2014 CFU Club Championship

The 2014 CFU Club Championship was the 16th 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 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

2014 CFU Club Championship
2014 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 21–25, 2014 (first round)
April 18–20, 2014 (final round; cancelled)
Teams13 (from 9 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)9 players (2 goals each)

Teams

The tournament was open to all champion and runners-up from each member association’s league, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2013. Registration for all interested clubs closed on December 31, 2013. CONCACAF broadened the possibilities for participation and further indicated that the competition was not limited to professional clubs only. Therefore, clubs with amateur status were also eligible for participation.[2]

A total of 13 teams from 9 CFU associations entered the competition. Valencia (Haiti) was given a bye to the final round as the best performer among the entrants both in the 2013 CFU Club Championship and the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. The other 12 teams entered the first round.[3][4]

Association Team Qualification method
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2012–13 Cayman Islands League champion
Curaçao Curaçao Centro Dominguito 2013 Curaçao League champion
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe USR 2012–13 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur fourth place
(entered after both CS Moulien and L'Etoile, the league champion and runner-up respectively, declined to enter)[5]
Guyana Guyana Alpha United 2012–13 GFF National Super League champion
Haiti Haiti Mirebalais 2013 Ligue Haïtienne champion
Valencia
(bye to final round)		 2013 Ligue Haïtienne runner-up
Jamaica Jamaica Harbour View FC 2012–13 National Premier League champion
Waterhouse 2012–13 National Premier League runner-up
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Bayamón FC 2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico regular season winner and championship play-off runner-up
Suriname Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse champion
Notch 2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse runner-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2012–13 TT Pro League champion
Caledonia AIA 2012–13 TT Pro League runner-up

The following associations did not enter a team:

First round

In the first round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, 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 final round to join Valencia.[3][4]

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Puerto Rico Bayamón FC 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
Curaçao Centro Dominguito 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
Guadeloupe USR 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
Cayman Islands Bodden Town 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source:
Centro Dominguito Curaçao0–0Guadeloupe USR
Report
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Bayamón FC Puerto Rico5–0Cayman Islands Bodden Town
Ramos 9'
Granado 28' (pen.), 61'
Pérez 35'
Calix 79'		 Report
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
USR Guadeloupe1–0Cayman Islands Bodden Town
Barbosa 82' Report
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
Bayamón FC Puerto Rico0–0Curaçao Centro Dominguito
Report
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Bodden Town Cayman Islands2–4Curaçao Centro Dominguito
Levien 35'
Robinson 58'		 Report Reid 3'
Bush 50' (o.g.)
Shayron 52', 71'
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Bayamón FC Puerto Rico1–1Guadeloupe USR
Vélez 55' Report Roman 90+2'
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jamaica Waterhouse 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
Haiti Mirebalais 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source:
Waterhouse Jamaica4–0Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Francoeur 44'
Campbell 83'
Benjamin 84'
Samuels 90'		 Report
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Mirebalais Haiti0–3Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report Edwards 29'
Muhammad 38'
Charles 84'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname2–2Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Amoeferie 48'
Kwasie 76'		 Report Muhammad 61'
Charles 72'
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Mirebalais Haiti1–2Jamaica Waterhouse
Joseph 66' Report Valreius 1' (o.g.)
Howell 49'
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago0–4Jamaica Waterhouse
Report Howell 34'
Campbell 50'
Benjamin 78'
Brissett 87'
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Mirebalais Haiti2–1Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Gauthier 45'
Mendes 69'		 Report Maasie 31'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Guyana Alpha United 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Jamaica Harbour View FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:
Alpha United Guyana2–0Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Murray 20'
Bain 48'		 Report
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)
Harbour View FC Jamaica0–1Guyana Alpha United
Report Bain 24'
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Harbour View FC Jamaica0–2Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Report Jorsling 55', 86'
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)

Final round

Under the original plan for the final round, the four teams would play matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semifinal winners would play in the final while the losers would play in the third place match.[3][4] Both finalists and the winner of the third place match would qualify for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.

On March 31, 2014, the CFU announced that Valencia, which were given a bye to the final round, could not participate in the competition after the Haitian Football Federation failed to confirm the club as an active member of the federation due to a fallout between the club and the federation. After consultation with CONCACAF and the three first round group winners which were to play with Valencia in the final round, the three group winners, Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United, were chosen to represent the CFU in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, subject to the clubs meeting the minimum standards for participation. Moreover, the final round was cancelled to save expenses for the three teams.[8]

Semifinals
Bayamón FC Puerto RicoCancelledJamaica Waterhouse
Valencia HaitiCancelledGuyana Alpha United

Third place match
Loser Semifinal 1 Cancelled Loser Semifinal 2

Final
Winner Semifinal 1 Cancelled Winner Semifinal 2

Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Colombia Yoximar Granado Puerto Rico Bayamón FC 2
Curaçao Bernardus Shayron Curaçao Centro Dominguito
Grenada Kithson Bain Guyana Alpha United
Jamaica Juvaune Benjamin Jamaica Waterhouse
Jamaica Romario Campbell Jamaica Waterhouse
Jamaica Kenroy Howell Jamaica Waterhouse
Trinidad and Tobago Tyrone Charles Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Trinidad and Tobago Nuru Abdullah Muhammad Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

References
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  2. "2014 CFU Club Championship Registration Opens". CFU. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. "Groups Set For CFU Club Championships 2014". CFU. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. "2014 CFU Club Championship Match Schedule". CFU. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. "Les champions boudent (encore) la Caraïbe". franceantilles.fr. 2 January 2014.
  6. "2014 CFU Club Championship Fixtures". CFU. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. "Surinamese Club SV Notch Has Officially withdrawn". CFU. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  8. "CFU Gives Club Championship Group Winners Good News". CFU. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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