Caribbean Club Championship
| Organizer(s) | CFU CONCACAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Abolished | 2022 |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Teams | Various |
| Last champion(s) |  Violette (1st title)(2022) |
| Most championships | Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders Jamaica Portmore United Trinidad and Tobago Central Jamaica Harbour View (2 titles each) |
| Website | CFU homepage |
The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup,[1] was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The tournament served as a qualifying event for the CONCACAF Champions League and, from 2017, the CONCACAF League.
In 2023, the tournament was replaced by the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup which follows a similar format. This change was made in conjunction with the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2024 edition.[2]
Qualification
[edit | edit source]Thirty-one national associations affiliated with the CFU were invited to participate, with each eligible to send two clubs, usually their league champions and runners-up. However, many member nations did not send a representative team every year. CFU also allowed Antigua Barracuda, Puerto Rico Islanders, and Puerto Rico FC (all now defunct) to compete despite being members of the United States league system. This tournament currently sent three or four teams to CONCACAF competitions: the champions enter the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third place teams enter the CONCACAF League, and the fourth place team competed in a playoff with the CFU Club Shield winner for a spot in the CONCACAF League.
The CFU presented an exact replica of the championship trophy to the winning team for their permanent possession.
Participation of member associations
[edit | edit source]| Country | Competitions | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Haiti
|
19 | 2000–02, 2006–07, 2009–22 |
| Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1997–98, 2000–04, 2006–07, 2009–18 |
| Jamaica Jamaica | 18 | 1997–98, 2000, 2002–07, 2013–20, 2022 |
| Suriname Suriname | 16 | 1997, 2000–01, 2003–05, 2007, 2009–12, 2014–17, 2021 |
| Curaçao Curaçao | 11 | 2000–01, 2003, 2005–07, 2009–10, 2012, 2014, 2021 |
| Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 2000, 2004–07, 2009, 2012–13, 2015, 2017 |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | 10 | 2006–07, 2009–14, 2017, 2021 |
| Guyana Guyana | 8 | 1997, 2001, 2009–12, 2014–15 |
| Guadeloupe Guadeloupe | 7 | 1997–98, 2014–17, 2021 |
| Cayman Islands Cayman Islands | 6 | 2002, 2011–12, 2014, 2016–17 |
| Dominican Republic Dominican Republic | 6 | 2016–18, 2020–22 |
| Dominica Dominica | 5 | 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 |
| Saint Lucia Saint Lucia | 5 | 2000–02, 2005, 2011 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1997–98, 2010, 2017, 2021 |
| Aruba Aruba | 4 | 2005–07, 2009 |
| Bermuda Bermuda | 4 | 2010–12, 2016 |
| Martinique Martinique | 4 | 1997–98, 2002, 2021 |
| United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 2005–07, 2015 |
| Barbados Barbados | 3 | 1997–98, 2000 |
| Montserrat Montserrat | 2 | 2004, 2017 |
| Sint Maarten Sint Maarten | 2 | 2017, 2021 |
| The Bahamas Bahamas | 1 | 2015 |
| Bonaire Bonaire | 1 | 2021 |
| Cuba Cuba | 1 | 2007 |
| French Guiana French Guiana | 1 | 2021 |
 Saint-Martin
|
1 | 2004 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2011 |
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The following associations have never had any team participate in a Club Championship:
- Anguilla Anguilla
- British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
- Grenada Grenada
- Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
Associations in italics have had teams participate in the Caribbean Club Shield
Past winners
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- ^ a b c d e f The championship was decided by a final group round.
- ^ No champions were decided. The two group winners qualified for the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
- ^ No champions were decided. The two group winners qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
- ^ After the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) replaced the Champions' Cup in 2008, the two losing semi-finalists in the 2007 CFU Clubs Championships (CFU-CC) played a two-legged series on 10 and 25 May 2008 to determine the 2007 CFU-CC tournament's third place team and the final Caribbean spot (CFU#3) for the inaugural 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
- ^ No champions were decided. The two group winners and the play-off winners between the two group runners-up qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.
- ^ No champions were decided. The final stage was cancelled after one of the participating teams Valencia could not participate, and CONCACAF decided to save expenses for the three group stage winners set to participate in the final stage as they all qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.
- ^ No champions were decided. The final stage was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the results in the group stage were used to determine the teams which qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League (Atlético Pantoja) and the 2020 CONCACAF League (Waterhouse, Arcahaie, Cibao)[3]
- ^ No third place match was played.
Results
[edit | edit source]By club
[edit | edit source]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago W Connection | 2 | 5 | 2006, 2009 | 2000, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public | 2 | 2 | 1998, 2000 | 2007, 2010 |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 1 | 2010, 2011 | 2009 |
| Jamaica Portmore United | 2 | 0 | 2005, 2019 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago Central | 2 | 0 | 2015, 2016 | |
| Jamaica Harbour View | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2007 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh | 1 | 2 | 2003 | 2006, 2017 |
| Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 1998 |
| Dominican Republic Cibao | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2022 |
| Cavaly
|
1 | 0 | 2021 | |
| Violette
|
1 | 0 | 2022 | |
| Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja | 1 | 0 | 2018 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin | 1 | 0 | 1997 | |
| Suriname Inter Moengotapoe | 0 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Jamaica Waterhouse | 0 | 1 | 2019 | |
| Jamaica Arnett Gardens | 0 | 1 | 2018 | |
| Tempête
|
0 | 1 | 2011 | |
| Suriname Robinhood | 0 | 1 | 2005 | |
| Jamaica Tivoli Gardens | 0 | 1 | 2004 | |
| Jamaica Seba United | 0 | 1 | 1997 |
- When sorted by years won or lost, the table is sorted by the date of each team's first placement
By country
[edit | edit source]| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runner-up clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 10 | W Connection (2), Central (2), Joe Public (2), San Juan Jabloteh (1), United Petrotrin (1), Caledonia AIA (1) | W Connection (5), Joe Public (2), San Juan Jabloteh (2), Caledonia AIA (1) |
| File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 4 | 4 | Portmore United (2), Harbour View (2) | Arnett Gardens (1), Waterhouse (1), Tivoli Gardens (1), Seba United (1) |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders (2) | Puerto Rico Islanders (1) |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | Cibao (1), Atlético Pantoja (1) | Cibao (1) |
| Haiti
|
2 | 1 | Cavaly (1), Violette (1) | Tempête (1) |
| File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | 0 | 2 | Robinhood (1), Inter Moengotapoe (1) |
CFU Club Shield
[edit | edit source]A second-tier competition, called the CFU Club Shield, formerly known as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, was introduced in 2018 for clubs from non-professional leagues that worked towards professional standards.[4] Until 2022, the winner of this competition, as long as it fulfills the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, played against the fourth-placed team of the Caribbean Club Championship for a place in the CONCACAF League. Since 2023, the winner and runner-up qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes and references
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External links
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- Caribbean Club Championship
- Men's association football club competitions in North America
- Defunct CONCACAF club competitions
- International club association football competitions in the Caribbean
- Caribbean Football Union
- Recurring sporting events established in 1997
- Recurring events disestablished in 2022
- 1997 establishments in North America
- 2022 disestablishments in North America