The 2014 CFU Club Championship was the 16th 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 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.
Teams The tournament was open to all champion and runners-up from each member association’s league, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2013. Registration for all interested clubs closed on December 31, 2013. CONCACAF broadened the possibilities for participation and further indicated that the competition was not limited to professional clubs only. Therefore, clubs with amateur status were also eligible for participation.
A total of 13 teams from 9 CFU associations entered the competition. Valencia (Haiti) was given a bye to the final round as the best performer among the entrants both in the 2013 CFU Club Championship and the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. The other 12 teams entered the first round.
AssociationTeamQualification method Cayman IslandsBodden Town2012–13 Cayman Islands League champion CuraçaoCentro Dominguito2013 Curaçao League champion GuadeloupeUSR2012–13 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur fourth place(entered after both CS Moulien and L'Etoile, the league champion and runner-up respectively, declined to enter) GuyanaAlpha United2012–13 GFF National Super League champion HaitiMirebalais2013 Ligue Haïtienne championValencia(bye to final round)2013 Ligue Haïtienne runner-up JamaicaHarbour View FC2012–13 National Premier League championWaterhouse2012–13 National Premier League runner-up Puerto RicoBayamón FC2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico regular season winner and championship play-off runner-up SurinameInter Moengotapoe2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse championNotch2012–13 SVB Hoofdklasse runner-up Trinidad and TobagoDefence Force2012–13 TT Pro League championCaledonia AIA2012–13 TT Pro League runner-up
The following associations did not enter a team:
Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Martinique Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
First round In the first round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, with each group containing at least two league champions. Each group was played on a round-robin basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The winners of each group advanced to the final round to join Valencia.
Group 1 Hosted by Bayamón FC in Puerto Rico (all times UTC−4).
Group 2 Hosted by Mirebalais in Haiti (all times UTC−4).
Group 3 Hosted by Harbour View FC in Jamaica (all times UTC−5).
Notch withdrew.
Final round Under the original plan for the final round, the four teams would play matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semifinal winners would play in the final while the losers would play in the third place match. Both finalists and the winner of the third place match would qualify for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.
On March 31, 2014, the CFU announced that Valencia, which were given a bye to the final round, could not participate in the competition after the Haitian Football Federation failed to confirm the club as an active member of the federation due to a fallout between the club and the federation. After consultation with CONCACAF and the three first round group winners which were to play with Valencia in the final round, the three group winners, Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United, were chosen to represent the CFU in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, subject to the clubs meeting the minimum standards for participation. Moreover, the final round was cancelled to save expenses for the three teams.
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Yoximar Granado Bayamón FC2 Bernardus Shayron Centro Dominguito Kithson Bain Alpha United Juvaune Benjamin Waterhouse Romario Campbell Waterhouse Kenroy Howell Waterhouse Tyrone Charles Caledonia AIA Nuru Abdullah Muhammad Caledonia AIA Devorn Jorsling Defence Force
References
External links CFU Club Championship, CFUfootball.org CFU Club Championship 2014 results CFU Club Championship 2014 standings