2012 CFU Club Championship explained

Tourney Name:CFU Club Championship
Year:2012
Other Titles:2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Dates:March 25 – June 21, 2012
Num Teams:15
Associations:9
Champion Other: Caledonia AIA
Count:1
Second Other: W Connection
Third Other: Puerto Rico Islanders
Fourth Other: Antigua Barracuda
Matches:25
Goals:87
Top Scorer: Bony Pierre (7 goals)
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup was the 14th 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 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Participating teams

The following teams were entered into the competition.[1] The four professional teams (in bold) were seeded to directly enter the second round. Per CONCACAF regulations, only the professional teams were eligible to play in the CONCACAF Champions League.

width=160Associationwidth=210TeamQualification method
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua Barracuda(playing in USL Pro)
BermudaNorth Village Rams2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division champion
Cayman IslandsElite2010–11 Cayman Islands Premier League champion
George Town SC2011 Cayman Islands FA Cup champion
CuraçaoHubentut Fortuna2010–11 Curaçao League champion
Barber2010–11 Curaçao League runner-up
GuyanaAlpha United2010 GFF National Super League champion (no league in 2011)
Milerock2010 GFF National Super League runner-up (no league in 2011)
HaitiVictoryHaiti qualifying tournament 1st place (2010 Série de Clôture champion)
BaltimoreHaiti qualifying tournament 2nd place (2011 Série de Ouverture champion)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Islanders(playing in NASL)
Bayamón FC2011 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico champion
SurinameInter Moengotapoe2010–11 Hoofdklasse champion
Trinidad and TobagoCaledonia AIA2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 1st place
W Connection2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 2nd place

The following associations did not enter a team:

First round

Winner of each group and the best runner-up advanced to the second round.

Group 1

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host team: Elite).

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Group 2

Matches played at Guyana (host team: Alpha United).

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Group 3

Matches played at Haiti.

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Best runner-up

To determine the best runner-up, since Groups 1 and 3 have three teams each compared to four for Group 2, the results of the last-place team in Group 2 – Milerock – were voided and the standings recalculated.[2]

Second round

Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the final round.

Group 4

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host team: George Town SC).

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Group 5

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago (host team: W Connection).

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Final round

In the semifinals, the two second-round group winners played against the runners-up from the opposite group. The semifinal winners played in the final while the losers played in the third place match.[4]

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago.

Semifinals

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Final

Caledonia AIA, W Connection, and Puerto Rico Islanders qualified for the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Bony Pierre Victory7
align=center rowspan=22 Hashim Arcia W Connection5
Ricardo Charles Victory5
align=center rowspan=24 Jonathan Faña Puerto Rico Islanders4
Stefano Rijssel Inter Moengotapoe4
align=center rowspan=46 Anthony Abrams Alpha United3
Rennie Britto W Connection3
Devorn Jorsling Caledonia AIA3
Patrick Jimmy Inter Moengotapoe3
align=center rowspan=910 Radanfah Abu Bakr Caledonia AIA2
Trevin Caesar Caledonia AIA2
Mario Rene Carter Elite2
Jose Adriano Gomes Chacas Hubentut Fortuna2
Josh Hansen Puerto Rico Islanders2
Ricardo Misiedjan Inter Moengotapoe2
Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico Islanders2
Tamorley Thomas Antigua Barracuda2
Shahdon Winchester W Connection2
Source:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFU clubs to kick off March 25. CONCACAF.com. 2012-03-19. 2012-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327220219/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2680953,00.html. 2012-03-27. dead.
  2. Web site: Haiti advances two in Caribbean clubs cup. CONCACAF.com. 2012-04-24. 2012-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427154913/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2747882,00.html. 2012-04-27. dead.
  3. Web site: Baltimore withdraws from Caribbean clubs. CONCACAF.com. 2012-05-22.
  4. Web site: Semis, finals of CFU clubs set. CONCACAF.com. 6 June 2012. 6 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120607230909/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2798479,00.html. 7 June 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: CFU Club Championship 2012 — Topscorers. https://archive.today/20130124020957/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=statistics&season_id=6845. dead. 2013-01-24. CONCACAF.com.