2016 CFU Club Championship


The 2016 CFU Club Championship was the 18th edition of 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. The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Central were the defending champions, having won the 2015 CFU Club Championship, and successfully defended their title, defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final for the second straight year.

Teams

The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2015.
A total of 14 teams from 8 CFU associations entered the competition. This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature teams from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja and Atlántico both participating.
AssociationTeamQualification method
BermudaSomerset Trojans2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division champions
Cayman IslandsScholars International2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
Dominican RepublicAtlético Pantoja2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions
Dominican RepublicAtlántico2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up
GuadeloupeMoulien2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur champions
GuadeloupeLa Gauloise2014–15 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur runners-up
HaitiDon Bosco2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture champions
HaitiAmérica2015 Ligue Haïtienne Tournoi d'Ouverture runners-up
JamaicaArnett Gardens2014–15 National Premier League champions
JamaicaMontego Bay United2014–15 National Premier League runners-up
SurinameInter Moengotapoe2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
SurinameNotch2014–15 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and TobagoCentral2014–15 TT Pro League champions
Trinidad and TobagoW Connection2014–15 TT Pro League runners-up


  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bonaire
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Dominica
  • French Guiana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Martinique
  • Montserrat
  • Puerto Rico
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint-Martin
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sint Maarten
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • U.S. Virgin Islands

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Schedule

The Group C matches were delayed from the original dates of 24–28 February 2016 due to the Jamaican general election on 25 February.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, consisting of two league champions and either one or two league runners-up. Each group was played on a round-robin basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The winners of each group advanced to the final round.

Group 1

Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
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Group 2

Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Group 3

Host venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Group 4

Host venue: Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Final round

In the final round, the four teams played matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semi-finals matchups were:
The semi-final winners played in the final, while the losers played in the third place match.
The CFU announced on 18 March 2016 that Don Bosco were chosen as the final round host, with the host venue being the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
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Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Final

Top scorers

Awards