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
ChampionsTrinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA (1st title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago W Connection
Third placePuerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Fourth placeAntigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored87 (3.48 per match)
Attendance13,855 (554 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Bony Pierre (7 goals)
2011
2013

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.

AssociationTeamQualification method
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua Barracuda(playing in USL Pro)
BermudaNorth Village Rams2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division champion
Cayman IslandsElite2010–11 Cayman Islands Premier League champion
George Town SC2011 Cayman Islands FA Cup champion
CuraçaoHubentut Fortuna2010–11 Curaçao League champion
Barber2010–11 Curaçao League runner-up
GuyanaAlpha United2010 GFF National Super League champion (no league in 2011)
Milerock2010 GFF National Super League runner-up (no league in 2011)
HaitiVictoryHaiti qualifying tournament 1st place (2010 Série de Clôture champion)
BaltimoreHaiti qualifying tournament 2nd place (2011 Série de Ouverture champion)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico IslandersTH(playing in NASL)
Bayamón FC2011 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico champion
SurinameInter Moengotapoe2010–11 Hoofdklasse champion
Trinidad and TobagoCaledonia AIA2011–12 TT Pro League qualifying table 1st place
W Connection2011–12 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).

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
George Town SC211021+14
Elite21013303
North Village Rams201112−11
Source: [citation needed]
George Town SC 0 – 0 North Village Rams
Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

North Village Rams 1 – 2 Elite
Bean 60'ReportCarter 13', 66'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

Elite 1 – 2 George Town SC
Wright 5'ReportMalcolm 40'
Cuevas-Ebanks 87'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

Group 2

Matches played at Guyana (host team: Alpha United).

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Inter Moengotapoe3300113+89
Alpha United320152+36
Hubentut Fortuna310257−23
Milerock3003211−90
Source: [citation needed]
Milerock 1 – 2 Hubentut Fortuna
Sears 31'ReportTrenidad 69'
Gomes Chacas 79'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)
Alpha United 0 – 1 Inter Moengotapoe
ReportRijssel 23'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Inter Moengotapoe 7 – 1 Milerock
Rijssel 8', 87'
Adensiba 28'
Pinas 52'
Jimmy 62' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Plein 86'
ReportFordyce 45'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)
Hubentut Fortuna 1 – 3 Alpha United
Flaneur 59'ReportMurray 5'
Abrams 25'
Wilson 84'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Inter Moengotapoe 3 – 2 Hubentut Fortuna
Jimmy 44'
Vlijter 65'
Rijssel 70'
ReportGomes Chacas 45'
Belliot 60'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Alpha United 2 – 0 Milerock
Abrams 7', 80'Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Christophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)

Group 3

Matches played at Haiti.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Victory211062+44
Baltimore211031+24
Bayamón FC200217−60
Source: [citation needed]
Baltimore 2 – 0 Bayamón FC
Titin 7'
Dieujuste 82'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Bayamón FC 1 – 5 Victory
Rosario 64'ReportB. Pierre 22', 57', 73', 82'
Charles 45'
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Rubalcaba (Cuba)

Baltimore 1 – 1 Victory
T. Pierre 86'ReportB. 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]

GrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3 Baltimore211031+24
2 Alpha United210132+13
1 Elite21013303
Source: [citation needed]

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).

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Puerto Rico Islanders211080+84
Caledonia AIA211050+54
George Town SC2002013−130
Source: [citation needed]
  • 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
ReportRamos 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).

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Antigua Barracuda321051+47
W Connection320192+76
Victory311184+44
Inter Moengotapoe3003217−150
Source: [citation needed]
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
ReportWinchester 3', 52'
Arcia 31', 59'
Cupid 42'
R. Britto 64'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

Inter Moengotapoe 2 – 8 Victory
Misiedjan 39', 45'ReportCharles 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.)ReportAldred 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
ReportAbu Bakr 65'
Jorsling 86'
Attendance: 305
Referee: Jermain Elskamp (Suriname)

Puerto Rico Islanders 1 – 4 W Connection
Hansen 76'ReportR. Britto 28', 66'
J. Britto 58'
Arcia 90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match

Antigua Barracuda 0 − 2 Puerto Rico Islanders
ReportHansen 19'
Faña 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Final

Caledonia AIA 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) W Connection
Abu Bakr 97'ReportLeon 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

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Bony Pierre Victory7
2 Hashim 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