2009 CFU Club Championship

The 2009 CFU Club Championship was the 11th edition of the 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 – W Connection, Puerto Rico Islanders, and San Juan Jabloteh – qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

CFU Club Championship 2009
Caribbean Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
CityMacoya
Dates18 March – 17 May
Teams12 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago W Connection (2nd title)
Runners-upPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Third placeTrinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Fourth placeHaiti Tempête
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored72 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña Frias (6 goals)

Qualified clubs

The following clubs are all entered into the competition.[1][2]

NationNational associationRepresentative(s)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Football AssociationHoppers
Aruba ArubaArubaanse Voetbal BondBritannia
RCA₮
Dominica DominicaDominica Football AssociationBath Estate
Guyana GuyanaGuyana Football FederationAlpha United
Haiti HaitiFédération Haïtienne de FootballCavaly
Tempête
Jamaica JamaicaJamaica Football FederationPortmore United₮
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands AntillesNederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal UnieBarber
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoFederación Puertorriqueña de FútbolPuerto Rico Islanders‡
Sevilla Puerto Rico
Suriname SurinameSurinaamse Voetbal BondInter Moengotapoe
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Football FederationSan Juan Jabloteh†
W Connection
Notes

Competition format

There was no tournament in 2008 because, prior to this edition, the CFU Club Championship had been held near the end of the calendar year, but in 2008 it was decided that it would be held near the beginning of the following calendar year in order to have the competition take place closer to the next CONCACAF Champions League, which uses this tournament as the Caribbean zone qualifying tournament. As a result, this, the next tournament, was held in early 2009.

The draw for the first round was held at the CONCACAF office in New York City on January 15.[1][2] The first round matches were originally scheduled to be held over two legs on March 18 and 25. The draw for round two was completed immediately following the first round draw. The second round will also be two-legged and will be held in mid-April. The semi-finals, final and third-place match will be single-elimination matches hosted in Trinidad and Tobago. The semi-finals will be played on May 15, and the final and third-place match will be played two days later at the same venue.

Draw

The first round was played among clubs from two pots. Each club was drawn against another club from the opposing pot.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Haiti Tempête
Haiti Cavaly
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers		 Aruba Britannia
Puerto Rico Sevilla Puerto Rico
Netherlands Antilles Barber
Guyana Alpha United
Dominica Bath Estate

1st round

The first round was contested in five two-legged matchups. Team #1 in each matchup hosted the first leg. The schedule for the first round legs was updated on March 11 due to necessary travel accommodations for clubs and local events occurring in Aruba and Haiti that would conflict with the original match schedule.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bath Estate Dominica 1 – 17 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 0 – 5 1 – 12
Barber Netherlands Antilles 2 – 3 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 1 – 3 1 – 0
Sevilla Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3 – 5 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 3 – 3 0 – 2
Alpha United Guyana 1 – 3 Haiti Tempête 1 – 1 0 – 2
Cavaly Haiti 6 – 0 Aruba Britannia 5 – 0 1 – 0

First leg
Bath Estate Dominica0 – 5Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Hector 8', 30', 61'
Frias 51'
Smith 90'
Barber Netherlands Antilles1 – 3Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Cassiani 34' Amoeferie 37'
Vlijter 57', 75'
Alpha United Guyana1 – 1Haiti Tempête
Peters 35' McKenzie 71' (o.g.)
Sevilla Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3 – 3Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers
Maya 16' (pen.)
Figueroa 42'
Pérez 69'		 Frederick 56' 74'
Dublin 90'
Attendance: 550
Cavaly Haiti5 – 0ArubaBritannia
Alliance 18'
Amy 28' 45'
Milien 71' 79'

Second leg
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago12 – 1Dominica Bath Estate
Frias 5' 7'
Toussaint 16' 39' 56'
Williams 36'
Viveros 44'
Aras 52'
Bartholomew 65' 81' 88'
Smith 82'		 Benjamin 26'
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)[6]

W Connection won 17–1 on aggregate.

Inter Moengotapoe Suriname0 – 1Netherlands Antilles Barber
Lake 14'

Inter Moengotapoe won 3–2 on aggregate.

Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda2 – 0Puerto Rico Sevilla Puerto Rico
Thomas 15'
Frederick 63'

Hoppers won 5–3 on aggregate.

Britannia Aruba0 – 1Haiti Cavaly
Valdo 45+'
Franklin J. Th. Bareño Stadium, Piedra Plat

Cavaly won 6–0 on aggregate.

Tempête Haiti2 – 0Guyana Alpha United
Cadet 12'
Sirin 71'

Tempête won 3–1 on aggregate.

2nd round

San Juan Jabloteh were seeded and received a bye to the 2nd round.[1][2][3] San Juan Jabloteh and W Connection both hosted their first leg matchups on the same day and decided to host their matches as a billed doubleheader at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.[8] In Jabloteh's return leg to Suriname they were without head coach Terry Fenwick, who did not travel with the team because he had not been paid by the club since the end of the 2008 TT Pro League season.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago 5 – 2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 – 1 3 – 1
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 4 – 1 Haiti Cavaly 3 – 1 1 – 0
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda 0 – 8 Haiti Tempête 0 – 4 0 – 4

First leg
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago2 – 1Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Forbes 16'
Oliver 86'		 Pinas 72'
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago3 – 1Haiti Cavaly
Viveros 3'
Toussaint 49'
Hector 55'		 Millien 90+3'
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda0 – 4Haiti Tempête
Herold 28'
Thompson 35'
Eliphene 43' 71'

Second leg
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname1 – 3Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Bron 3' Glen 13'
Jamerson 47'
Primus 66'
Attendance: ~3,000

San Juan Jabloteh won 5–2 on aggregate.

Cavaly Haiti0 – 1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Oliveira 30'

W Connection won 4–1 on aggregate.

Tempête Haiti4 – 0Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers
Fils 26' 31' 56'
Thompson 72'

Tempête won 8–0 on aggregate.

Final round

All of the matches in the final round will be played at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago.[4] The final round matchups are single elimination; the losers will play one another in a third place matchup to determine the third and final CFU entrant into the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10. The Puerto Rico Islanders were seeded and received a bye directly into the final round.[3]

Semifinal round
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico2 – 0 (a.e.t.)Haiti Tempête
Jagdeosingh 102'
Villegas 114'
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago1 – 2Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
John 65' Frias 35'
Hector 37'

Third place
Tempête Haiti1 – 2Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Murray 55' (o.g.) Glen 33'
E. John 44'

Final
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago2 – 1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Frias 7' 21' Nuñez 36'


CFU Club Championship
2009 Winners
Trinidad and Tobago
W Connection
Third Title

Goalscorers
GoalsPlayerTeam
6 Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña FriasTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
5 Trinidad and Tobago Hughton HectorTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
4 Trinidad and Tobago Andre ToussaintTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
3 Trinidad and Tobago Matthew BartholomewTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Haiti Belfort FilsHaiti Tempête
Antigua and Barbuda Kelly FrederickAntigua and Barbuda Hoppers
Haiti Alex MilienHaiti Cavaly
2 Haiti André AmyHaiti Cavaly
Haiti Éliphène CadetHaiti Tempête
Trinidad and Tobago Cyrano GlenTrinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Trinidad and Tobago Elton JohnTrinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Trinidad and Tobago Kerron SmithTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Haiti Amius ThompsonHaiti Tempête
Colombia Christian ViverosTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Suriname Ives VlijterSuriname Inter Moengotapoe
127 players
Own goals2 players

Notes
  1. Inter Moengotapoe could not host any matches at their home stadium in Moengo, Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, due to a ban on hosting any matches imposed by the Surinamese FA after riots occurred during a home league match.

References
  1. "Caribbean Club Champions Cup draw on January 15th", Caribbean Football Union, 2009-01-09, archived from the original on 2009-01-20, retrieved 2009-01-11
  2. "CONCACAF to stage draws for U-17, U-20 championships, Caribbean club cup on Thursday", CONCACAF, 2009-01-09, retrieved 2009-01-12
  3. "Two teams withdraw from Caribbean club cup, draw format restructured", CONCACAF, 2009-01-14, retrieved 2009-01-15
  4. CFU adjusts schedule for first round of Caribbean Club Champions Cup, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-03-11, retrieved 2009-03-12
  5. "Regional Club championship kicks off today". Antigua Sun. Port of Spain, Trinidad: Sun Printing & Publishing Ltd. CMC. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  6. "Guyanese to officiate in CFU championship today in T&T". Stabroek News. Georgetown, Guyana. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  7. "Inter Moengo Tapoe naar volgende ronde CFU Clubchampionships". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Paramaribo. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  8. W Connection to host doubleheader with San Juan Jabloteh for second round of Caribbean club championship, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-04-09, retrieved 2009-04-14
  9. Liburd, Lasana (2009-04-21). "Connection delay Haitian excursion". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Port of Spain. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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