2011 CFU Club Championship

2011 CFU Club Championship

2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates	March 10 – May 27, 2011
Teams	15 (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 played	22
Goals scored	58 (2.64 per match)
Attendance	16,787 (763 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Edwards Jonathan Faña Richard Roy (4 goals each)

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.

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
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. 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. 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):

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.

Preliminary phase

Elimination stage 1

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

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• Note 3: Match played in Cayman Islands instead of Puerto Rico.

Second leg

Defence Force won 4–1 on aggregate.

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

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Caledonia AIA won 6–0 on aggregate.

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River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.

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WBC won 6–1 on aggregate.

Elimination stage 2

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

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Second leg

Alpha United won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Defence Force won 7–0 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate; Tempête won on penalties.

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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.

Final phase

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

	Semi-finals				Final
	Tempête (pen.)	0 (4)
	Defence Force	0 (2)
					Tempête	1
					PR Islanders (aet)	3
	Alpha United	1
	PR Islanders (aet)	3
					Third place
					Defence Force	1 (3)
					Alpha United (pen.)	1 (4)

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

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.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Michael Edwards	Defence Force	4
	Jonathan Faña	Puerto Rico Islanders	4
	Richard Roy	Defence Force	4
4	Akim Armstrong	Caledonia AIA	2
	Matthew Bouraee	Puerto Rico Islanders	2
	Noah Delgado	Puerto Rico Islanders	2
	David Foley	Puerto Rico Islanders	2
	Rinaldo Lupson	WBC	2
	Sean Narcis	Defence Force	2
	Dwight Peters	Alpha United	2
	Jean-Luc Rochford	Caledonia AIA	2

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