The 2016 CFU Club Championship was the 18th edition of

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, the annual international club

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competition in the

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region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the

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(CFU). The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the

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were the defending champions, having won the

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, and successfully defended their title, defeating fellow Trinidadian side

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in the final for the second straight year.

Teams

The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2015. A total of 14 teams from 8 CFU associations entered the competition. This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature teams from the

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, with

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and Atlántico both participating. ;Notes

Schedule

The Group C matches were delayed from the original dates of 24–28 February 2016 due to the Jamaican general election on 25 February.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, consisting of two league champions and either one or two league runners-up. Each group was played on a round-robin basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The winners of each group advanced to the final round.

Group 1

Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva,

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Group 2

Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator,

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Group 3

Host venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex,

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Group 4

Host venue:

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Final round

In the final round, the four teams played matches on a

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basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semi-finals matchups were: *Winner Group 1 vs. Winner Group 4 *Winner Group 2 vs. Winner Group 3 The semi-final winners played in the final, while the losers played in the third place match. The CFU announced on 18 March 2016 that Don Bosco were chosen as the final round host, with the host venue being the Stade Sylvio Cator in

(all times UTC−5).

Bracket

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the

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Third place match

Winner qualified for the

Final

Top scorers

Awards

References

External links

CFU Club Championship
CFUfootball.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Cfu Club Championship 2016

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