2009 CFU Club Championship

CFU Club Championship 2009
Caribbean Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
CityMacoya
Dates18 March – 17 May
Teams12 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago W Connection (2nd title)
Runners-upPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Third placeTrinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Fourth placeHaiti Tempête
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored72 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña Frias (6 goals)
2007
2010

The 2009 CFU Club Championship was the 11th 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 – W Connection, Puerto Rico Islanders, and San Juan Jabloteh – qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified clubs

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

Nation National association Representative(s)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Football Association Hoppers
Aruba Aruba Arubaanse Voetbal Bond Britannia
RCA
Dominica Dominica Dominica Football Association Bath Estate
Guyana Guyana Guyana Football Federation Alpha United
Haiti Haiti Fédération Haïtienne de Football Cavaly
Tempête
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Football Federation Portmore United
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie Barber
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol Puerto Rico Islanders
Sevilla Puerto Rico
Suriname Suriname Surinaamse Voetbal Bond Inter Moengotapoe
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation San Juan Jabloteh
W Connection
Notes

Competition format

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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

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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
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Haiti Tempête
Haiti Cavaly
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers
Aruba Britannia
Puerto Rico Sevilla Puerto Rico
Netherlands Antilles Barber
Guyana Alpha United
Dominica Bath Estate

1st round

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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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bath Estate Dominica 1 – 17 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 0 – 5 1 – 12
Barber Netherlands Antilles 2 – 3 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 1 – 3 1 – 0
Sevilla Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3 – 5 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 3 – 3 0 – 2
Alpha United Guyana 1 – 3 Haiti Tempête 1 – 1 0 – 2
Cavaly Haiti 6 – 0 Aruba Britannia 5 – 0 1 – 0

First leg

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Bath Estate Dominica0 – 5Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Hector 8', 30', 61'
Frias 51'
Smith 90'

Barber Netherlands Antilles1 – 3Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
Cassiani 34' Amoeferie 37'
Vlijter 57', 75'

Alpha United Guyana1 – 1Haiti Tempête
Peters 35' McKenzie 71' (o.g.)

Sevilla Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3 – 3Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers
Maya 16' (pen.)
Figueroa 42'
Pérez 69'
Frederick 56' 74'
Dublin 90'

Cavaly Haiti5 – 0ArubaBritannia
Alliance 18'
Amy 28' 45'
Milien 71' 79'

Second leg

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W Connection Trinidad and Tobago12 – 1Dominica Bath Estate
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.


Inter Moengotapoe won 3–2 on aggregate.


Hoppers won 5–3 on aggregate.


Cavaly won 6–0 on aggregate.


Tempête Haiti2 – 0Guyana Alpha United
Cadet 12'
Sirin 71'

Tempête won 3–1 on aggregate.

2nd round

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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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago 5 – 2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 – 1 3 – 1
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 4 – 1 Haiti Cavaly 3 – 1 1 – 0
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda 0 – 8 Haiti Tempête 0 – 4 0 – 4

First leg

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Second leg

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San Juan Jabloteh won 5–2 on aggregate.


W Connection won 4–1 on aggregate.


Tempête Haiti4 – 0Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers
Fils 26' 31' 56'
Thompson 72'

Tempête won 8–0 on aggregate.

Final round

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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

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Third place

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Tempête Haiti1 – 2Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Murray 55' (o.g.) Glen 33'
E. John 44'

Final

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CFU Club Championship
2009 Winners
Trinidad and Tobago
W Connection
Third Title

Goalscorers

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

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Caribbean Club Champions Cup draw on January 15th", Caribbean Football Union, 2009-01-09, archived from the original on 2009-01-20, retrieved 2009-01-11
  2. ^ a b c d "CONCACAF to stage draws for U-17, U-20 championships, Caribbean club cup on Thursday", CONCACAF, 2009-01-09, retrieved 2009-01-12
  3. ^ a b c d e "Two teams withdraw from Caribbean club cup, draw format restructured", CONCACAF, 2009-01-14, 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, retrieved 2009-03-12
  5. ^ "Regional Club championship kicks off today". Antigua Sun. Port of Spain, Trinidad: Sun Printing & Publishing Ltd. CMC. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  6. ^ "Guyanese to officiate in CFU championship today in T&T". Stabroek News. Georgetown, Guyana. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  7. ^ "Inter Moengo Tapoe naar volgende ronde CFU Clubchampionships". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Paramaribo. 2009-03-26. 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, retrieved 2009-04-14[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Liburd, Lasana (2009-04-21). "Connection delay Haitian excursion". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Port of Spain. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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