2000 CFU Club Championship

2000 CFU Club Championship

Final positions
Champions	Joe Public FC (2nd title)
Runner-up	W Connection FC

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 (Trinidad and Tobago, holders)
• Tivoli Gardens (Jamaica, 1999/2000 NPL Heroes' Cup winners)
• Chelsea FC (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1999 St.Vincent club champion)
• Club Franciscain (Martinique, 1998/99 Ligue de Football de *Martinique champion)
• Defence Force (Trinidad and Tobago, 1999 PFL champion)
• Notre Dame SC (Barbados, 1999 Premier League champion)
• W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago, PFL sub-champion)
• Violette AC (Haiti - 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 -7 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

2000-11-29

W Connection	3 – 1	Harbour View
Gefferson Goulart 18' Titus Elva 41' Earl Jean 46'		Ezra Prendergast 10'

Trinidad and Tobago

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2000-12-01

W Connection	1 – 1	Carioca FC
Gefferson Goulart 68'		Wilson Chevalier 60'

Trinidad and Tobago

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2000-12-03

Joe Public FC	1 – 0	W Connection
Nigel Pierre 32'

Trinidad and Tobago

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2000-12-03

Harbour View	2 – 1	Carioca FC
Mark Miller 66' Daniel Shaw 72'		Jaguilh Fritzner 35'

Trinidad and Tobago

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2000-12-05

Joe Public FC	1 – 1	Carioca FC
Mickey Trotman 54'		Jaguilh Fritzner 35'

Trinidad and Tobago

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2000-12-14

Joe Public FC	1 – 1	Harbour View
Angus Eve 47'		Fabian Taylor 77'

Trinidad and Tobago

Joe Public FC advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000

Top scorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1.	Jose Maria Manoel	W Connection	7
2.	Ranjae Christian	Joe Public FC	4
2.	Ramis Lespinas	Violette AC	4
2.	Titus Elva	W Connection	4