Originally a final tournament with 8 teams was planned, with as participants: Joe Public FC (TRI, holders) Tivoli Gardens FC (JAM, 1999/2000 NPL Heroes' Cup winners) Chelsea FC (VIN, 1999 St.Vincent club champion) Club Franciscain (MTQ, 1998/99 Ligue de Football de Martinique champion) Defence Force FC (TRI, 1999 PFL champion) Notre Dame SC (BRB, 1999 Premier League champion) 105 W Connection FC (TRI, PFL sub-champion) Violette AC (HAI - replace champions Guadeloupe) This was to be held October 28-November 5, 2000. However, in preparation of a 'dramatically enhanced' CONCACAF ('TFC') club competition, the set-up was changed completely; 4 groups with 14 teams in all were formed; the winners of which to progress to the final championship round. Of the above 8 teams, 3, viz. Chelsea, Notre Dame, and Defence Force, were suddenly not invited - on whatever criteria. Group A (Dr. Joao Havelange Center of Excellence, Trinidad & Tobago) [Nov 1] Joe Public 2-0 Harlem Bombers [Kerwyn Jemmott 30, Adrian Narine 65] Sithoc 2-2 Robin Hood [Inchomar Meulena 22, Kenneth Margarittha 42; Allyson Bahiadesa 32, Ifenildo Vlijter 71] [Nov 3] Sithoc 2-2 Harlem Bombers [Clifford Branthard 69, Curly Popper 90; Kenrick Emmanuel 38, Rhorn John 49] Joe Public 5-0 Robin Hood [Angus Eve 18, 45, Kerwyn Jemmott 44, Winston Feller 58og, Ancil Elcock 90] [Nov 5] Robin Hood 5-2 Harlem Bombers [Orlando Grootfaam 15, Ifenildo Vlijter 32, 69, Dwight Panka 42, 85; Peter Greenaway 17, Jericson James 24] Joe Public 7-0 Sithoc [Keyeno Thomas 31, Ranja Christian, 39, 54, 58, 92, Adrian Narine 44, Cyd Gray 90] 1.Joe Public FC 3 3 0 0 14- 0 9 (Trinidad and Tobago) 2.SV Robin Hood 3 1 1 1 7- 9 4 (Suriname) 3.Sithoc FC 3 0 2 1 4-11 2 (Dutch Antilles) 4.Guinness Harlem Bombers 3 0 1 2 4- 9 1 (Dominica) NB: Joe Public used ineligible players, but since none of their opponents filed a protest within 24 hours, they were not disqualified. Group B (Jamaica) [Oct 30] Harbour View 5-0 Violette AC [Fabian Taylor 7, Mark Miller 15, Robert Scarlett 16, Jermaine Hue 34, 60] Paradise FC 1-0 Roots Alley Ballers [Ryan Brewster 12] [Nov 1] Harbour View 1-0 Paradise FC [Jermaine Hue 57] Violette AC 7-1 Roots Alley Ballers [Peterson Jackson 28, 64, Ramis Lespinas 37, 48, 66, Donald Beauplan 53, Webens Princime 57; Andy Jean-Baptiste 40] [Nov 3] Harbour View 3-0 Roots Alley Ballers [Ezra Prendergast 5, Ali Rose 71, Craig Stewart 90] Violette AC 2-1 Paradise FC [Peterson Jackson 15, Rams Lespinas 55; Paul Lovell 75] 1.Harbour View FC 3 3 0 0 9- 0 9 (Jamaica) 2.Violette AC 3 2 0 1 9- 7 6 (Haiti) 3.Paradise FC 3 1 0 2 2- 3 3 (Barbados) 4.Roots Alley Ballers 3 0 0 3 1-11 0 (Saint Lucia) Group C (Antigua & Barbuda) [Nov 9] Tivoli Gardens 1-1 W Connection [Steve Green 48; Reynold Carrington 77] Empire 6-0 Strikers [Conrad White 19, 69, 71, Darren Richards 53, Andy Nesbitt 68, Jermaine Joseph 87] [Nov 11] W Connection 11-0 Strikers [Jose Maria Manoel 14, 63, 75, 78, 88, Titus Elva 79, 80, 81, Paulo Roberto Dos Santos 42, Reynold Carrington 85, Gefferson Goulart 89] Empire 1-1 Tivoli Gardens [Darren Richards 27; Damion Brown 47] [Nov 13] Empire 3-3 W Connection [Andy Nesbitt 36, Conrad Whyte 45, Darren Richards 68; Jose Maria Manoel 45, 66, Earl Jean 70] Tivoli Gardens 5-3 Strikers [Jermaine Johnson 57pen, David King 61, 83, 90, Amos Israel 77; Ludwig Bertrand 28, Carson Larocque 35, Vincent Cassimir 50] 1.W Connection 3 1 2 0 15- 4 5 (Trinidad & Tobago) 2.Empire FC 3 1 2 0 10- 4 5 (Antigua & Barbuda) 3.Tivoli Gardens FC 3 1 2 0 7- 5 5 (Jamaica) 4.Café Sisserou Strikers 3 0 0 3 3-22 0 (Dominica) Group D (Martinique) - cancelled Original list of participants: Club Franciscain (Martinique) - withdrew Carioca FC (Haiti) - won by default Café Sisserou Strikers (Dominica) - moved to Group C Championship Group (Trinidad) NB: W Connection play at Gilbert Park, Joe Public at the Center of Excellence [Nov 29] W Connection 3-1 Harbour View [Gefferson Goulart 18, Titus Elva 41, Earl Jean 46; Ezra Prendergast 10] Joe Public abd Carioca [abandoned in 20' - waterlogged pitch] [Dec 1] Joe Public ppd Harbour View [pitch still unplayable] W Connection 1-1 Carioca [Gefferson Goulart 68; Wilson Chevalier 60] [Dec 3] Carioca 1-2 Harbour View [Jaguilh Fritzner 35; Mark Miller 66, Daniel Shaw 72] Joe Public 1-0 W Connection [Nigel Pierre 32] [Dec 5] Joe Public 1-1 Carioca [Mickey Trotman 54; Jaguilh Fritzner 35] [Dec 14 - as Harbour View had to return home Dec 4] Joe Public 1-1 Harbour View [Angus Eve 47; Fabian Taylor 77] 1.Joe Public FC 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5 (Trinidad and Tobago) 2.W Connection 3 1 1 1 4- 3 4 (Trinidad and Tobago) 3.Harbour View FC 3 1 1 1 4- 5 4 (Jamaica) 4.Carioca FC 3 0 2 1 3- 4 2 (Haiti) Joe Public qualify for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000
Thanks to Dirk Karsdorp for additional data
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