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

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
T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
North Village Rams Bermuda1 – 2Cayman Islands Elite
Bean 60' Report Carter 13', 66'
T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
Elite Cayman Islands1 – 2Cayman Islands George Town SC
Wright 5' Report Malcolm 40'
Cuevas-Ebanks 87'
T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dwight Royal (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
Sears 31' Report Trenidad 69'
Gomes Chacas 79'
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)
Alpha United Guyana0 – 1Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Report Rijssel 23'
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname7 – 1Guyana Milerock
Rijssel 8', 87'
Adensiba 28'
Pinas 52'
Jimmy 62' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Plein 86'		 Report Fordyce 45'
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 100
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)
Hubentut Fortuna Curaçao1 – 3Guyana Alpha United
Flaneur 59' Report Murray 5'
Abrams 25'
Wilson 84'
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 150
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname3 – 2Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna
Jimmy 44'
Vlijter 65'
Rijssel 70'		 Report Gomes Chacas 45'
Belliot 60'
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 50
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Alpha United Guyana2 – 0Guyana Milerock
Abrams 7', 80' Report
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 50
Referee: Christophel Stewart (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
Titin 7'
Dieujuste 82'		 Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Bayamón FC Puerto Rico1 – 5Haiti Victory
Rosario 64' Report B. Pierre 22', 57', 73', 82'
Charles 45'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Rubalcaba (Cuba)
Baltimore Haiti1 – 1Haiti Victory
T. Pierre 86' Report B. Pierre 90+2'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

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]
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico0 – 0Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Report
T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town
Attendance: 100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago5 – 0Cayman Islands George Town SC
Jorsling 47', 70'
Caesar 72', 76'
Smith 80'		 Report
T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town
Attendance: 200
Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
George Town SC Cayman Islands0 – 8Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Ramos 4', 20'
Faña 22', 54', 56'
Elliott 27' (o.g.)
Richardson 44'
Robinson 61' (o.g.)
T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wilson da Costa (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
Arcia 16', 77' Report
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 300
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda3 – 0Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Thomas 9', 89'
Griffith 43'		 Report
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 260
Referee: Osiel Nuñez (Puerto Rico)
Victory Haiti0 – 0Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Report
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 200
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname0 – 6Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Report Winchester 3', 52'
Arcia 31', 59'
Cupid 42'
R. Britto 64'
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname2 – 8Haiti Victory
Misiedjan 39', 45' Report Charles 1', 56', 79', 90+2'
Toussaint 3'
B. Pierre 32', 75'
Beaugé 51'
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 390
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago1 – 2Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Dublin 21' (o.g.) Report Aldred 37'
Byers 42'
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 400
Referee: Osiel Nuñez (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 65'
Jorsling 86'
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 305
Referee: Jermain Elskamp (Suriname)
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico1 – 4Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Hansen 76' Report R. Britto 28', 66'
J. Britto 58'
Arcia 90'
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match

Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda0 − 2Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Hansen 19'
Faña 52' (pen.)
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Final

Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Abu Bakr 97' Report Leon 103'
Penalties
Moore soccer ball with check mark
Jorsling soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with red X
David soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3[5] soccer ball with check mark Leon
soccer ball with red X Cupid
soccer ball with check mark Jones
soccer ball with check mark Arcia
soccer ball with red X Peltier
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando
Attendance: 400
Referee: Antonius Pinas (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 Hashim Arcia 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 Rennie Britto Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3
Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 3
Suriname Patrick Jimmy 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 Mario Rene Carter Cayman Islands Elite 2
Curaçao Jose Adriano Gomes Chacas Curaçao Hubentut Fortuna 2
Puerto Rico Josh Hansen Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2
Suriname Ricardo Misiedjan 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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