Caribbean Club Championship Explained

Caribbean Club Championship
Organiser:CFU
CONCACAF
Founded:1997
Abolished:2022
Region:Caribbean
Number Of Teams:Various
Most Successful Club: W Connection
Joe Public

Portmore United
Central
Harbour View
(2 titles each)
Website:CFU homepage
American:no

The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup,[1] was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The tournament served as a qualifying event for the CONCACAF Champions League and, from 2017, the CONCACAF League.

In 2023, the tournament was replaced by the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup which follows a similar format. This change was made in conjunction with the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2024 edition.[2]

Qualification

Thirty-one national associations affiliated with the CFU were invited to participate, with each eligible to send two clubs, usually their league champions and runners-up. However, many member nations did not send a representative team every year. CFU also allowed Antigua Barracuda, Puerto Rico Islanders, and Puerto Rico FC (all now defunct) to compete despite being members of the United States league system. This tournament currently sent three or four teams to CONCACAF competitions: the champions enter the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third place teams enter the CONCACAF League, and the fourth place team competed in a playoff with the CFU Club Shield winner for a spot in the CONCACAF League.

The CFU presented an exact replica of the championship trophy to the winning team for their permanent possession.

Participation of member associations

CountryCompetitionsYears
Haitialign=center 192000–02, 2006–07, 2009–22
Trinidad and Tobagoalign=center 191997–98, 2000–04, 2006–07, 2009–18
Jamaicaalign=center 181997–98, 2000, 2002–07, 2013–20, 2022
Surinamealign=center 161997, 2000–01, 2003–05, 2007, 2009–12, 2014–17, 2021
Curaçaoalign=center 112000–01, 2003, 2005–07, 2009–10, 2012, 2014, 2021
Antigua and Barbudaalign=center 102000, 2004–07, 2009, 2012–13, 2015, 2017
Puerto Ricoalign=center 102006–07, 2009–14, 2017, 2021
Guyanaalign=center 81997, 2001, 2009–12, 2014–15
Guadeloupealign=center 71997–98, 2014–17, 2021
Cayman Islandsalign=center 62002, 2011–12, 2014, 2016–17
Dominican Republicalign=center 62016–18, 2020–22
Dominicaalign=center 52000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
Saint Luciaalign=center 52000–02, 2005, 2011
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesalign=center 51997–98, 2010, 2017, 2021
Arubaalign=center 42005–07, 2009
Bermudaalign=center 42010–12, 2016
Martiniquealign=center 41997–98, 2002, 2021
U.S. Virgin Islandsalign=center 42005–07, 2015
Barbadosalign=center 31997–98, 2000
Montserratalign=center 22004, 2017
Sint Maartenalign=center 22017, 2021
Bahamasalign=center 12015
Bonairealign=center 12021
Cubaalign=center 12007
French Guianaalign=center 12021
Saint-Martinalign=center 12004
Saint Kitts and Nevisalign=center 12011

The following associations have never had any team participate in a Club Championship:

Associations in italics have had teams participate in the Caribbean Club Shield

Past winners

Seasonwidth=200px WinnersResultwidth=200px Runners-upwidth=200px Third placeResultwidth=200px Fourth place
align=center 1997align=right United Petrotrin align=center 2–1 Seba UnitedN/A
align=center 1998align=right Joe Public align=center 1–0 Caledonia AIAN/A
align=center 1999Not held
align=center 2000align=right Joe Public align=center W Connectionalign=right align=center Carioca
Qualified teams for CONCACAF Champions' Cup
align=center 2001align=right align=center W ConnectionN/A
align=center 2002align=right align=center Arnett GardensN/A
Seasonwidth=200px WinnersResult
(1st / 2nd leg)		width=200px Runners-upwidth=200px Third placeResult
(1st / 2nd leg)		width=200px Fourth place
align=center 2003align=right San Juan Jabloteh align=center 3–3 (4–2 p)
(2–1 / 1–2)		 W ConnectionN/A
align=center 2004align=right Harbour View align=center 3–2
(1–1 / 2–1) 		Tivoli GardensN/A
align=center 2005align=right Portmore United align=center 5–2
 RobinhoodN/A
align=center 2006align=right W Connection align=center 1–0 San Juan JablotehN/A
align=center 2007align=right Harbour View align=center 2–1 Joe Publicalign=right align=center 1–0
 San Juan Jabloteh
align=center 2008Not held
align=center 2009align=right W Connection align=center 2–1 Puerto Rico Islandersalign=right align=center 2–1 Tempête
align=center 2010align=right Puerto Rico Islanders align=center Joe Publicalign=right align=center Bayamón
align=center 2011align=right Puerto Rico Islanders align=center 3–1 Tempêtealign=right align=center 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Defence Force
align=center 2012align=right Caledonia AIA align=center 1–1
(4–3 p)		 W Connectionalign=right align=center 2–0
Qualified teams for CONCACAF Champions League
2013align=right align=center Valenciaalign=right align=center
2014align=right align=center Waterhousealign=right align=center
Seasonwidth=200px WinnersResultwidth=200px Runners-upwidth=200px Third placeResultwidth=200px Fourth place
align=center 2015align=right Central align=center 2–1 W Connectionalign=right align=center 1–0
align=center 2016align=right Central align=center 3–0 W Connectionalign=right align=center 2–0
align=center 2017align=right Cibao align=center 1–0 San Juan Jablotehalign=right align=center 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Central
align=center 2018align=right Atlético Pantoja align=center 0–0 (6–5 p) Arnett Gardensalign=right align=center 2–1 Central
align=center 2019align=right Portmore United align=center Waterhousealign=right align=center Real Hope
Qualified teams for CONCACAF Champions League and CONCACAF League
align=center 2020align=right align=center Waterhousealign=right align=center Cibao
Seasonwidth=200px WinnersResultwidth=200px Runners-upLosing semi-finalists
align=center 2021align=right Cavaly align=center 3–0 Inter Moengotapoealign=right align=center Samaritaine
Seasonwidth=200px WinnersResultwidth=200px Runners-upwidth=200px Third placeResultwidth=200px Fourth place
align=center 2022align=right Violette align=center 0–0
4–3 		Cibao FCalign=right align=center 1–1
3–1 		Waterhouse

Results

By club

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
W Connectionalign=center 2align=center 52006, 20092000, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2016
Joe Publicalign=center 2align=center 21998, 20002007, 2010
Puerto Rico Islandersalign=center 2align=center 12010, 20112009
Portmore Unitedalign=center 2align=center 02005, 2019
Centralalign=center 2align=center 02015, 2016
Harbour Viewalign=center 2align=center 02004, 2007
San Juan Jablotehalign=center 1align=center 220032006, 2017
Caledonia AIAalign=center 1align=center 120121998
Cibaoalign=center 1align=center 120172022
Cavalyalign=center 1align=center 02021
Violettealign=center 1align=center 02022
Atlético Pantojaalign=center 1align=center 02018
United Petrotrinalign=center 1align=center 01997
Inter Moengotapoealign=center 0align=center 12021
Waterhousealign=center 0align=center 12019
Arnett Gardensalign=center 0align=center 12018
Tempêtealign=center 0align=center 12011
Robinhoodalign=center 0align=center 12005
Tivoli Gardensalign=center 0align=center 12004
Seba Unitedalign=center 0align=center 11997

By country

width=155px NationWinnersclass=unsortable Winning clubsclass=unsortable Runner-up clubs
910,,,,, ,,,
44,,,
21Puerto Rico Islanders (2)Puerto Rico Islanders (1)
21Cibao (1), Atlético Pantoja (1)Cibao (1)
21Cavaly (1), Violette (1)Tempête (1)
02Robinhood (1), Inter Moengotapoe (1)

CFU Club Shield

See main article: CFU Club Shield.

A second-tier competition, called the CFU Club Shield, formerly known as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, was introduced in 2018 for clubs from non-professional leagues that worked towards professional standards.[3] Until 2022, the winner of this competition, as long as it fulfills the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, played against the fourth-placed team of the Caribbean Club Championship for a place in the CONCACAF League. Since 2023, the winner and runner-up qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFU Club Champions' Cup 2011 Tournament Regulations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005064219/http://www.caribbeanfootballunion.org/home/2010pdf/2011ccreg.pdf . 1 August 2010 . 5 October 2011.
  2. Web site: mlssoccer. Concacaf announces expanded Champions League starting in 2024 MLSSoccer.com. September 21, 2021. MLSsoccer. November 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103071225/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/concacaf-announces-expanded-champions-league-starting-in-2024. live.
  3. Web site: Dominican Republic Selected to Host Inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. mailchi.mp. CONCACAF. 15 February 2018. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616081645/https://mailchi.mp/9c8b7592667d/dominican-republic-selected-to-host-inaugural-concacaf-caribbean-club-shield. live.

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