2018 Caribbean Club Shield

The 2018 Caribbean Club Shield was the first edition of the Caribbean Club Shield (also known as the CFU Club Shield), the second-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF. The tournament was played in the Dominican Republic between 13–21 April 2018.

2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
CitySantiago de los Caballeros
Dates13–21 April 2018
Teams12 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Club Franciscain (1st title)
Runners-up Inter Moengotapoe
Third place Real Rincon
Fourth place Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored75 (3.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Stefano Rijssel (6 goals)[1]

The winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would play against the fourth place team of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2018 CONCACAF League.[2]

Club Franciscain won the inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, and later defeated Central in a playoff to qualify for the CONCACAF League.

Teams
Location of teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield

The CONCACAF Council, at its meeting on 25 July 2017 in San Francisco, California approved the implementation of the following two-tier competitions for affiliated clubs of Caribbean Member Associations starting in 2018:

  • The Tier 1 competition, known as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, is contested by the champions and runners-up of the top professional and semi-professional leagues in year 1 (2018), and open to only fully professional leagues in year 2 (2019) and onwards.
  • The Tier 2 competition, known as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, is contested by the champions of the top leagues in Member Associations that have no professional or semi-professional leagues in year 1 (2018), and open to amateur and semi-professional leagues in year 2 (2019) and onwards.

The new two-tier format of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as well as the teams participating in each tournament, were announced by CONCACAF on 15 December 2017.[3] Among the 31 CFU member associations, 27 of them were classified as non-professional leagues and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.

A total of 12 teams from 12 associations entered the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.

Association Team Qualification method
 Aruba Nacional 2016–17 Aruban Division di Honor champions
 Barbados Weymouth Wales 2017 Barbados Premier League champions
 Bonaire Real Rincon 2016–17 Bonaire League champions
 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2016–17 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
 Curaçao Centro Dominguito 2017 Curaçao Sekshon Pagá champions
 Grenada Hard Rock 2016 GFA Premier Division champions
 Guadeloupe USR 2016–17 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2016–17 GFF Elite League champions
 Martinique Club Franciscain 2016–17 Martinique Championnat National champions
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets 2016–17 SKNFA Super League champions
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Avenues United 2017 NLA Premier League champions
 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2016–17 SVB Topklasse champions
Associations which did not enter a team

Venues

The Dominican Republic was announced as the host nation on 15 February 2018.[4] Host venues, all located at Santiago de los Caballeros, were:

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 February 2018, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States,[5] and was streamed on YouTube.[6] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four without any seeding.

The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times local, AST (UTC−4).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Moengotapoe 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals
2 Nacional 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6
3 USR 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 Weymouth Wales 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: CONCACAF
Nacional 0–5 Inter Moengotapoe
Report
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
Weymouth Wales 1–2 USR
 Report
  • Désert  27' (pen.)
  • Lundy  78'
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
Inter Moengotapoe 5–0 Weymouth Wales
  • Rijssel  2', 47', 71', 74'
  • Kastiel  81'
 Report
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
USR 0–2 Nacional
Report
  • Ranger  16'
  • Oliveros  45+1'
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Weymouth Wales 2–3 Nacional
 Report
  • Aguirre  4'
  • Ranger  24'
  • Fontalvo  69'
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St Kitts & Nevis)
USR 1–5 Inter Moengotapoe
  • Désert  83'
 Report
  • Baja  6'
  • Rijssel  37'
  • Holtuin  64', 88'
  • Fer  78'
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Rincon 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Semi-finals
2 Avenues United 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
3 Hard Rock 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
4 Guyana Defence Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[7]
Source: CONCACAF
Hard Rock 1–3 Real Rincon
  • Alexander  73'
 Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Avenues United 3–2 Hard Rock
 Report
Referee: Christophe Jombert (Guadeloupe)
Real Rincon 2–2 Avenues United
 Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Club Franciscain 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6 Semi-finals
2 Centro Dominguito 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Bodden Town 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4 Cayon Rockets 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: CONCACAF
Cayon Rockets 1–2 Bodden Town
  • Barnes  65'
 Report
  • Brown  34'
  • McLean  81'
Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)
Centro Dominguito 2–1 Club Franciscain
  • Matheus  4', 88'
 Report
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St Kitts & Nevis)
Bodden Town 0–0 Centro Dominguito
Report
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks & Caicos)
Club Franciscain 6–0 Cayon Rockets
 Report
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
Centro Dominguito 2–2 Cayon Rockets
  • Morton  68' (o.g.)
  • Calvenhoven  79'
 Report
Referee: Ydekel Capellan (Dominican Republic)
Club Franciscain 5–2 Bodden Town
 Report
  • Levien  11'
  • James  70'
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

Ranking of group winners and runners-up
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Inter Moengotapoe 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals
2 C Club Franciscain 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3 B Real Rincon 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
4 A Nacional 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6 Semi-finals
5 C Centro Dominguito 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
6 B Avenues United 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage

Bracket

The semi-final matchups are:

  • Best Group Winners vs. Best Group Runners-up
  • 2nd Best Group Winners vs. 3rd Best Group Winners
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April
 
 
 Inter Moengotapoe4
 
21 April
 
 Nacional0
 
 Inter Moengotapoe1
 
19 April
 
 Club Franciscain2
 
 Club Franciscain2
 
 
 Real Rincon0
 
Third place
 
 
21 April
 
 
 Nacional1
 
 
 Real Rincon3

Semi-finals
Inter Moengotapoe 4–0 Nacional
  • Baja  47'
  • Kastiel  54', 67'
  • Vlijter  61'
 Report
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Club Franciscain 2–0 Real Rincon
  • Abaul  68'
  • Ephestion  72'
 Report
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Third place match
Nacional 1–3 Real Rincon
  • Oliveros  36'
 Report
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

Final

Winners advanced to CONCACAF League playoff against the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF League.

Inter Moengotapoe 1–2 Club Franciscain
  • Kastiel  5'
 Report
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Stefano Rijssel Inter Moengotapoe 6
2 Romeo Kastiel Inter Moengotapoe 5
Yann Thimon Club Franciscain
4 Djénhael Maingé Club Franciscain 4
5 Stéphane Abaul Club Franciscain 3
6 Joël Baja Inter Moengotapoe 2
Steeve Désert USR
Donnegy Fer Inter Moengotapoe
Romano Holtuin Inter Moengotapoe
Samuel Matheus Centro Dominguito
Devis Oliveros Nacional
Kenroy Ranger Nacional
Yurick Seinpaal Real Rincon
Romano Snagg Avenues United

See also

References
  1. Oosterwolde, Terrence. "Inter Moengotapoe verliest amateurfinale Caribisch clubkampioenschap" (in Dutch). DWT Online. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.
  3. "CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018". CONCACAF. 15 December 2017.
  4. "Dominican Republic Selected to Host Inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". mailchi.mp. CONCACAF. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. "Dominican Republic Selected to Host Inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF.com. 16 February 2018.
  6. "Official Draw: Caribbean Club Shield 2018". CONCACAF. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. "GDF FC WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN CARIBBEAN CLUB SHIELD". Guyana Football Federation. 12 April 2018.
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