2017 Caribbean Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Caribbean Cup
Year:2017
Country:Martinique
Dates:22–25 June 2017[1]
Num Teams:4
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:Curaçao
Count:1
Second:Jamaica
Matches:4
Goals:9
Top Scorer: Elson Hooi
(2 goals)
Player: Gino van Kessel
Prevseason:2014

The 2017 Caribbean Cup was the 19th and final edition of the Caribbean Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the Caribbean region organized by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

The top four teams qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, while the fifth-placed team advanced to a play-off against the fifth-placed team from the 2017 Copa Centroamericana for the final Gold Cup berth.

The host for the final round was expected to be announced in January 2016.[2]

Martinique was announced as host on 25 January 2017, winning over bids of Curaçao and French Guiana. The draw for the semi-finals was also conducted on the same day at the CFU office in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.[3] [4]

Curaçao won their first and only title following a 2–1 win over Jamaica in the final.

Qualification

See main article: 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification.

Qualified teams

Four teams qualified for the final tournament. All four teams also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

TeamQualificationCaribbean Cup
final stage
appearances
Previous best performanceFIFA Ranking
at start of event
align=left Third round Group 1 winners16thChampion (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)79
align=left Third round Group 2 winners4thFifth place (2014)N/A2
align=left Third round Group 3 winners4th1Fourth place (1989)70
align=left Third round Group 4 winners13thChampions (1993)N/A2
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.
1. This is Curaçao's second appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record.
2. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so do not have a FIFA Ranking.

Venues

The matches are played at Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France.

Fort-de-France
Stade Pierre-Aliker
Capacity: 16,300

Squads

See main article: 2017 Caribbean Cup squads.

Knockout stage

If tied after 90 minutes, extra time was played, and if still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[5]

Bracket

All times AST (UTC−4).

Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

Prize money

On 25 June 2017, it was announced that national associations would receive the following prize money amounts.[6]

Final positionAmount (US Dollars)
Winner$40,000
Runner-up$30,000
Third-place$25,000
Fourth-place$20,000

References

  1. Web site: Scotiabank Caribbean Cup Schedule updated. Caribbean Football Union. 10 September 2016. 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022234456/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9859-scotiabank-caribbean-cup-schedule-updated. 22 October 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: 2016 Caribbean Cup Qualification to begin in February. caribnewz.com. 18 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222173512/http://www.caribnewz.com/2016-caribbean-cup-qualification-to-begin-in-february/. 22 December 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Martinique to host Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup finals. CONCACAF. 26 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170126065243/http://www.concacaf.com/article/martinique-to-host-scotiabank-cfu-mens-caribbean-cup-finals. 26 January 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Martinique selected as hosts for Scotiabank CFU Men's Caribbean Cup Finals. Caribbean Football Union. 26 January 2017. 27 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015095150/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9902-martinique-selected-as-hosts-for-scotiabank-cfu-men-s-caribbean-cup-finals. 15 October 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Scotiabank CFU Men's Caribbean Cup 2016 Regulations. CONCACAF.com. 7 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152414/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-Mens-Caribbean-Cup-Regulation-English-Feb-2016-ENG.pdf. 10 May 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Admin. CFU Web. Prize Monies For Top Four Teams in 2016 Caribbean Cup Finals Caribbean Cup. cfufootball.org. 26 June 2017. en-gb. 28 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928035913/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9922-prize-monies-for-top-four-teams-in-2016-caribbean-cup-finals. dead.

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