2001 CFU Club Championship

2001 CFU Club Championship

Champions	Defence Force (1st title)
Runners-up	W Connection FC
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The 2001 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The 2001 edition included group play, because CONCACAF expanded the 2002 Champions' Cup to 16 teams. in that tournament,  Jamaica clubs were not invited.

Group winners Defence Force and W Connection of Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.

First round

29 July 2001

Conquerors FC	2 - 1	W Connection
Neil Hernandez 45' Kevin Grimes 48'		Gefferson Goulart 65'

5 August 2001

W Connection	8 - 0	Conquerors FC
Reynold Carrington 2' Gefferson Goulart 19' Jose Maria Manoel 20' Elijah Joseph 30' Titus Elva 65' 78' 80' Luciano Sato 88'

29 July 2001

Rovers United FC	0 - 3	Defence Force
		Jason Scotland 40' 52' Kurt Fermin 74'

5 August 2001

Defence Force	6 - 1	Rovers United FC
Brent Hudson 12' 22' 73' Sherwin Gomez 69' 78' Akude Goodrich 75'		Hyacinth Mathurin 31'

29 July 2001

SV Juventus	1 - 3	SNL
Rulaine Martijns 87'		Clifton Sandvliet 28' Roberto Zebeda 29' 80'

5 August 2001

SNL	7 - 1	SV Juventus
Orlando Grootfaam 6' 26' 46'+ Winston Feller 21' 42'pen Roberto Zebeda 63' Kenrich Watson 74'		Rulaine Martijns 38'pen

29 July 2001

Racing Club Haïtien	w.o	UWS Upsetters

• UWS Upsetters withdrew

29 July 2001

Roulado FC	w.o	Club Franciscain

• Club Franciscain withdrew

29 July 2001

CRKSV Jong Colombia	w.o	Roots Alley Ballers

• Roots Alley Ballers withdrew

29 July 2001

SV Transvaal	w.o	HBA Panthers

• HBA Panthers withdrew

29 July 2001

Empire FC	w.o	Garden Hotspurs FC

• Empire FC withdrew

Second round

Group A

Played in Haiti.

• SV Transvaal withdrew

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
W Connection	6	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
Racing Club Haïtien	3	2	1	0	1	7	4	+3
CRKSV Jong Colombia	0	2	0	0	2	1	10	-9

7 September 2001

W Connection	3 - 1	CRKSV Jong Colombia
Luciano Sato 24' José María Manoel 59' 71'		?

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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9 September 2001

Racing Club Haïtien	7 - 0	CRKSV Jong Colombia
Jimmy St. Lot 4'pen 36' 39' Samuel Elie 18' 74' Chrismonor Telusma 16' 90'

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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11 October 2001

Racing Club Haïtien	0 - 4	W Connection
		Earl Jean 30' David Atibe Charles 42' 75' Titus Elva 85'

Fort-de-France, Martinique

• The last match was played in Martinique due to the first match had been abandoned after 45', when the W Connection were winning Racing Club Haïtien by 2-0.

W Connection advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002

Group B

Played in Trinidad and Tobago.

• Garden Hotspurs FC withdrew

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Defence Force	6	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6
SNL	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
Roulado FC	1	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4

24 August 2001

Suriname National Lager	0 - 0	Roulado FC

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

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26 August 2001

Defence Force	5 - 1	Roulado FC
Brent Hudson 31' Jason Scotland 39' 66' Sherman Phillip 78' 84'		Frantz Badio 74'

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

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28 August 2001

Defence Force	3 - 1	Suriname National Lager
Jason Scotland 26' Brent Hudson 56' Sherman Phillip 78'		Marlon Pierre 7' og

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Defence Force advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002

Top scorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1.	Jason Scotland	Defence Force	5
1.	Brent Hudson	Defence Force	5
3.	Titus Elva	W Connection	4
4.	Jose Maria Manoel	W Connection	3
4.	Orlando Grootfaam	Surinaam National Leger	3
4.	Roberto Zebeda	Surinaam National Leger	3
4.	Sherman Phillip	Defence Force	3
4.	Jimmy St. Lot	Racing Club Haïtien	3