2020 Caribbean Club Shield

The 2020 Caribbean Club Shield was originally to be the third edition of the Caribbean Club Shield (also known as the CFU Club Shield), the second-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.

2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
Tournament details
Host countryCuraçao
CityWillemstad
DatesCancelled
(originally 3–12 April 2020)
Teams15 (from 15 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
2019
2021

The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Curaçao between 3–12 April 2020.[1] On 13 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.[2] On 7 August 2020, they provided an update on the tournament, where they would make a final decision by the end of August to determine if it could be played in mid-September.[3] On 25 August 2020, CONCACAF announced that as it was impossible to organize the tournament in September in order to provide qualification for the 2020 CONCACAF League which would start in October, the tournament was cancelled.[4]

The winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would originally play against the fourth place team of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2020 CONCACAF League.[5]

Robinhood were the title holders, but did not qualify for the tournament.

Teams edit

Among the 31 CFU member associations, 27 of them were classified as non-professional leagues and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. A total of 15 teams (from 15 associations) entered the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.[1]

Association Team Qualification method
  Antigua and Barbuda Liberta 2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
  Aruba Racing Club Aruba 2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor champions
  Barbados Barbados Defence Force 2018–19 Barbados Premier League champions
  Bonaire Real Rincon 2018–19 Bonaire League champions
  British Virgin Islands One Love United 2018 BVIFA National Football League champions
  Cayman Islands Scholars International 2018–19 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
  Cuba Santiago de Cuba 2019 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba champions
  Curaçao (hosts) Vesta 2018–19 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions
  Dominica South East 2018–19 Dominica Premier League champions
  Guadeloupe Amical Club 2018–19 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
  Martinique Club Franciscain 2018–19 Martinique Championnat National champions
  Puerto Rico Metropolitan 2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico champions
  Saint Lucia Platinum FC 2019 SLFA First Division champions
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines BESCO Pastures 2018–19 SVGFF Premier Division champions
  Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2018–19 SVB Topklasse champions
Associations which did not enter a team

Venues edit

The matches were originally to be played at the Ergilio Hato Stadium and Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro in Willemstad.[1]

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 February 2020, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States.[6] The 15 teams were drawn into four groups: three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The team from the host association Curaçao, Vesta, were allocated to position A1, while the remaining 14 teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding.[7]

The winners of each group would advance to the semi-finals.

All times local, AST (UTC−4).[8]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vesta (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Barbados Defence Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Club Franciscain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   South East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Barbados Defence Force  Cancelled  Club Franciscain
Vesta  Cancelled  South East

Barbados Defence Force  Cancelled  South East
Vesta  Cancelled  Club Franciscain

Club Franciscain  Cancelled  South East
Vesta  Cancelled  Barbados Defence Force

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Inter Moengotapoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Metropolitan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Santiago de Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Scholars International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CONCACAF
Metropolitan  Cancelled  Santiago de Cuba

Inter Moengotapoe  Cancelled  Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba  Cancelled  Scholars International
Inter Moengotapoe  Cancelled  Metropolitan

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   One Love United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Liberta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Racing Club Aruba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Amical Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CONCACAF
Liberta  Cancelled  Racing Club Aruba
One Love United  Cancelled  Amical Club

One Love United  Cancelled  Racing Club Aruba
Liberta  Cancelled  Amical Club

One Love United  Cancelled  Liberta
Racing Club Aruba  Cancelled  Amical Club

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   BESCO Pastures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Real Rincon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Platinum FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CONCACAF
BESCO Pastures  Cancelled  Platinum FC

Real Rincon  Cancelled  Platinum FC

BESCO Pastures  Cancelled  Real Rincon

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

The semi-final matchups would be:

  • SF1: Group B Winners vs. Group D Winners
  • SF2: Group A Winners vs. Group C Winners

The winners of SF1 and SF2 would play in the final, while the losers of SF1 and SF2 would play in the third place match.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 
  Group B Winners
 
12 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
  Group D Winners
 
  Semi-final 1 Winners
 
10 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
  Semi-final 2 Winners
 
  Group A Winners
 
 
  Group C Winners
 
Third place match
 
 
12 April – Ergilio Hato Stadium
 
 
  Semi-final 1 Losers
 
 
  Semi-final 2 Losers

Semi-finals edit

Group B Winners  Cancelled  Group D Winners

Group A Winners  Cancelled  Group C Winners

Third place match edit

Semi-final 1 Losers  Cancelled  Semi-final 2 Losers

Final edit

Winners would advance to CONCACAF League playoff against 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in 2020 CONCACAF League preliminary round, as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.

Semi-final 1 Winners  Cancelled  Semi-final 2 Winners

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Curacao to Host 2020 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Concacaf suspends all its competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days". CONCACAF. 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Concacaf launches plan to resume suspended Club Competitions". www.concacaf.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Update on Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield and Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF. 25 August 2020.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Groups and Schedule Set for 2020 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF.com. 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Draw – 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF.com.
  8. ^ "Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.

External links edit