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
Champions Central (1st title)
Runners-up W Connection
Third place Montego Bay United
Fourth place Don Bosco
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hashim Arcia (7 goals)

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

First round

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
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) Host.
Alpha United 3–0 Inter Moengotapoe
Wilson  36'
Richardson  56'
Bain  90'		 Report
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)
Inter Moengotapoe 0–2 Central
Report Plaza  54', 58'
Alpha United 1–3 Central
Mannings  45' Report Guerra  16', 85' (pen)
De Silva  17'
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

Group 2
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) Host.
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'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Waterhouse Cancelled Guyana Defence Force
Guyana Defence Force 2–2 SAP
Fraser  8', 63' Report Harriette  10'
Mack  68'
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)
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'
Referee: Rhomie Blanc (Dominica)
Notes
  1. ^
    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
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) Host.
Montego Bay United 1–0 Moulien
McCarthy  65' (pen.) Report
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
América des Cayes 4–2 Excelsior
Pierre  17', 48'
Saint Jean  70'
Valerius  85'		 Report Christoph  62'
Paiva  87'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Moulien 3–2 Excelsior
Bolmin  6', 20'
Gomez  16'		 Report Christoph  41', 59' (pen.)
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)
América des Cayes 1–4 Montego Bay United
Germain  75' Report McCarthy  40'
Williams  51'
Rodney  74'
Gordon  90+4'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Excelsior 0–3 Montego Bay United
Report Woozencroft  35'
Kirlew  70'
Ottey  89'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
América des Cayes 2–1 Moulien
Charles  52'
Germain  74'		 Report Gomez  38'
Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Group 4
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) Host.
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
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
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'
Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)
Lyford Cay Dragons 1–0 Helenites
Traill  15' Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Don Bosco 1–0 USR
Saint Hubert  19' Report
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

Final round

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
  • 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

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'
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco 0–1 Montego Bay United
Report Gordon  70'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Final
Central 2–1 W Connection
Rochford  27'
Jack  69'		 Report Benjamin  90+1'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Top goalscorers
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
  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.
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  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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