The 2022 Caribbean Club Shield was the fifth edition of the

Caribbean Club Shield The CFU Club Shield, also known as the CFU Caribbean Club Shield and formerly as the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, is an annual Caribbean football competition for clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It is a second-tier ...

(also known as the CFU Club Shield), the second-tier annual international club

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competition in the

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region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the

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(CFU), a sub-confederation of

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. The winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, play against the fourth place team of the 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship in a playoff match to determine the final Caribbean spot to the 2022 CONCACAF League. Robinhood, having won the title in

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, were the title holders, since the

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and

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editions were cancelled due to the

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and the titles were not awarded. In the final, Bayamon FC defeated

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, 2–1, after extra-time with a game-winning goal scored by Jordi Ranera in the 121st minute, to win their first title.

Teams

Among the 31 CFU member associations, 27 of them were classified as non-professional leagues and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. ;Associations which did not enter a team * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Notes

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 3 February 2022, 11:00 EST ( UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in

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, United States. The 13 teams were drawn into four groups: one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. The team from the host association

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, Bayamon FC, were allocated to position A1, while the remaining 12 teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding. The winners of each group advance to the semi-finals. All times local, AST ( UTC−4).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Knockout stage

Bracket

The semi-final matchups are: *2nd Best Group Winner vs. 3rd Best Group Winner *Best Group Winner vs. Best Ranked second-place finisher If the best ranked second-place finisher is from the same group as the Best Group Winner, then the semifinal matchups will be as follows: *2nd Best Group Winner vs. Best Ranked second-place finisher *Best Group Winner vs. 3rd Best Group Winner

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winner advanced to CONCACAF League playoff against 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in 2022 CONCACAF League preliminary round, as they complied with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.

References

External links

Caribbean Club Shield
CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Caribbean Club Shield 2022

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Teams

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

See also

References

External links