Four advance in Caribbean club championship Trinidadian sides Defence Force and Caledonia AIA advanced to the second round of the Caribbean club championship along with Guyana's Milerock and River Plate FC of Puerto Rico, completing aggregate victories to join the defending champion Puerto Rico Islanders. ------------- CFU Club Champions Cup (Home teams listed first) First Round First Leg Bathestate FC* (DMA)-Tempete FC (HAI) Alpha United FC (GUY)-Bassa Sports Club* (ATG) Thursday, March 10 Dandy Town Hornets (BER) 1, Defence Force (TRI) 1 Newtown United (SKN) 0, Caledonia AIA (TRI) 1 Sunday, March 13 Northern United All Stars (SLU) 0, Walking Boyz Co. (SUR) 3 Milerock FC (GUY) 0, Intermoengotapoe SV (SUR) 1 Friday, March 18 #River Plate FC (PUR) 2, Bodden Town (CAY) 0 Second Leg Saturday, March 19 Defence Force (TRI) 3, Dandy Town Hornets (BER) 0 (Defence force advances on 4-1 aggregate) Intermoengotapoe SV (SUR) 1, Milerock FC (GUY) 2 (2-2 aggregate; Milerock advances 2-1 on away goals) Caledonia AIA (TRI) 5, Newtown United (SKN) 0 (Caledonia advances on 6-0 aggregate) Sunday, March 20 Bodden Town (CAY) 1, River Plate FC (PUR) 0 (River Plate advances on 2-1 aggregate) Saturday, March 26 Walking Boyz Co. (SUR) vs. Northern United All Stars (SLU) Second Round First Leg April 12-14 Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) vs. Northern United-Walking Boyz winner Milerock (GUY) vs. Defence Force (TRI) Caledonia AIA (TRI) vs. Tempete (HAI) Alpha United (GUY) vs. River Plate FC (PUR) Second Leg April 22-24 Northern United-Walking Boyz winner vs. Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) Defence Force (TRI) vs. Milerock (GUY) Tempete (HAI) vs. Caledonia AIA (TRI) River Plate FC (PUR) vs. Alpha United (HAI) *Withdrew #Match played at George Town, Cayman Islands http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2321324,00.html
I predict that River, Islanders and Defense Force pass to the next round without to much trouble, the Tempete vs Caedonia is a harder game to call and I'm 50/50 on it.
The full report isn't available yet, but according to the CFU's own page, Walking Boyz of Suriname won their second leg 3-1 to post a 6-1 aggregate victory over St. Lucia's Northern United. So then, the second round is set: Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) vs. Walking Boys Co. (SUR) Milerock (GUY) vs. Defence Force (TRI) Caledonia AIA (TRI) vs. Tempête (HAI) Alpha United (GUY) vs. River Plate FC (PUR)
Aw gees... Now Caledonia doesn't want to go to Haiti either. This time, though, it seems that Tempete will have to play ball with them, because 1) Caledonia made its request "through the CFU" and 2) a Trini team almost certainly would have more pull within the CFU than a team from Dominica. From the above article: Translation: Trinidad's Caledonia AIA proposes to Tempete through the CFU to play both legs of the CFU Club Championship quarterfinals in Trinidad on March 18 and 24 in exchange for splitting the hotel fees 50-50...unbelievable. Is it that Haitian football has become an embarrassment for the CFU and CONCACAF? The management of the club from St. Marc [Tempete] replied with the following proposition: a 50-50 split in everything - flight fees, hotel fees, immigration fees and gate revenue.
This is sad. I understand the health reasons but to offer just to pay for half of the hotel is insulting. I don't think that every corner of Haiti has colera and that all of their citizens are infected by it. That's an insult to a nation and to the football assosiation. Mostlikely is that the CFU approves of that moved. Isn't the CFU in Jack's pocket anyway.
According to CONCACAF (I'm assuming no April Fools' prank on their part), the CFU has released the specific dates of all but one of the quarterfinal matches. In chronological order: Sunday, April 10: Milerock (GUY) vs. Defence Force (TRI), first leg Friday, April 15: Alpha United (GUY) vs. River Plate FC (PUR), first leg Sunday, April 17: River Plate FC (PUR) vs. Alpha United (GUY), second leg [both legs to be played in Guyana] Friday, April 22: [doubleheader in Couva, Trinidad] Caledonia AIA (TRI) vs. Tempête (HAI), first leg Defence Force (TRI) vs. Milerock (GUY), second leg Saturday, April 23: Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) vs. Walking Boyz Co. (SUR), first leg Saturday, May 7: Walking Boyz Co. (SUR) vs. Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR), second leg TBA: Tempête (HAI) vs. Caledonia AIA (TRI), second leg * * The article notes: Can't extrapolate too much from one line in an article, but to me it sounds like the CFU may be siding with Tempete on the issue of hosting the second leg of the series in Haiti.
Defence Force crush Guyanese club Milerock 4-0 ttproleague.com Digicel Pro League Champions Defence Force made easy of Guyanese opponents Milerock on Sunday night at the Mac Kenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden, Guyana with a comfortable 4-0 win in their first leg clash of the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship second round. Veteran player Michael Edwards scored his second double of this season’s Club Championship with second half goals in the 65th and 75th minutes following first half strikes by Kerry Joseph(7th minute) and Richard Roy(35th minute) against the Guyana Super League runner-up which boasted former Pro League standouts Collie Hurcules and Kayode McKinnon. Joseph scored his other double against Bermudan side Dandy Town Hornets in the first round of the CFU Club Championship. The comfortable away win on Sunday puts the Ross Russell coached Defence Force in the driver’s seat with the return leg set for April 22 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad. Also on April 22, fellow TT Pro League club Caledonia AIA making its CFU debut this season, will contest Tempete of Haiti in their second-round first-leg match as part of a double-header with the return set for May 7 in Haiti. The winners of the second round home and away series will advance to the semi-final round in T&T from May 25 with the final and third-place games set for four days later. The semifinal winners and third placed club will qualify for the 2011-2012 CONCACAF Champions League. In the other second-round home and away series, Puerto Rico Islanders begin defense of their title on April 23 at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon against Suriname's Walking Boyz while Guyana Super League champ Alpha United will play River Plate FC of Puerto Rico on Friday, April 15, at Georgetown's GCC Bourda Park, which also will be the site of the second leg two days later. Coach Russell and his charges are scheduled to return to Trinidad on Monday afternoon. Milerock 0—4 Defence Force Kerry Joseph 7’, Richard Roy 35’, Michael Edwards 65’, 75’
River and Alpha tie 0-0. River couldn't capitalize on being up a man for most of the game. Also they lost their star midy on yellow card accumulation for next game. This series is going to be decided by one goal and I dont think who ever makes it out is going to make it past the next round. I call a Islanders Caladonia final
Honest question: How much does winning this tournament matter to clubs/their fans? Because for me, this tournament's sole purpose is to qualify for the CCL.
To the Islanders fan base it very important to assert our dominance in the region. To the FO it's just important to qualify for the CCL. So as long as they get one of the three spots they are happy. Alpha 3-2 River PR, Alpha advanses to the next round.
Cali has got injury problems but they should still win really. Injury woes for Caledonia AIA By Ian Prescott (T&T Express) THREE Caledonia AIA of Morvant-Laventille starters are definitely out and another is battling injury ahead of their Good Friday Caribbean Club Championship Cup match against Haitian champions Tempete United. By virtue of a second place finish in the 2010-2011 Trinidad and Tobago Pro League, Caledonia qualified for Caribbean competition for the first time in their history. They play four-time Haitian champs Tempete on April 22 (Good Friday) in the second match of a Caribbean Club Championship Cup double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. Defence Force, newly-crowned Pro League champions, take a 4-0 away victory into their second leg match against Guyanese club Milerock, which will be played at 6 p.m., while two hours later Caledonia face Tempete United in the opening leg of their second round series. The teams meet again on May 7 in Haiti. Injuries have hit Caledonia AIA hard at the end of an extended Pro League season. Swashbuckling, attacking midfielder Ryan Stewart is fighting to recover from a calf injury, while 17-year-old Guyanese striker Trayon Bobb is out with knee problems. Both Stewart and Bobb were among the scorers when Caledonia won their home match 5-0 over St Kitts champs Newtown United on March 19. Central defender Nuru Muhammad, who forms a regular partnership with Daniel Cyrus, is expected to be out for six weeks. And their defence is further compromised by the departure of attack-minded left-sided Guyanese defender Walter Moore, who has left for greener pastures and is now playing with Charlotte Eagles in the United States. Caledonia outclassed Newtown United in the opening round, winning 1-0 away and 5-0 at home, to take the tie 6-0 on aggregate. But coach Jamaal Shabazz expects Tempete to be far stronger. Tempete are currently the most formidable team in Haiti and have won the Haitian league for the last three years (2008, 2009, 2010). The last two of those wins have come under coach Plaisir Wilcuins, a former Haitian national player. Wilcuins, who holds a bachelor's degree in physical education, played in Europe for ten years. He was a member of the victorious Haitian side who beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 in Port of Spain to win the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup tournament. Also in the Tempete squad is striker Elifène Cadet, who was also in the 2007 squad that won the Caribbean Cup. Despite their setbacks, Shabazz thinks Caledonia have enough quality to field a side good enough to beat the Haitians. "This is the kind of challenge we have got to overcome if we want to go to the CONCACAF Champions League," he stated. "We have just come off a super-long season and injuries are part of the reality of football. Other players will get an opportunity to justify their paychecks and presence on the roster. "The competition for a starting position is still pretty keen and three or four players have an opportunity to get into the starting line-up," added Shabazz. "The good thing is that they will want to perform to seal their places in the XI, so while it is challenging it is also quite interesting." Shabazz said Moore's departure opens up a space for either Marcus "Schoolboy" Ambrose or Ishmael "Tech" Daniel, who will be competing for the left-back position. Ambrose recently returned to the team from Joe Public. And Guyana Under-20 skipper Colin Nelson and Kemron Purcell are battling for the centre back position left vacant by Muhammad's injury. "It gets even more interesting when you consider that Jean Luc Rochford and Abdallah Phillips are fighting for the spot left by Ryan Stewart," Shabazz said. "These are two quality players who bring different strengths to the table and afford us an opportunity as a staff to really think things through and see what is the ideal balance for the team." CARIBBEAN CLUB CHAMPIONS CUP SECOND-LEG: (Good Friday–April 22) 6 p.m.–Defence Force (T&T) vs Milerock (Guyana), Hasely Crawford Stadium 8 p.m.–Caledonia AIA (T&T) vs Tempete FC (Haiti), Hasely Crawford Stadium Itll be in this order 1.Caledonia 2.PR Islanders 3.Defense Force Hopefully PR signs some more trinis for the Champions league they always sign 1 during the season so i root for them. Atallah Guerra is one guy id love to see with the islanders hes the last guy of the 3 that were denied celtic contracts cause of work permit problems whos still in trini. The islanders helped keon improve his game. Guerra is the same age as keon when he signed and he arguably has more upside.
Tempete took the first match against Caledonia 1-0, I expected this fixture to be a close one. Defense Force made it to the next round.
April 22 Defence Force 3-0 Milerock http://www.caribbeanfootballunion.o...lpha-united-in-club-champions-cup-finals.html http://www.caribbeanfootballunion.o.../cfu-club-champions-cup/round-2-fixtures.html
No, theres already a Trini, a Guyanan and a Haitian team in the semis so that means there's going to be at least one non PR or TT team regardless of what the Islanders do.
http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/Schedule/0,,12856,00.html Harvor view, eliminated in the pre-group by Pumas.
Islanders breaks any illusion's Walking Bout had and destroys them 7-0, goals by Noah (2), Fana, Foley, Buraee, Pitchkolan and Salem. Also Islanders ends Waking's 1 year long undefeated streak and continue their own now at 10 since last years playoff semifinals. The Semifinalist are set: Tempete (Haiti), Defence Force (TT), Alpha United (Guyana), and PR Islanders. The draw should be sometime soon, the semi's and final will be played in Guyana.