The 2015 CFU Club Championship was the 17th 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 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Central won the tournament by defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final. Both teams qualified for the Champions League, along with Montego Bay United of Jamaica, who defeated Haitian side Don Bosco in the third place game.

The first round was held in April 2015 at sites in Haiti, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. The final round was played in May 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2015 CFU Club Championship Red: Group 1; Green: Group 2; Blue: Group 3; Yellow: Group 4; Dots: indicate group hosts; Pogs: indicate other group teams

The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations (or cup winners if the league was not played), once their competition ended on or before the end of 2014.

A total of 15 teams from 9 CFU associations entered the competition, as they met the registration and fee payment deadline of January 7, 2015. This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature a team from the Bahamas, with Lyford Cay Dragons as their entrant.

There are no defending champions as no final was played in 2014.

AssociationTeamQualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaSAP2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
The Bahamas BahamasLyford Cay Dragons2013–14 BFA Senior League champions
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeMoulien2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
USR2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
Guyana GuyanaAlpha United2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
Guyana Defence Force2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
Haiti HaitiAmérica des Cayes2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
Don Bosco2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
Jamaica JamaicaMontego Bay United2013–14 National Premier League champions
Waterhouse2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
Suriname SurinameInter Moengotapoe2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
Excelsior2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoW Connection2013–14 TT Pro League champions
Central2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin IslandsHelenites2013–14 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship champions
Associations which did not enter a team
Anguilla Anguilla Aruba Aruba Barbados Barbados Bermuda Bermuda Bonaire Bonaire British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Cuba Curaçao Curaçao Dominica Dominica Dominican Republic Dominican Republic French Guiana French Guiana Grenada Grenada Martinique Martinique Montserrat Montserrat Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Collectivity of Saint Martin Saint-Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

Schedule

RoundDates
First round15–19 April 2015
Final round22–24 May 2015

First round

In the first round, the 15 teams were divided into three groups of four and one group of three, 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 semi-finals.

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Trinidad and Tobago Central220051+46Advance to final round
2Guyana Alpha United (H)210143+13
3Suriname Inter Moengotapoe200205−50
Alpha United Guyana3–0Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Wilson 36' Richardson 56' Bain 90'

Inter Moengotapoe Suriname0–2Trinidad and Tobago Central
Plaza 54', 58'

Alpha United Guyana1–3Trinidad and Tobago Central
Mannings 45'Guerra 16', 85' (pen.) De Silva 17'

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection (H)2200143+116Advance to final round
2Antigua and Barbuda SAP201149−51
3Guyana Guyana Defence Force201139−61
4Jamaica Waterhouse00000000Withdrew
SAP Antigua and BarbudaCancelledJamaica Waterhouse
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago7–1Guyana Guyana Defence Force
Garcia 18' Winchester 20', 26' Arcia 32', 46', 85' Britto 40'Fraser 90+4'

Waterhouse JamaicaCancelledGuyana Guyana Defence Force
Guyana Defence Force Guyana2–2Antigua and Barbuda SAP
Fraser 8', 63'Harriette 10' Mack 68'

W Connection Trinidad and TobagoCancelledJamaica Waterhouse
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago7–2Antigua and Barbuda SAP
Williams 4' Britto 8', 82' Arcia 18', 44', 45' Winchester 25'Harriette 59' Roberts 78'

Notes

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Jamaica Montego Bay United330081+79Advance to final round
2Haiti América des Cayes (H)32017706
3Guadeloupe Moulien310245−13
4Suriname Excelsior3003410−60
Montego Bay United Jamaica1–0Guadeloupe Moulien
McCarthy 65' (pen.)
América des Cayes Haiti4–2Suriname Excelsior
Pierre 17', 48' Saint Jean 70' Valerius 85'Christoph 62' Paiva 87'

Moulien Guadeloupe3–2Suriname Excelsior
Bolmin 6', 20' Gomez 16'Christoph 41', 59' (pen.)
América des Cayes Haiti1–4Jamaica Montego Bay United
Germain 75'McCarthy 40' Williams 51' Rodney 74' Gordon 90+4'

Excelsior Suriname0–3Jamaica Montego Bay United
Woozencroft 35' Kirlew 70' Ottey 89'
América des Cayes Haiti2–1Guadeloupe Moulien
Charles 52' Germain 74'Gomez 38'

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Haiti Don Bosco (H)3300161+159Advance to final round
2The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons3111312−94
3Guadeloupe USR302145−12
4United States Virgin Islands Helenites301238−51
Helenites United States Virgin Islands2–2Guadeloupe USR
Smith 29', 40'Lundy 54' Lubino 68'
Don Bosco Haiti10–0The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons
Desroches 10' Georges 12', 65' Estama 14' (pen.), 20', 29', 47', 55' Constant 69' Saint Jean 87'

USR Guadeloupe2–2The Bahamas Lyford Cay Dragons
Jacobs 69' Nellis 72' (pen.)Dan 4' Désert 33'
Don Bosco Haiti5–1United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Constant 28', 71', 85' Estama 38' Delva 79'St. Croix 26'

Lyford Cay Dragons The Bahamas1–0United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Traill 15'
Don Bosco Haiti1–0Guadeloupe USR
Saint Hubert 19'

Final round

In the final round, the four teams played matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semi-final winners played in the final while the losers played in the third place match.

Bracket

  • Hosted in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4).
  • In the original fixtures published by the CFU, the winners of Groups 1 and 2 were to play in one semi-final, while the winners of Groups 3 and 4 were to play in the other semi-final. The semi-final matchups were changed by the CFU after the completion of the first round.
Semi-finalsFinal
Haiti Don Bosco0 (1)
Trinidad and Tobago Central (p)0 (3)
Trinidad and Tobago Central2
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1
Jamaica Montego Bay United0
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1
Third place match
Haiti Don Bosco0
Jamaica Montego Bay United1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco Haiti0–0 (a.e.t.)Trinidad and Tobago Central
Penalties
Estama Delva Constant Saint-Hubert1–3John Paul Benjamin Bentick

Montego Bay United Jamaica0–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Arcia 70'

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Don Bosco Haiti0–1Jamaica Montego Bay United
Gordon 70'

Final

Central Trinidad and Tobago2–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Rochford 27' Jack 69'Benjamin 90+1'

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Trinidad and Tobago Hashim ArciaTrinidad and Tobago W Connection7
2Haiti Benchy EstamaHaiti Don Bosco6
3Haiti Monuma Constant Jr.Haiti Don Bosco4
4Trinidad and Tobago Jerrel BrittoTrinidad and Tobago W Connection3
Suriname Wensley ChristophSuriname Excelsior3
Guyana Delroy FraserGuyana Guyana Defence Force3
Trinidad and Tobago Shahdon WinchesterTrinidad and Tobago W Connection3
8Guadeloupe Krismiller BolminGuadeloupe Moulien2
Haiti Kerlins GeorgesHaiti Don Bosco2
Haiti Kens GermainHaiti América des Cayes2
Guadeloupe Minnji GomezGuadeloupe Moulien2
Jamaica Owayne GordonJamaica Montego Bay United2
Trinidad and Tobago Ataullah GuerraTrinidad and Tobago Central2
Antigua and Barbuda Tevaughn HarrietteAntigua and Barbuda SAP2
Jamaica Fabian McCarthyJamaica Montego Bay United2
Haiti Geel PierreHaiti América des Cayes2
Trinidad and Tobago Willis PlazaTrinidad and Tobago Central2

External links

  • , CFUfootball.org