2018 Caribbean Club Championship

2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
2018 Flow CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesGroup stage:
Trinidad and Tobago (Group A)
Dominican Republic (Group B)
Final stage:
Jamaica
DatesGroup stage:
31 January – 11 February 2018
Final stage:
11–16 May 2018
Teams8 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsDominican Republic Atlético Pantoja (1st title)
Runners-upJamaica Arnett Gardens
Third placeJamaica Portmore United
Fourth placeTrinidad and Tobago Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored43 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dominican Republic Luis José Espinal (5 goals)
Best player(s)Dominican Republic Miguel Odalis Báez
Best goalkeeperDominican Republic Miguel Odalis Báez
Fair play awardTrinidad and Tobago Central
2017
2019

The 2018 Caribbean Club Championship was the 20th edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

The winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship would qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, the second and third place teams would qualify to the 2018 CONCACAF League, while the fourth place team would play against the winners of the 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as the Shield winners fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2018 CONCACAF League.[1]

Cibao were the title holders, but were not eligible to enter since they failed to reach the final of the 2017 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. For the second season in a row, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was won by a team from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja crowned champions and qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions League. Runners-up Arnett Gardens and third place Portmore United qualified for the CONCACAF League, but fourth-placed Central lost to Shield winners Club Franciscain in a playoff and failed to qualify for the CONCACAF League.

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.