2011 CFU Club Championship

The 2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup was the 13th 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 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

2011 CFU Club Championship
2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 10 – May 27, 2011
Teams15 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Puerto Rico Islanders (2nd title)
Runners-up Tempête
Third place Alpha United
Fourth place Defence Force
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored58 (2.64 per match)
Attendance16,787 (763 per match)
Top scorer(s) Michael Edwards
Jonathan Faña
Richard Roy
(4 goals each)

Participating teams

The following teams were all entered into the competition.

Association Team Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Bassa 2009–10 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champion
Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets 2009–10 Bermudian Premier Division champion[2]
Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2009–10 CIFA National League runner-up
Dominica Bath Estate 2009–10 Dominica Championship champion
Guyana Alpha United 2010 GFF National Super League champion
Milerock 2010 GFF National Super League runner-up
Haiti Tempête 2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne Ouverture champion
Puerto Rico River Plate 2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League champion
Puerto Rico Islanders 2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League runner-up
Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United 2009–10 SKNFA Premier League champion
Saint Lucia Northern United All Stars 2010 Saint Lucia Premier Division champion
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2009–10 Hoofdklasse champion
WBC 2009–10 Hoofdklasse runner-up
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2010–11 TT Pro League champion
Caledonia AIA 2010–11 TT Pro League runner-up
  • th – Title holders

The following associations did not enter a team:

Competition format

The draw for the tournament took place on February 2, 2011.[3] The first two rounds were played as two-leg, aggregate-goal series. The away goals rule would be applied, and extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary. The defending champion, Puerto Rico Islanders, received a bye to the second round. The final round, which consists of the semifinals, the third-place match, and the final, were played as one-leg matches.[4] The original schedule as announced by the CFU is as follows (however, many matches of the first two rounds were played outside the original schedule):[5]

Round 1st leg 2nd leg
First round March 9–11 March 18–20
Second round April 12–14 April 22–24
Final round May 25–29

It was originally announced that the final round would be played at Trinidad and Tobago. However, it was announced on May 12, 2011 that Guyana's Alpha United, one of the semifinalists, would host the final round at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana, with the semifinals on May 25, and the third-placed match and the final on May 27.[6]

Preliminary phase

Elimination stage 1

The first round schedule was announced on March 2, 2011.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dandy Town Hornets 1–41 Defence Force 1–1 0–3
Newtown United 0–6 Caledonia AIA 0–1 0–5
Milerock 2–2 (a) Inter Moengotapoe 0–1 2–1
Northern United All Stars 1–6 WBC 0–3 1–3
River Plate 2–1 Bodden Town 2–0 0–1
Bath Estate w/o2 Tempête
Alpha United w/o2 Bassa
Notes
  • Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  • Note 2: Bath Estate and Bassa withdrew from the competition. Tempête and Alpha United advanced automatically.

First leg
Dandy Town Hornets 1 – 1 Defence Force
Swan  22' Report Narcis  30'
BAA Field, Hamilton
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kenville Holder (Cayman Islands)
Newtown United 0 – 1 Caledonia AIA
Report Rochford  53'
Newtown Football Stadium, Basseterre
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)
Northern United All Stars 0 – 3 WBC
Report Aílton  32'
Lupson  45+2'
Felter  49'
Mindoo Philip Park, Castries
Attendance: 320
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Milerock 0 – 1 Inter Moengotapoe
Report Brunswijk  88'
MacKenzie Sport Club Ground, Linden
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)
River Plate 2 – 0 Bodden Town
Megaloudis  2'
Frantz  63'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)
Notes
  • Note 3: Match played in Cayman Islands instead of Puerto Rico.

Second leg
Defence Force 3 – 0 Dandy Town Hornets
Narcis  18'
Edwards  73', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

Defence Force won 4–1 on aggregate.

Inter Moengotapoe 1 – 2 Milerock
van Dijk  90+3' Report Hercules  5'
Crandon  75'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

2–2 on aggregate; Milerock won on the away goals rule.

Caledonia AIA 5 – 0 Newtown United
Stewart  12'
Rochford  43'
Joseph  48'
Armstrong  64'
Woodley  89'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)

Caledonia AIA won 6–0 on aggregate.

Bodden Town 1 – 0 River Plate
Calderon  75' Report
Attendance: 275
Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.

WBC 3 – 1 Northern United All Stars
Aroepa  3'
Lupson  40'
Afonsoewa  49'		 Report Prosper  17'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)

WBC won 6–1 on aggregate.

Elimination stage 2

The second round schedule was announced on April 1, 2011.[8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
WBC 1–84 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 0–7
Milerock 0–7 Defence Force 0–4 0–3
Caledonia AIA 1–1 (2–3 p) Tempête 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Alpha United 3–2 River Plate 0–0 3–2
Notes
  • Note 4: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

First leg
Milerock 0 – 4 Defence Force
Report K. Joseph  8'
Roy  31'
Edwards  60', 67'
MacKenzie Sport Club Ground, Linden
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica)
Alpha United 0 – 0 River Plate
Report
Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown
Attendance: 500
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Caledonia AIA 0 – 1 Tempête
Report Armstrong  5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 520
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
WBC 1 – 1 Puerto Rico Islanders
Sandvliet  48' Report Cunningham  90+1'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

Second leg
River Plate 2 – 3 Alpha United
Maroni  78'
Díaz  90+4'		 Report Peters  55' (pen.)
Abrams  58'
Murray  83'
Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown (Guyana)5
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)

Alpha United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Defence Force 3 – 0 Milerock
Elcock  11'
Roy  43', 89'		 Report
Attendance: 520
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Defence Force won 7–0 on aggregate.

Tempête 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Caledonia AIA
Report Armstrong  6'
Penalties
3 – 2
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)

1–1 on aggregate; Tempête won on penalties.

Puerto Rico Islanders 7 – 0 WBC
Delgado  5', 8'
Pitchkolan  12'
Foley  37'
Bouraee  44'
Faña  56'
Salem  88' (pen.)		 Report
Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Puerto Rico Islanders won 8–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  • Note 5: Match played in Guyana instead of Puerto Rico.
  • Note 6: Delayed from April 29, 2011 because of Caledonia's travel issues to Haiti.[9]

Final phase

The draw for the final round was made on May 16, 2011.[10] All matches were played at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Tempête (pen.)0 (4)
 
 
 
 Defence Force0 (2)
 
 Tempête1
 
 
 
 PR Islanders (aet)3
 
 Alpha United1
 
 
 PR Islanders (aet)3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Defence Force1 (3)
 
 
 Alpha United (pen.)1 (4)

Semifinals
Tempête 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Defence Force
Report
Penalties
Charles
Valdano
Gregory
Changler 		4 – 2[11][12] Roy
K. Joseph
Fletcher
A. Joseph
Attendance: 900
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)
Alpha United 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Puerto Rico Islanders
Jacobs  37' Report Bouraee  23'
Faña  108'
Foley  116'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica)

Third place match
Defence Force 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Alpha United
Roy  58' Report Peters  52'
Penalties
3 – 4
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Final
Tempête 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Puerto Rico Islanders
Charles  42' Report Needham  34'
Faña  100', 113'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
CFU Club Championship
2011 Winners
Puerto Rico Islanders
Second Title

Puerto Rico Islanders, Tempête, and Alpha United qualified for the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.[13]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Michael Edwards Defence Force4
Jonathan Faña Puerto Rico Islanders4
Richard Roy Defence Force4
4 Akim Armstrong Caledonia AIA2
Matthew Bouraee Puerto Rico Islanders2
Noah Delgado Puerto Rico Islanders2
David Foley Puerto Rico Islanders2
Rinaldo Lupson WBC2
Sean Narcis Defence Force2
Dwight Peters Alpha United2
Jean-Luc Rochford Caledonia AIA2

Source:[14]

References
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  2. "Hornets prepare for CFU qualifiers". The Royal Gazette. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. "Club Championships kicks off in March". Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. "PR Islanders start in second round of CFU clubs". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  5. "CFU Calendar of Activities" (PDF). Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. "Guyana to stage Caribbean club semis, finals". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  7. "Caribbean club championship schedule set". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  8. "PR Islanders open CFU club defense April 23". Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  9. "Tempete-Caledonia rescheduled for May 8". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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  11. "PR Islanders qualify for CCL for fourth time". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  12. "Tempete and PR Islanders Secure In Club Champions Cup Final". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  13. Guyana's Alpha grabs next-to-last CCL spot Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "CFU Club Championship 2011 — Topscorers". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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