2015 CFU Club Championship

2015 CFU Club Championship
2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates 15 April – 22 May 2015
Teams 15 (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 played 22
Goals scored 84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hashim Arcia (7 goals)

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.

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

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. 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 SAP 2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons 2013–14 BFA Senior League champions
Guadeloupe Moulien 2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
USR 2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
Guyana Alpha United 2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
Guyana Defence Force 2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
Haiti América des Cayes 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
Don Bosco 2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
Jamaica Montego Bay United 2013–14 National Premier League champions
Waterhouse 2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Excelsior 2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 2013–14 TT Pro League champions
Central 2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
U.S. Virgin Islands 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.

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) Hosts
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) Hosts
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) Hosts
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) Hosts
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).
  • 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.
 
 Semi-finals Final
 
            
 
  
 
 
 Don Bosco 0 (1)
 
  
 
 Central (p) 0 (3)
 
 Central 2
 
  
 
 W Connection 1
 
 Montego Bay United 0
 
 
 W Connection 1
 
 Third place match
 
 
  
 
 
 Don Bosco 0
 
 
 Montego Bay United 1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco 0–0 (a.e.t.) Central
Report
Penalties
Estama soccer ball with red X
Delva soccer ball with check mark
Constant soccer ball with red X
Saint-Hubert soccer ball with red X 		1–3 soccer ball with check mark John
soccer ball with check mark Paul
soccer ball with red X Benjamin
soccer ball with check mark 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