2021 Caribbean Club Shield

The 2021 Caribbean Club Shield will 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.

2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
Tournament details
DatesTBA
TeamsTBA (from TBA associations)

The winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, would 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.[1]

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.

Association Team Qualification method
 Anguilla Roaring Lions 2020 AFA Senior Male League champions
 Antigua and Barbuda 2019–20 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division champions
 Aruba TBC[Note ARU]
 Bahamas 2019–20 BFA Senior League champions
 Barbados 2020 Barbados Premier League champions
 Bermuda North Village Rams 2019–20 Bermudian Premier Division champions[Note BER]
 Bonaire 2019–20 Bonaire League champions
 British Virgin Islands 2019–20 BVIFA National Football League champions
 Cayman Islands 2019–20 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
 Cuba TBC[Note CUB]
 Curaçao 2019–20 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions
 Dominica 2020 Dominica Premier League champions
 French Guiana Olympique de Cayenne 2019–20 French Guiana Honor Division champions[Note GUF]
 Grenada 2019–20 GFA Premier League champions
 Guadeloupe Gosier 2019–20 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions[Note GLP]
 Guyana 2020 GFF Elite League champions
 Martinique Samaritaine 2019–20 Martinique Championnat National champions[Note MTQ]
 Montserrat 2020 Montserrat Championship champions
 Puerto Rico 2019–20 Liga Puerto Rico champions
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2019–20 SKNFA Premier League champions
 Saint Lucia 2020 SLFA First Division champions
 Saint Martin 2020 Saint-Martin Senior League champions
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2019–20 SVGFF Premier Division champions
 Sint Maarten 2019–20 Sint Maarten Senior League champions
 Suriname TBC[Note SUR]
 Turks and Caicos Islands 2019–20 Provo Premier League champions
 U.S. Virgin Islands 2019–20 U.S. Virgin Islands Premier League champions
Notes
  1. ^
    Aruba (ARU): The 2019–20 Aruban Division di Honor was abandoned by the Aruba Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Aruba. The season was declared null and void, and no champions were declared.[3]
  2. ^
    Bermuda (BER): The 2019–20 Bermudian Premier Division was abandoned by the Bermuda Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bermuda. North Village Rams, which were the leaders at the time of abandonment, were already assured of the title by then and were declared champions.[4]
  3. ^
    Cuba (CUB): The 2019–20 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba was abandoned by the Football Association of Cuba due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba. The season was declared null and void, and no champions were declared.[5]
  4. ^
    French Guiana (GUF): The 2019–20 French Guiana Honor Division was abandoned by the French Football Federation (which governs the Ligue de Football de la Guyane) due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France (which also affects French Guiana). Olympique de Cayenne, which were the leaders at the time of abandonment, were declared champions.[6]
  5. ^
    Guadeloupe (GLP): The 2019–20 Guadeloupe Division of Honor was abandoned by the French Football Federation (which governs the Guadeloupean League of Football) due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France (which also affects Guadeloupe). Gosier, which were the leaders at the time of abandonment, were declared champions.[7]
  6. ^
    Martinique (MTQ): The 2019–20 Martinique Championnat National was abandoned by the French Football Federation (which governs the Ligue de football de la Martinique) due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France (which also affects Martinique). Samaritaine, which were the leaders at the time of abandonment, were declared champions.[8]
  7. ^
    Suriname (SUR): The 2019–20 SVB Topklasse was abandoned by the Surinamese Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname. The season was declared null and void, and no champions were declared.[9]

Matches

Winners advance to CONCACAF League playoff against 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship fourth-placed team for a place in 2021 CONCACAF League preliminary round, as long as they comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.

See also

References
  1. "CONCACAF Circular no. 555". CONCACAF. August 31, 2017.
  2. "CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018". CONCACAF. 15 December 2017.
  3. "Arubaanse Voetbalbond ta cancela campeonato 2019 - 2020". facebook.com. 297sports. 18 June 2020.
  4. "BFA Release Virtual Special Congress Meeting Results". islandstats.com. 28 May 2020.
  5. "Culmina Liga Nacional de Fútbol sin campeón". ahora.cu. 24 June 2020.
  6. "L'Olympique de Cayenne officiellement champion". franceguyane.fr. 16 May 2020.
  7. "L'AS Gosier sacrée championne de Guadeloupe". guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr. 6 May 2020.
  8. "Football : la Samaritaine est championne de Martinique". martinique.franceantilles.fr. 12 May 2020.
  9. "SVB voetbalcompetities 2019 - 2020 definitief stopgezet". smesport.com. 16 May 2020.
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