| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Curaçao |
| City | Willemstad |
| Dates | Cancelled (originally 23 April – 2 May 2021) |
| Teams | 14 (from 14 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
The 2021 Caribbean Club Shield was originally to be the fourth edition of the Caribbean Club Shield (also known as the CFU Club Shield), the second-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 tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Curaçao between 23 April and 2 May 2021.[1] However, CONCACAF decided in early April to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Curaçao.[2] Eventually the tournament was cancelled, and a number of teams originally set to participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield instead participated in the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship.[3]
The winners of the 2021 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 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2021 CONCACAF League.[4]
Robinhood, having won the title in 2019, were the title holders, since the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the title was not awarded,[5] but did not qualify for the tournament.