For the first time in the history of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a Jamaican team will be crowned CFU Caribbean Club Champion. On back-to-back Wednesdays, December 8th and 15th, Harbour View, the pride of East Kingston, and Tivoli Gardens, the stalwarts of West Kingston are set to do battle for the first international title in the respective clubs’ history. The best Jamaica has done in this Caribbean championship is 2nd by Arnett Gardens in 2003, 2nd also by Harbour View in 2001 and 2nd initially by Waterhouse in 1998.
The Club Championship is surprisingly not well funded by the CFU despite the potential of the tournament to become “the UEFA Cup of the Caribbean”. The games will be televised live by a local station, and also by radio. Both teams are working feverishly to ready their lights to present the games in the twilight of 7:00 pm.
“The CFU Caribbean Club Champion (Jamaica’s Harbour View FC or Tivoli Gardens FC) will join three UNCAF qualifiers, the USA representatives’ D.C. United and Kansas City Wizards, Mexican League Clausura (Puma UNAM) and Apertura (TBD) Winners; in the 2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, which begins straight knockout home-and-away series on 9 March.
The winner of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup will qualify to the next FIFA Club World Championship to be held in
LEADERS HARBOUR VIEW FC QUALIFIES EARLY FOR END OF FIRST ROUND FINALS ON DEC. .22nd
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The group stayed third place as two goals from Andre Whyte and Kemar Petrekin lead them to a 4-1 scoreline on a very rough field.
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Sean Fraser’s late goal on a bumpy , hard surface at Frome, Westmoreland made it extremely difficult to showcase good quality football but “The Stars of the East” eeked out the well needed three points to confirm their place in the final, with a game outstanding against Wadadah Fc next Sunday December 12th.
The boys who have been travelling extensively at home and within the Caribbean over the last six weeks professionally applied themselves to generate the desired result on the road.
Qualifying with a 25 point tally from six victories and a draw means Harbour View is once again in a final making it 14 finals in the last 15 months as the purple path is extended. The unit will however want to quickly dispense of the “also-ran” tag acquired by too few trophies (4 Championships) to show for all that good work arriving.
Other clubs vying for the second place spot are Waterhouse on 21 points, Tivoli on 20, Portmore United 20 and out of the picture, Arnett Gardens behind on 17 points are fifth, with Reno next far behind on 10 points make up the top six clubs.
CFU APPOINTS MATCH COMMISSIONER FOR CARIBBEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS IN JAMAICA.
Mr Chet Greene of Antigua is appointed as the Match Commissioner for the first CFU Caribbean Club Championship Final at the Harbour View Football Stadium on Wednesday evening slated for a 7pm start.
Mr Greene arrives on Tuesday afternoon and return on Thursday morning December 9th following the game.