:30 Excelsior SUR 0–3 Report JAM Montego Bay United Woozencroft 35Kirlew 70Ottey 89 Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes Yadel Martínez (Cuba) April 19, 2015 18:00 América des Cayes HAI 2–1 Report GLP local Moulien Charles 52Germain 74 Gomez 38 Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes Jafeth Perea (Panama) Group 4 Hosted by Don Bosco in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−4). main football complete CFU HAI Don Bosco VIR Helenites GLP local USR BAH Lyford Cay Dragons 3 0 0 16 1 H 0 1 2 3 8 0 2 1 4 5 1 1 1 3 12 DBO LCD USR HEL Q SF green1 Advance to final round April 15, 2015 16:00 Helenites VIR 2–2 Report GLP local USR Smith 29 40 Lundy 54Lubino 68 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Karl Tyrell (Jamaica) April 15, 2015 18:30 Don Bosco HAI 10–0 Report BAH Lyford Cay Dragons Desroches 10Georges 12 65Estama 14 pen. 20 29 47 55Constant 69Saint Jean 87 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Dwight Royal (Jamaica) April 17, 2015 16:00 USR GLP local 2–2 Report BAH Lyford Cay Dragons Jacobs 69Nellis 72 pen. Dan 4Désert 33 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince José Kellys (Panama) April 17, 2015 18:30 Don Bosco HAI 5–1 Report VIR Helenites Constant 28 71 85Estama 38Delva 79 St. Croix 26 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica) April 19, 2015 16:00 Lyford Cay Dragons BAH 1–0 Report VIR Helenites Traill 15 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Karl Tyrell (Jamaica) April 19, 2015 18:30 Don Bosco HAI 1–0 Report GLP local USR Saint Hubert 19 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Dwight Royal (Jamaica) 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).http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9611-cfu-club-championship-final-round-goes-to-trinidad-tobago CFU Club Championship Final Round goes to Trinidad & Tobago Caribbean Football Union May 4, 2015 May 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084137/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/cfu-club-championship/9611-cfu-club-championship-final-round-goes-to-trinidad-tobago May 18, 2015 dead 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.http://wired868.com/2015/05/05/cfu-changes-fixtures-central-connection-could-contest-caribbean-final/ CFU changes fixtures; Central, Connection could contest Caribbean final Wired868 5 May 2015 180 Semi-finals Final Third place match HAI Don Bosco 0 (1) TRI Central (p) 0 (3) JAM Montego Bay United 0 TRI W Connection 1 TRI Central 2 TRI W Connection 1 HAI Don Bosco 0 JAM Montego Bay United 1 Semi-finals Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. May 22, 2015 18:00 Don Bosco HAI 0–0 Report TRI Central yes Estama Delva Constant Saint-Hubert 1–3 John Paul Benjamin Bentick Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Karl Tyrell (Jamaica) May 22, 2015 20:30 Montego Bay United JAM 0–1 Report TRI W Connection Arcia 70 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Adrian Skeete (Barbados) Third place match Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. May 24, 2015 16:00 Don Bosco HAI 0–1 Report JAM Montego Bay United Gordon 70 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Final May 24, 2015 18:30 Central TRI 2–1 Report TRI W Connection Rochford 27Jack 69 Benjamin 90+1 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Sherwin Moore (Guyana) Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1TRI Hashim ArciaTRI W Connection72HAI Benchy EstamaHAI Don Bosco63HAI Monuma Constant Jr.HAI Don Bosco44TRI Jerrel BrittoTRI W Connection3SUR Wensley ChristophSUR Excelsior3GUY Delroy FraserGUY Guyana Defence Force3TRI Shahdon WinchesterTRI W Connection38GLP local Krismiller BolminGLP local Moulien2HAI Kerlins GeorgesHAI Don Bosco2HAI Kens GermainHAI América des Cayes2GLP local Minnji GomezGLP local Moulien2JAM Owayne GordonJAM Montego Bay United2TRI Ataullah GuerraTRI Central2ATG Tevaughn HarrietteATG SAP2JAM Fabian McCarthyJAM Montego Bay United2HAI Geel PierreHAI América des Cayes2TRI Willis PlazaTRI Central2 References External links CFU Club Championship, CFUfootball.org 2015 1 Category:2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League