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2016 CFU Club Championship

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 Championship
2016 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 1 May 2016
Teams14 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago Central (2nd title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third placeHaiti Don Bosco
Fourth placeJamaica Arnett Gardens
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored83 (3.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Grenada Jamal Charles
Jamaica Michealos Martin
(4 goals each)
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Teams edit

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Location of teams of the 2016 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, 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
  Bermuda Somerset Trojans 2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division champions
  Cayman Islands Scholars International 2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
  Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions
Atlántico 2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up
  Guadeloupe Moulien 2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
La Gauloise 2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
  Haiti Don Bosco 2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
América 2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture runners-up[Note HAI]
  Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2014–15 National Premier League champions
Montego Bay United 2014–15 National Premier League runners-up
  Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Notch 2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
  Trinidad and Tobago Central 2014–15 TT Pro League champions
W Connection 2014–15 TT Pro League runners-up
Associations which did not enter a team
Notes
  1. ^
    Haiti (HAI): Haiti's 2015 Tournoi de Clôture was not completed until 3 January 2016, and thus only one champion was crowned in the 2015 calendar year. The runners-up of the Tournoi d'Ouverture (América) were invited instead of the champions of the Tournoi de Clôture (FICA).[3]

Schedule edit

Round Dates
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 edit

In 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 edit

Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   W Connection (H) 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9 Final round
2   Inter Moengotapoe 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3   Atlántico 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4   Moulien 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Inter Moengotapoe  3–2  Moulien
Vamur   26' (o.g.)
Kastiel   31', 90+2'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Bizasène   47'
Francillonne   64'
W Connection  4–2  Atlántico
Williams   32', 68'
Charles   77', 90'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Benítez   7'
Rodríguez   66'
Atlántico  0–1  Inter Moengotapoe
Report (CAF)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Pokie   31'
W Connection  5–1  Moulien
Charles   7'
Williams   53'
Apai   67'
Jones   70'
St. Prix   90+2'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Petit   4'
Moulien  0–4  Atlántico
Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Pérez   16'
Siar   50' (o.g.)
Cásseres   56'
Isea   60'
W Connection  3–1  Inter Moengotapoe
Charles   9'
St. Prix   81'
Hector   90'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Kwasie   90+2'

Group 2 edit

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   Don Bosco (H) 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Final round
2   La Gauloise 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3   Somerset Trojans 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Don Bosco  5–0  Somerset Trojans
Dede   44'
Gooden   61' (o.g.)
Campomar   76'
Estama   82'
Joseph   89'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)
La Gauloise  4–1  Somerset Trojans
Boussemat   19'
Mocka   36' (pen.)
Roche   62'
Dacalor   76'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Ming   32'
Don Bosco  3–1  La Gauloise
Estama   43'
Delva   55'
Georges   87'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Mocka   79'

Group 3 edit

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   Central 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Final round
2   Montego Bay United (H) 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
3   Scholars International 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Montego Bay United  4–0  Scholars International
Gordon   25' (pen.), 73', 80'
Duval   42' (o.g.)		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Central  6–0  Scholars International
Jack   2'
Darko   18'
Marcano   64', 90+2'
Mitchell   68'
Gordon   88'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)
Montego Bay United  0–1  Central
Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Mitchell   87'
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Group 4 edit

Host venue: Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (all times UTC−4)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Arnett Gardens 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9 Final round
2   Atlético Pantoja (H) 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3   América 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4   Notch 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Arnett Gardens  3–0  América
Martin   48'
Harris   70'
Malcolm   86'		 Report (CFU)
Atlético Pantoja  3–0  Notch
Rebollo   12'
Espinnal   64', 83'		 Report (CFU)
Notch  4–8  Arnett Gardens
Welkens   33'
Anautan   35', 90'
Kwelling   42'		 Report (CFU) Malcolm   15', 18'
Martin   19', 35', 45'
Harris   44'
Sterling   80'
Hyde   84'
Atlético Pantoja  1–0  América
Batista   87' Report (CFU)
América  1–0  Notch
Rameau   42' Report (CFU)
Atlético Pantoja  0–1  Arnett Gardens
Report (CFU) Strickland   80'

Final round edit

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-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 edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 April
 
 
  W Connection2
 
1 May
 
  Arnett Gardens0
 
  W Connection0
 
29 April
 
  Central3
 
  Don Bosco1 (2)
 
 
  Central (p)1 (4)
 
Third place match
 
 
1 May
 
 
  Arnett Gardens0
 
 
  Don Bosco2

Semi-finals edit

Winners qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

W Connection  2–0  Arnett Gardens
Jones   2'
Winchester   45+2'		 Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)
Don Bosco  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Central
Georges   104' (pen.) Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 De Silva   93'
Penalties
Georges  
Origène  
Adé  
Fédé  		 2–4   Marcano
  John
  Ettienne
  Paul

Third place match edit

Winner qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Arnett Gardens  0–2  Don Bosco
Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Saint-Fort   27'
Philemond   53'

Final edit

W Connection  0–3  Central
Report (CFU)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Joseph   5'
Marcano   83'
Mitchell   90+3'

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Jamal Charles   W Connection 4
  Michealos Martin   Arnett Gardens 4
3   Owayne Gordon   Montego Bay United 3
  Kemal Malcolm   Arnett Gardens 3
  Jason Marcano   Central 3
  Darren Mitchell   Central 3
  Jomal Williams   W Connection 3

Source: CFU[7]

Awards edit

Award[8] Player Team
Most Valuable Player   Leston Paul   Central
Golden Boot   Marcus Joseph   Central
  Jason Marcano   Central
  Darren Mitchell   Central
Golden Glove   Javon Sample   Central
Fair Play Award —   Central

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "CFU Club Championship groups, schedule unveiled". CONCACAF. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Haïti-Foot-CFU : Don Bosco et América FC au tour préliminaire" (in French). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "CFU Club Championship finals to be played in Haiti". CONCACAF.com. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 CFU Club Championship – Top Scorers".
  8. ^ "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

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