2019 Caribbean Club Shield

The 2019 Caribbean Club Shield was the second edition of the Caribbean Club Shield (also known as the CFU Club Shield), the second-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF. The tournament was played in Curaçao between 5–15 April 2019.

2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield

The Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad hosted the final.
Tournament details
Host country	Curaçao
City	Willemstad
Dates	5–15 April 2019
Teams	13 (from 13 associations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Robinhood (1st title)
Runners-up	Club Franciscain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stefano Rijssel (4 goals)
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The winners of the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would play against the fourth place team of the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2019 CONCACAF League.^[1]

Robinhood defeated title holders Club Franciscain in the final to win their first CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, and later defeated Real Hope in a playoff to qualify for the CONCACAF League.

Teams

Hoppers

Dakota

Weymouth Wales

Real Rincon

Scholars International

Santiago de Cuba

Jong Holland (H)

Moulien

Fruta Conquerors

Club Franciscain

Village Superstars

Platinum FC

Robinhood

Location of teams of the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
(H) Host.

Among the 31 CFU member associations, 27 of them were classified as non-professional leagues and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. A total of 13 teams (from 13 associations) entered the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.^[2]

Association	Team	Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda	Hoppers	2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
Aruba	Dakota	2017–18 Aruban Division di Honor champions
Barbados	Weymouth Wales	2018 Barbados Premier League champions
Bonaire	Real Rincon	2017–18 Bonaire League champions
Cayman Islands	Scholars International	2017–18 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
Cuba	Santiago de Cuba	2018 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba champions
Curaçao (hosts)	Jong Holland	2017–18 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions
Guadeloupe	Moulien	2017–18 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
Guyana	Fruta Conquerors	2017–18 GFF Elite League champions
Martinique	Club Franciscain	2017–18 Martinique Championnat National champions
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Village Superstars	2017–18 SKNFA Premier League champions
Saint Lucia	Platinum FC	2018 SLFA First Division champions
Suriname	Robinhood	2017–18 SVB Topklasse champions

Associations which did not enter a team

•  Anguilla
•  Bahamas
•  Bermuda
•  British Virgin Islands
•  Dominica
•  French Guiana
•  Grenada
•  Montserrat
•  Puerto Rico
•  Saint Martin
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  Sint Maarten
•  Turks and Caicos Islands
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Venues

The matches were played at the Ergilio Hato Stadium and Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro in Willemstad.^[2]

Match officials

Referees Jaime Herrera (El Salvador) William Anderson (Puerto Rico) Ricangel de Leca (Aruba) Sherwin Johnson (Guyana) Charvis Delsol (Dominica) Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Damien Rosa (Martinique) Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica) Benbito Celima (Haiti) Patrick Senecharles (Haiti) Gregory Prevot (French Guiana) Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

Assistant Referees Jermaine Yee Sing (Jamaica) Wasnah Barnarde (Antigua and Barbuda) Jairo Morales (Puerto Rico) José Mangandi (El Salvador) Kleon Lindey (Guyana) Jade Garcia Salamatin (Aruba) Clide Cadette (Dominica) Wilson Tilus (Haiti) Yordanis Gomez (Cuba) Clenton Daniel (Grenada) Rayner Goedgedrag (Curaçao) Alegandro Wilson (Curaçao)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 11 January 2019, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States.^[3] The 13 teams were drawn into four groups: one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. The team from the host association Curaçao, Jong Holland, were allocated to position A1, while the remaining 12 teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding.^[4]

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The third-placed teams play in the consolation matches.

All times local, AST (UTC−4).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santiago de Cuba	3	1	2	0	4	0	+4	5	Knockout stage
2	Jong Holland (H)	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
3	Scholars International	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4	Consolation matches
4	Fruta Conquerors	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Scholars International	2–0	Fruta Conquerors
Mills 42' (o.g.) García 90+4'	Report

5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)

15:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Ricangel de Leca (Aruba)

Jong Holland	0–0	Santiago de Cuba
	Report

5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)

20:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

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Fruta Conquerors	0–0	Jong Holland
	Report

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)

20:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Santiago de Cuba	0–0	Scholars International
	Report

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)

20:00

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)

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Santiago de Cuba	4–0	Fruta Conquerors
Abreu 40', 50' Villalón 43' Olivares 71'	Report

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

20:00

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: Damien Rosa (Martinique)

Jong Holland	1–0	Scholars International
Acosta 38'	Report

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

20:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Moulien	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6	Knockout stage
2	Weymouth Wales	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Real Rincon	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0	Consolation matches

Source: CONCACAF

Weymouth Wales	0–1	Moulien
	Report	Janky 38'

5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)

17:30

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

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Real Rincon	0–1	Moulien
	Report	Valmy 54'

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)

17:30

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

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Weymouth Wales	1–0	Real Rincon
Harewood 53'	Report

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

17:30

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Village Superstars	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Knockout stage
2	Hoppers	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	3
3	Platinum FC	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0	Consolation matches

Source: CONCACAF

Hoppers	1–2	Village Superstars
Thomas 40'	Report	Johnson 24' Rogers 56'

5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)

17:30

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)

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Platinum FC	1–2	Village Superstars
President 61'	Report	Rogers 8' Hanley 18'

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)

15:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Gregory Prevot (French Guiana)

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Hoppers	5–2	Platinum FC
Montoute 57', 61' Kirwan 77', 90+3' McPherson 80'	Report	Nicholas 27', 34'

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

15:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Santiago de Cuba	Jong Holland
B	Moulien	Weymouth Wales
C	Village Superstars	Hoppers
D	Club Franciscain	Robinhood

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	11 April
	Santiago de Cuba	0
					13 April
	Weymouth Wales	2
					Weymouth Wales	0
	11 April
					Robinhood	3
	Village Superstars	1 (3)
									15 April
	Robinhood (p)	1 (4)
									Robinhood	1
	11 April
									Club Franciscain	0
	Moulien	0
					13 April
	Jong Holland	3
					Jong Holland	2
	11 April
					Club Franciscain	4
	Club Franciscain	1
	Hoppers	0

Consolation matches

Scholars International	1–2	Dakota
Pearson 89'	Report	Gross 28' Maduro 42'

11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)

15:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

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Real Rincon	2–4	Platinum FC
Janga 48', 90'	Report	President 10' Myers 16' Nicholas 53' Neptune 85'

11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)

15:00

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

Quarter-finals

Santiago de Cuba	0–2	Weymouth Wales
	Report	Snagg 45' Harewood 90+4'

11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)

17:30

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)

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Village Superstars	1–1	Robinhood
Hanley 11'	Report	Da Costa 62'
Penalties
	3–4

11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)

17:30

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Damien Rosa (Martinique)

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Moulien	0–3	Jong Holland
	Report	Constansia 17' Hoekstra 47', 86'

11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)

20:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Charvis Delsol (Dominica)

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Club Franciscain	1–0	Hoppers
Marajo 75'	Report

11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)

20:00

Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad

Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

Semi-finals

Weymouth Wales	0–3	Robinhood
	Report	Graves 4' Fer 23' Cairo 90+2'

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)

17:30

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)

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Jong Holland	2–4	Club Franciscain
Hoekstra 28' Thimon 80' (o.g.)	Report	Abaul 20', 90+4' Mainge 60', 67'

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)

20:00

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Referee: Ricangel de Leca (Aruba)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Stefano Rijssel	Robinhood	4
2	Siebren Hoekstra	Jong Holland	3
	Djénhael Maingé	Club Franciscain
	Noah Nicholas	Platinum FC
5	Stéphane Abaul	Club Franciscain	2
	Rolando Abreu	Santiago de Cuba
	Alan da Costa	Robinhood
	Josh Gross	Dakota
	Tahir Hanley	Village Superstars
	Romario Harewood	Weymouth Wales
	Rilove Janga	Real Rincon
	Eugene Kirwan	Hoppers
	Keano Maduro	Dakota
	Johnny Marajo	Club Franciscain
	Alickson Montoute	Hoppers
	Gregson President	Platinum FC
	Kimaree Rogers	Village Superstars

See also

• 2019 Caribbean Club Championship
• 2019 CONCACAF League
• 2020 CONCACAF Champions League