# 2021 Caribbean Club Championship

The 2021 Caribbean Club Championship (officially the 2021 Flow CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.
The tournament was played in the Dominican Republic between 15 and 25 May 2021. As a result of the cancellation of the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was expanded to include a number of teams originally set to participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield.
The winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, and the second, third and fourth place teams qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF League, as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF Champions League or CONCACAF League.
Portmore United, having won the title in 2019, are the title holders. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the title was not awarded.

## Teams

A total of 13 teams from 11 associations entered the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship.
* Among the 31 CFU member associations, four of them were classified as professional leagues and each may enter two teams in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship. Before the expansion of the tournament, six teams from three associations originally entered. However, the two teams from Jamaica later withdrew, and only four teams from two associations (Dominican Republic and Haiti) entered the expanded tournament.
* Originally, a total of 14 teams from 14 associations which were classified as non-professional leagues entered the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. After its cancellation, 9 of the 14 teams instead participated in the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship. Initially, 11 teams would participate, but Racing Club Aruba (Aruba), South East (Dominica) and Platinum FC (Saint Lucia) withdrew, while Hope International (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) were added.
Associations which enter two teams :
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Dominican Republic (hosts) | Universidad O&M | 2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol champions |
| Dominican Republic (hosts) | Delfines del Este | 2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol runners-up |
| Haiti | Cavaly | 2019 Série de Clôture and 2020 Série d'Ouverture aggregate table best team |
| Haiti | Don Bosco | 2019 Série de Clôture and 2020 Série d'Ouverture aggregate table 2nd best team |
Associations which enter one team (originally entered the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield) :
| Association | Team | Qualification method (for 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield) |
| Bonaire | Real Rincon | 2018–19 Bonaire League champions |
| Curaçao | Scherpenheuvel | 2019–20 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions |
| French Guiana | Olympique de Cayenne | 2019–20 French Guiana Honor Division champions |
| Guadeloupe | Gosier | 2019–20 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions |
| Martinique | Samaritaine | 2019–20 Martinique Championnat National champions |
| Puerto Rico | Metropolitan | 2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico champions |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Hope International | 2019–20 SVGFF Premier Division champions |
| Sint Maarten | Flames United | 2020–21 Sint Maarten Senior League champions |
| Suriname | Inter Moengotapoe | 2018–19 SVB Topklasse champions |
Withdrawn teams :
| Association | Team | Qualification method (for 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield if applicable) |
| Jamaica | Portmore United | 2018–19 National Premier League champions |
| Jamaica | Waterhouse | 2018–19 National Premier League runners-up |
| Aruba | Racing Club Aruba | 2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor champions |
| Dominica | South East | 2020 Dominica Premier League champions |
| Saint Lucia | Platinum FC | 2019 SLFA First Division champions |

### Association with professional league whose teams did not enter

* Trinidad and Tobago

### Notes

* ^ Haiti (HAI): The Série de Clôture of the 2019 Ligue Haïtienne season was abandoned due to the Haitian protests, and the Série d'Ouverture of the 2020 Ligue Haïtienne season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti. The teams which represented the Haitian Football Federation in the 2021 Caribbean Club Championship were Cavaly and Don Bosco, the 2019 Série de Clôture and 2020 Série d'Ouverture aggregate table best two teams. Initially the Haitian Football Federation selected Capoise, the 2019 aggregate table leaders at the time of suspension, and Baltimore, the 2020 Série d'Ouverture leaders at the time of suspension, as their representatives, but this was rejected by CONCACAF.
* ^ Jamaica (JAM): The 2019–20 National Premier League was abandoned by the Jamaica Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica. The season was declared null and void, and no champions were declared. The teams which would originally represent the Jamaica Football Federation in the 2021 Caribbean Club Championship were Portmore United and Waterhouse, the 2018–19 National Premier League champions and runners-up, but they later withdrew from the tournament.
* ^ Trinidad and Tobago (TRI): The 2019–20 TT Pro League was abandoned by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago. Defence Force, which were the leaders at the time of abandonment, were declared champions, and La Horquetta Rangers finished as runners-up, but they did not enter the tournament.

## Venues

The matches were played at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo and Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal.

## Original format

Before the expansion of the tournament, the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship would originally be played at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between 14 and 26 May 2021, and six teams from three associations entered. The original draw for the group stage was held on 25 February 2021, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States. The six teams were drawn into two groups of three. The two teams from hosts Dominican Republic were placed in Pot 1, the two teams from Haiti were placed in Pot 2, while the two teams from Jamaica were placed in Pot 3. This ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
| Pot 1 (hosts) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Universidad O&M Delfines del Este | Cavaly Don Bosco | Waterhouse Portmore United |
The original draw results and schedule were as follows:
* Group stage
** Group A: Universidad O&M, Cavaly, Portmore United
*** 14 May 2021, 18:30: Universidad O&M v Cavaly
*** 16 May 2021, 18:30: Cavaly v Portmore United
*** 18 May 2021, 18:30: Universidad O&M v Portmore United
** Group B: Delfines del Este, Don Bosco, Waterhouse
*** 14 May 2021, 21:00: Delfines del Este v Don Bosco
*** 16 May 2021, 21:00: Don Bosco v Waterhouse
*** 18 May 2021, 21:00: Delfines del Este v Waterhouse
* Knockout stage
** Semi-finals
*** 21 May 2021, 18:30: Group A Winners v Group B Runners-up
*** 21 May 2021, 21:00: Group B Winners v Group A Runners-up
** Third place match
*** 23 May 2021, 17:00: Semi-final 1 Losers v Semi-final 2 Losers
** Final
*** 23 May 2021, 20:00: Semi-final 1 Winners v Semi-final 2 Winners
** CONCACAF League playoff
*** 26 May 2021, 20:00: Club Championship 4th place v Club Shield Winners

## Group stage

After the expansion of the tournament, the new draw for the group stage was held on 23 April 2021, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, United States. The 15 teams were drawn into four groups: three groups of four teams (Groups A–C) and one group of three teams (Group D). The four teams from the Dominican Republic and Haiti were placed in Pot 1 and drawn to position 1 of the four groups. The 11 teams originally set to participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield were placed in Pot 2 and drawn to positions 2, 3 and 4 of the four groups. This ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Universidad O&M Delfines del Este Cavaly Don Bosco | Racing Club Aruba Real Rincon Scherpenheuvel South East Olympique de Cayenne Gosier Samaritaine Metropolitan Platinum FC Flames United Inter Moengotapoe |
After the draw was made, Hope International (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) were added to Group D, and each group would have four teams. Later, Racing Club Aruba (Aruba) and Platinum FC (Saint Lucia) withdrew, and there were only two teams left in Group B. To ensure that each group had a minimum of three teams, a draw was held on 13 May 2021 to relocate a team from Group A to Group B, and Metropolitan (Puerto Rico) were moved. South East (Dominica) also withdrew, so eventually there were three teams in Groups A–C, and four teams in Group D.
The winners of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

### Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.1):
* Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): Yellow card: −1 points;Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;Direct red card: −4 points;Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
* Drawing of lots.
All times local, AST (UTC−4).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Moengotapoe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Universidad O&M (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | Flames United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Metropolitan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Delfines del Este (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Real Rincon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Samaritaine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Don Bosco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Gosier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 4 | South East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ South East withdrew after being unable to travel to the Dominican Republic in time for the tournament due to travel challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavaly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Scherpenheuvel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hope International | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Olympique de Cayenne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

The semi-final matchups would be:
* SF1: Group A Winners vs. Group B Winners
* SF2: Group C Winners vs. Group D Winners
The winners of SF1 and SF2 would play in the final.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 23 May – Santo Domingo | 23 May – Santo Domingo |
| Inter Moengotapoe | 3 |
| Inter Moengotapoe | 3 | 25 May – Santo Domingo | 25 May – Santo Domingo |
| Metropolitan | 1 | 25 May – Santo Domingo | 25 May – Santo Domingo |
| Metropolitan | 1 | Inter Moengotapoe | 0 |
| 23 May – Santo Domingo | 23 May – Santo Domingo | | Inter Moengotapoe | 0 |
| 23 May – Santo Domingo | 23 May – Santo Domingo | Cavaly | 3 |
| Samaritaine | 0 | Cavaly | 3 |
| Cavaly | 2 | | |

### Final
## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | G1 | G2 | G3 | SF | F |
| 1 | Gamaël Dorvil | Cavaly | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | 2 |
| 1 | Roberto Victoria | Delfines del Este | 5 | | | 5 | | |
| 3 | Miquel Darson | Inter Moengotapoe | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 3 | Rievaldo Doorson | Inter Moengotapoe | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 3 | Daniel Jamesley | Universidad O&M | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Roody Joseph | Cavaly | 3 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 3 | Romeo Kastiel | Inter Moengotapoe | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 3 | Hilario Mena | Universidad O&M | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 3 | Jorge Rivera | Metropolitan | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Nicolás Rocha | Scherpenheuvel | 3 | | 1 | 2 | | |

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Award | Player | Team |
| Golden Ball | Gamaël Dorvil | Cavaly |
| Golden Boot | Gamaël Dorvil | Cavaly |
| Golden Glove | Emmanuel Saint-Félix | Cavaly |
| Young Player Award | Gamaël Dorvil | Cavaly |
| Fair Play Award | — | Inter Moengotapoe |

## Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League and CONCACAF League

The top four teams of the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League or 2021 CONCACAF League as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF Champions League or CONCACAF League.
* Champions qualify for 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
* Runners-up qualify for 2021 CONCACAF League round of 16.
* Losing semi-finalists qualify for 2021 CONCACAF League preliminary round. The team with the better record are ranked 3rd overall, and the team with the worse record are ranked 4th overall, for seeding in the CONCACAF League preliminary round draw.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavaly | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 15 | 2022 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Inter Moengotapoe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | 2021 CONCACAF League round of 16 |
| 3 | Metropolitan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 2021 CONCACAF League preliminary round |
| 4 | Samaritaine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2021 CONCACAF League preliminary round |