2012 CFU Club Championship

2012 CFU Club Championship
2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates March 25 – June 21, 2012
Teams 15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third place Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Fourth place Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played 25
Goals scored 87 (3.48 per match)
Attendance 13,855 (554 per match)
Top scorer(s) Haiti Bony Pierre (7 goals)

The 2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup was the 14th edition of the 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 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Participating teams

The following teams were entered into the competition.[1] The four professional teams (in bold) were seeded to directly enter the second round. Per CONCACAF regulations, only the professional teams were eligible to play in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Association Team Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda — (playing in USL Pro)
Bermuda North Village Rams 2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division champion
Cayman Islands Elite 2010–11 Cayman Islands Premier League champion
George Town 2011 Cayman Islands FA Cup champion
Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna 2010–11 Curaçao League champion
Centro Barber 2010–11 Curaçao League runner-up
Guyana Alpha United 2010 GFF National Super League champion (no league in 2011)
Milerock 2010 GFF National Super League runner-up (no league in 2011)
Haiti Victory Haiti qualifying tournament 1st place (2010 Série de Clôture champion)
Baltimore Haiti qualifying tournament 2nd place (2011 Série de Ouverture champion)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico IslandersTH — (playing in NASL)
Bayamón 2011 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico champion
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2010–11 Hoofdklasse champion
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 1st place
W Connection 2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 2nd place
  • th – Title holders

The following associations did not enter a team:

First round

Winner of each group and the best runner-up advanced to the second round.

Group 1

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host team: Elite).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cayman Islands George Town 211021+14
Cayman Islands Elite 21013303
Bermuda North Village Rams 201112−11
George Town Cayman Islands 0 – 0 Bermuda North Village Rams
Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
North Village Rams Bermuda 1 – 2 Cayman Islands Elite
Bean  60' Report Carter  13', 66'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
Elite Cayman Islands 1 – 2 Cayman Islands George Town
Wright  5' Report Malcolm  40'
Cuevas-Ebanks  87'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

Group 2

Matches played at Guyana (host team: Alpha United).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3300113+89
Guyana Alpha United 320152+36
Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna 310257−23
Guyana Milerock 3003211−90
Milerock Guyana 1 – 2 Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna
Sears  31' Report Trenidad  69'
Gomes Chacas  79'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)
Alpha United Guyana 0 – 1 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Report Rijssel  23'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 7 – 1 Guyana Milerock
Rijssel  8', 87'
Adensiba  28'
Pinas  52'
Jimmy  62' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Plein  86'		 Report Fordyce  45'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)
Hubentut Fortuna Curaçao 1 – 3 Guyana Alpha United
Flaneur  59' Report Murray  5'
Abrams  25'
Wilson  84'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 3 – 2 Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna
Jimmy  44'
Vlijter  65'
Rijssel  70'		 Report Gomes Chacas  45'
Belliot  60'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Alpha United Guyana 2 – 0 Guyana Milerock
Abrams  7', 80' Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)

Group 3

Matches played at Haiti.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Haiti Victory 211062+44
Haiti Baltimore 211031+24
Puerto Rico Bayamón 200217−60
Baltimore Haiti 2 – 0 Puerto Rico Bayamón
Titin  7'
Dieujuste  82'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Bayamón Puerto Rico 1 – 5 Haiti Victory
Rosario  64' Report B. Pierre  22', 57', 73', 82'
Charles  45'
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Rubalcaba (Cuba)
Baltimore Haiti 1 – 1 Haiti Victory
T. Pierre  86' Report B. Pierre  90+2'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

Best runner-up

To determine the best runner-up, since Groups 1 and 3 have three teams each compared to four for Group 2, the results of the last-place team in Group 2 – Milerock – were voided and the standings recalculated.[2]

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Haiti Baltimore 211031+24
2 Guyana Alpha United 210132+13
1 Cayman Islands Elite 21013303

Second round

Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the final round.

Group 4

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host team: George Town).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 211080+84
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 211050+54
Cayman Islands George Town 2002013−130
  • Haiti Baltimore withdrew after the team was denied visas to the Cayman Islands.[3]
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico 0 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago 5 – 0 Cayman Islands George Town
Jorsling  47', 70'
Caesar  72', 76'
Smith  80'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
George Town Cayman Islands 0 – 8 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Ramos  4', 20'
Faña  22', 54', 56'
Elliott  27' (o.g.)
Richardson  44'
Robinson  61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)

Group 5

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago (host team: W Connection).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda 321051+47
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 320192+76
Haiti Victory 311184+44
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3003217−150
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 0 Haiti Victory
Arcia  16', 77' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda 3 – 0 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Thomas  9', 89'
Griffith  43'		 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Osiel Nuñez (Puerto Rico)
Victory Haiti 0 – 0 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 0 – 6 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Report Winchester  3', 52'
Arcia  31', 59'
Cupid  42'
R. Britto  64'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 2 – 8 Haiti Victory
Misiedjan  39', 45' Report Charles  1', 56', 79', 90+2'
Toussaint  3'
B. Pierre  32', 75'
Beaugé  51'
Attendance: 390
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 2 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Dublin  21' (o.g.) Report Aldred  37'
Byers  42'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Osiel Nuñez (Puerto Rico)

Final round

In the semifinals, the two second-round group winners played against the runners-up from the opposite group. The semifinal winners played in the final while the losers played in the third place match.[4]

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2
 
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1 (3)
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders1
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders2

Semifinals

Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda 0 – 2 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report Abu Bakr  65'
Jorsling  86'
Attendance: 305
Referee: Jermain Elskamp (Suriname)
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico 1 – 4 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Hansen  76' Report R. Britto  28', 66'
J. Britto  58'
Arcia  90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match

Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda 0 − 2 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Hansen  19'
Faña  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Final

Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Abu Bakr  97' Report Leon  103'
Penalties
Moore
Jorsling
Smith
Edwards
David 		4 – 3[5] Leon
Cupid
Jones
Arcia
Peltier
Attendance: 400
Referee: Antonius Pinas (Suriname)


CFU Club Championship
2012 Winners
Trinidad and Tobago
Caledonia AIA
1st Title

Caledonia AIA, W Connection, and Puerto Rico Islanders qualified for the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Haiti Bony PierreHaiti Victory7
2 Trinidad and Tobago Hachim ArciaTrinidad and Tobago W Connection5
Haiti Ricardo CharlesHaiti Victory5
4 Dominican Republic Jonathan FañaPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders4
Suriname Stefano RijsselSuriname Inter Moengotapoe4
6 Guyana Anthony AbramsGuyana Alpha United3
Trinidad and Tobago Rennie BrittoTrinidad and Tobago W Connection3
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn JorslingTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA3
Suriname Patrick JimmySuriname Inter Moengotapoe3
10 Trinidad and Tobago Radanfah Abu BakrTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2
Trinidad and Tobago Trevin CaesarTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2
Cayman Islands Mario Rene CarterCayman Islands Elite2
Curaçao Jose Adriano Gomes ChacasCuraçao Hubentut Fortuna2
Puerto Rico Josh HansenPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders2
Suriname Ricardo MisiedjanSuriname Inter Moengotapoe2
Puerto Rico Héctor RamosPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders2
Antigua and Barbuda Tamorley ThomasAntigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda2
Trinidad and Tobago Shahdon WinchesterTrinidad and Tobago W Connection2

Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "CFU clubs to kick off March 25". CONCACAF.com. 2012-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Haiti advances two in Caribbean clubs cup". CONCACAF.com. 2012-04-24. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore withdraws from Caribbean clubs". CONCACAF.com. 2012-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Semis, finals of CFU clubs set". CONCACAF.com. 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Caledonia pips Connection for CFU Club Championship title". Digicel Pro League. 22 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "CFU Club Championship 2012 — Topscorers". CONCACAF.com.
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