2012 CFU Club Championship

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2012 CFU Club Championship
2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 25 – June 21, 2012
Teams15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA (1st title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third placePuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Fourth placeAntigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored87 (3.48 per match)
Attendance13,855 (554 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Bony Pierre (7 goals)
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The 2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup was the 14th 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 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Participating teams[]

The following teams were entered into the competition.[1] The four professional teams (in bold) were seeded to directly enter the second round. Per CONCACAF regulations, only the professional teams were eligible to play in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Association Team Qualification method
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda — (playing in USL Pro)
Bermuda North Village Rams 2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division champion
Cayman Islands Elite 2010–11 Cayman Islands Premier League champion
George Town SC 2011 Cayman Islands FA Cup champion
Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna 2010–11 Curaçao League champion
Barber 2010–11 Curaçao League runner-up
Guyana Alpha United 2010 GFF National Super League champion (no league in 2011)
Milerock 2010 GFF National Super League runner-up (no league in 2011)
Haiti Victory Haiti qualifying tournament 1st place (2010 Série de Clôture champion)
Baltimore Haiti qualifying tournament 2nd place (2011 Série de Ouverture champion)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico IslandersTH — (playing in NASL)
Bayamón FC 2011 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico champion
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2010–11 Hoofdklasse champion
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 1st place
W Connection 2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 2nd place
  • th – Title holders

The following associations did not enter a team:

First round[]

Winner of each group and the best runner-up advanced to the second round.

Group 1[]

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host team: Elite).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cayman Islands George Town SC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
Cayman Islands Elite 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Bermuda North Village Rams 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
George Town SC Cayman Islands0 – 0Bermuda North Village Rams
Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: (Jamaica)
North Village Rams Bermuda1 – 2Cayman Islands Elite
Goal 60' Report Goal 13', 66'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: (Jamaica)
Elite Cayman Islands1 – 2Cayman Islands George Town SC
Wright Goal 5' Report Malcolm Goal 40'
Goal 87'
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Jamaica)

Group 2[]

Matches played at Guyana (host team: Alpha United).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
Guyana Alpha United 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Guyana Milerock 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
Milerock Guyana1 – 2Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna
Goal 31' Report Trenidad Goal 69'
Goal 79'
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Aruba)
Alpha United Guyana0 – 1Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Report Rijssel Goal 23'
Attendance: 100
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname7 – 1Guyana Milerock
Rijssel Goal 8', 87'
Goal 28'
Goal 52'
Goal 62' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Goal 86'		 Report Goal 45'
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Cayman Islands)
Hubentut Fortuna Curaçao1 – 3Guyana Alpha United
Goal 59' Report Goal 5'
Abrams Goal 25'
Goal 84'
Attendance: 150
Referee: (Barbados)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname3 – 2Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna
Goal 44'
Goal 65'
Rijssel Goal 70'		 Report Goal 45'
Goal 60'
Attendance: 50
Alpha United Guyana2 – 0Guyana Milerock
Abrams Goal 7', 80' Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Cayman Islands)

Group 3[]

Matches played at Haiti.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Haiti Victory 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
Haiti Baltimore 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
Puerto Rico Bayamón FC 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]
Baltimore Haiti2 – 0Puerto Rico Bayamón FC
Goal 7'
Goal 82'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Cuba)
Bayamón FC Puerto Rico1 – 5Haiti Victory
Goal 64' Report B. Pierre Goal 22', 57', 73', 82'
Charles Goal 45'
Attendance: 250
Referee: (Cuba)
Baltimore Haiti1 – 1Haiti Victory
Goal 86' Report B. Pierre Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 3,500

Best runner-up[]

To determine the best runner-up, since Groups 1 and 3 have three teams each compared to four for Group 2, the results of the last-place team in Group 2 – Milerock – were voided and the standings recalculated.[2]

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Haiti Baltimore 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
2 Guyana Alpha United 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
1 Cayman Islands Elite 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Source:[citation needed]

Second round[]

Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the final round.

Group 4[]

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host team: George Town SC).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
Cayman Islands George Town SC 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]
  • Haiti Baltimore withdrew after the team was denied visas to the Cayman Islands.[3]
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico0 – 0Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Jamaica)
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago5 – 0Cayman Islands George Town SC
Jorsling Goal 47', 70'
Caesar Goal 72', 76'
Smith Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 200
George Town SC Cayman Islands0 – 8Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Ramos Goal 4', 20'
Faña Goal 22', 54', 56'
Elliott Goal 27' (o.g.)
Richardson Goal 44'
Robinson Goal 61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Bahamas)

Group 5[]

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago (host team: W Connection).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
Haiti Victory 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source:[citation needed]
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago2 – 0Haiti Victory
Goal 16', 77' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Barbados)
Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda3 – 0Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Thomas Goal 9', 89'
Griffith Goal 43'		 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: (Puerto Rico)
Victory Haiti0 – 0Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Curaçao)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname0 – 6Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Report Winchester Goal 3', 52'
Goal 31', 59'
Cupid Goal 42'
Goal 64'
Attendance: 250
Referee: (Guyana)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname2 – 8Haiti Victory
Goal 39', 45' Report Charles Goal 1', 56', 79', 90+2'
Goal 3'
B. Pierre Goal 32', 75'
Goal 51'
Attendance: 390
Referee: (Barbados)
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago1 – 2Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Dublin Goal 21' (o.g.) Report Goal 37'
Byers Goal 42'
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Puerto Rico)

Final round[]

In the semifinals, the two second-round group winners played against the runners-up from the opposite group. The semifinal winners played in the final while the losers played in the third place match.[4]

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2
 
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1 (3)
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders1
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders2

Semifinals[]

Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda0 – 2Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report Abu Bakr Goal 65'
Jorsling Goal 86'
Attendance: 305
Referee: (Suriname)
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico1 – 4Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Hansen Goal 76' Report Goal 28', 66'
J. Britto Goal 58'
Goal 90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Barbados)

Third place match[]

Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda0 − 2Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Hansen Goal 19'
Faña Goal 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: (Barbados)

Final[]

Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Abu Bakr Goal 97' Report Leon Goal 103'
Penalties
Moore Penalty scored
Jorsling Penalty scored
Smith Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored		 4 – 3[5] Penalty scored Leon
Penalty missed Cupid
Penalty scored Jones
Penalty scored
Penalty missed Peltier
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Suriname)
CFU Club Championship
2012 Winners
Trinidad and Tobago
Caledonia AIA
1st title

Caledonia AIA, W Connection, and Puerto Rico Islanders qualified for the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Haiti Bony Pierre Haiti Victory 7
2 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 5
Haiti Ricardo Charles Haiti Victory 5
4 Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 4
Suriname Stefano Rijssel Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 4
6 Guyana Anthony Abrams Guyana Alpha United 3
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 3
Suriname Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3
10 Trinidad and Tobago Radanfah Abu Bakr Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 2
Trinidad and Tobago Trevin Caesar Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 2
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Elite 2
Curaçao Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna 2
Puerto Rico Josh Hansen Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2
Suriname Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2
Puerto Rico Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2
Antigua and Barbuda Tamorley Thomas Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda 2
Trinidad and Tobago Shahdon Winchester Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 2

Source:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "CFU clubs to kick off March 25". CONCACAF.com. 2012-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. ^ "Haiti advances two in Caribbean clubs cup". CONCACAF.com. 2012-04-24. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  3. ^ "Baltimore withdraws from Caribbean clubs". CONCACAF.com. 2012-05-22.
  4. ^ "Semis, finals of CFU clubs set". CONCACAF.com. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Caledonia pips Connection for CFU Club Championship title". Digicel Pro League. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. ^ "CFU Club Championship 2012 — Topscorers". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24.

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