2017 Caribbean Cup qualification


The 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification began in March 2016. The qualification competition determined which Caribbean national teams would play in the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Participants

25 teams from the 31 CFU members entered the qualification tournament. Sint Maarten participated for the first time since 1997.
SeedingTeamsNo. of teams
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[|First round] entrants
21
[|Second round] entrants
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[|Third round] entrants[|3]

Draw

Twenty five nations were involved in the draw, which took place on 16 January 2016, 21:00 AST, at the Jolly Beach Resort & Spa resort in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Four teams were given a bye due to their involvement in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round.
The draw was conducted by Sonia Bien-Aime, Kirsy Rijo Charles Kullman, Chet Green and Lance Whittaker. The CFU used their own rankings to determine which teams would be given seeds based on their previous performances in the competition.

Match schedule

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In each three-team group, each team plays one home match against one opponent, and an away match against another opponent. If any team withdraws, the remaining two teams play each other, with one home match and one away match.
Should the score remain level after regular playing time, extra time will be played and should the score still be level after extra time has been played, a penalty shoot-out will take place to determine the match winners. This rule was introduced to reduce the chance of a team's fate being decided by a drawing of lots.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points. If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Away goals scored;
  4. Drawing of lots.

    First round

21 teams competed in the first round:
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Group [|2]

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Group 3

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Group [|4]

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Qualified teams for second round

14 teams from the first round qualified for the second round.

Group winners

Group runners-up

Second round

A total of 15 teams competed in the second round:
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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Qualified teams for third round

9 teams from the second round qualified.

Group winners

Group runners-up

Third round

A total of 12 teams competed in the third round:
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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Qualified teams for Caribbean Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup

4 teams from the third round qualified for the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
GroupTeamQualified onPrevious Caribbean Cup qualificationsPrevious Gold Cup qualifications
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2
3
4

Qualified teams for fifth place play-off

3 teams from the third round qualified for the fifth place play-off.
There was confusion as to whether wins and goals scored in extra time count when comparing teams between different groups as laid out by the CFU regulations. Ultimately, they were counted and Haiti qualified to the fifth place play-off over Antigua and Barbuda.

Fifth place play-off

3 teams competed in the fifth place play-off:
1 team from the fifth place play-off qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off.
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Qualified team for CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off

qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off, but lost to Nicaragua and failed to qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Goalscorers

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