2015 CFU Club Championship

2015 CFU Club Championship
2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup

Tournament details
Dates	April 15–19, 2015 (first round) May 22–24, 2015 (final round)
Teams	15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Central (1st title)
Runners-up	W Connection
Third place	Montego Bay United
Fourth place	Don Bosco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)	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^[2]	SAP	2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
Bahamas^[3]	Lyford Cay Dragons	2013–14 BFA Senior League champions
Guadeloupe^[4]	CS Moulien	2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
Guadeloupe^[4]	USR Sainte-Rose	2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
Guyana^[5]	Alpha United	2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
Guyana^[5]	Guyana Defence Force	2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
Haiti^[6]	América des Cayes	2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
Haiti^[6]	Don Bosco	2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
Jamaica^[7]	Montego Bay United	2013–14 National Premier League champions
Jamaica^[7]	Waterhouse	2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
Suriname^[8]	Inter Moengotapoe	2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Suriname^[8]	Excelsior	2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago^[9]	W Connection	2013–14 TT Pro League champions
Trinidad and Tobago^[9]	Central	2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
U.S. Virgin Islands^[10]	Helenites	2013–14 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship champions

Associations that did not enter a team
Anguilla Aruba Barbados Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands

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

Hosted by Alpha United in Providence, Guyana (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to final round
2	Alpha United (H)	2	1	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Inter Moengotapoe	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0

Source: CFU
(H) Host.

Alpha United v Inter Moengotapoe

April 15, 2015
16:00

Alpha United	3–0	Inter Moengotapoe
Wilson 36' Richardson 56' Bain 90'	Report

Guyana National Stadium, Providence
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

Inter Moengotapoe v Central

April 17, 2015
16:00

Inter Moengotapoe	0–2	Central
	Report	Plaza 54', 58'

Guyana National Stadium, Providence
Referee: Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda)

Alpha United v Central

April 19, 2015
16:00

Alpha United	1–3	Central
Mannings 45'	Report	Guerra 16', 85' (pen) De Silva 17'

Guyana National Stadium, Providence
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

Group 2

Hosted by W Connection in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	W Connection (H)	2	2	0	0	14	3	+11	6	Advance to final round
2	SAP	2	0	1	1	4	9	−5	1
3	Guyana Defence Force	2	0	1	1	3	9	−6	1
4	Waterhouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: CFU
(H) Host.

SAP v Waterhouse

April 15, 2015
17:30

SAP	Cancelled	Waterhouse

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

W Connection v Guyana Defence Force

April 15, 2015
20:00

W Connection	7–1	Guyana Defence Force
Garcia 18' Winchester 20', 26' Arcia 32', 46', 85' Britto 40'	Report	Fraser 90+4'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Waterhouse v Guyana Defence Force

April 17, 2015
17:30

Waterhouse	Cancelled	Guyana Defence Force

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Guyana Defence Force v SAP

April 17, 2015^{[^]}
18:00

Guyana Defence Force	2–2	SAP
Fraser 8', 63'	Report	Harriette 10' Mack 68'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

W Connection v Waterhouse

April 19, 2015
18:00

W Connection	Cancelled	Waterhouse

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

W Connection v SAP

April 19, 2015^{[^]}
18:00

W Connection	7–2	SAP
Williams 4' Britto 8', 82' Arcia 18', 44', 45' Winchester 25'	Report	Harriette 59' Roberts 78'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Rhomie Blanc (Dominica)

Notes

^ 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).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montego Bay United	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to final round
2	América des Cayes (H)	3	2	1	7	7	0	6
3	CS Moulien	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Excelsior	3	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Source: CFU
(H) Host.

Montego Bay United v CS Moulien

April 15, 2015
17:30

Montego Bay United	1–0	CS Moulien
McCarthy 65' (pen.)	Report

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

América des Cayes v Excelsior

April 15, 2015
20:00

América des Cayes	4–2	Excelsior
Pierre 17', 48' Saint Jean 70' Valerius 85'	Report	Christoph 62' Paiva 87'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

CS Moulien v Excelsior

April 17, 2015
15:30

CS Moulien	3–2	Excelsior
Bolmin 6', 20' Gomez 16'	Report	Christoph 41', 59' (pen.)

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Michel Raynel Rodríguez Roque (Cuba)

April 17, 2015
18:00

América des Cayes	1–4	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 v Montego Bay United

April 19, 2015
15:30

Excelsior	0–3	Montego Bay United
	Report	Woozencroft 35' Kirlew 70' Ottey 89'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

América des Cayes v CS Moulien

April 19, 2015
18:00

América des Cayes	2–1	CS Moulien
Charles 52' Germain 74'	Report	Gomez 38'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Group 4

Hosted by Don Bosco in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Don Bosco (H)	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Advance to final round
2	Lyford Cay Dragons	3	1	1	1	3	12	−9	4
3	USR Sainte-Rose	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Helenites	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: CFU
(H) Host.

Helenites v USR Sainte-Rose

April 15, 2015
16:00

Helenites	2–2	USR Sainte-Rose
Smith 29', 40'	Report	Lundy 54' Lubino 68'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

Don Bosco v Lyford Cay Dragons

April 15, 2015
18:30

Don Bosco	10–0	Lyford Cay Dragons
Desroches 10' Georges 12', 65' Estama 14' (pen.), 20', 29', 47', 55' Constant 69' Saint Jean 87'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

USR Sainte-Rose v Lyford Cay Dragons

April 17, 2015
16:00

USR Sainte-Rose	2–2	Lyford Cay Dragons
Jacobs 69' Nellis 72' (pen.)	Report	Dan 4' Desert 33'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)

Don Bosco v Helenites

April 17, 2015
18:30

Don Bosco	5–1	Helenites
Constant 28', 71', 85' Estama 38' Delva 79'	Report	St. Croix 26'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)

Lyford Cay Dragons v Helenites

April 19, 2015
16:00

Lyford Cay Dragons	1–0	Helenites
Traill 15'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

Don Bosco v USR Sainte-Rose

April 19, 2015
18:30

Don Bosco	1–0	USR Sainte-Rose
Saint Hubert 19'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
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-finals			Final


Don Bosco	0 (1)
Central (p)	0 (3)


			Central	2
			W Connection	1


			Third place match

Montego Bay United	0	Don Bosco	0
W Connection	1		Montego Bay United	1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco v Central

May 22, 2015
18:00

Don Bosco	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Central
	Report
	Penalties
Estama Delva Constant Saint-Hubert	1–3	John Paul Benjamin Bentick

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

Montego Bay United v W Connection

May 22, 2015
20:30

Montego Bay United	0–1	W Connection
	Report	Arcia 70'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco v Montego Bay United

May 24, 2015
16:00

Don Bosco	0–1	Montego Bay United
	Report	Gordon 70'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Final

Central v W Connection

May 24, 2015
18:30

Central	2–1	W Connection
Rochford 27' Jack 69'	Report	Benjamin 90+1'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Hashim Arcia	W Connection	7
2	Benchy Estama	Don Bosco	6
3	Monuma Constant Jr.	Don Bosco	4
4	Jerrel Britto	W Connection	3
	Wensley Christoph	Excelsior	3
	Delroy Fraser	Guyana Defence Force	3
	Shahdon Winchester	W Connection	3
8	Krismiller Bolmin	CS Moulien	2
	Kerlins Georges	Don Bosco	2
	Kens Germain	América des Cayes	2
	Minnji Gomez	CS Moulien	2
	Owayne Gordon	Montego Bay United	2
	Ataullah Guerra	Central	2
	Tevaughn Harriette	SAP	2
	Fabian McCarthy	Montego Bay United	2
	Geel Pierre	América des Cayes	2
	Willis Plaza	Central	2

References

↑ "CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 2, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter)" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Antigua and Barbuda 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Bahamas 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "French Antilles 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Guyana 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Haiti 2014". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Jamaica 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Suriname 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "Trinidad and Tobago 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ RSSSF.com. "US Virgin Islands 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ "2015 CFU Club Championship Schedule and Groups". Caribbean Football Union. April 7, 2015.
↑ "CFU Club Championship Final Round goes to Trinidad & Tobago". Caribbean Football Union. May 4, 2015.
↑ "CFU changes fixtures; Central, Connection could contest Caribbean final". Wired868. 5 May 2015.

External links

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