CFU Club Championship details released

Haitian side Valencia (white), shown in 2013/14 CONCACAF Champions League action against Costa Rica's Herediano, will play in the 2014 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship. (Photo: Imagenes en Costa Rica)

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Thirteen clubs have registered for the 2014 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship, a competition that will crown the region’s champion and qualify three teams for the 2014/2015 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), it was announced Wednesday.

The participating clubs are as follows:

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Bodden Town … 2012/13 Cayman Islands Football Association Premier League champion

CURACAO

Centro Dominguito … 2013 Curaçao League champion

GUADELOUPE

Unite Saint Rosienne … 2012/13 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur fourth place

GUYANA

Alpha United … 2012/13 Guyana Football Federation National Super League champion

HAITI

Mirebalais … 2013 Championnat National champion

Valencia … 2013 Championnat National runner-up

JAMAICA

Harbour View FC … 2012/13 Jamaican Red Stripe National Premier League champion

Waterhouse … 2012/13 Jamaican Red Stripe Premier League runner-up

PUERTO RICO

Bayamon FC … 2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico runner-up

SURINAME

Inter Moengotapoe … 2012/13 SVB Hoofdklasse champion

Notch … 2012/13 SVB Hoofdklasse runner-up

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Defence Force … 2012/13 TT Pro League champion

Caledonia AIA … 2012/13 TT Pro League runner-up

The first phase will consist of three groups of four teams competing in a round-robin format. Each of the group winners will advance to the semifinals, where they will be joined by Valencia. The Haitian side received a bye as a result of being the best performer of the three teams that participated in the 2013 Caribbean CCL qualifying tournament and also earned places in the upcoming edition. Last year, the Vert et Rouge won Group 2 to qualify automatically for the 2013/14 CCL, while Caledonia AIA defeated Jamaica’s Portmore United (3-2 on aggregate) in a two-leg playoff to obtain the region’s last berth and Bayamon FC lost all three of its Group 2 matches.

The groups are as follows:

GROUP 1: Centro Dominguito, Bayamon FC, Bodden Town, Unite Saint Rosienne

GROUP 2: Mirebalais, Waterhouse, Inter Moengotapoe, Caledonia AIA

GROUP 3: Harbour View, Alpha United, Defence Force, Notch

All group stage games will be played March 21-25 at three separate locations, while the semifinals, third place match and final are set for April 18-20 at a yet to be determined single venue.

The two finalists and the winner of the match for third place will qualify for the 2014/15 CCL.

2014 CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL UNION CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Schedule

GROUP 1 (at Puerto Rico)

March 21, 2014

Centro Dominguito v Unite Saint Rosienne

Bayamon FC v Bodden Town

March 23, 2014

Unite Saint Rosienne v Bodden Town

Bayamon FC v Centro Dominguito

March 25, 2014

Bodden Town v Centro Dominguito