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PLCA Teams Pull Out of Caribbean Champions Cup
The Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) will not participate in this year’s edition of
the Caribbean Cup Competition staged by The Confederation of North, Central American
and Caribbean Association of Football (CONCACAF). This was stated by the chairman of
the PLCA, Most Hon. Edward Seaga in a letter to Mr. Jack Warner President of
CONCACAF. In explaining the decision, Mr. Seaga said that the PLCA Teams were not in a
position to finance the cost of participation which varies from a high of $5,967,000.00
(should a local team advance to other group stage where we would have to host the
participating Teams) to a low of $1,966,500.00 (per Team/per trip for preliminary
round). In this effort, there is neither prize money nor even a cup, although the greatest
obstacle is the cost and the incompatibility of the time table of the Caribbean Cup with
the Premier League fixtures.
Mr. Seaga held out a possibility for resumption if costs were significantly reduced and
the competition reorganized to avoid conflict with the Jamaican Premier League season.
The winner of the Digicel Premier last year was the Tivoli Gardens Football Club. It was
eligible to participate in the Caribbean Cup this year but will not for the reason given
above.
Premier League Clubs’ Association
PLCA Teams Pull Out of Caribbean Champions Cup
The Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) will not participate in this year’s edition of
the Caribbean Cup Competition staged by The Confederation of North, Central American
and Caribbean Association of Football (CONCACAF). This was stated by the chairman of
the PLCA, Most Hon. Edward Seaga in a letter to Mr. Jack Warner President of
CONCACAF. In explaining the decision, Mr. Seaga said that the PLCA Teams were not in a
position to finance the cost of participation which varies from a high of $5,967,000.00
(should a local team advance to other group stage where we would have to host the
participating Teams) to a low of $1,966,500.00 (per Team/per trip for preliminary
round). In this effort, there is neither prize money nor even a cup, although the greatest
obstacle is the cost and the incompatibility of the time table of the Caribbean Cup with
the Premier League fixtures.
Mr. Seaga held out a possibility for resumption if costs were significantly reduced and
the competition reorganized to avoid conflict with the Jamaican Premier League season.
The winner of the Digicel Premier last year was the Tivoli Gardens Football Club. It was
eligible to participate in the Caribbean Cup this year but will not for the reason given
above.
Premier League Clubs’ Association
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