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2015 CFU Club Championship

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.

2015 CFU Club Championship
2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates15 April – 22 May 2015
Teams15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago Central (1st title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third placeJamaica Montego Bay United
Fourth placeHaiti Don Bosco
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Hashim Arcia (7 goals)
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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

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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] Moulien 2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
USR 2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
  Guyana[5] Alpha United 2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
Guyana Defence Force 2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
  Haiti[6] América des Cayes 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
Don Bosco 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
  Jamaica[7] Montego Bay United 2013–14 National Premier League champions
Waterhouse 2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
  Suriname[8] Inter Moengotapoe 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Excelsior 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
  Trinidad and Tobago[9] W Connection 2013–14 TT Pro League champions
Central 2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
  U.S. Virgin Islands[10] Helenites 2013–14 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship champions
Associations which did not enter a team

Schedule

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Round Dates
First round 15–19 April 2015
Final round 22–24 May 2015

First round

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Central 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to final round
2   Alpha United (H) 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3   Inter Moengotapoe 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Alpha United  3–0  Inter Moengotapoe
Wilson   36'
Richardson   56'
Bain   90'		 Report
Inter Moengotapoe  0–2  Central
Report Plaza   54', 58'
Alpha United  1–3  Central
Mannings   45' Report Guerra   16', 85' (pen.)
De Silva   17'

Group 2

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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) Hosts
SAP  Cancelled  Waterhouse
W Connection  7–1  Guyana Defence Force
Garcia   18'
Winchester   20', 26'
Arcia   32', 46', 85'
Britto   40'		 Report Fraser   90+4'
Waterhouse  Cancelled  Guyana Defence Force
Guyana Defence Force  2–2  SAP
Fraser   8', 63' Report Harriette   10'
Mack   68'
W Connection  Cancelled  Waterhouse
W Connection  7–2  SAP
Williams   4'
Britto   8', 82'
Arcia   18', 44', 45'
Winchester   25'		 Report Harriette   59'
Roberts   78'
Notes
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    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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montego Bay United 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to final round
2   América des Cayes (H) 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
3   Moulien 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Excelsior 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Montego Bay United  1–0  Moulien
McCarthy   65' (pen.) Report
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
América des Cayes  4–2  Excelsior
Pierre   17', 48'
Saint Jean   70'
Valerius   85'		 Report Christoph   62'
Paiva   87'
Moulien  3–2  Excelsior
Bolmin   6', 20'
Gomez   16'		 Report Christoph   41', 59' (pen.)
América des Cayes  1–4  Montego Bay United
Germain   75' Report McCarthy   40'
Williams   51'
Rodney   74'
Gordon   90+4'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Excelsior  0–3  Montego Bay United
Report Woozencroft   35'
Kirlew   70'
Ottey   89'
América des Cayes  2–1  Moulien
Charles   52'
Germain   74'		 Report Gomez   38'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Group 4

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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 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4   Helenites 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
Helenites  2–2  USR
Smith   29', 40' Report Lundy   54'
Lubino   68'
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
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
USR  2–2  Lyford Cay Dragons
Jacobs   69'
Nellis   72' (pen.)		 Report Dan   4'
Désert   33'
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Don Bosco  5–1  Helenites
Constant   28', 71', 85'
Estama   38'
Delva   79'		 Report St. Croix   26'
Lyford Cay Dragons  1–0  Helenites
Traill   15' Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Don Bosco  1–0  USR
Saint Hubert   19' Report

Final round

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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

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  • 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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Don Bosco0 (1)
 
 
 
  Central (p)0 (3)
 
  Central2
 
 
 
  W Connection1
 
  Montego Bay United0
 
 
  W Connection1
 
Third place match
 
 
 
 
 
  Don Bosco0
 
 
  Montego Bay United1

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Central
Report
Penalties
Estama  
Delva  
Constant  
Saint-Hubert  		 1–3   John
  Paul
  Benjamin
  Bentick
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Montego Bay United  0–1  W Connection
Report Arcia   70'

Third place match

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Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

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

Final

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

Top goalscorers

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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   Moulien 2
  Kerlins Georges   Don Bosco 2
  Kens Germain   América des Cayes 2
  Minnji Gomez   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

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  1. ^ "CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 2, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter)" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  2. ^ RSSSF.com. "Antigua and Barbuda 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ^ RSSSF.com. "Bahamas 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ^ RSSSF.com. "French Antilles 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ^ RSSSF.com. "Guyana 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ^ RSSSF.com. "Haiti 2014". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ^ RSSSF.com. "Jamaica 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ^ RSSSF.com. "Suriname 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. ^ RSSSF.com. "Trinidad and Tobago 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ^ RSSSF.com. "US Virgin Islands 2013/14". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 CFU Club Championship Schedule and Groups". Caribbean Football Union. April 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "CFU Club Championship Final Round goes to Trinidad & Tobago". Caribbean Football Union. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "CFU changes fixtures; Central, Connection could contest Caribbean final". Wired868. 5 May 2015.
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