The 2016 CFU Club Championship was the 18th 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 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Central were the defending champions, having won the 2015 CFU Club Championship, and successfully defended their title, defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final for the second straight year.
2016 CFU Club Champions’ Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 24 February – 1 May 2016 |
Teams | 14 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 83 (3.77 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals each) |
Teams
editThe tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2015.
A total of 14 teams from 8 CFU associations entered the competition.[1][2] This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature teams from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja and Atlántico both participating.
Association | Team | Qualification method |
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Somerset Trojans | 2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division champions | |
Scholars International | 2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League champions | |
Atlético Pantoja | 2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions | |
Atlántico | 2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up | |
Moulien | 2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions | |
La Gauloise | 2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up | |
Don Bosco | 2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions | |
América | 2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture runners-up[Note HAI] | |
Arnett Gardens | 2014–15 National Premier League champions | |
Montego Bay United | 2014–15 National Premier League runners-up | |
Inter Moengotapoe | 2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse champions | |
Notch | 2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up | |
Central | 2014–15 TT Pro League champions | |
W Connection | 2014–15 TT Pro League runners-up |
- Notes
Schedule
editRound | Dates | |
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Preliminary round | Groups A & B | 24–28 February 2016 |
Group C | 9–13 March 2016 | |
Group D | 2–6 March 2016 | |
Final round | 29 April – 1 May 2016 |
The Group C matches were delayed from the original dates of 24–28 February 2016 due to the Jamaican general election on 25 February.[4]
Preliminary round
editIn the preliminary round, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, consisting of two league champions and either one or two league runners-up.[1][2] 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.
Group 1
editHost venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Final round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Inter Moengotapoe | 3–2 | |
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Vamur Kastiel |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Bizasène Francillonne |
W Connection | 4–2 | |
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Williams Charles |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Benítez Rodríguez |
W Connection | 5–1 | |
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Charles Williams Apai Jones St. Prix |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Petit |
Moulien | 0–4 | |
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Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Pérez Siar Cásseres Isea |
W Connection | 3–1 | |
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Charles St. Prix Hector |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Kwasie |
Group 2
editHost venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Final round | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Don Bosco | 5–0 | |
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Dede Gooden Campomar Estama Joseph |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
La Gauloise | 4–1 | |
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Boussemat Mocka Roche Dacalor |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Ming |
Don Bosco | 3–1 | |
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Estama Delva Georges |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Mocka |
Group 3
editHost venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica (all times UTC−5)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Final round | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Montego Bay United | 4–0 | |
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Gordon Duval |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Central | 6–0 | |
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Jack Darko Marcano Mitchell Gordon |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Montego Bay United | 0–1 | |
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Mitchell |
Group 4
editHost venue: Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (all times UTC−4)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Final round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
Arnett Gardens | 3–0 | |
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Martin Harris Malcolm |
Report (CFU) |
Atlético Pantoja | 3–0 | |
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Rebollo Espinnal |
Report (CFU) |
Notch | 4–8 | |
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Welkens Anautan Kwelling |
Report (CFU) | Malcolm Martin Harris Sterling Hyde |
Atlético Pantoja | 1–0 | |
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Batista |
Report (CFU) |
América | 1–0 | |
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Rameau |
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Final round
editIn 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-finals matchups were:
- Winner Group 1 vs. Winner Group 4
- Winner Group 2 vs. Winner Group 3
The semi-final winners played in the final, while the losers played in the third place match.
The CFU announced on 18 March 2016 that Don Bosco were chosen as the final round host, with the host venue being the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5).[5][6]
Bracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
29 April | ||||||
2 | ||||||
1 May | ||||||
0 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
29 April | ||||||
3 | ||||||
1 (2) | ||||||
1 (4) | ||||||
Third place match | ||||||
1 May | ||||||
0 | ||||||
2 |
Semi-finals
editWinners qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
W Connection | 2–0 | |
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Jones Winchester |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Don Bosco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Georges |
Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
De Silva |
Penalties | ||
Georges Origène Adé Fédé |
2–4 |
Third place match
editWinner qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
Arnett Gardens | 0–2 | |
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Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Saint-Fort Philemond |
Final
editW Connection | 0–3 | |
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Report (CFU) Report (CONCACAF) |
Joseph Marcano Mitchell |
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | 4 | ||
4 | |||
3 | 3 | ||
3 | |||
3 | |||
3 | |||
3 |
Source: CFU[7]
Awards
editAward[8] | Player | Team |
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Most Valuable Player | ||
Golden Boot | ||
Golden Glove | ||
Fair Play Award | — |
References
edit- ^ a b "CFU Club Championship groups, schedule unveiled". Caribbean Football Union. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b "CFU Club Championship groups, schedule unveiled". CONCACAF. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Haïti-Foot-CFU : Don Bosco et América FC au tour préliminaire" (in French). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "CFU Club Championship Group 3 schedule pushed back". Jamaica Observer. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "CFU Club Championship Finals to be held in Haiti". Caribbean Football Union. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "CFU Club Championship finals to be played in Haiti". CONCACAF.com. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 CFU Club Championship – Top Scorers".
- ^ "2016 CFU Club Championships list of Awards". Caribbean Football Union. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
External links
edit- CFU Club Championship, CFUfootball.org