2009 CFU Club Championship

CFU Club Championship 2009
Caribbean Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Trinidad and Tobago
City Macoya
Dates March 18 – May 17
Teams 12 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions W Connection (3rd title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico Islanders
Third place San Juan Jabloteh
Fourth place Tempête
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 72 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jonathan Faña Frias (6 goals)
2007
2010

The 2009 CFU Club Championship was the 2009 edition of the CFU Club Championship, the annual international club competition held amongst association football 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.

Contents

Qualified clubs

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

Nation National association Representative(s)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Football Association Hoppers
Aruba Arubaanse Voetbal Bond Britannia
Dominica Dominica Football Association Centre Bath Estate
Guyana Guyana Football Federation Alpha United FC
Haiti Fédération Haïtienne de Football AS Cavaly
Tempête
Netherlands Antilles Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie CSD Barber
Puerto Rico Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol Puerto Rico Islanders
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
Suriname Surinaamse Voetbal Bond Inter Moengotapoe
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation San 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
W Connection
Tempête
Cavaly
Inter Moengotapoe
Hoppers
Britannia
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
CSD Barber
Alpha United FC
Centre 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.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 3 – 5 Hoppers 3 – 3 0 – 2
Centre Bath Estate 1 – 17 W Connection 0 – 5 1 – 12
Alpha United FC 1 – 3 Tempête 1 – 1 0 – 2
Cavaly 6 – 0 Britannia 5 – 0 1 – 0
CSD Barber 2 – 3 Inter Moengotapoe 1 – 3 1 – 0

First leg

March 18, 2009
20:00 UTC-4
Centre Bath Estate 0 – 5 W Connection Windsor Park[5], Roseau
Hector  8',  30',  61'
Frias  51'
Smith  90'

March 18, 2009
19:00 UTC-4
CSD Barber 1 – 3 Inter Moengotapoe Bandabou, Curaçao
Cassiani  34' Amoeferie  37'
Vlijter  57',  75'

March 21, 2009
19:30 UTC-4
Alpha United 1 – 1 Tempête Providence Stadium, Georgetown
Peters  35' McKenzie  71' (o.g.)

March 21, 2009
20:00 UTC-4
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 3 – 3 Hoppers Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Attendance: 550
Maya  16' (pen.)
Figueroa  42'
Pérez  69'
Frederick  56'  74'
Dublin  90'

March 22, 2009
17:00 UTC-5
Cavaly 5 – 0 Britannia Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Alliance  18'
Amy  28'  45'
Milien  71'  79'

Second leg

March 25, 2009
19:00 UTC-4
W Connection 12 – 1 Centre Bath Estate Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)[6]
Frias  5'  7'
Toussaint  16'  39'  56'
Williams  36'
Viveros  44'
Aras  52'
Bartholomew  65'  81'  88'
Smith  82'
Benjamin  26'

W Connection won 17–1 on aggregate.


March 25, 2009
20:00 UTC-4
Inter Moengotapoe 0 – 1 CSD Barber André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo[7][note 1]
Lake  14'

Inter Moengotapoe won 3–2 on aggregate.


March 29, 2009
16:30 UTC-4
Hoppers 2 – 0 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Thomas  15'
Frederick  63'

Hoppers won 5–3 on aggregate.


March 29, 2009
19:00 UTC-4
Britannia 0 – 1 Cavaly Franklin J. Th. Bareño Stadium, Piedra Plat
Valdo  45+'

Cavaly won 6–0 on aggregate.


April 5, 2009
15:00 UTC-5
Tempête 2 – 0 Alpha United Parc Levelt, Saint-Marc
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.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
San Juan Jabloteh 5 – 2 Inter Moengotapoe 2 – 1 3 – 1
Hoppers 0 – 8 Tempête 0 – 4 0 – 4
W Connection 4 – 1 Cavaly 3 – 1 1 – 0

First leg

April 13, 2009
18:30 UTC-4
San Juan Jabloteh 2 – 1 Inter Moengotapoe Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella[8]
Forbes  16'
Oliver  86'
Pinas  72'

April 13, 2009
20:30 UTC-4
W Connection 3 – 1 Cavaly Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
Viveros  3'
Toussaint  49'
Hector  55'
Millien  90+3'

April 20, 2009
18:30 UTC-4
Hoppers 0 – 4 Tempête Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Herold  28'
Thompson  35'
Eliphene  43'  71'

Second leg

April 20, 2009
20:00 UTC-4
Inter Moengotapoe 1 – 3 San Juan Jabloteh André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo[note 1]
Attendance: ~3,000
Bron  3' Glen  13'
Jamerson  47'
Primus  66'

San Juan Jabloteh won 5–2 on aggregate.


April 24, 2009
16:00 UTC-5
Cavaly 0 – 1 W Connection Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Oliveira  30'

W Connection won 4–1 on aggregate.


May 1, 2009
16:00 UTC-5
Tempête 4 – 0 Hoppers Parc Levelt, Saint-Marc
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

May 15, 2009
17:00 UTC-4
Puerto Rico Islanders 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Tempête Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya
Jagdeosingh  102'
Villegas  114'

May 15, 2009
19:30 UTC-4
San Juan Jabloteh 1 – 2 W Connection Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya
John  65' Frias  35'
Hector  37'

Third place

May 17, 2009
16:00 UTC-4
Tempête 1 – 2 San Juan Jabloteh Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya
Murray  55' (o.g.) Glen  33'
E. John  44'

Final

May 17, 2009
18:30 UTC-4
W Connection 2 – 1 Puerto Rico Islanders Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya
Frias  7'  21' Nuñez  36'
CFU Club Championship
2009 Winners
W Connection
Third Title

Goalscorers

Goals Player Team
6 Jonathan Faña Frias W Connection
5 Hughton Hector W Connection
4 Andre Toussaint W Connection
3 Matthew Bartholomew W Connection
Belfort Fils Tempête
Kelly Frederick Hoppers
Alex Milien Cavaly
2 Andre Amy Cavaly
Cadet Eliphene Tempête
Cyrano Glen San Juan Jabloteh
Elton John San Juan Jabloteh
Kerron Smith W Connection
Amius Thompson Tempête
Christian Viveros W Connection
Ives Vlijter Inter Moengotapoe
1 27 players
Own goals 2 players

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d Caribbean Club Champions Cup draw on January 15th, New York City: Caribbean Football Union, 2009-01-09, http://caribbeanfootballunion.org/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=316&Itemid=1, retrieved 2009-01-11 
  2. ^ a b c d CONCACAF to stage draws for U-17, U-20 championships, Caribbean club cup on Thursday, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-01-09, http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4586, retrieved 2009-01-12 
  3. ^ a b c d e Two teams withdraw from Caribbean club cup, draw format restructured, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-01-14, http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4591, retrieved 2009-01-15 
  4. ^ a b CFU adjusts schedule for first round of Caribbean Club Champions Cup, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-03-11, http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4661, retrieved 2009-03-12 
  5. ^ "Regional Club championship kicks off today". Antigua Sun. CMC (Port of Spain, Trinidad: Sun Printing & Publishing Ltd.). 2009-03-18. http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&sun=281935077507132005&an=244355046503182009&ac=Sports. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  6. ^ "Guyanese to officiate in CFU championship today in T&T". Stabroek News (Georgetown, Guyana). 2009-03-25. http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/03/25/guyanese-to-officiate-in-cfu-championship-today-in-tt/. Retrieved 2009-03-31. 
  7. ^ "Inter Moengo Tapoe naar volgende ronde CFU Clubchampionships" (in Dutch). Dagblad Suriname (Paramaribo). 2009-03-26. http://www.dbsuriname.com/archief/nat/2009/mrt09/26-03-09/Nat_%C2%A0Inter%20Moengo%20Tapoe%20naar%20volgende%20ronde%20CFU%20Clubchampionships%20.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
  8. ^ a b W Connection to host doubleheader with San Juan Jabloteh for second round of Caribbean club championship, New York City: CONCACAF, 2009-04-09, http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4703, retrieved 2009-04-14 
  9. ^ Liburd, Lasana (2009-04-21). "Connection delay Haitian excursion". Trinidad and Tobago Express (Port of Spain). http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161467297. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 

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