2022 Caribbean Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Dates | 13–25 May |
| Teams | 6 (from 3 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Violette (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Cibao |
| Third place | Atlético Vega Real |
| Fourth place |  Waterhouse |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 30 (2.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dwayne Atkinson (2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Elyvens Déjean |
| Best young player | Jeudi Stevenson |
| Best goalkeeper | Miguel Lloyd |
| Fair play award | Waterhouse |
← 2021 (Caribbean Cup) 2023 → | |
The 2022 Caribbean Club Championship was the 24th and final 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.
The winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, the second and third place teams qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF League, while the fourth place team played against the winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2022 CONCACAF League.[1]
With the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2024 edition, the 2022 edition of the Caribbean Club Championship was the last held. It was replaced by the Caribbean Cup, a regional cup tournament launched as a qualifying tournament to CONCACAF Champions League for teams from the Caribbean.[2]
Cavaly won the previous tournament, but could not defend their title as they did not qualify for the tournament.
Teams
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(H) Group stage host.
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.
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic
|
Cibao | 2021 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions |
| Atlético Vega Real | 2021 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up | |
| Haiti
|
Violette | 2020 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture champions |
| Arcahaie | 2020 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture runners-up | |
| Jamaica
|
Cavalier | 2021 National Premier League champions |
| Waterhouse | 2021 National Premier League runners-up |
- Association with professional league whose teams did not enter
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 3 February 2022, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States.[3] The 6 teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The two teams from the host association Dominican Republic, Cibao and Atlético Vega Real, were placed in Pot 1, the two teams from Haiti were placed in Pot 2, while the two teams from Jamaica were placed in Pot 3.[4] This ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibao (H)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Violette
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cavalier
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
| Violette | 3–2 | Cavalier |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterhouse
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlético Vega Real (H)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Arcahaie
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Atlético Vega Real | 2–1 | Arcahaie |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Arcahaie | 0–2 | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Atlético Vega Real | 0–0 | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]The semi-final matchups were:
- Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B
- Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 May – Santiago | ||||||
| Cibao | 1 | |||||
| 22 May – Santiago | ||||||
| Atlético Vega Real | 0 | |||||
| Cibao | 0 (3) | |||||
| 19 May – Santiago | ||||||
| Violette (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Waterhouse | 1 | |||||
| Violette | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 May – Santiago | ||||||
| Atlético Vega Real (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Waterhouse | 1 (1) | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| Cibao | 1–0 | Atlético Vega Real |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Waterhouse | 1–3 | Violette |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Third-place match
[edit]Winners qualified for 2022 CONCACAF League. Losers advanced to CONCACAF League playoff against the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield winners for a place in the 2022 CONCACAF League.
| Atlético Vega Real | 1–1 | Waterhouse |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
Final
[edit]Winners qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. Losers qualified for 2022 CONCACAF League.
| CONCACAF Champions League | Violette |
|---|---|
| CONCACAF League | Cibao Atlético Vega Real Waterhouse |
CONCACAF League playoff
[edit]The CONCACAF League playoff was played between the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team and the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield winners, as long as the Shield winners comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League, with the winners qualifying for the 2022 CONCACAF League preliminary round.
| Waterhouse | 4–0 |  Bayamón FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018". CONCACAF. 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Concacaf launches major expansion of its Champions League as part of new calendar of regional club competitions". Concacaf. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Concacaf announces details for 2022 Concacaf Caribbean Club Competitions". CONCACAF.com. 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Official Draw - 2022 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 3 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Caribbean Club Championship, CONCACAF.com