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]
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
|
Bodden Town | 2012–13 Cayman Islands League champion |
 Curaçao
|
Centro Dominguito | 2013 Curaçao League champion |
 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
|
Alpha United | 2012–13 GFF National Super League champion |
 Haiti
|
Mirebalais | 2013 Ligue Haïtienne champion |
| Valencia (bye to final round) |
2013 Ligue Haïtienne runner-up | |
 Jamaica
|
Harbour View FC | 2012–13 National Premier League champion |
| Waterhouse | 2012–13 National Premier League runner-up | |
 Puerto Rico
|
Bayamón FC | 2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico regular season winner and championship play-off runner-up |
 Suriname
|
Inter Moengotapoe | 2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse champion |
| Notch | 2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse runner-up | |
 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:
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Grenada
Martinique
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint-Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States Virgin Islands
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
- Hosted by Bayamón FC in Puerto Rico (all times UTC−4).[6]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayamón FC
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| Centro Dominguito
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| USR
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Bodden Town
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Bayamón FC | 5–0 | Bodden Town |
|---|---|---|
Ramos  9'Granado 28' (pen.), 61'Pérez 35'Calix 79' |
Report |
| USR | 1–0 | Bodden Town |
|---|---|---|
| Barbosa 82' |
Report |
| Bayamón FC | 0–0 | Centro Dominguito |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bodden Town | 2–4 | Centro Dominguito |
|---|---|---|
| Levien 35' Robinson 58' |
Report | Reid 3' Bush 50' (o.g.)Shayron 52', 71' |
| Bayamón FC | 1–1 | USR |
|---|---|---|
| Vélez 55' |
Report | Roman 90+2' |
Group 2
- Hosted by Mirebalais in Haiti (all times UTC−4).[6]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterhouse
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| Caledonia AIA
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Mirebalais
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Inter Moengotapoe
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| Waterhouse | 4–0 | Inter Moengotapoe |
|---|---|---|
| Francoeur 44' Campbell 83'Benjamin 84'Samuels 90' |
Report |
| Mirebalais | 0–3 | Caledonia AIA |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Edwards 29' Muhammad 38'Charles 84' |
| Inter Moengotapoe | 2–2 | Caledonia AIA |
|---|---|---|
| Amoeferie 48' Kwasie 76' |
Report | Muhammad 61' Charles 72' |
| Mirebalais | 1–2 | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph 66' |
Report | Valreius 1' (o.g.) Howell 49' |
| Caledonia AIA | 0–4 | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Howell 34' Campbell 50'Benjamin 78'Brissett 87' |
| Mirebalais | 2–1 | Inter Moengotapoe |
|---|---|---|
| Gauthier 45' Mendes 69' |
Report | Maasie 31' |
Group 3
- Hosted by Harbour View FC in Jamaica (all times UTC−5).[6]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha United
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Defence Force
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Harbour View FC
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Alpha United | 2–0 | Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| Murray 20' Bain 48' |
Report |
| Harbour View FC | 0–1 | Alpha United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bain 24' |
| Harbour View FC | 0–2 | Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jorsling 55', 86' |
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 | Cancelled | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia | Cancelled | 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
References
- ^ "2014 CFU Club Champions Cup Regulations" (PDF). CFU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "2014 CFU Club Championship Registration Opens". CFU. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Groups Set For CFU Club Championships 2014". CFU. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "2014 CFU Club Championship Match Schedule". CFU. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Les champions boudent (encore) la Caraïbe". franceantilles.fr. 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "2014 CFU Club Championship Fixtures". CFU. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Surinamese Club SV Notch Has Officially withdrawn". CFU. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "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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