The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, 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.
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
Country Competitions Years Haiti 19 2000–02, 2006–07, 2009–22 Trinidad and Tobago 19 1997–98, 2000–04, 2006–07, 2009–18 Jamaica 18 1997–98, 2000, 2002–07, 2013–20, 2022 Suriname 16 1997, 2000–01, 2003–05, 2007, 2009–12, 2014–17, 2021 Curaçao 11 2000–01, 2003, 2005–07, 2009–10, 2012, 2014, 2021 Antigua and Barbuda 10 2000, 2004–07, 2009, 2012–13, 2015, 2017 Puerto Rico 10 2006–07, 2009–14, 2017, 2021 Guyana 8 1997, 2001, 2009–12, 2014–15 Guadeloupe 7 1997–98, 2014–17, 2021 Cayman Islands 6 2002, 2011–12, 2014, 2016–17 Dominican Republic 6 2016–18, 2020–22 Dominica 5 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 Saint Lucia 5 2000–02, 2005, 2011 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 1997–98, 2010, 2017, 2021 Aruba 4 2005–07, 2009 Bermuda 4 2010–12, 2016 Martinique 4 1997–98, 2002, 2021 U.S. Virgin Islands 4 2005–07, 2015 Barbados 3 1997–98, 2000 Montserrat 2 2004, 2017 Sint Maarten 2 2017, 2021 Bahamas 1 2015 Bonaire 1 2021 Cuba 1 2007 French Guiana 1 2021 Saint-Martin 1 2004 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 2011
The following associations have never had any team participate in a Club Championship: Anguilla British Virgin Islands Grenada Turks and Caicos Islands Associations in italics have had teams participate in the Caribbean Club Shield
Past winners
Season Winners Result Runners-up Third place Result Fourth place 1997 United Petrotrin 2–1 Seba United N/A 1998 Joe Public 1–0 Caledonia AIA N/A 1999 Not held 2000 Joe Public W Connection Harbour View CariocaQualified teams for CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2001 Defence Force W Connection N/A 2002 W Connection Arnett Gardens N/A Season Winners Result(1st / 2nd leg) Runners-up Third place Result(1st / 2nd leg) Fourth place 2003 San Juan Jabloteh 3–3 (4–2 p)(2–1 / 1–2) W Connection N/A 2004 Harbour View 3–2(1–1 / 2–1) Tivoli Gardens N/A 2005 Portmore United 5–2 Robinhood N/A 2006 W Connection 1–0 San Juan Jabloteh N/A 2007 Harbour View 2–1 Joe Public Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 San Juan Jabloteh 2008 Not held 2009 W Connection 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders San Juan Jabloteh 2–1 Tempête 2010 Puerto Rico Islanders Joe Public San Juan Jabloteh Bayamón 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 Tempête Alpha United 1–1 (4–3 p) Defence Force 2012 Caledonia AIA 1–1 (4–3 p) W Connection Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Antigua Barracuda Qualified teams for CONCACAF Champions League 2013 W Connection Valencia Caledonia AIA 2014 Bayamón Waterhouse Alpha United Season Winners Result Runners-up Third place Result Fourth place 2015 Central 2–1 W Connection Montego Bay United 1–0 Don Bosco 2016 Central 3–0 W Connection Don Bosco 2–0 Arnett Gardens 2017 Cibao 1–0 San Juan Jabloteh Portmore United 2–2 (5–3 p) Central 2018 Atlético Pantoja 0–0 (6–5 p) Arnett Gardens Portmore United 2–1 Central 2019 Portmore United Waterhouse Capoise Real HopeQualified teams for CONCACAF Champions League and CONCACAF League 2020 Atlético Pantoja Waterhouse Arcahaie Cibao Season Winners Result Runners-upLosing semi-finalists 2021 Cavaly 3–0 Inter Moengotapoe Metropolitan Samaritaine Season Winners Result Runners-up Third place Result Fourth place 2022 Violette 0–0 4–3 Cibao FC Atlético Vega Real 1–1 3–1 Waterhouse
Results
By club
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up W Connection 2 5 2006, 2009 2000, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2016 Joe Public 2 2 1998, 2000 2007, 2010 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 2010, 2011 2009 Portmore United 2 0 2005, 2019 Central 2 0 2015, 2016 Harbour View 2 0 2004, 2007 San Juan Jabloteh 1 2 2003 2006, 2017 Caledonia AIA 1 1 2012 1998 Cibao 1 1 2017 2022 Cavaly 1 0 2021 Violette 1 0 2022 Atlético Pantoja 1 0 2018 United Petrotrin 1 0 1997 Inter Moengotapoe 0 1 2021 Waterhouse 0 1 2019 Arnett Gardens 0 1 2018 Tempête 0 1 2011 Robinhood 0 1 2005 Tivoli Gardens 0 1 2004 Seba United 0 1 1997
When sorted by years won or lost, the table is sorted by the date of each team's first placement
By country
Nation Winners Winning clubs Runner-up clubs 9 10 , , , , , , , , 4 4 , , , 2 1 Puerto Rico Islanders (2) Puerto Rico Islanders (1) 2 1 Cibao (1), Atlético Pantoja (1) Cibao (1) 2 1 Cavaly (1), Violette (1) Tempête (1) 0 2 Robinhood (1), Inter Moengotapoe (1)
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. 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 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
Notes and references
External links Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Club Championships, RSSSF.com