2016 CFU Club Champions’ Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 24 February – 1 May 2016 |
Teams | 14 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Central (2nd title) |
Runners-up | W Connection |
Third place | Don Bosco |
Fourth place | Arnett Gardens |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 83 (3.77 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Jamal Charles Michealos Martin (4 goals each) |
The 2016 CFU Club Championship was the 18th edition of 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 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Central were the defending champions, having won the 2015 CFU Club Championship, and successfully defended their title, defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final for the second straight year.
The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2015.
A total of 14 teams from 8 CFU associations entered the competition. This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature teams from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja and Atlántico both participating.
The Group C matches were delayed from the original dates of 24–28 February 2016 due to the Jamaican general election on 25 February.
In the preliminary round, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, consisting of two league champions and either one or two league runners-up. 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.
Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4)