2011 CFU Club Champions’ Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | March 10 – May 27, 2011 |
Teams | 15 (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Puerto Rico Islanders (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Tempête |
Third place | Alpha United |
Fourth place | Defence Force |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 58 (2.64 per match) |
Attendance | 16,787 (763 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Michael Edwards Jonathan Faña Richard Roy (4 goals each) |
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.
The following teams were all entered into the competition.
The following associations did not enter a team:
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):
It 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.
The first round schedule was announced on March 2, 2011.