The 2000 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
History Originally a tournament with eight teams was planned to be held between October 28 and November 5: Notre Dame (, 1999 Barbados Premier League champions) Violette (, 1999 D1 Special Championship champions) Tivoli Gardens (, 1998–99 Jamaica Premier League champions) Club Franciscain (, 1998–99 Martinique Championnat National champions) Defence Force (, 1999 Professional Football League champions) Joe Public (, title holders) W Connection (, 1999 FA Trophy winners) Camdonia Chelsea (, 1998–99 NLA Premier League champions)
However, in preparation of a "dramatically enhanced" CONCACAF club competition, the set-up was changed completely. Of the above teams, three teams, Camdonia Chelsea, Notre Dame, and Defence Force, were removed from the competition for unknown reasons. Replacing those teams were Café Sisserou Strikers, Carioca FC, Empire, Harbour View, Harlem Bombers, Paradise, RKVFC Sithoc, Robinhood, and Roots Alley Ballers. With this, four groups were formed; the winners of which progressed to the final championship round.
Teams
AssociationTeamQualification method Previous best Empire1998–99 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions1stDebutSithoc1998–99 Netherlands Antilles Championship champions1stDebutParadise1999 Barbados FA Cup winners1stDebutHarlem Bombers1999 Dominica Premier League champions1stDebutCafé Sisserou StrikersInvited1stDebutViolette1999 Championnat National champions1stDebutCariocaInvited1stDebut (H)Tivoli Gardens1998–99 Jamaica Premier League champions1stDebutHarbour View1998–99 Jamaica Premier League runners-up1stDebutRoots Alley Ballers1999 SLFA First Division champions1stDebutClub Franciscain1999–00 Martinique Championnat National champions2nd Group stage RobinhoodInvited1stDebut (H)Joe PublicTitle holders2nd Champions W Connection1999 FA Trophy winners1stDebut
First round Group A
Group B
Matches
Group C
Group D
Championship Group With Joe Public winning the group, they won the title for the second straight year and advanced to the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Source:
Top scorers Player Club Goals 1 Jose Maria Manoel W Connection 72 Ranjae Christian Joe Public 4 Ramis Lespinas Violette Conrad Whyte Empire Titus Elva W Connection 3 Ifenildo Vlijter Robinhood 3 Jermaine Hue Harbour View Peterson Jackson Violette Darren Richards Empire Gefferson Goulart W Connection David King Tivoli Gardens
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