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2018 Caribbean Club Shield

The 2018 Caribbean Club Shield was the first 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. The tournament was played in the Dominican Republic between 13–21 April 2018.

2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
CitySantiago de los Caballeros
Dates13–21 April 2018
Teams12 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMartinique Club Franciscain (1st title)
Runners-upSuriname Inter Moengotapoe
Third placeBonaire Real Rincon
Fourth placeAruba Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored75 (3.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)Suriname Stefano Rijssel (6 goals)[1]
2019 →

The winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would play against the fourth place team of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2018 CONCACAF League.[2]

Club Franciscain won the inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, and later defeated Central in a playoff to qualify for the CONCACAF League.

Teams edit

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Location of teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield

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 Tier 1 competition, known as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, is contested by the champions and runners-up of the top professional and semi-professional leagues in year 1 (2018), and open to only fully professional leagues in year 2 (2019) and onwards.
  • The Tier 2 competition, known as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, is contested by the champions of the top leagues in Member Associations that have no professional or semi-professional leagues in year 1 (2018), and open to amateur and semi-professional leagues in year 2 (2019) and onwards.

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.[3] 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 12 teams from 12 associations entered the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.

Association Team Qualification method
  Aruba Nacional 2016–17 Aruban Division di Honor champions
  Barbados Weymouth Wales 2017 Barbados Premier League champions
  Bonaire Real Rincon 2016–17 Bonaire League champions
  Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2016–17 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
  Curaçao Centro Dominguito 2017 Curaçao Sekshon Pagá champions
  Grenada Hard Rock 2016 GFA Premier Division champions
  Guadeloupe USR 2016–17 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
  Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2016–17 GFF Elite League champions
  Martinique Club Franciscain 2016–17 Martinique Championnat National champions
  Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets 2016–17 SKNFA Super League champions
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Avenues United 2017 NLA Premier League champions
  Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2016–17 SVB Topklasse champions
Associations which did not enter a team

Venues edit

The Dominican Republic was announced as the host nation on 15 February 2018.[4] Host venues, all located at Santiago de los Caballeros, were:

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 February 2018, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States,[5] and was streamed on YouTube.[6] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four without any seeding.

The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times local, AST (UTC−4).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Inter Moengotapoe 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals
2   Nacional 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6
3   USR 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4   Weymouth Wales 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: CONCACAF
Nacional  0–5  Inter Moengotapoe
Report
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
Weymouth Wales  1–2  USR
 Report
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
Inter Moengotapoe  5–0  Weymouth Wales
 Report
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
USR  0–2  Nacional
Report
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Weymouth Wales  2–3  Nacional
 Report
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St Kitts & Nevis)
USR  1–5  Inter Moengotapoe
 Report
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Real Rincon 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Semi-finals
2   Avenues United 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
3   Hard Rock 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
4   Guyana Defence Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[7]
Source: CONCACAF
Hard Rock  1–3  Real Rincon
 Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
Avenues United  3–2  Hard Rock
 Report
Referee: Christophe Jombert (Guadeloupe)
Real Rincon  2–2  Avenues United
 Report
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Club Franciscain 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6 Semi-finals
2   Centro Dominguito 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   Bodden Town 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4   Cayon Rockets 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: CONCACAF
Cayon Rockets  1–2  Bodden Town
 Report
Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)
Centro Dominguito  2–1  Club Franciscain
 Report
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St Kitts & Nevis)
Bodden Town  0–0  Centro Dominguito
Report
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks & Caicos)
Club Franciscain  6–0  Cayon Rockets
 Report
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
Centro Dominguito  2–2  Cayon Rockets
 Report
  • Bertie   56'
  • Thom   89'
Referee: Ydekel Capellan (Dominican Republic)
Club Franciscain  5–2  Bodden Town
 Report
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

Ranking of group winners and runners-up edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   Inter Moengotapoe 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals
2 C   Club Franciscain 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3 B   Real Rincon 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
4 A   Nacional 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6 Semi-finals
5 C   Centro Dominguito 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
6 B   Avenues United 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

The semi-final matchups are:

  • Best Group Winners vs. Best Group Runners-up
  • 2nd Best Group Winners vs. 3rd Best Group Winners
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April
 
 
  Inter Moengotapoe4
 
21 April
 
  Nacional0
 
  Inter Moengotapoe1
 
19 April
 
  Club Franciscain2
 
  Club Franciscain2
 
 
  Real Rincon0
 
Third place
 
 
21 April
 
 
  Nacional1
 
 
  Real Rincon3

Semi-finals edit

Inter Moengotapoe  4–0  Nacional
 Report
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Club Franciscain  2–0  Real Rincon
 Report
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Third place match edit

Nacional  1–3  Real Rincon
 Report
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

Final edit

Winners advanced to CONCACAF League playoff against the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF League.

Inter Moengotapoe  1–2  Club Franciscain
 Report
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Stefano Rijssel   Inter Moengotapoe 6
2   Romeo Kastiel   Inter Moengotapoe 5
  Yann Thimon   Club Franciscain
4   Djénhael Maingé   Club Franciscain 4
5   Stéphane Abaul   Club Franciscain 3
6   Joël Baja   Inter Moengotapoe 2
  Steeve Désert   USR
  Donnegy Fer   Inter Moengotapoe
  Romano Holtuin   Inter Moengotapoe
  Samuel Matheus   Centro Dominguito
  Devis Oliveros   Nacional
  Kenroy Ranger   Nacional
  Yurick Seinpaal   Real Rincon
  Romano Snagg   Avenues United

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Oosterwolde, Terrence. "Inter Moengotapoe verliest amateurfinale Caribisch clubkampioenschap" (in Dutch). DWT Online. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018". CONCACAF. 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Dominican Republic Selected to Host Inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". mailchi.mp. CONCACAF. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Dominican Republic Selected to Host Inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield". CONCACAF.com. 16 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Draw: Caribbean Club Shield 2018". CONCACAF. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. ^ "GDF FC WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN CARIBBEAN CLUB SHIELD". Guyana Football Federation. 12 April 2018.

External links edit

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