2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series explained

Tourney Name:	CFU Women's Challenge Series
Year:	2018
Dates:	18–29 April 2018
Country:	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Country2:	Jamaica
Country3:	Haiti
Country4:	Antigua and Barbuda
Country5:	Trinidad and Tobago
Num Teams:	20
Sub-Confederations:	1
Matches:	20
Goals:	88
Prevseason:	2014 (Caribbean Cup)

The 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series was a football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst the women's national teams whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

The competition was announced by the CFU in March 2018.^[1] It is the third women's competition organized by the CFU, after the 2000 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup and the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup.^[2] It is played in April 2018 across five venues, and serves as preparation for the CONCACAF Championship and World Cup qualifiers starting in May. Unlike the two previous CFU Women's Caribbean Cup tournaments, there is no final round and thus no overall champion.

Teams

A total of 20 teams (out of 31 CFU members) entered the competition.

• (H)
  • • • • • • • • (H)
• (H)
  • • (H)
      • (H)

Notes

• (H): Group hosts

Did not enter

Groups

The 20 teams are divided into five groups of four. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. Medals are awarded to each group winner and runner-up.

Group A

Host venue: Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis (all times UTC−4)

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Group B

Host venue: UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence and Waterhouse Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica (all times UTC−5)

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Group C

Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−4)

Note: Due to withdrawal of two teams, the remaining two teams play each other twice.

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Group D

Host venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda (all times UTC−4)

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Group E

Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4)

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Goalscorers

7 goals

• Batcheba Louis

5 goals

• Orthea Riley

4 goals

• María Pérez
• Karyn Forbes

3 goals

• Kai Jacobs
• Roneisha Frank
• Melissa Dacius
• Sherly Jeudy
• Phiseline Michel
• Aaliyah Prince

2 goals

• Portia Davis
• Rachel Peláez
• Roseline Éloissaint
• Shanelle Arjoon
• Jonelle Cato
• Natasha St. Louis

1 goal

• Rianna Cyrus
• Felicia Jarvis
• Lilian Pérez
• Francis Riquelme
• Nuhely Emerenciana
• Diante Scheepers
• Samantha Statia
• Sari Finn
• Michlyn Morgan
• Kasika Samuel
• Merrisa Charles
• Sheranda Charles
• Kristal Julien
• Tracy Albina
• Mégane Pierre-Justin
• Mariam El-Masri
• Brittany Persaud
• Tiandi Smith
• Isnada Lebrun
• Kethna Louis
• Nelourde Nicolas
• Shantel Bailey
• Roshana Palache
• Kevena Reid
• Brittney Lawrence
• Caroline Springer
• Leranja Wilkinson
• Ellaisa Marquis
• Sasha Prospere
• Saffira Hoogdorp
• Sabrina Rigters
• Ulstra Weegman
• Liana Hinds
• Shenieka Paul
• Mariah Shade
• Patrice Superville
• Tasha St. Louis

1 own goal

• Devikka Tittle (playing against Curaçao)

External links

• Caribbean Cup, CFUfootball.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Admin. CFU Web. CFU launches Womens Challenge Series 2018 Caribbean Cup. www.cfufootball.org. 19 March 2018. en-gb. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180411140755/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9932-cfu-launches-womens-challenge-series-2018. 11 April 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Admin. CFU Web. CFU Womens Challenge Series 2018 gets the ball rolling on recommitment to female players. www.cfufootball.org. 6 April 2018. en-gb.