2018 Caribbean Club Championship

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2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
2018 Flow CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
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Tournament details
Host countriesGroup stage:
Trinidad and Tobago (Group A)
Dominican Republic (Group B)
Final stage:
Jamaica
DatesGroup stage:
31 January – 11 February 2018
Final stage:
11–16 May 2018
Teams8 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens
Third place Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United
Fourth place Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored43 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Luis José Espinal (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Miguel Odalis Báez
Best goalkeeper Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Miguel Odalis Báez
Fair play award Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central
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The 2018 Caribbean Club Championship was the 20th edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the first-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.

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The winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship would qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, the second and third place teams would qualify to the 2018 CONCACAF League, while the fourth place team would play against the winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as the Shield winners fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2018 CONCACAF League. [1]

Cibao were the title holders, but were not eligible to enter since they failed to reach the final of the 2017 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. For the second season in a row, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was won by a team from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja crowned champions and qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions League. Runners-up Arnett Gardens and third place Portmore United qualified for the CONCACAF League, but fourth-placed Central lost to Shield winners Club Franciscain in a playoff and failed to qualify for the CONCACAF League.

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship

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 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. [2] Among the 31 CFU member associations, four of them were classified as professional leagues and each may enter two teams in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship.

A total of eight teams from four associations entered the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship (officially the 2018 Flow CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for sponsorship reasons). [3]

AssociationTeamQualification method
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Atlántico 2017 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions
Atlético Pantoja 2017 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Real Hope 2017 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture champions
Racing 2017 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture runners-up
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2016–17 National Premier League champions
Portmore United 2016–17 National Premier League runners-up
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Central 2016–17 TT Pro League champions
W Connection 2016–17 TT Pro League runners-up

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 December 2017, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States, [4] and was streamed on YouTube. [5] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. The two group stage hosts were placed in Pot 1, while the remaining six teams were placed in Pot 2. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Pot 1 (hosts)Pot 2

The matches were played between 31 January – 4 February 2018 (Group A) and 7–11 February 2018 (Group B). [6] The top two teams of each group advanced to the final stage.

Group A

Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. All times local, AST (UTC−4).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja 321060+67 Final stage
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens 311152+34
3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg W Connection (H)310225−33
4 Flag of Haiti.svg Real Hope 310217−63
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host
Atlético Pantoja Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 0–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
W Connection Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0–1 Flag of Haiti.svg Real Hope
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
Real Hope Flag of Haiti.svg 0–3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
W Connection Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2–1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)
Arnett Gardens Flag of Jamaica.svg 4–0 Flag of Haiti.svg Real Hope
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
W Connection Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0–3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Group B

Host venue: Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. All times local, AST (UTC−4).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central 320142+26 Final stage
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United 311143+14
3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlántico (H)31114404
4 Flag of Haiti.svg Racing 310225−33
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host
Central Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Mexico)
Atlántico Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2–1 Flag of Haiti.svg Racing
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Racing Flag of Haiti.svg 0–3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Atlántico Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Portmore United Flag of Jamaica.svg 0–1 Flag of Haiti.svg Racing
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Atlántico Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 0–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Final stage

Jamaica was announced as the host nation of the final stage on 1 May 2018. [7] The matches were played between 11–16 May 2018.

Bracket

The semi-final matchups are:

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 May
 
 
 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja 4
 
13 May
 
 Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United 3
 
 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja (p)0 (6)
 
11 May
 
 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens 0 (5)
 
 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens 2
 
 
 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central 0
 
Third place
 
 
13 May
 
 
 Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United 2
 
 
 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central 1

Host venue: Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston, Jamaica. All times local, EST (UTC−5).

Semi-finals

Atlético Pantoja Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 4–3 Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United
Report
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Arnett Gardens Flag of Jamaica.svg 2–0 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Central
Report
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Third place match

Winners qualified for 2018 CONCACAF League. Losers advanced to CONCACAF League playoff against the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield winners for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF League.

Final

Winners qualified for 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Losers qualified for 2018 CONCACAF League.

CONCACAF League playoff

Qualified teams from 2018 Caribbean club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja
CONCACAF League Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens
Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Club Franciscain

The CONCACAF League playoff was played between the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team, Central, and the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield winners, Club Franciscain, with the winners qualifying for the 2018 CONCACAF League.

Central Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1–2 Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Club Franciscain
Report
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Luis Espinal Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja 5
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Fabian Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens 4
3 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jovan East Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United 3
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jeremie Lynch Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United
5 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Eduardo Centeno Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja 2
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Herlyn Cuica Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlántico
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Marcus Joseph Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg W Connection
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Armando Maita Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ "CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018". CONCACAF. 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "CONCACAF and FLOW ink mega multi-year deal". Sport Caraibe. 23 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Groups and Schedule Set for January Kickoff for Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 21 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship 2018 – OFFICIAL DRAW". CONCACAF. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Schedule Confirmed for the First Round of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 12 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jamaica to Host Final Round of the 2018 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 1 May 2018.
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