2012 CFU Club Championship

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.

2012 CFU Club Championship
2012 CFU Club Champions’ Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 25 – June 21, 2012
Teams15 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Caledonia AIA (1st title)
Runners-up W Connection
Third place Puerto Rico Islanders
Fourth place Antigua Barracuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored87 (3.48 per match)
Attendance13,855 (554 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bony Pierre (7 goals)

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
George Town SC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
Elite 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
North Village Rams 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
George Town SC 0 – 0 North Village Rams
Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
North Village Rams 1 – 2 Elite
Bean  60' Report Carter  13', 66'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
Elite 1 – 2 George Town SC
Wright  5' Report Malcolm  40'
Cuevas-Ebanks  87'
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
Inter Moengotapoe 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
Alpha United 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Hubentut Fortuna 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Milerock 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source:
Milerock 1 – 2 Hubentut Fortuna
Sears  31' Report Trenidad  69'
Gomes Chacas  79'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)
Alpha United 0 – 1 Inter Moengotapoe
Report Rijssel  23'
Attendance: 100
Inter Moengotapoe 7 – 1 Milerock
Rijssel  8', 87'
Adensiba  28'
Pinas  52'
Jimmy  62' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Plein  86'		 Report Fordyce  45'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)
Hubentut Fortuna 1 – 3 Alpha United
Flaneur  59' Report Murray  5'
Abrams  25'
Wilson  84'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Inter Moengotapoe 3 – 2 Hubentut Fortuna
Jimmy  44'
Vlijter  65'
Rijssel  70'		 Report Gomes Chacas  45'
Belliot  60'
Attendance: 50
Alpha United 2 – 0 Milerock
Abrams  7', 80' Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)

Group 3

Matches played at Haiti.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Victory 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
Baltimore 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
Bayamón FC 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source:
Baltimore 2 – 0 Bayamón FC
Titin  7'
Dieujuste  82'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Bayamón FC 1 – 5 Victory
Rosario  64' Report B. Pierre  22', 57', 73', 82'
Charles  45'
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Rubalcaba (Cuba)
Baltimore 1 – 1 Victory
T. Pierre  86' Report B. Pierre  90+2'
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 Baltimore 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
2 Alpha United 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
1 Elite 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Source:

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 Islanders 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4
Caledonia AIA 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
George Town SC 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source:
  • Baltimore withdrew after the team was denied visas to the Cayman Islands.[3]
Puerto Rico Islanders 0 – 0 Caledonia AIA
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Caledonia AIA 5 – 0 George Town SC
Jorsling  47', 70'
Caesar  72', 76'
Smith  80'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
George Town SC 0 – 8 Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Ramos  4', 20'
Faña  22', 54', 56'
Elliott  27' (o.g.)
Richardson  44'
Robinson  61' (o.g.)
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 Barracuda 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
W Connection 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
Victory 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
Inter Moengotapoe 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source:
W Connection 2 – 0 Victory
Arcia  16', 77' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Antigua Barracuda 3 – 0 Inter Moengotapoe
Thomas  9', 89'
Griffith  43'		 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Osiel Nuñez (Puerto Rico)
Victory 0 – 0 Antigua Barracuda
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao)
Inter Moengotapoe 0 – 6 W Connection
Report Winchester  3', 52'
Arcia  31', 59'
Cupid  42'
R. Britto  64'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Inter Moengotapoe 2 – 8 Victory
Misiedjan  39', 45' Report Charles  1', 56', 79', 90+2'
Toussaint  3'
B. Pierre  32', 75'
Beaugé  51'
Attendance: 390
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
W Connection 1 – 2 Antigua Barracuda
Dublin  21' (o.g.) Report Aldred  37'
Byers  42'
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 Barracuda0
 
 
 
 Caledonia AIA2
 
 Caledonia AIA (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
 W Connection1 (3)
 
 PR Islanders1
 
 
 W Connection4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 PR Islanders2

Semifinals
Antigua Barracuda 0 – 2 Caledonia AIA
Report Abu Bakr  65'
Jorsling  86'
Attendance: 305
Referee: Jermain Elskamp (Suriname)
Puerto Rico Islanders 1 – 4 W Connection
Hansen  76' Report R. Britto  28', 66'
J. Britto  58'
Arcia  90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match
Antigua Barracuda 0 − 2 Puerto Rico Islanders
Report Hansen  19'
Faña  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Final
Caledonia AIA 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) W Connection
Abu Bakr  97' Report Leon  103'
Penalties
Moore
Jorsling
Smith
Edwards
David 		4 – 3[5] Leon
Cupid
Jones
Arcia
Peltier
Attendance: 400
Referee: Antonius Pinas (Suriname)
CFU Club Championship
2012 Winners

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 Bony Pierre Victory7
2 Hachim Arcia W Connection5
Ricardo Charles Victory5
4 Jonathan Faña Puerto Rico Islanders4
Stefano Rijssel Inter Moengotapoe4
6 Anthony Abrams Alpha United3
Rennie Britto W Connection3
Devorn Jorsling Caledonia AIA3
Patrick Jimmy Inter Moengotapoe3
10 Radanfah Abu Bakr Caledonia AIA2
Trevin Caesar Caledonia AIA2
Mario Rene Carter Elite2
Jose Adriano Gomes Chacas Hubentut Fortuna2
Josh Hansen Puerto Rico Islanders2
Ricardo Misiedjan Inter Moengotapoe2
Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico Islanders2
Tamorley Thomas Antigua Barracuda2
Shahdon Winchester W Connection2

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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