2017 CFU Club Championship
| 2017 CFU Club Champions’ Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 22 February – 21 May 2017 |
| Teams | 21 (from 12 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 143 (4.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kerlins Georges (6 goals) |
The 2017 CFU Club Championship is the 19th 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 four teams will qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League, an increase from the previous three following the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League.
Central are the two-time defending champions.
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 (to make room in the first round for Puerto Rico FC, who were left out of the original draw), while the other 20 teams entered the first round.
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.
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.
Host venue: Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (all times UTC−4)
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