The 2020 Caribbean Club Shield was originally to be the third 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 originally scheduled to be played in

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between 3–12 April 2020. On 13 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days due to the

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, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later. On 7 August 2020, they provided an update on the tournament, where they would make a final decision by the end of August to determine if it could be played in mid-September. On 25 August 2020, CONCACAF announced that as it was impossible to organize the tournament in September in order to provide qualification for the

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which would start in October, the tournament was cancelled. The winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would originally play against the fourth place team of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the

. Robinhood were the title holders, but did not qualify for the tournament.

Teams

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 15 teams (from 15 associations) entered the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. ;Associations which did not enter a team * * * * * * * * * * * *

Venues

The matches were originally to be played at the

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and Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro in

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Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 February 2020, 11:00 EST ( UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in

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, United States. The 15 teams were drawn into four groups: three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The team from the host association

, Vesta, were allocated to position A1, while the remaining 14 teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding. The winners of each group would advance 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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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

The semi-final matchups would be: *SF1: Group B Winners vs. Group D Winners *SF2: Group A Winners vs. Group C Winners The winners of SF1 and SF2 would play in the final, while the losers of SF1 and SF2 would play in the third place match.

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winners would advance to CONCACAF League playoff against 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in 2020 CONCACAF League preliminary round, as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.

References

External links

Caribbean Club Shield
CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Caribbean Club Shield 2020

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Teams

Venues

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

See also

References

External links