2015 CFU Club Championship
International football competition
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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.
Central (1st title) W Connection| 2015 CFU Club Champions’ Cup | |
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| 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 | 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
Red: Group 1; 
Green: Group 2; 
Blue: Group 3; 
Yellow: Group 4; 
Dots: indicate group hosts; 
Pogs: indicate other group teamsThe 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.
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 |
| Alpha United | 3–0 | Inter Moengotapoe |
|---|---|---|
Wilson  36'Richardson 56'Bain 90' |
Report |
| Inter Moengotapoe | 0–2 | Central |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Plaza 54', 58' |
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 |
| SAP | Cancelled | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| W Connection | 7–1 | Guyana Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| Garcia 18' Winchester 20', 26'Arcia 32', 46', 85'Britto 40' |
Report | Fraser 90+4' |
| Waterhouse | Cancelled | Guyana Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| Guyana Defence Force | 2–2 | SAP |
|---|---|---|
| Fraser 8', 63' |
Report | Harriette 10' Mack 68' |
| W Connection | Cancelled | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| W Connection | 7–2 | SAP |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 4' Britto 8', 82'Arcia 18', 44', 45'Winchester 25' |
Report | Harriette 59' Roberts 78' |
- Notes
- ^ 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 |
| Montego Bay United | 1–0 | Moulien |
|---|---|---|
| McCarthy 65' (pen.) |
Report |
| América des Cayes | 4–2 | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre 17', 48' Saint Jean 70'Valerius 85' |
Report | Christoph 62' Paiva 87' |
| América des Cayes | 1–4 | Montego Bay United |
|---|---|---|
| Germain 75' |
Report | McCarthy 40' Williams 51'Rodney 74'Gordon 90+4' |
| Excelsior | 0–3 | Montego Bay United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Woozencroft 35' Kirlew 70'Ottey 89' |
| América des Cayes | 2–1 | Moulien |
|---|---|---|
| Charles 52' Germain 74' |
Report | Gomez 38' |
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 |
| USR | 2–2 | Lyford Cay Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobs 69' Nellis 72' (pen.) |
Report | Dan 4' Désert 33' |
| Lyford Cay Dragons | 1–0 | Helenites |
|---|---|---|
| Traill 15' |
Report |
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.
| Montego Bay United | 0–1 | W Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arcia 70' |
Third place match
Winner qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.
| Don Bosco | 0–1 | Montego Bay United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gordon 70' |
Final
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 |