2017 Caribbean Club Championship
| 2017 CFU Club Champions’ Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 22 February – 21 May 2017 |
| Teams | 21 (from 12 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Cibao (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 San Juan Jabloteh
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| Third place |
 Portmore United
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| Fourth place |
Central
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 164 (4.32 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Babalito Tevaughn Harriette(7 goals each) |
The 2017 CFU Club Championship was 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 qualified for the 2017–18 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.
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.
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