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 Bayamon FC v Unite Saint Rosienne GROUP 2 (at Haiti) March 21, 2014 Waterhouse v Inter Moengotapoe Mirebalais v Caledonia AIA March 23, 2014 Inter Moengotapoe v Caledonia AIA Mirebalais v Waterhouse March 25, 2014 Caledonia AIA v Waterhouse Mirebalais v Inter Moengotapoe GROUP 3 (at Jamaica) March 21, 2014 Alpha United v Defence Force Harbour View FC v Notch March 23, 2014 Defence Force v Notch Harbour View FC v Alpha United March 25, 2014 Notch v Alpha United Harbour View FC v Defence Force FINAL ROUND (venue to be determined) Semifinals April 18, 2014 SF1: Winner Group 1 v Winner Group 2 SF2: Valencia v Winner Group 3 Third Place Match & Final April 20, 2014 Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
