2015 CFU Club Championship

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2015 CFU Club Championship
2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
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Tournament details
Dates April 15–19, 2015 (first round)
May 22–24, 2015 (final round)
Teams 15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago Central (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third place Jamaica Montego Bay United
Fourth place Haiti Don Bosco
Tournament statistics
Matches played 22
Goals scored 84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s) Trinidad and Tobago Hashim Arcia (7 goals)
2014
2016

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 pog.svg Red: Group 1; Green pog.svg Green: Group 2; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group 3; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group 4; Location dot black.svg Dots: indicate group hosts; Black pog.svg 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 Antigua and Barbuda[2] SAP 2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
The Bahamas Bahamas[3] Lyford Cay Dragons 2013–14 BFA Senior League champions
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe[4] CS Moulien 2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
USR Sainte-Rose 2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
Guyana Guyana[5] Alpha United 2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
Guyana Defence Force 2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
Haiti Haiti[6] America des Cayes 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
Don Bosco 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
Jamaica Jamaica[7] Montego Bay United 2013–14 National Premier League champions
Waterhouse 2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
Suriname Suriname[8] Inter Moengotapoe 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Excelsior 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago[9] W Connection 2013–14 TT Pro League champions
Central 2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands[10] Helenites 2013–14 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship champions

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trinidad and Tobago Central 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to final round
2 Guyana Alpha United (H) 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.


Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection (H) 2 2 0 0 14 3 +11 6 Advance to final round
2 Antigua and Barbuda SAP 2 0 1 1 4 9 −5 1
3 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2 0 1 1 3 9 −6 1
4 Jamaica Waterhouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

April 15, 2015
17:30
SAP Antigua and Barbuda Cancelled Jamaica Waterhouse

April 15, 2015
20:00
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 7–1 Guyana Guyana Defence Force
Garcia Goal 18'
Winchester Goal 20'26'
Arcia Goal 32'46'85'
Britto Goal 40'
Report Fraser Goal 90+4'


April 19, 2015[^]
18:00
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 7–2 Antigua and Barbuda SAP
Williams Goal 4'
Britto Goal 8'82'
Arcia Goal 18'44'45'
Winchester Goal 25'
Report Harriette Goal 59'
Roberts Goal 78'
Notes
  1. ^ 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jamaica Montego Bay United 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to final round
2 Haiti America des Cayes (H) 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
3 Guadeloupe CS Moulien 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Suriname Excelsior 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

April 17, 2015
15:30
CS Moulien Guadeloupe 3–2 Suriname Excelsior
Bolmin Goal 6'20'
Gomez Goal 16'
Report Christoph Goal 41'59' (pen.)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Haiti Don Bosco (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to final round
2 The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons 3 1 1 1 3 12 −9 4
3 Guadeloupe USR Sainte-Rose 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 United States Virgin Islands Helenites 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CFU
(H) Host.

April 15, 2015
18:30
Don Bosco Haiti 10–0 The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons
Desroches Goal 10'
Georges Goal 12'65'
Estama Goal 14' (pen.)20'29'47'55'
Constant Goal 69'
Saint Jean Goal 87'
Report

April 17, 2015
18:30
Don Bosco Haiti 5–1 United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Constant Goal 28'71'85'
Estama Goal 38'
Delva Goal 79'
Report St. Croix Goal 26'

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
 Haiti Don Bosco  0 (1)  
 Trinidad and Tobago Central (p)  0 (3)  
 
     Trinidad and Tobago Central  2
   Trinidad and Tobago W Connection  1
Third place match
 Jamaica Montego Bay United  0  Haiti Don Bosco  0
 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection  1    Jamaica Montego Bay United  1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.


Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Final

May 24, 2015
18:30
Central Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Rochford Goal 27'
Jack Goal 69'
Report Benjamin Goal 90+1'

Top goalscorers

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

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