Inter Miami CF host Caribbean Cup champions Cavalier FC | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup continues with one Round of 16 encounter on Thursday, as Inter Miami CF host Cavalier FC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

The reigning MLS Supporters Shield winners meet the 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs. Cavalier begins its campaign after earning a bye to the Round of 16 by winning the Caribbean Cup.

Inter Miami CF defeated Sporting Kansas City in both legs of Round One with a 4-1 aggregate

and will compete in the Round of 16 for the second consecutive edition. With the victory over SKC, Inter Miami became the MLS club with the most wins against MLS opponents in the Concacaf Champions Cup with three. The Herons have won three of their last five matches, securing a 50 percent win rate in the CCC, and have scored in all six of their previous matches.

A remarkable 91 percent of the club’s goals across two Concacaf Champions Cup editions have come from South American players, including Paraguayan Diego Gómez with one, Uruguayan Luis Suárez with three, Argentines Lionel Messi with four, Tadeo Allende with one, and Tomás Avilés with one.

Cavalier FC qualified directly for the Round of 16 in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup as the 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup champion. This will be their second consecutive appearance after debuting in the 2024 edition. The Kingston-based club will be looking to score its first goal in the competition. In their previous tournament appearance, the Jamaican side lost both Round One matches against FC Cincinnati by scores of 2-0 and 4-0.

Dwayne Atkinson was the most involved player in goals for Cavalier in the 2024 Caribbean Cup, scoring six goals and providing five assists. Shaquille Stein was the top scorer of the 2024 Caribbean Cup with eight goals, averaged a goal per match, and registered 17 shots in 581 minutes played. Jalmaro Calvin was among the most influential players in the 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup with 11 goal contributions, scoring five goals and providing six assists. Calvin has scored 12 goals in his first 23 matches of the 2024-25 Jamaica Premier League season.

A Bit of History

This will be the first-ever meeting between these two teams. However, it marks the fourth series between Jamaican clubs and MLS teams, with MLS sides winning all previous encounters. In the 2004/05 quarterfinals, D.C. United eliminated Harbour View FC with a 4-2 aggregate score. In the 2007/08 quarterfinals, D.C. United once again knocked out Harbour View FC, this time with a dominant 6-1 aggregate victory. The most recent matchup came in the First Round of the 2024 edition, when FC Cincinnati eliminated Cavalier SC with a 6-0 aggregate score.

Cavalier SC is one of five Jamaican clubs that have never won a match in the Concacaf Champions Cup. The others are Arnett Gardens (1979, 2003), Black Lions FC (1991), Montego Bay United FC (2016), and Portmore United (2006, 2020).