2015 CFU Club Championship

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.

2015 CFU Club Championship

2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
Dates	15 April – 22 May 2015
Teams	15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Central (1st title)
Runners-up	W Connection
Third place	Montego Bay United
Fourth place	Don Bosco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hashim Arcia (7 goals)
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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

SAP

Lyford Cay Dragons

Moulien

USR

Alpha United

Guyana Defence Force

América des Cayes

Don Bosco

Montego Bay United

Waterhouse

Inter Moengotapoe

Excelsior

W Connection

Central

Helenites

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.^[1] 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.

Association	Team	Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda[2]	SAP	2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
Bahamas[3]	Lyford Cay Dragons	2013–14 BFA Senior League champions
Guadeloupe[4]	Moulien	2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
	USR	2013–14 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
Guyana[5]	Alpha United	2013–14 GFF National Super League champions
	Guyana Defence Force	2013–14 GFF National Super League runners-up
Haiti[6]	América des Cayes	2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
	Don Bosco	2014 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi de Clôture champions
Jamaica[7]	Montego Bay United	2013–14 National Premier League champions
	Waterhouse	2013–14 National Premier League runners-up
Suriname[8]	Inter Moengotapoe	2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
	Excelsior	2013–14 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago[9]	W Connection	2013–14 TT Pro League champions
	Central	2013–14 TT Pro League runners-up
U.S. Virgin Islands[10]	Helenites	2013–14 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship champions

Associations which did not enter a team

Anguilla Aruba Barbados Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands

Schedule

Round	Dates
First round	15–19 April 2015
Final round	22–24 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.^[11]

Group 1

• Hosted by Alpha United in Providence, Guyana (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to final round
2	Alpha United (H)	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Inter Moengotapoe	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

April 15, 2015

16:00

Alpha United	3–0	Inter Moengotapoe
Wilson 36' Richardson 56' Bain 90'	Report

Guyana National Stadium, Providence

Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

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April 17, 2015

16:00

Inter Moengotapoe	0–2	Central
	Report	Plaza 54', 58'

Guyana National Stadium, Providence

Referee: Kerry Skepple (Antigua and Barbuda)

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April 19, 2015

16:00

Alpha United	1–3	Central
Mannings 45'	Report	Guerra 16', 85' (pen.) De Silva 17'

Guyana National Stadium, Providence

Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

Group 2

• Hosted by W Connection in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	W Connection (H)	2	2	0	0	14	3	+11	6	Advance to final round
2	SAP	2	0	1	1	4	9	−5	1
3	Guyana Defence Force	2	0	1	1	3	9	−6	1
4	Waterhouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

April 15, 2015

17:30

SAP	Cancelled	Waterhouse

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

April 15, 2015

20:00

W Connection	7–1	Guyana Defence Force
Garcia 18' Winchester 20', 26' Arcia 32', 46', 85' Britto 40'	Report	Fraser 90+4'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

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April 17, 2015

17:30

Waterhouse	Cancelled	Guyana Defence Force

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

April 17, 2015^{[^]}

18:00

Guyana Defence Force	2–2	SAP
Fraser 8', 63'	Report	Harriette 10' Mack 68'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

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April 19, 2015

18:00

W Connection	Cancelled	Waterhouse

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

April 19, 2015^{[^]}

18:00

W Connection	7–2	SAP
Williams 4' Britto 8', 82' Arcia 18', 44', 45' Winchester 25'	Report	Harriette 59' Roberts 78'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Rhomie Blanc (Dominica)

Notes

1. ^
   In the original schedule, W Connection and SAP were to play on April 17 at 20:00, while Guyana Defence Force and SAP were to play on April 19 at 15:30. The match dates were swapped and start times were moved to 18:00 following Waterhouse's withdrawal.

Group 3

• Hosted by América des Cayes in Les Cayes, Haiti (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montego Bay United	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to final round
2	América des Cayes (H)	3	2	0	1	7	7	0	6
3	Moulien	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Excelsior	3	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

April 15, 2015

17:30

Montego Bay United	1–0	Moulien
McCarthy 65' (pen.)	Report

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes

Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

April 15, 2015

20:00

América des Cayes	4–2	Excelsior
Pierre 17', 48' Saint Jean 70' Valerius 85'	Report	Christoph 62' Paiva 87'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

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April 17, 2015

15:30

Moulien	3–2	Excelsior
Bolmin 6', 20' Gomez 16'	Report	Christoph 41', 59' (pen.)

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes

Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)

April 17, 2015

18:00

América des Cayes	1–4	Montego Bay United
Germain 75'	Report	McCarthy 40' Williams 51' Rodney 74' Gordon 90+4'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes

Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

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April 19, 2015

15:30

Excelsior	0–3	Montego Bay United
	Report	Woozencroft 35' Kirlew 70' Ottey 89'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

April 19, 2015

18:00

América des Cayes	2–1	Moulien
Charles 52' Germain 74'	Report	Gomez 38'

Complexe Sportif des Cayes, Les Cayes

Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Group 4

• Hosted by Don Bosco in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Don Bosco (H)	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Advance to final round
2	Lyford Cay Dragons	3	1	1	1	3	12	−9	4
3	USR	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Helenites	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

April 15, 2015

16:00

Helenites	2–2	USR
Smith 29', 40'	Report	Lundy 54' Lubino 68'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

April 15, 2015

18:30

Don Bosco	10–0	Lyford Cay Dragons
Desroches 10' Georges 12', 65' Estama 14' (pen.), 20', 29', 47', 55' Constant 69' Saint Jean 87'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

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April 17, 2015

16:00

USR	2–2	Lyford Cay Dragons
Jacobs 69' Nellis 72' (pen.)	Report	Dan 4' Désert 33'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: José Kellys (Panama)

April 17, 2015

18:30

Don Bosco	5–1	Helenites
Constant 28', 71', 85' Estama 38' Delva 79'	Report	St. Croix 26'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)

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April 19, 2015

16:00

Lyford Cay Dragons	1–0	Helenites
Traill 15'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

April 19, 2015

18:30

Don Bosco	1–0	USR
Saint Hubert 19'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

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).^[12]
• 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.^[13]

	Semi-finals				Final
	Don Bosco	0 (1)
	Central (p)	0 (3)
					Central	2
					W Connection	1
	Montego Bay United	0
	W Connection	1
					Third place match
					Don Bosco	0
					Montego Bay United	1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

May 22, 2015

18:00

Don Bosco	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Central
	Report
Penalties
Estama Delva Constant Saint-Hubert	1–3	John Paul Benjamin Bentick

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

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May 22, 2015

20:30

Montego Bay United	0–1	W Connection
	Report	Arcia 70'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

May 24, 2015

16:00

Don Bosco	0–1	Montego Bay United
	Report	Gordon 70'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Final

May 24, 2015

18:30

Central	2–1	W Connection
Rochford 27' Jack 69'	Report	Benjamin 90+1'

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Hashim Arcia	W Connection	7
2	Benchy Estama	Don Bosco	6
3	Monuma Constant Jr.	Don Bosco	4
4	Jerrel Britto	W Connection	3
	Wensley Christoph	Excelsior	3
	Delroy Fraser	Guyana Defence Force	3
	Shahdon Winchester	W Connection	3
8	Krismiller Bolmin	Moulien	2
	Kerlins Georges	Don Bosco	2
	Kens Germain	América des Cayes	2
	Minnji Gomez	Moulien	2
	Owayne Gordon	Montego Bay United	2
	Ataullah Guerra	Central	2
	Tevaughn Harriette	SAP	2
	Fabian McCarthy	Montego Bay United	2
	Geel Pierre	América des Cayes	2
	Willis Plaza	Central	2