The 2018 Caribbean Club Shield was the first edition of the

Caribbean Club Shield The Caribbean Club Shield, also known as the CFU Club Shield, was an annual Caribbean football competition for clubs that were members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was a second-tier competition to the Caribbean Club Championship, and ...

(also known as the CFU Club Shield), the second-tier 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), a sub-confederation of

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. The tournament was played in the

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between 13–21 April 2018. The winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would play against the fourth place team of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the

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won the inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, and later defeated

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in a playoff to qualify for the CONCACAF League.

Teams

The CONCACAF Council, at its meeting on 25 July 2017 in

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approved the implementation of the following two-tier competitions for affiliated clubs of Caribbean Member Associations starting in 2018: *The Tier 1 competition, known as the

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, is contested by the champions and runners-up of the top professional and semi-professional leagues in year 1 (2018), and open to only fully professional leagues in year 2 (2019) and onwards. *The Tier 2 competition, known as the

CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield The Caribbean Club Shield, also known as the CFU Club Shield, was an annual Caribbean football competition for clubs that were members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was a second-tier competition to the Caribbean Club Championship, an ...

, is contested by the champions of the top leagues in Member Associations that have no professional or semi-professional leagues in year 1 (2018), and open to amateur and semi-professional leagues in year 2 (2019) and onwards. The new two-tier format of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as well as the teams participating in each tournament, were announced by CONCACAF on 15 December 2017. Among the 31 CFU member associations, 27 of them were classified as non-professional leagues and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. A total of 12 teams from 12 associations entered the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. ;Associations which did not enter a team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Venues

The

was announced as the host nation on 15 February 2018. Host venues, all located at

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, were: *

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* PUCMM * Universidad ISA

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 February 2018, 11:00 EST ( UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in

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, and was streamed on

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. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four without any seeding. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals. All times local, AST ( UTC−4).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of group winners and runners-up

Knockout stage

Bracket

The semi-final matchups are: *Best Group Winners vs. Best Group Runners-up *2nd Best Group Winners vs. 3rd Best Group Winners

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winners advanced to CONCACAF League playoff against the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in the

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Caribbean Club Shield
CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Caribbean Club Shield 2018

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Teams

Venues

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of group winners and runners-up

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links