2020 Caribbean Club Shield

The 2020 Caribbean Club Shield was originally to be the third 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.

2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
Tournament details
Host countryCuraçao
CityWillemstad
DatesCancelled
(originally 3–12 April 2020)
Teams15 (from 15 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)

The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Curaçao between 3–12 April 2020.[1] On 13 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.[2] On 7 August 2020, they provided an update on the tournament, where they would make a final decision by the end of August to determine if it could be played in mid-September.[3] On 25 August 2020, CONCACAF announced that as it was impossible to organize the tournament in September in order to provide qualification for the 2020 CONCACAF League which would start in October, the tournament was cancelled.[4]

The winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would originally play against the fourth place team of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2020 CONCACAF League.[5]

Robinhood were the title holders, but did not qualify for the tournament.

Teams
Location of teams of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
(H) Host.

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 15 teams (from 15 associations) entered the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.[1]

Association Team Qualification method
 Antigua and Barbuda Liberta 2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
 Aruba Racing Club Aruba 2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor champions
 Barbados Barbados Defence Force 2018–19 Barbados Premier League champions
 Bonaire Real Rincon 2018–19 Bonaire League champions
 British Virgin Islands One Love United 2018 BVIFA National Football League champions
 Cayman Islands Scholars International 2018–19 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
 Cuba Santiago de Cuba 2019 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba champions
 Curaçao (hosts) Vesta 2018–19 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions
 Dominica South East 2018–19 Dominica Premier League champions
 Guadeloupe Amical Club 2018–19 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
 Martinique Club Franciscain 2018–19 Martinique Championnat National champions
 Puerto Rico Metropolitan 2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico champions
 Saint Lucia Platinum FC 2019 SLFA First Division champions
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines BESCO Pastures 2018–19 SVGFF Premier Division champions
 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2018–19 SVB Topklasse champions
Associations which did not enter a team

Venues

The matches were originally to be played at the Ergilio Hato Stadium and Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro in Willemstad.[1]

Group stage

The draw for the tournament was held on 13 February 2020, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States.[6] The 15 teams were drawn into four groups: three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The team from the host association Curaçao, Vesta, were allocated to position A1, while the remaining 14 teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding.[7]

The winners of each group would advance to the semi-finals.

All times local, AST (UTC−4).[8]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vesta (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Barbados Defence Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Club Franciscain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 South East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host.
Barbados Defence Force Cancelled Club Franciscain
Vesta Cancelled South East
Barbados Defence Force Cancelled South East
Vesta Cancelled Club Franciscain
Club Franciscain Cancelled South East
Vesta Cancelled Barbados Defence Force

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Moengotapoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Metropolitan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Santiago de Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Scholars International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
Metropolitan Cancelled Santiago de Cuba
Inter Moengotapoe Cancelled Scholars International
Metropolitan Cancelled Scholars International
Inter Moengotapoe Cancelled Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba Cancelled Scholars International
Inter Moengotapoe Cancelled Metropolitan

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 One Love United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Liberta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Racing Club Aruba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Amical Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
Liberta Cancelled Racing Club Aruba
One Love United Cancelled Amical Club
One Love United Cancelled Racing Club Aruba
Liberta Cancelled Amical Club
One Love United Cancelled Liberta
Racing Club Aruba Cancelled Amical Club

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BESCO Pastures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Real Rincon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Platinum FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 April 2020. Source: CONCACAF
BESCO Pastures Cancelled Platinum FC
Real Rincon Cancelled Platinum FC
BESCO Pastures Cancelled Real Rincon

Knockout stage

Bracket

The semi-final matchups would be:

  • SF1: Group B Winners vs. Group D Winners
  • SF2: Group A Winners vs. Group C Winners

The winners of SF1 and SF2 would play in the final, while the losers of SF1 and SF2 would play in the third place match.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 
 Group B Winners
 
12 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 Group D Winners
 
 Semi-final 1 Winners
 
10 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 Semi-final 2 Winners
 
 Group A Winners
 
 
 Group C Winners
 
Third place match
 
 
12 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 
 Semi-final 1 Losers
 
 
 Semi-final 2 Losers

Semi-finals
Group B Winners Cancelled Group D Winners
Group A Winners Cancelled Group C Winners

Third place match
Semi-final 1 Losers Cancelled Semi-final 2 Losers

Final

Winners would advance to CONCACAF League playoff against 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in 2020 CONCACAF League preliminary round, as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.

Semi-final 1 Winners Cancelled Semi-final 2 Winners

See also

References
  1. "Curacao to Host 2020 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "Concacaf suspends all its competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days". CONCACAF. 13 March 2020.
  3. "Concacaf launches plan to resume suspended Club Competitions". www.concacaf.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Update on Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield and Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF. 25 August 2020.
  5. "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.
  6. "Groups and Schedule Set for 2020 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF.com. 14 February 2020.
  7. "Official Draw – 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF.com.
  8. "Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.
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