2011 CFU Club Championship

The 2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup was the 13th 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 qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

2011 CFU Club Championship
2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 10 – May 27, 2011
Teams15 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders (2nd title)
Runners-upHaiti Tempête
Third placeGuyana Alpha United
Fourth placeTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored58 (2.64 per match)
Attendance16,787 (763 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Michael Edwards
Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña
Trinidad and Tobago Richard Roy
(4 goals each)

Participating teams

The following teams were all entered into the competition.

Association Team Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Bassa 2009–10 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champion
Bermuda Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets 2009–10 Bermudian Premier Division champion[2]
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2009–10 CIFA National League runner-up
Dominica Dominica Bath Estate 2009–10 Dominica Championship champion
Guyana Guyana Alpha United 2010 GFF National Super League champion
Milerock 2010 GFF National Super League runner-up
Haiti Haiti Tempête 2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne Ouverture champion
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico River Plate 2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League champion
Puerto Rico Islanders 2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League runner-up
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United 2009–10 SKNFA Premier League champion
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Northern United All Stars 2010 Saint Lucia Premier Division champion
Suriname Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2009–10 Hoofdklasse champion
WBC 2009–10 Hoofdklasse runner-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2010–11 TT Pro League champion
Caledonia AIA 2010–11 TT Pro League runner-up
  • th – Title holders

The following associations did not enter a team:

Competition format

The draw for the tournament took place on February 2, 2011.[3] The first two rounds were played as two-leg, aggregate-goal series. The away goals rule would be applied, and extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary. The defending champion, Puerto Rico Islanders, received a bye to the second round. The final round, which consists of the semifinals, the third-place match, and the final, were played as one-leg matches.[4] The original schedule as announced by the CFU is as follows (however, many matches of the first two rounds were played outside the original schedule):[5]

Round 1st leg 2nd leg
First round March 9–11 March 18–20
Second round April 12–14 April 22–24
Final round May 25–29

It was originally announced that the final round would be played at Trinidad and Tobago. However, it was announced on May 12, 2011, that Guyana's Alpha United, one of the semifinalists, would host the final round at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana, with the semifinals on May 25, and the third-placed match and the final on May 27.[6]

Preliminary phase

Elimination stage 1

The first round schedule was announced on March 2, 2011.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dandy Town Hornets Bermuda 1–41 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 1–1 0–3
Newtown United Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–6 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 0–1 0–5
Milerock Guyana 2–2 (a) Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 0–1 2–1
Northern United All Stars Saint Lucia 1–6 Suriname WBC 0–3 1–3
River Plate Puerto Rico 2–1 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2–0 0–1
Bath Estate Dominica w/o2 Haiti Tempête
Alpha United Guyana w/o2 Antigua and Barbuda Bassa
Notes
  • Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  • Note 2: Bath Estate and Bassa withdrew from the competition. Tempête and Alpha United advanced automatically.

First leg
Dandy Town Hornets Bermuda1 – 1Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Swan 22' Report Narcis 30'
BAA Field, Hamilton
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kenville Holder (Cayman Islands)
Newtown United Saint Kitts and Nevis0 – 1Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report Rochford 53'
Newtown Football Stadium, Basseterre
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)
Northern United All Stars Saint Lucia0 – 3Suriname WBC
Report Aílton 32'
Lupson 45+2'
Felter 49'
Attendance: 320
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Milerock Guyana0 – 1Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Report Brunswijk 88'
MacKenzie Sport Club Ground, Linden
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)
River Plate Puerto Rico2 – 0Cayman Islands Bodden Town
Megaloudis 2'
Frantz 63'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)
Notes
  • Note 3: Match played in Cayman Islands instead of Puerto Rico.

Second leg
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago3 – 0Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets
Narcis 18'
Edwards 73', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

Defence Force won 4–1 on aggregate.

Inter Moengotapoe Suriname1 – 2Guyana Milerock
van Dijk 90+3' Report Hercules 5'
Crandon 75'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

2–2 on aggregate; Milerock won on the away goals rule.

Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago5 – 0Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United
Stewart 12'
Rochford 43'
Joseph 48'
Armstrong 64'
Woodley 89'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)

Caledonia AIA won 6–0 on aggregate.

Bodden Town Cayman Islands1 – 0Puerto Rico River Plate
Calderon 75' Report
Attendance: 275
Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.

WBC Suriname3 – 1Saint Lucia Northern United All Stars
Aroepa 3'
Lupson 40'
Afonsoewa 49'		 Report Prosper 17'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)

WBC won 6–1 on aggregate.

Elimination stage 2

The second round schedule was announced on April 1, 2011.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
WBC Suriname 1–84 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 0–7
Milerock Guyana 0–7 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 0–4 0–3
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 (2–3 p) Haiti Tempête 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Alpha United Guyana 3–2 Puerto Rico River Plate 0–0 3–2
Notes
  • Note 4: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

First leg
Milerock Guyana0 – 4Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Report K. Joseph 8'
Roy 31'
Edwards 60', 67'
MacKenzie Sport Club Ground, Linden
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica)
Alpha United Guyana0 – 0Puerto Rico River Plate
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago0 – 1Haiti Tempête
Report Armstrong 5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 520
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
WBC Suriname1 – 1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Sandvliet 48' Report Cunningham 90+1'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

Second leg
River Plate Puerto Rico2 – 3Guyana Alpha United
Maroni 78'
Díaz 90+4'		 Report Peters 55' (pen.)
Abrams 58'
Murray 83'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)

Alpha United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago3 – 0Guyana Milerock
Elcock 11'
Roy 43', 89'		 Report
Attendance: 520
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Defence Force won 7–0 on aggregate.

Tempête Haiti0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report Armstrong 6'
Penalties
3 – 2
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)

1–1 on aggregate; Tempête won on penalties.

Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico7 – 0Suriname WBC
Delgado 5', 8'
Pitchkolan 12'
Foley 37'
Bouraee 44'
Faña 56'
Salem 88' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Puerto Rico Islanders won 8–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  • Note 5: Match played in Guyana instead of Puerto Rico.
  • Note 6: Delayed from April 29, 2011, because of Caledonia's travel issues to Haiti.[9]

Final phase

The draw for the final round was made on May 16, 2011.[10] All matches were played at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Haiti Tempête (pen.)0 (4)
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force0 (2)
 
Haiti Tempête1
 
 
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders (aet)3
 
Guyana Alpha United1
 
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders (aet)3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force1 (3)
 
 
Guyana Alpha United (pen.)1 (4)

Semifinals
Tempête Haiti0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Report
Penalties
Charles soccer ball with check mark
Valdano soccer ball with check mark
Gregory soccer ball with check mark
Changler soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 2[11][12] soccer ball with check mark Roy
soccer ball with check mark K. Joseph
soccer ball with red X Fletcher
soccer ball with red X A. Joseph
Attendance: 900
Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)
Alpha United Guyana1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Jacobs 37' Report Bouraee 23'
Faña 108'
Foley 116'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica)

Third place match
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Guyana Alpha United
Roy 58' Report Peters 52'
Penalties
3 – 4
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Final
Tempête Haiti1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Charles 42' Report Needham 34'
Faña 100', 113'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
CFU Club Championship
2011 Winners
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Islanders
Second Title

Puerto Rico Islanders, Tempête, and Alpha United qualified for the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.[13]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Michael EdwardsTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force4
Dominican Republic Jonathan FañaPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders4
Trinidad and Tobago Richard RoyTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force4
4 Trinidad and Tobago Akim ArmstrongTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2
United States Matthew BouraeePuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders2
Puerto Rico Noah DelgadoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders2
England David FoleyPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders2
Suriname Rinaldo LupsonSuriname WBC2
Trinidad and Tobago Sean NarcisTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force2
Guyana Dwight PetersGuyana Alpha United2
Trinidad and Tobago Jean-Luc RochfordTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2

Source:[14]

References
  1. CFU Club Champions' Cup 2011 Tournament Regulations Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Hornets prepare for CFU qualifiers". The Royal Gazette. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. "Club Championships kicks off in March". Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. "PR Islanders start in second round of CFU clubs". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  5. "CFU Calendar of Activities" (PDF). Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. "Guyana to stage Caribbean club semis, finals". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  7. "Caribbean club championship schedule set". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  8. "PR Islanders open CFU club defense April 23". Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  9. "Tempete-Caledonia rescheduled for May 8". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  10. "PR Islanders to face Alpha in CFU club semis". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  11. "PR Islanders qualify for CCL for fourth time". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  12. "Tempete and PR Islanders Secure In Club Champions Cup Final". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  13. Guyana's Alpha grabs next-to-last CCL spot Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "CFU Club Championship 2011 — Topscorers". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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