O&M FC and Central FC set for Caribbean Cup debut | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup continues with Universidad O&M FC hosting Central FC in Group A on Wednesday at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Universidad O&M FC will participate in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup for the first time ever after finishing as the runner-up in the Dominican Republic’s top league. The club will become the fourth Dominican club to play In the Caribbean Cup, and the 17th overall to debut. The all-time top scorers in Caribbean club competitions for O&M FC are Daniel Jamesley and Hilario Mena, with three goals each.

Central FC will also be making their tournament debut, but they do have a rich history in Caribbean club competitions. The Trinidadian side won consecutive CFU Club Championship titles in 2015-16 before finishing in fourth in 2017 and 2018. The club have faced Dominican clubs twice in official competitions.

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Universidad O\&M FC and Central FC to face each other for the first time in their history and in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup

Universidad O\&M FC will participate in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup for the first time in their history, after qualifying for the Playoff Finals of the 2024 season in the Dominican Republic's top league.

They previously took part in the 2021 edition of Caribbean club competitions, where they did not advance past the group stage. Universidad O\&M FC will become the fourth Dominican club to play in the history of the Caribbean Cup, and the 17th club overall to debut in the tournament. Their all-time top scorers in Caribbean club competitions are Daniel Jamesley (3 goals) and Hilario Mena (3 goals).

This will be the Dominican university side’s first-ever match against a Trinidad & Tobago club in any competition. Their previous international experience came against teams from Sint Maarten (vs Flames United, 11-1 win, with a hat-trick from Daniel Jamesley and a brace from Hilario Mena) and Suriname (vs Inter Moengotapoe, 1-1 draw, with Hilario Mena scoring for O\&M and Fer Donnegy for Inter Moengotapoe), both in the 2021 CFU Club Championship.

Central FC will make their Concacaf Caribbean Cup debut. The Trinidadian club has a rich history in Caribbean club competitions, most notably winning the 2015 title with a 2-1 victory over W Connection. They successfully defended their title in 2016, once again defeating W Connection, this time 3-0. In 2017 and 2018, they finished fourth and did not contend for the championship.

Central FC has faced Dominican clubs twice in official competitions, both in the CFU Club Championship. In the 2017 edition, they faced Cibao FC and lost 0-1 in Matchday 3 of Group A (final round) on May 18, 2017, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain (TRI), with the lone goal scored by Patrick Soko. In the 2018 edition, they defeated Atlántico FC 1-0 in Matchday 3 of Group B on February 11, 2018, at the Cibao FC Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros (DOM), with a goal from Yoan Melo.