2024 CFU Club Shield

2024 CFU Club Shield
Tournament details
Host countryCuraçao
Dates25 July – 4 August
Teams20 (from 20 associations)
Final positions
Champions Arnett Gardens (1st title)
Runners-up Grenades
Third place Atlético Pantoja
Fourth place Dublanc
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Travist Joseph
Fabian Reid (4 goals)
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The 2024 CFU Club Shield was the seventh edition of the CFU Club Shield, the second-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst the clubs affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF. The tournament was played in Curaçao between 25 July – 4 August 2024.[1]

This iteration of the CFU Club Shield transitioned to the CFU for management and organization.[2]

Arnett Gardens won their first title, defeating Grenades in the final. Both finalists qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.[3]

Teams

Among the 31 CFU member associations, 20 of them are classified and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Shield.

Location of teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield
(H): Hosts
Preliminary Round; Round of 16
Association Team Qualification method
 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 2022–23 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
 Aruba Racing Club Aruba 2022–23 Aruban Division di Honor champions
 Bonaire Real Rincon 2022–23 Bonaire League champions
 Cayman Islands Scholars International 2022–23 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
 Curaçao (H) Jong Holland 2022–23 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions
 Dominica Dublanc 2022 Dominica Premier League champions
 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 2023 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Caribbean competition play-off winner [Note DOM]
 French Guiana Étoile Matoury 2022–23 French Guiana Régional 1 champions
 Grenada Paradise FC International 2022–23 GFA Premier League champions
 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2023 GFF Elite League champions
 Haiti América des Cayes 2024 D1 Special Championship third place
 Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2023–24 Jamaica Premier League third place[4]
 Puerto Rico Metropolitan 2022–23 Liga Puerto Rico season Clausura champions
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars 2023 SKNFA Premier League champions
 Saint Lucia BAYS FC 2023 SLFA First Division champions
 Saint Martin Junior Stars 2022–23 Saint-Martin Senior League champions
 Sint Maarten SCSA Eagles 2022–23 Sint Maarten Premier League champions
 Suriname Robinhood 2023 SVB Eerste Divisie champions
 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2023–24 TT Premier Football League third place[5]
 Turks and Caicos Islands SWA Sharks 2023–24 Provo Premier League champions

(H): Hosts

Notes
  1. ^
    Dominican Republic (DOM): A play-off match was held between Atlético Pantoja and Atlántico FC to determine the Club Shield participant as both teams finished equal on points in the aggregate table of the 2023 season.[6][7]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows[1]

Round Dates
Preliminary round 25–26 July
Round of 16 27–28 July
Quarter-finals 30 July
Semi-finals 2 August
Third place 4 August
Final

Bracket

Preliminary roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Metropolitan 2
SWA Sharks 0
SWA Sharks1
Paradise FC International 0
Metropolitan 0
Atlético Pantoja 1
Atlético Pantoja 1
Defence Force 0
Atlético Pantoja 1
Arnett Gardens 2
Racing Club Aruba1
Arnett Gardens 2
Arnett Gardens 7
Jong Holland 1
Jong Holland3
BAYS FC 0
BAYS FC1
SCSA Eagles 0
Arnett Gardens 1
Grenades 0
Real Rincon1
Grenades 2
Grenades6
Guyana Defence Force 2
Grenades 2
Robinhood 1
Robinhood 4
Étoile Matoury 1
Grenades 1
Dublanc 0 Third place
América des Cayes Atlético Pantoja (p) 1 (9)
Village Superstars w/o Dublanc 1 (8)
Village Superstars 2 (3)
Dublanc (p) 2 (5)
Scholars International 0
Dublanc 3
Junior Stars0
Dublanc 2

Matches

All match times are in AST (UTC−4).[1]

Preliminary round

SWA Sharks 1–0 Paradise FC International
Forbes 42' Report
BAYS FC 1–0 SCSA Eagles
Longville 79' Report
Grenades 6–2 Guyana Defence Force
  • Augustin 35'
  • Blake 65'
  • Stewart 71'
  • Labrada 74'
  • Henry 78'
  • Massicot 90+5'
 Report
Junior Stars 0–2 Dublanc
Report

Round of 16

Metropolitan 2–0 SWA Sharks
  • Maroni 17'
  • Amarilla 67'
 Report
Atlético Pantoja 1–0 Defence Force
Espinal 77' Report
Racing Club Aruba 1–2 Arnett Gardens
Silva 2' Report
  • Brown 45+1'
  • Thompson 90'
Jong Holland 3–0 BAYS FC
  • Rosa 11', 45'
  • Roosje 79'
 Report
Real Rincon 1–2 Grenades
Cicilia 78' Report
  • Stewart 42'
  • Labrada 64'
Robinhood 4–1 Étoile Matoury
 Report Gordon 19'
América des Cayes w/o[A] Village Superstars
Report
Scholars International 0–3 Dublanc
Report

Notes

  1. ^ Match was cancelled due to absence of América des Cayes, Village Superstars advanced to quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

Metropolitan 0–1 Atlético Pantoja
Report
  • Baez 5'
Referee: Shavin Green (Guyana)
Arnett Gardens 7–1 Jong Holland
  • Reid 5', 45+4', 60'
  • Thomas 9'
  • Kelson 70'
  • Arbouine 82'
  • Thompson 90'
 Report
  • Roosje 59'
Referee: Jose Torres (Puerto-Rico)
Grenades 2–1 Robinhood
  • Stewart 34'
  • Britto 58'
 Report
  • Tuur 32'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Village Superstars 2–2 Dublanc
  • Amory 34'
  • Sabaroche 90+2' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Joseph 10', 11'
Penalties
3–5
Referee: Carl-Henry Elie (Haiti)

Semi-finals

Atlético Pantoja 1–2 Arnett Gardens
Rosado 23' (pen.) Report
  • Brown 18'
  • Reid 90+4'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
Grenades 1–0 Dublanc
Augustin 84' Report
Referee: José Corporan (Dominican Republic)

Third place match

Atlético Pantoja 1–1 Dublanc
Rosado 82' Report Joseph 5' (pen.)
Penalties
9–8
Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad & Tobago)

Final

Arnett Gardens 1–0 Grenades
Thompson 73' Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Goalscorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
  Team inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team PR R16 QF SF 3rd F Total
1 Travist Joseph Dublanc 1 2 1 4
Fabian Reid Arnett Gardens 3 1
3 Rushane Thompson Arnett Gardens 1 1 1 3
Malcolm Stewart Grenades 1 1 1
5 Sherman Augustin Grenades 1 1 2
Keneldo Brown Arnett Gardens 1 1
Luis Labrada Grenades 1 1
Audel Laville Dublanc 1 1
Davidson Rosa Jong Holland 2
Robert Rosado Atlético Pantoja 1 1
Jamilhio Rigters Robinhood 2
Shurwendel Roosje Jong Holland 1 1
Don Tuur Robinhood 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "2024 CFU Club Shield: All You Need to Know". CONCACAF. 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Concacaf transitions Caribbean Club Shield organization and management to Caribbean Football Union". CONCACAF. 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Arnett Gardens, Grenades FC advance to CFU Club Shield Final and Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Gilbert beams after Arnett blow away Waterhouse". Jamaica Observer. 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Defence Force has finished third and booked a spot in the Concacaf Club Shield". Facebook. Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League. 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Atlántico FC y Club Atlético Pantoja por boleto internacional". CDN Deportes. 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "¡OBJETIVO CUMPLIDO! Pantoja obtiene el cupo a las competencias de CONCACAF al vencer en tanda de penales a Atlántico FC". Facebook. Club Atlético Pantoja. 3 March 2024.
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