2013 CFU Club Championship explained

Tourney Name:CFU Club Championship
Year:2013
Other Titles:2013 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Dates:April 26 – May 22, 2013
Num Teams:7
Associations:5
Matches:11
Goals:32
Top Scorer: Augustin Walson
Ricardo Morris
(3 goals)
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 CFU Club Championship was the 15th 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 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Participating teams

A total of seven teams from five CFU associations took part in the competition.

AssociationTeamQualification method
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua BarracudaUSL Pro team (only professional team based in country)
HaitiValencia2012 Ligue Haïtienne champion
JamaicaPortmore United2011–12 National Premier League champion
Boys' Town2011–12 National Premier League runner-up
Puerto RicoBayamón FC2012 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico champion
Trinidad and TobagoW Connection2011–12 TT Pro League champion
Caledonia AIA2011–12 TT Pro League third place

First round

The seven teams were divided into one group of three teams and one group of four teams. Each group was played on a round-robin basis at a centralized venue. The winners from each group qualified directly to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, while the runners-up advanced to the playoff round to determine the third entrant to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners qualified directly to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
Group runners-up advanced to the playoff round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Playoff round

The playoff between the two group runners-up was played on two-legged basis, with both matches held in Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4).

----Caledonia AIA won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
align=center rowspan=21 Augustin Walson Valenciaalign=center rowspan=23
Ricardo Morris Portmore United
align=center rowspan=63 Marvin Stewart Boys' Townalign=center rowspan=62
Sue-Lae McCalla Portmore United
Paul Wilson Portmore United
Keyon Edwards Caledonia AIA
Jamal Gay Caledonia AIA
Joevin Jones W Connection
align=center rowspan=149 Taurean Manders Antigua Barracudaalign=center rowspan=141
André Amy Valencia
Jean-Robert Jean Valencia
Samuel Pompée Valencia
Roody Joseph Valencia
Cleon Pryce Portmore United
Adrian Reid Portmore United
Andrew Vanzie Portmore United
Stephen Williams Portmore United
Carlos Martin Bayamón FC
Nathan Lewis Caledonia AIA
Densill Theobald Caledonia AIA
Andrei Pacheco W Connection
Stefano Rijssel W Connection

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three CFU teams in 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League. Caribbean Football Union.
  2. Web site: CCL qualifying in Caribbean begins Friday. CONCACAF.com. April 25, 2013. 2013-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513002634/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3157584,00.html. 2013-05-13. dead.