2015 CFU Club Championship
2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates15 April – 22 May 2015
Teams15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago 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)

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

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.[1] 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.

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 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 Trinidad and Tobago 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
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)
Alpha United Guyana1–3Trinidad and Tobago Central
Mannings 45' Report Guerra 16', 85' (pen)
De Silva 17'
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

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 Antigua and Barbuda 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 BarbudaCancelledJamaica 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'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Guyana Defence Force Guyana2–2Antigua and Barbuda SAP
Fraser 8', 63' Report Harriette 10'
Mack 68'
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)
W Connection Trinidad and TobagoCancelledJamaica Waterhouse
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago7–2Antigua and Barbuda SAP
Williams 4'
Britto 8', 82'
Arcia 18', 44', 45'
Winchester 25'		 Report Harriette 59'
Roberts 78'
Referee: Rhomie Blanc (Dominica)
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 Suriname Excelsior 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Montego Bay United Jamaica1–0Guadeloupe Moulien
McCarthy 65' (pen.) Report
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
América des Cayes Haiti4–2Suriname Excelsior
Pierre 17', 48'
Saint Jean 70'
Valerius 85'		 Report Christoph 62'
Paiva 87'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Moulien Guadeloupe3–2Suriname Excelsior
Bolmin 6', 20'
Gomez 16'		 Report Christoph 41', 59' (pen.)
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)
América des Cayes Haiti1–4Jamaica Montego Bay United
Germain 75' Report McCarthy 40'
Williams 51'
Rodney 74'
Gordon 90+4'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Excelsior Suriname0–3Jamaica Montego Bay United
Report Woozencroft 35'
Kirlew 70'
Ottey 89'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
América des Cayes Haiti2–1Guadeloupe Moulien
Charles 52'
Germain 74'		 Report Gomez 38'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
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 The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons 3 1 1 1 3 12 −9 4
3 Guadeloupe USR 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 United States Virgin Islands Helenites 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Helenites United States Virgin Islands2–2Guadeloupe USR
Smith 29', 40' Report Lundy 54'
Lubino 68'
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Don Bosco Haiti10–0The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons
Desroches 10'
Georges 12', 65'
Estama 14' (pen.), 20', 29', 47', 55'
Constant 69'
Saint Jean 87'		 Report
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
USR Guadeloupe2–2The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons
Jacobs 69'
Nellis 72' (pen.)		 Report Dan 4'
Désert 33'
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Don Bosco Haiti5–1United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Constant 28', 71', 85'
Estama 38'
Delva 79'		 Report St. Croix 26'
Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)
Lyford Cay Dragons The Bahamas1–0United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Traill 15' Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Don Bosco Haiti1–0Guadeloupe USR
Saint Hubert 19' Report
Referee: 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).[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]
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Haiti Don Bosco0 (1)
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Central (p)0 (3)
 
Trinidad and Tobago Central2
 
 
 
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.

Don Bosco Haiti0–0 (a.e.t.)Trinidad and Tobago 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'
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco Haiti0–1Jamaica Montego Bay United
Report Gordon 70'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Final

Central Trinidad and Tobago2–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Rochford 27'
Jack 69'		 Report Benjamin 90+1'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

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 Suriname 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 Trinidad and Tobago Central 2
Antigua and Barbuda Tevaughn Harriette Antigua and Barbuda SAP 2
Jamaica Fabian McCarthy Jamaica Montego Bay United 2
Haiti Geel Pierre Haiti América des Cayes 2
Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza Trinidad and Tobago 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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