2000 CFU Club Championship

The 2000 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The winners Joe Public F.C. advanced to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000.

History

Originally a final tournament with 8 teams was planned, with as participants:

• Joe Public FC (TRI, holders)
• Tivoli Gardens (JAM, 1999/2000 NPL Heroes' Cup winners)
• Chelsea FC (VIN, 1999 St.Vincent club champion)
• Club Franciscain (MTQ, 1998/99 Ligue de Football de *Martinique champion)
• Defence Force (TRI, 1999 PFL champion)
• Notre Dame SC (BRB, 1999 Premier League champion)
• W Connection (TRI, PFL sub-champion)
• Violette AC (HAI - replace champions Guadeloupe)

This was to be held October 28-November 5, 2000.

However, in preparation of a 'dramatically enhanced' CONCACAF club competition, the set-up was changed completely; 4 groups with 14 teams in all were formed; the winners of which to progress to the final championship round. Of the above 8 teams, 3, viz. Chelsea, Notre Dame, and Defence Force, were suddenly not invited - on whatever criteria.

First Round

Group A

played in Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. Joe Public FC 9 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 2. SV Robinhood 4 3 1 1 1 7 9 -2 3. RKVFC Sithoc 2 3 0 2 1 4 11 -2 4. Guinness Harlem Bombers 1 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5

Joe Public 2-0 Harlem Sithoc 2-2 Robinhood Sithoc 2-2 Harlem Joe Public 5-0 Robinhood Robinhood 5-2 Harlem Joe Public 7-0 Sithoc

Group B

played in Jamaica

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. Harbour View 9 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 2. Violette AC 6 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 3. Paradise SC 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 4. Roots Alley Ballers 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10

Harbour View 5-0 Violette Paradise 1-0 Ballers Harbour View 1-0 Paradise Violette 7-1 Ballers Harbour View 3-0 Ballers Violette 2-1 Paradise

Group C

played in Antigua and Barbuda

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. W Connection 5 3 1 2 0 15 4 +11 2. Empire FC 5 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 3. Tivoli Gardens 5 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 4. Café Sisserou Strikers 0 3 0 0 3 3 22 -19

Tivoli 1-1 W Connection Empire 6-0 Strikers W Connection 11-0 Strikers Empire 1-1 Tivoli Empire 3-3 W Connection Tivoli 5-3 Strikers

Group D

Original list of participants:

• Club Franciscain - withdrew
• Carioca FC - won by default
• Café Sisserou Strikers - moved to Group C

Championship Group

played in Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1. Joe Public FC 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 2. W Connection 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3. Harbour View 4 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4. Carioca FC 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1

W Connection 3-1 Harbour View Joe Public 1-1 Carioca Joe Public 1-1 Harbour View W Connection 1-1 Carioca Joe Public 1-0 W Connection Carioca 1-2 Harbour View

Joe Public FC advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000