2014 CFU Club Championship

Teams

The tournament was open to all champion and runners-up from each member association’s league, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2013. Registration for all interested clubs closed on December 31, 2013. CONCACAF broadened the possibilities for participation and further indicated that the competition was not limited to professional clubs only. Therefore, clubs with amateur status were also eligible for participation.

A total of 13 teams from 9 CFU associations entered the competition. Valencia (Haiti) was given a bye to the final round as the best performer among the entrants both in the 2013 CFU Club Championship and the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. The other 12 teams entered the first round.

The following associations did not enter a team:

• AIA Anguilla
• ATG Antigua and Barbuda
• ARU Aruba
• BAH Bahamas
• BRB Barbados
• BER Bermuda
• BOE Bonaire
• VGB British Virgin Islands
• CUB Cuba
• DMA Dominica
• DOM Dominican Republic
• GUF French Guiana
• GRN Grenada
• MTQ Martinique
• MSR Montserrat
• SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis
• LCA Saint Lucia
• SMT Saint-Martin
• VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• SXM Sint Maarten
• TCA Turks and Caicos Islands
• VIR United States Virgin Islands

First round

In the first round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, 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 final round to join Valencia.

Group 1

• Hosted by Bayamón FC in Puerto Rico (all times UTC−4).

Granado Pérez Calix

Robinson Bush Shayron

Group 2

• Hosted by Mirebalais in Haiti (all times UTC−4).

Campbell Benjamin Samuels Muhammad Charles

Kwasie Charles Howell

Campbell Benjamin Brissett Mendes

Group 3

• Hosted by Harbour View FC in Jamaica (all times UTC−5).

• SUR Notch withdrew.

Bain

Final round

Under the original plan for the final round, the four teams would play matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semifinal winners would play in the final while the losers would play in the third place match. Both finalists and the winner of the third place match would qualify for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.

On March 31, 2014, the CFU announced that Valencia, which were given a bye to the final round, could not participate in the competition after the Haitian Football Federation failed to confirm the club as an active member of the federation due to a fallout between the club and the federation. After consultation with CONCACAF and the three first round group winners which were to play with Valencia in the final round, the three group winners, Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United, were chosen to represent the CFU in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, subject to the clubs meeting the minimum standards for participation. Moreover, the final round was cancelled to save expenses for the three teams.

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers

References

References

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