USHFA Champions Shield

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The USHFA Champions Shield is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by the Union of Saint Holden Football Association. The competition is held every 2 years on an even numbered year.


History

After USHFA was founded in 1951, the very first USHFA Champions Shield took place in 1952. The first finals was held in Linton, Mount Francis and the two finalists were Della Cruz and Saint Samuel, which Della Cruz won on penalties.

Format

Qualification

In order to qualify a team must be winners or runners-up in one of the seven qualifying groups. The groups for qualification are drawn by a USHFA committee using a random draw. Sixteen teams progress to the final tournament, including the hosts and current champions (hosts & champions automatically qualify).

Final Tournament

The sixteen teams are divided equally into four groups, A, B, C and D, each consisting of four teams. The groups are drawn up by the USHFA administration.

The four groups are played in a league format, where a team plays its opponents once each. The points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). The winner and runner-up of each group progresses to the quarter-finals, where a knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winners of the quarter-finals matches progress to the semi-finals, where the winners play in the final. If in any of the knockout rounds after normal playing time, the scores are still equal, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams.

Past Tournaments

1952

Hosts: Mount Francis

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Della Cruz 3210647
Mount Francis 3120765
St Eades 3021122
Port Cornwall 3012571
Mount Francis2 - 2Della Cruz
Port Cornwall0 - 0St Eades
Della Cruz3 - 2Port Cornwall
Mount Francis1 - 1St Eades
Mount Francis4 - 3Port Cornwall
Della Cruz1 - 0St Eades

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Savilliana 3210417
Di Maria 3111454
Stamford Green 3030663
Bevanbrook 3012461
Bevanbrook3 - 3Stamford Green
Savilliana2 - 0Di Maria
Stamford Green1 - 1Savilliana
Bevanbrook1 - 2Di Maria
Bevanbrook1 - 3Savilliana
Stamford Green2 - 2Di Maria

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
St James Bay 3210607
Samah Island 3120215
Port Derbyshire 3102263
Goddard Isles 3012251
Goddard Isles1 - 1Samah Island
St James Bay4 - 0Port Derbyshire
Samah Island0 - 0St James Bay
Goddard Isles1 - 2Port Derbyshire
Goddard Isles0 - 2St James Bay
Samah Island1 - 0Port Derbyshire

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
St Samuel 33001019
San Nicholas Bay 3111444
Stevens Bay 3111344
Makaoui 30032100
Stevens Bay0 - 3St Samuel
San Nicholas Bay3 - 1Makaoui
St Samuel2 - 0San Nicholas Bay
Stevens Bay2 - 0Makaoui
Stevens Bay1 - 1San Nicholas Bay
St Samuel5 - 1Makaoui

Quarter Finals

  • Della Cruz 2 v 0 Di Maria
  • St James Bay 3 v 1 San Nicholas
  • Mount Francis 1 v St Samuel 2
  • Saviliana 3 v Samah Island 2

Semi-Finals

  • Della Cruz 2 v 2 St James Bay (Della Cruz win 3-2 on penalties)
  • St Samuel 3 v Savilliana 1

3rd/4th Playoff

  • St James Bay 2 v Savilliana 4

Final

  • Della Cruz 2 v St Samuel 2 (Della Cruz win 5-4 on penalties)

1954

Hosts: St James Bay

Current Holders: Della Cruz

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
St James Bay 3210747
Tuffinica 3210747
Port Robertson 3102463
Port Bradley 3003270
St James Bay2 - 2Tuffinica
Port Bradley1 - 2Port Robertson
St James Bay3 - 0Port Bradley
Tuffinica3 - 1Port Robertson
St James Bay2 - 1Port Robertson
Port Bradley1 - 2Tuffinica

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Savilliana 3300519
Samah Island 3111554
Abu Omar 3111564
St Liam 3003560
Samah Island1 - 2Savilliana
St Liam2 - 3Abu Omar
Samah Island2 - 1St Liam
Savilliana2 - 0Abu Omar
Samah Island2 - 2Abu Omar
Savilliana1 - 0St Liam

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Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

3rd/4th Playoff

Final