2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) explained

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
(CFU–UNCAF play-off)
Event:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
Team1:Haiti
Team1score:3
Team2:Nicaragua
Team2score:4
Details:on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:3
Team2score1:1
Stadium1:Stade Sylvio Cator
City1:Port-au-Prince
Referee1:Drew Fischer (Canada)
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:3
Stadium2:Estadio Nacional de Fútbol
City2:Managua
Referee2:Jorge Rojas (Mexico)
Previous:2015

The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) was a home-and-away two-legged qualification play-off that took place in March 2017 to determine the final team that would participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] It was the second edition of the competition.

The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) representative, Haiti, met the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) representative, Nicaragua, in the play-off.

The matches took place on 24 and 28 March 2017, as it was the only international window on the FIFA International Match Calendar that occurred after the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and 2016 Caribbean Cup fifth place playoff had finished but before the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was scheduled to begin. CONCACAF conducted a draw to determine the order of matches, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida, on 3 February 2017, 12:00 EST (UTC−5).[2] [3] [4]

Nicaragua overcame a 3–1 first leg deficit to defeat Haiti 3–0 in the second leg and win the play-off 4–3 on aggregate, qualifying for their second appearance in the Gold Cup and their first since 2009.[5] [6]

Qualified teams

ZonePlacementTeam
CFU2017 Caribbean Cup fifth place[7]
UNCAF2017 Copa Centroamericana fifth place[8]

Matches

If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker.[4]

Second leg

Nicaragua won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. UNCAF. 826192892112801793 . 30 January 2017 . Las selecciones de Nicaragua y Haití jugarán el repechaje a Copa Oro: Primer partido 24 Marzo / partido de vuelta 28 de Marzo.. es.
  2. UNCAF. 826193752100306944 . 30 January 2017 . El próximo viernes 3 de Febrero se conocerá quien jugará de local en cada partido de la serie entre Nicaragua y Haití en el repechaje. . es.
  3. Web site: Details revealed for Gold Cup play-in games between Haiti, Nicaragua. CONCACAF.com. 31 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Match order for Haiti-Nicaragua Gold Cup Play-In set. CONCACAF.com. 3 February 2017. 27 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327171548/http://www.concacaf.com/article/match-order-for-haiti-nicaragua-gold-cup-play-in-set. 27 March 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Haiti tops Nicaragua in Gold Cup qualifying playoff opener. CONCACAF. 25 March 2017. 29 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626003224/http://www.concacaf.com/article/haiti-tops-nicaragua-in-gold-cup-qualifying-playoff-opener. 26 June 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Nicaragua roars to Gold Cup on Barrera hat-trick. CONCACAF. 29 March 2017. 29 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727070948/http://www.concacaf.com/article/nicaragua-roars-to-gold-cup-on-barrera-hat-trick. 27 July 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Scotiabank CFU Men's Caribbean Cup 2016 Regulations. CONCACAF. 7 December 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.
  8. Web site: Copa Centroamericana 2017 Regulations (Spanish Edition). CONCACAF. 27 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222074604/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/V-10.ENE-Reglamento-Copa-Centroamericana-UNCAF-2017.pdf. 22 February 2017. dead.