2017 Caribbean Club Championship

The 2017 Caribbean Club Championship was the 19th edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the 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), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

2017 Caribbean Club Championship
2017 CFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates22 February – 21 May 2017
Teams21 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsDominican Republic Cibao (1st title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Third placeJamaica Portmore United
Fourth placeTrinidad and Tobago Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored164 (4.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Babalito
Antigua and Barbuda Tevaughn Harriette
(7 goals each)

The top four teams qualified for next season's CONCACAF club competitions, an increase from the previous three following the expansion of the CONCACAF club competition platform.[1] The champions qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League tournament proper, while the second through fourth place teams qualified for the new Champions League qualifying tournament, the CONCACAF League.

Cibao won the tournament by defeating San Juan Jabloteh in the final, becoming the first team from the Dominican Republic to be crowned Caribbean club champions and the first to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. Runners-up San Juan Jabloteh, together with third place Portmore United and fourth place Central, who were the two-time defending champions, qualified for the first edition of the CONCACAF League.

Teams
Location of teams of the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C;
Yellow: Group D; Purple: Group E; Pink: Bye to final round.

The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended by the end of 2016.

A total of 21 teams from 12 CFU associations entered the competition.[2] This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature a team from Sint Maarten, and the first since 2004 to feature a team from Montserrat.

The defending champions Central received a bye to the final round (to make room in the first round for Puerto Rico FC, who were left out of the original draw), while the other 20 teams entered the first round.[2]

Association Team Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
Grenades 2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division runners-up
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Scholars International 2015–16 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
Elite 2015–16 Cayman Islands Premier League runners-up
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions
Cibao 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe USR 2015–16 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
CS Moulien 2015–16 Guadeloupe Division of Honor runners-up
Haiti Haiti Don Bosco 2015 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture champions[Note HAI]
Racing des Gonaïves 2016 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture champions
Jamaica Jamaica Montego Bay United 2015–16 National Premier League champions
Portmore United 2015–16 National Premier League runners-up
Montserrat Montserrat Police 2016 Montserrat Championship champions
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC 2016 Copa Luis Villarejo champions[Note PUR]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 2016 NLA Premier League champions
Bequia United 2016 NLA Premier League runners-up
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Flames United 2015 Sint Maarten League champions[Note SXM]
Suriname Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Transvaal 2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Central 2015–16 TT Pro League champions
(bye to final round as title holders)
San Juan Jabloteh 2015–16 TT Pro League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    Haiti (HAI): FICA, champions of the 2016 Ligue Haïtienne Série de Clôture, did not enter the tournament. So Don Bosco, champions of the 2015 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture, were selected instead, having participated in the 2016 CFU Club Championship and qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[3]
  2. ^
    Puerto Rico (PUR): Puerto Rico's first division, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico (LNF), was not played in 2016. A new domestic cup tournament, the Copa Luis Villarejo, was inaugurated and involved teams from the LNF, the second tier Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL), as well as Puerto Rico FC of the North American Soccer League (NASL), a second tier league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation. The champions and runners-up of this tournament were to be eligible to enter the CFU Club Championship.[4][5] The champions Puerto Rico FC announced that they would enter the CFU Club Championship, but the runners-up Criollos de Caguas (a top tier club) announced that they would not enter the CFU Club Championship, citing financial difficulties. The Puerto Rican Football Federation stated that only champions Puerto Rico FC would enter, but added that they had requested permission from CONCACAF to allow semi-finalist Metropolitan FA (a second tier club) to replace Criollos de Caguas,[6] but this eventually did not happen. However, in the original draw announced on 16 January 2017, Puerto Rico FC were left out. Puerto Rico FC President Tom Payne tweeted that his team should have been involved in the draw and that a mistake had been made between the Puerto Rican Football Federation, Caribbean Football Union and CONCACAF.[7] They were admitted to the competition on 26 January, taking defending champion Central's place as Group D hosts, while Central were given a bye to the final round.
  3. ^
    Sint Maarten (SXM): No domestic league competition was completed in 2016 in Sint Maarten, so they were represented by Flames United, champions of the 2015 Sint Maarten League.[8]
Associations which did not enter a team

Schedule

The original groups and schedule were announced by CFU and CONCACAF on 16 January 2017,[9][10][11] with the revised groups and schedule after the admission of Puerto Rico FC announced on 26 January 2017.[2]

Round Dates
First round Group A22–26 February 2017
Groups B & C1–5 March 2017
Groups D14–18 March 2017
Groups E8–12 March 2017
Final round 14–21 May 2017

First round

In the first round, the 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams. 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 the defending champions Central.[2]

Group A

Host venue: Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (all times UTC−4)[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Haiti Racing des Gonaïves 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final round
2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
3 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bequia United 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Racing des Gonaïves Haiti2–2Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
  • Dorisca 17', 81'
 Report
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda2–1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bequia United
 Report
  • Ollivierre 28'
Bequia United Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0–4Haiti Racing des Gonaïves
Report
  • Laurent 9'
  • Charles 16'
  • Dorisca 25'
  • Jean 41' (pen.)
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda0–2Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Report
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname4–1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bequia United
 Report
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda0–2Haiti Racing des Gonaïves
Report
  • Charles 38'
  • Daniel 43'

Group B

Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dominican Republic Cibao 3 2 1 0 18 1 +17 7 Final round
2 Haiti Don Bosco (H) 3 1 2 0 13 2 +11 5
3 Guadeloupe USR 3 1 1 1 11 2 +9 4
4 Montserrat Police 3 0 0 3 0 37 −37 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Police Montserrat0–16Dominican Republic Cibao
Report
Don Bosco Haiti1–1Guadeloupe USR
  • G. Joseph 38'
 Report
  • Désert 12'
Cibao Dominican Republic1–0Guadeloupe USR
 Report
Don Bosco Haiti11–0Montserrat Police
  • Estama 1'
  • Vernet 6'
  • Georges 13', 26', 33', 45', 62'
  • G. Joseph 39'
  • St-Hubert 41'
  • M. Joseph 55', 75'
 Report
USR Guadeloupe10–0Montserrat Police
  • Nestor 10', 14'
  • Huggins 22' (o.g.)
  • Santos 25' (pen.)
  • Nascimiento 26'
  • Mathaisan 39', 59', 81'
  • Dan 56'
  • Gotin 88' (pen.)
 Report
Don Bosco Haiti1–1Dominican Republic Cibao
  • Georges 23'
 Report
  • Babalito 29'

Group C

Host venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica (all times UTC−5)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Final round
2 Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
3 Jamaica Montego Bay United (H) 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
4 Cayman Islands Elite 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Barcelona Atlético Dominican Republic4–0Cayman Islands Elite
  • Castillo 53'
  • Meza 54', 71'
  • Guerra 73'
 Report
Montego Bay United Jamaica2–3Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
 Report
Grenades Antigua and Barbuda2–2Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético
 Report
  • Guerra 32', 42'
Montego Bay United Jamaica5–0Cayman Islands Elite
 Report
Elite Cayman Islands0–2Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
Report
Montego Bay United Jamaica2–2Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético
 Report

Group D

Host venue: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico (all times UTC−4)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jamaica Portmore United 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Final round
2 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC (H) 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 Suriname Transvaal 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Cayman Islands Scholars International 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Scholars International Cayman Islands0–2Jamaica Portmore United
Report
Referee: Charvis Delsol (Dominica)
Puerto Rico FC Puerto Rico1–0Suriname Transvaal
 Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Transvaal Suriname4–0Cayman Islands Scholars International
  • Akoela 28'
  • Ferreira 48'
  • Juliaans 88'
  • Boldewijn 90+1'
 Report
Referee: Jacques Robert Arthur (Haiti)
Puerto Rico FC Puerto Rico0–1Jamaica Portmore United
Report
Portmore United Jamaica6–1Suriname Transvaal
 Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Puerto Rico FC Puerto Rico4–0Cayman Islands Scholars International
 Report
Referee: Jacques Robert Arthur (Haiti)

Group E

Host venue: Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (all times UTC−4)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Final round
2 Guadeloupe CS Moulien 3 2 0 1 13 4 +9 6
3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 (H) 3 1 0 2 9 7 +2 3
4 Sint Maarten Flames United 3 0 0 3 2 26 −24 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Flames United Sint Maarten0–9Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Report
System 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0–4Guadeloupe CS Moulien
Report
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago4–1Guadeloupe CS Moulien
 Report
  • Gomez 13'
System 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9–2Sint Maarten Flames United
  • Solomon 5', 62', 71'
  • Samuel 45', 45+1', 54'
  • Osment 60'
  • Bascombe 87'
  • Edwards 90+3'
 Report
  • Martin 58'
  • Haird 65'
CS Moulien Guadeloupe8–0Sint Maarten Flames United
 Report
System 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0–1Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Report

Final round

In the final round, the six teams (the defending champions Central, which received a bye to the final round, and the five group winners from the first round) were drawn into two groups of three teams (initially the final round was to be played in one group).[13] Each group was played on a round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the final, while the runners-up advanced to the third place match.[14][15]

The draw of the final round was held on 29 March 2017. Central, as the hosts of the final round, and San Juan Jabloteh, as the best performing team in the first round, were seeded into Groups A and B respectively.[16]

The champions qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, while the teams finishing second through fourth qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF League.[1]

Host venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dominican Republic Cibao 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Final
2 Trinidad and Tobago Central (H) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Third place match and 2017 CONCACAF League
3 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Central Trinidad and Tobago3–1Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
 Report
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Cibao Dominican Republic2–2Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
  • Babalito 54', 56'
 Report
Central Trinidad and Tobago0–1Dominican Republic Cibao
Report
  • Soko 54'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh (H) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Final
2 Jamaica Portmore United 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Third place match and 2017 CONCACAF League
3 Haiti Racing des Gonaïves 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago2–0Haiti Racing des Gonaïves
 Report
Portmore United Jamaica1–0Haiti Racing des Gonaïves
 Report
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago2–2Jamaica Portmore United
 Report
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Third place match
Central Trinidad and Tobago2–2 (a.e.t.)Jamaica Portmore United
 Report
  • D. Binns 32'
  • Pryce 77'
Penalties
 3–5[17]
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Final

Winners qualified for 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. Runners-up qualified for 2017 CONCACAF League.

Cibao Dominican Republic1–0Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
 Report

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Haiti Babalito Dominican Republic Cibao 7
Antigua and Barbuda Tevaughn Harriette Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
3 Haiti Kerlins Georges Haiti Don Bosco 6
4 Trinidad and Tobago Nathan Lewis Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 5
Dominican Republic Domingo Peralta Dominican Republic Cibao
6 Guadeloupe Larry Clavier Guadeloupe CS Moulien 4
Jamaica Owayne Gordon Jamaica Montego Bay United
Guadeloupe Vladimir Pascal Guadeloupe CS Moulien
9 Haiti Marckens Dorisca Haiti Racing des Gonaïves 3
Colombia José Adolfo Guerra Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético
Suriname Kareem Kwasie Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Panama Jairo Lombardo Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Guadeloupe Marc Mathaisan Guadeloupe USR
Venezuela Jesús Meza Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético
Jamaica Ricardo Morris Jamaica Portmore United
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Myron Samuel Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3
Jamaica Keithy Simpson Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Cameroon Patrick Serge Soko Dominican Republic Cibao
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Azinho Solomon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3

See also

References
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