2007 CFU Club Championship explained

CFU Club Championship
Year:2007
Champions: Harbour View FC
Count:2
Runner-Up: Joe Public FC
Third: Puerto Rico Islanders FC
Fourth: San Juan Jabloteh FC
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2009

The 2007 CFU Club Championship was the annual international football club competition held in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) region. Nineteen teams were to compete in the tournament, from November 4 to November 16 in six venues in Trinidad and Tobago. The first round consisted of five groups played in a round-robin format. The first round group winners along with the three best second-place teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The Caribbean Tournament Champion qualified to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1]

The champion, runner-up and the third place team qualify for the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League. A playoff between the two losing semifinal teams will decide the 3rd place team.

St.Kitts & Nevis Newtown United and Positive Vibes of the US Virgin Islands withdrew from the competition on November 2 and the fixtures were rearranged.[2]

Participation

The following teams took part in the 2007 competition.

Teams that withdrew

Two teams were due to take part, but withdrew before the beginning of the competition.

Did not enter

The following federations were entitled to enter teams in the competition but declined to, often because of the cost of competing.

First round

Group A

Group A took place in the Port of Spain, Trinidad

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
San Juan Jabloteh62200101+9
Deportivo Nacional1201126−4
Centro Barber1201116−5

Group B

Group B was played in Macoya and Couva.

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Joe Public62200120+12
South East FC1201116−5
RCA1201118−7

Group C

Group C was played in Marabella

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Puerto Rico Islanders73210174+13
Harbour View43111134+9
Inter Moengotapoe4311179−2
SAP13012323−20

Group D

Group D was played in Malabar and Macoya

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Portmore United6220050+5
SV Leo Victor3210143+1
Helenites0200206−6

Group E

Group E was played in Pointe-à-Pierre

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Baltimore SC73210163+13
Bassa FC6320174+3
Pinar del Río4311185+3
Jong Colombia03003221−19

Notes and References

  1. News: Fixtures unveiled for Caribbean Qualification to 2008 Champions’ Cup . The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football . 2007-10-30 . 2007-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071229071755/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3993 . 2007-12-29 . dead.
  2. News: New fixtures announced for Caribbean Qualification . The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football . 2007-11-02 . 2007-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071218223937/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4001 . 2007-12-18 . dead .