2017 Caribbean Club Championship


The 2017 Caribbean Club Championship was the 19th edition of the Caribbean 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, a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.
The top four teams qualified for next season's CONCACAF club competitions, an increase from the previous three following the expansion of the CONCACAF club competition platform. The champions qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League tournament proper, while the second through fourth place teams qualified for the new Champions League qualifying tournament, the CONCACAF League.
Cibao won the tournament by defeating San Juan Jabloteh in the final, becoming the first team from the Dominican Republic to be crowned Caribbean club champions and the first to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. Runners-up San Juan Jabloteh, together with third place Portmore United and fourth place Central, who were the two-time defending champions, qualified for the first edition of the CONCACAF League.

Teams

The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended by the end of 2016.
A total of 21 teams from 12 CFU associations entered the competition. This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature a team from Sint Maarten, and the first since 2004 to feature a team from Montserrat.
The defending champions Central received a bye to the [|final round], while the other 20 teams entered the first round.
AssociationTeamQualification method
Antigua and BarbudaHoppers2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
Antigua and BarbudaGrenades2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division runners-up
Cayman IslandsScholars International2015–16 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
Cayman IslandsElite2015–16 Cayman Islands Premier League runners-up
Dominican RepublicBarcelona Atlético2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions
Dominican RepublicCibao2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up
GuadeloupeUSR2015–16 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
GuadeloupeCS Moulien2015–16 Guadeloupe Division of Honor runners-up
HaitiDon Bosco2015 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture champions
HaitiRacing des Gonaïves2016 Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture champions
JamaicaMontego Bay United2015–16 National Premier League champions
JamaicaPortmore United2015–16 National Premier League runners-up
MontserratPolice2016 Montserrat Championship champions
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico FC2016 Copa Luis Villarejo champions
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSystem 32016 NLA Premier League champions
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBequia United2016 NLA Premier League runners-up
Sint MaartenFlames United2015 Sint Maarten League champions
SurinameInter Moengotapoe2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse champions
SurinameTransvaal2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse runners-up
Trinidad and TobagoCentral2015–16 TT Pro League champions
Trinidad and TobagoSan Juan Jabloteh2015–16 TT Pro League runners-up

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The original groups and schedule were announced by CFU and CONCACAF on 16 January 2017, with the revised groups and schedule after the admission of Puerto Rico FC announced on 26 January 2017.

First round

In the first round, the 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams. Each group was played on a round-robin basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The winners of each group advanced to the final round to join the defending champions Central.

Group A

Host venue: Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
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Group B

Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Group C

Host venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Group D

Host venue: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
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Group E

Host venue: Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Final round

In the final round, the six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each group was played on a round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the final, while the runners-up advanced to the third place match.
The draw of the final round was held on 29 March 2017. Central, as the hosts of the final round, and San Juan Jabloteh, as the best performing team in the first round, were seeded into Groups A and B respectively.
The champions qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, while the teams finishing second through fourth qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF League.
Host venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Group A

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Group B

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Third place match

Final

Winners qualified for 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. Runners-up qualified for 2017 CONCACAF League.

Top goalscorers