2022 Caribbean Club Championship

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.

2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates13–25 May
Teams6 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsHaiti Violette (1st title)
Runners-upDominican Republic Cibao
Third placeDominican Republic Atlético Vega Real
Fourth placeJamaica Waterhouse
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored30 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jamaica Dwayne Atkinson
(2 goals)
Best player(s)Haiti Elyvens Déjean
Best young playerHaiti Jeudi Stevenson
Best goalkeeperDominican Republic Miguel Lloyd
Fair play awardJamaica Waterhouse
2021
(Caribbean Cup) 2023

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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Location of teams of the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
(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

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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.

All times local, AST (UTC−4).

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
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Cibao  3–0  Violette
Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Violette  3–2  Cavalier
Report

Cibao  3–3  Cavalier
Report
Referee: Melvin Herrera (Honduras)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Waterhouse 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
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Atlético Vega Real  2–1  Arcahaie
Report
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

Arcahaie  0–2  Waterhouse
Report
Referee: Benjamín Whitty (Cayman Islands)

Atlético Vega Real  0–0  Waterhouse
Report

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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The semi-final matchups were:

  • Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B
  • Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 May – Santiago
 
 
  Cibao1
 
22 May – Santiago
 
  Atlético Vega Real0
 
  Cibao0 (3)
 
19 May – Santiago
 
  Violette (p)0 (4)
 
  Waterhouse1
 
 
  Violette3
 
Third place
 
 
22 May – Santiago
 
 
  Atlético Vega Real (p)1 (3)
 
 
  Waterhouse1 (1)

Semi-finals

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Cibao  1–0  Atlético Vega Real
Report

Waterhouse  1–3  Violette
Report
Referee: Melvin Herrera (Honduras)

Third-place match

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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
Report
Penalties
3–1

Final

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Winners qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. Losers qualified for 2022 CONCACAF League.

Cibao  0–0  Violette
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 3,204
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Qualified teams from 2022 Caribbean club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League  Violette
CONCACAF League  Cibao
  Atlético Vega Real
  Waterhouse

CONCACAF League playoff

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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
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018". CONCACAF. 15 December 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Concacaf announces details for 2022 Concacaf Caribbean Club Competitions". CONCACAF.com. 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Draw - 2022 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 3 February 2022.
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