2001 CFU Club Championship

2001 CFU Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates	29 July – 11 October
Teams	16 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Defence Force and W Connection (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	58 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jason Scotland and Brent Hudson (Defence Force); 5 goals
	← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 CFU Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Group winners Defence Force and W Connection of Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Teams

2001 CFU Club Championship is located in CFU

HBA Panthers

Roots Alley Ballers

Location of teams of the 2001 CFU Club Championship

Association	Team	Qualification method	App. (last)	Previous best (last)
Antigua and Barbuda	Empire	1999–00 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions	2nd (2000)	Group stage (2000)
Netherlands Antilles	Jong Colombia	2000–01 Netherlands Antilles Championship champions^[1]	1st	Debut
Netherlands Antilles	Juventus	2000–01 Netherlands Antilles Championship runners-up^[1]	1st	Debut
Guyana	Fruta Conquerors	2000–01 GFF National Super League champions	1st	Debut
Haiti	Racing Haïtien	2000 D1 Special Championship champions^[2]	1st	Debut
Haiti	Roulado	2000 D1 Special Championship runners-up^[2]	1st	Debut
Saint Lucia	Roots Alley Ballers	2000 SLFA First Division champions	2nd (2000)	Group stage (2000)
Saint Lucia	Rovers United	2000 Saint Lucia FA Cup winners	1st	Debut
Martinique	Club Franciscain	2000–01 Martinique Championnat National champions	3rd (2000)	Group stage (2000)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Garden Hotspurs	2000–01 SKNFA Premier League champions	1st	Debut
Suriname	Transvaal	1999–00 SVB Eerste Divisie champions^[3]	2nd (1997)	Group stage (1997)
Suriname	SNL	1999–00 SVB Eerste Divisie runners-up^[3]	1st	Debut
Trinidad and Tobago	W Connection	2000 Professional Football League champions^[4]	2nd (2000)	Runners-up (2000)
Trinidad and Tobago	Defence Force	2000 Professional Football League runners-up^[4]	1st	Debut
British Virgin Islands	HBA Panthers	2000 Tortola League champions	1st	Debut
U.S. Virgin Islands	UWS Upsetters	1999–00 USVISF Premier League champions	1st	Debut

First round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fruta Conquerors	2–9	W Connection	2–1	0–8
Rovers United	1–9	Defence Force	0–3	1–6
Juventus	2–10	SNL	1–3	1–7
Racing Haïtien	w/o	UWS Upsetters
Roulado	w/o	Club Franciscain
Jong Colombia	w/o	Roots Alley Ballers
Transvaal	w/o	HBA Panthers
Empire	w/o	Garden Hotspurs

Matches

29 July 2001

Fruta Conquerors	2–1	W Connection
Hernandez 45' Grimes 48'		Goulart 65'

5 August 2001

W Connection	8–0	Fruta Conquerors
Carrington 2' Goulart 19' Manoel 20' Joseph 30' Elva 65', 78', 80' Sato 88'

W Connection won 9–2 on aggregate.

29 July 2001

Rovers United	0–3	Defence Force
		Scotland 40', 52' Fermin 74'

5 August 2001

Defence Force	6–1	Rovers United
Hudson 12', 22', 73' Gomez 69', 78' Goodrich 75'		Mathurin 31'

Defence Force won 9–1 on aggregate.

5 August 2001

Juventus	1–3	SNL
Martijns 87'		Sandvliet 28' Zebeda 29', 80'

12 August 2001

SNL	7–1	Juventus
Grootfaam 6', 26', 45+1' Feller 21', 42' (pen.) Zebeda 63' Watson 74'		Martijns 38' (pen.)

SNL won 10–2 on aggregate.

29 July 2001

Racing Haïtien	w/o	UWS Upsetters

UWS Upsetters withdrew, Racing Haïtien advances.

29 July 2001

Roulado	w/o	Club Franciscain

Club Franciscain withdrew, Roulado advances.

29 July 2001

Jong Colombia	w/o	Roots Alley Ballers

Roots Alley Ballers withdrew, Jong Colombia advances.

29 July 2001

Transvaal	w/o	HBA Panthers

HBA Panthers withdrew, Transvaal advances.

29 July 2001

Empire	w/o	Garden Hotspurs

Empire withdrew, Garden Hotspurs advances.

Second round

Group A

With W Connection topping the group, they advanced to the third round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	W Connection	2	2	0	7	1	+6	6	Third round
2	Racing Haïtien (H)	2	1	1	7	4	+3	3
3	Jong Colombia	2	0	2	1	10	−9	0
4	Transvaal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

7 September 2001

W Connection	3–1	Jong Colombia
Sato 24' Manoel 59', 71'		?

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

9 September 2001

Racing Haïtien	7–0	Jong Colombia
St. Lot 4' (pen.), 36', 39' Elie 18', 74' Telusma 16', 90'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

11 October 2001

Racing Haïtien	0–4^[a]	W Connection
		Jean 30' A. Charles 42', 75' Elva 85'

Complexe Sportif de Trianon, Fort-de-France

Group B

With Defence Force topping the group, they advanced to the third round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Defence Force (H)	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6	Third round
2	SNL	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
3	Roulado	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1
4	Garden Hotspurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

24 August 2001

SNL	0–0	Roulado

Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima

26 August 2001

Defence Force	5–1	Roulado
Hudson 31' Scotland 39', 66' Phillip 78', 84'		Badio 74'

Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima

28 August 2001

Defence Force	3–1	SNL
Scotland 26' Hudson 56' Phillip 78'		Pierre 7' (o.g.)

Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima

Third round

14 October 2001

Defence Force	Not held^[b]	W Connection

Top scorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jason Scotland	Defence Force	5
1	Brent Hudson	Defence Force	5
3	Titus Elva	W Connection	4
4	Jose Maria Manoel	W Connection	3
	Roberto Zebeda	SNL
	Orlando Grootfaam	SNL
	Jimmy St. Lot	Racing Haïtien
	Sherman Phillip	Defence Force

Notes

↑ The original match on September 11 was abandoned at 2–0 in the 45th minute due to rain. As W Connection returned to Trinidad and Tobago, no replay was fixed until a month later in Martinique.^[5]
↑ On October 10, CONCACAF cancelled the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. All the teams already qualified were included in the 2002 iteration, with a few additions. Due to this, both Trinidad and Tobago teams were declared joint champions and advanced to the tournament.^[5]

References

1 2 "Dutch Antilles 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
1 2 "Leagues of Haiti (2000)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
1 2 "Surinam 1999/2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
1 2 "Trinidad and Tobago 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
1 2 "Central American Club Competitions 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

[original_match-6] The original match on September 11 was abandoned at 2–0 in the 45th minute due to rain. As W Connection returned to Trinidad and Tobago, no replay was fixed until a month later in Martinique.^[5]

[cancellation-7] On October 10, CONCACAF cancelled the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. All the teams already qualified were included in the 2002 iteration, with a few additions. Due to this, both Trinidad and Tobago teams were declared joint champions and advanced to the tournament.^[5]

[:ANT-1] 1 2 "Dutch Antilles 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[:HAI-2] 1 2 "Leagues of Haiti (2000)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[:SUR-3] 1 2 "Surinam 1999/2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[:TRI-4] 1 2 "Trinidad and Tobago 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Central American Club Competitions 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

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