2011 CFU Club Championship
Introduction The '''2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup''' was the 13th edition of the 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 (CFU). The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
Participating teams The following teams were all entered into the competition.AssociationTeamQualification method Antigua and BarbudaBassa2009–10 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champion BermudaDandy Town Hornets2009–10 Bermudian Premier Division champion Cayman IslandsBodden Town2009–10 CIFA National League runner-up DominicaBath Estate2009–10 Dominica Championship champion GuyanaAlpha United2010 GFF National Super League championMilerock2010 GFF National Super League runner-up HaitiTempête2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne Ouverture champion Puerto RicoRiver Plate2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League champion'''Puerto Rico Islanders'''2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League runner-up Saint Kitts and NevisNewtown United2009–10 SKNFA Premier League champion Saint LuciaNorthern United All Stars2010 Saint Lucia Premier Division champion SurinameInter Moengotapoe2009–10 Hoofdklasse championWBC2009–10 Hoofdklasse runner-up Trinidad and TobagoDefence Force2010–11 TT Pro League championCaledonia AIA2010–11 TT Pro League runner-up*th – Title holdersThe following associations did not enter a team:* Anguilla* Aruba* Bahamas* Barbados* British Virgin Islands* Cuba* Curaçao* Dominican Republic* French Guiana* Grenada* Guadeloupe* Jamaica* Martinique* Montserrat* Saint Martin* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines* Sint Maarten* Turks and Caicos Islands* United States Virgin Islands
Competition format The draw for the tournament took place on February 2, 2011.The first two rounds were played as two-leg, aggregate-goal series. The away goals rule would be applied, and extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary. The defending champion, Puerto Rico Islanders, received a bye to the second round. The final round, which consists of the semifinals, the third-place match, and the final, were played as one-leg matches. The original schedule as announced by the CFU is as follows (however, many matches of the first two rounds were played outside the original schedule):Round1st leg2nd legFirst roundMarch 9–11March 18–20Second roundApril 12–14April 22–24Final roundMay 25–29It was originally announced that the final round would be played at Trinidad and Tobago. However, it was announced on May 12, 2011, that Guyana's Alpha United, one of the semifinalists, would host the final round at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana, with the semifinals on May 25, and the third-placed match and the final on May 27.
Preliminary phase ===Elimination stage 1===The first round schedule was announced on March 2, 2011.;Notes*Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw. *Note 2: Bath Estate and Bassa withdrew from the competition. Tempête and Alpha United advanced automatically.====First leg====----------------;Notes*Note 3: Match played in Cayman Islands instead of Puerto Rico.====Second leg====''Defence Force won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ----''2–2 on aggregate; Milerock won on the away goals rule.'' ----''Caledonia AIA won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ----''River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ----''WBC won 6–1 on aggregate. ''===Elimination stage 2===The second round schedule was announced on April 1, 2011.;Notes*Note 4: Order of legs reversed after original draw.====First leg====------------====Second leg====''Alpha United won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ----''Defence Force won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ----''1–1 on aggregate; Tempête won on penalties.'' ----''Puerto Rico Islanders won 8–1 on aggregate. '';Notes*Note 5: Match played in Guyana instead of Puerto Rico. *Note 6: Delayed from April 29, 2011, because of Caledonia's travel issues to Haiti.
Final phase The draw for the final round was made on May 16, 2011.All matches were played at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana.===Semifinals===----===Third place match======Final===CFU Club Championship2011 Winners'''Puerto Rico Islanders''''''Second Title'''Puerto Rico Islanders, Tempête, and Alpha United qualified for the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Michael Edwards Defence Force4 Jonathan Faña Puerto Rico Islanders4 Richard Roy Defence Force44 Akim Armstrong Caledonia AIA2 Matthew Bouraee Puerto Rico Islanders2 Noah Delgado Puerto Rico Islanders2 David Foley Puerto Rico Islanders2 Rinaldo Lupson WBC2 Sean Narcis Defence Force2 Dwight Peters Alpha United2 Jean-Luc Rochford Caledonia AIA2Source:
References
External links * Caribbean Football Union* Results from CONCACAF