CFU Club Championship finals open Friday

DirecTV W Connection (white jersey) will look to earn a fourth trip to the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League with a win against Montego Bay United in the CFU Club Championship semifinals on May 22, 2015, in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago. (Photo: Sinead Peters)

COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago – Two clubs will earn berths to the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) on Friday, when the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship semifinals are contested at Ato Boldon Stadium.

In a process that started last month with 14 clubs, only four remain as Haiti’s Don Bosco FC takes on Central FC of Trinidad & Tobago in the opener, followed a meeting between Jamaica’s Montego Bay United and Trinidadian side DirecTV W Connection.

With their SCCL tickets in hand, the semifinal winners will meet in Sunday’s final, while the losers will square off the same day in the third place match with the region’s last spot in the continental competition at stake.

Of the four remaining squads, only DirecTV W Connection has played previously in the SCCL, making appearances in 2009/10, 2012/13 and 2013/14 editions.

2015 CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL UNION CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINALS

MAY 22, 2015

Couva, Trinidad & Tobago – Ato Boldon Stadium

Don Bosco FC (Haiti) v Central FC (Trinidad & Tobago), 6:00 p.m. ET

Don Bosco FC Quick Facts

Advanced to semifinals by hosting and winning Phase I, Group 4
Phase I, Group 4 Results: 10-0 win v Lyford Cay FC (Bahamas); 5-1 win v Helenites (U.S. Virgin Islands); 1-0 win v Unite Sainte-Rosienne (Guadeloupe)
Phase I, Group 4 Record: GP – 3; W – 3; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 16; GA – 1
2015 CFU Club Championship Scorers: Jhon Benchy Estama (6 goals); Jean Monuma Constant (4), Kerlins Georges (2); Junior Delva, Samuel Desroches, Wanel Saint Hubert, Evans Saint Jean (1)
Jhon Benchy Estama scored 5 goals in 10-0 win v Lyford Cay FC
2014 Haitian Tournoi de Clôture champion

Central FC Quick Facts

Advanced to semifinals by winning Phase I, Group 1
Phase I, Group 1 Results: 2-0 win v Inter Moengotapoe (Suriname); 3-1 win v Alpha United (Guyana)
Phase I, Group 1 Record: GP – 2; W – 2; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 5; GA – 1
2015 CFU Club Championship Scorers: Willis Plaza, Attaullah Guerra (2 goals); Sean De Silva (1)
Founded in 2012
Recently won the 2014/15 TT Pro League title

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Montego Bay United (Jamaica) v DirecTV W Connection (Trinidad & Tobago), 8:30 p.m. ET

Montego Bay United Quick Facts

Advanced to semifinals by winning Phase I, Group 3
Phase I, Group 3 Results: 1-0 win v CS Moulien (Guadeloupe); 4-1 win v America FC (Haiti)
Phase I, Group 3 Record: GP – 2; W – 2; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 5; GA – 1
2015 CFU Club Championship Scorers: Fabian McCarthy (2 goals); Ronaldo Rodney, Owayne Gordon, Dino Williams (1)
4 of 5 CFU goals scored in 2nd half
2013/14 Jamaican Red Stripe Premier League champion
Reached final of 2014/15 Jamaican Red Stripe Premier League after topping Waterhouse FC, 8-2 on aggregate (3-1 away, 5-1 home wins) in semifinals…will face Arnett Gardens in final

DirecTV W Connection Quick Facts

Advanced to semifinals by winning Phase I, Group 2
Phase I, Group 2 Results: 7-1 win v Guyana Defence Force (Guyana); 7-2 win v SAP FC (Antigua & Barbuda)
Phase I, Group 2 Record: GP – 2; W – 2; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 14; GA – 3
2015 CFU Club Championship Scorers: Hashim Arcia (6 goals), Jerrel Britto, Shahdon Winchester (3); Akeem Garcia, Jomal Williams (1)
2013/14 TT Pro League champion
SCCL appearances (3): 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14
All-Time SCCL record: GP – 16; W – 3; D – 5; L – 8; GF – 20; GA – 29
SCCL wins: (all 2009/10) 2-1 away v New York Red Bulls, 3-0 away v Comunicaciones; 3-2 home v Real España

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SCOTIABANK CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

All-Time Caribbean Participants

2008-09