2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage

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The 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage is being played from 23 August to 5 October 2023.[1] A total of 10 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 4 places in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.[2]

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 June 2023 at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4) in Miami, Florida. The 10 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of two teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 28 May 2023,[1][3] except for the teams in pot 5, which was reserved for the champions and runners-up of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield.

Pot Team Rank Pts
1 Dominican Republic Cibao 87 1,056
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 105 1,029
2 Jamaica Cavalier 108 1,025
Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 114 1,020
3 Dominican Republic Moca 119 1,016
Jamaica Harbour View 130 1,006
4 Jamaica Dunbeholden 131 1,006
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 159 946
5 Suriname Robinhood[CCS]
Martinique Golden Lion[CCS]
Notes
  1. ^
    CCS The identity of the champions (Robinhood) and runners-up (Golden Lion) of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield was not known at the time the pots were determined.

For the group stage, the 10 teams were drawn into two groups (Groups A and B) of five containing a team from each of the five pots. Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in the first position of their group, starting with Group A and then Group B. The same procedure was followed for teams from pots 2, 3, 4 and 5, and they were placed in positions 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, within the group to which they were drawn. Each group must contain no more than two clubs from the same national association.[4] No restrictions were applied at the time of drawing the groups.

The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]

Group A
Pos Team
A1 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
A2 Jamaica Cavalier
A3 Dominican Republic Moca
A4 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
A5 Martinique Golden Lion[CCS]
Group B
Pos Team
B1 Dominican Republic Cibao
B2 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja
B3 Jamaica Harbour View
B4 Jamaica Dunbeholden
B5 Suriname Robinhood[CCS]
Notes
  1. ^
    CCS The identity of the champions (Robinhood) and runners-up (Golden Lion) of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield was not known at the time of the draw.

Format[edit]

In the group stage, each group is played on a single home-and-away round-robin basis, with teams playing against each other once, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.8.1).:[2]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
    1. Points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
    3. Goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
    4. The lowest number of disciplinary points, based on the following criteria:
      1. Yellow card: plus 1 point;
      2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
      3. Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
      4. Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  5. Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule[edit]

Matches in the competition are being played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week is as follows (Regulations Article 2).[2][5][6]

Weeks Dates Matches
Week 1 23–24 August 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Week 2 29–31 August 2023 Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Week 3 19–21 September 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Week 4 26–28 September 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5
Week 5 3–4 October 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2

Groups[edit]

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times, if different, are in parentheses as listed by CONCACAF.[6]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAV MOC DFO GLI POS
1 Jamaica Cavalier 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10 Advance to semi-finals 3–0 2–1
2 Dominican Republic Moca 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 3–0 1–0
3 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5 1–1 0–2
4 Martinique Golden Lion 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3 2–5 0–1
5 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 1–1 2–3
Source: CONCACAF
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago1–1Jamaica Cavalier
Moore 6' Report Thomas 36' (pen.)
Moca Dominican Republic1–0Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
Vidal 55' Report

Golden Lion Martinique0–1Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Report Moore 48'
Cavalier Jamaica2–1Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
Report Muckette 71'

Cavalier Jamaica3–0Dominican Republic Moca
Thomas 23', 58', 77' (pen.) Report

Moca Dominican Republic3–0Martinique Golden Lion
Report

Golden Lion Martinique2–5Jamaica Cavalier
Report
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago0–2Dominican Republic Moca
Report

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROB HAR CIB DUN APA
1 Suriname Robinhood 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Advance to semi-finals 1–0 3–1
2 Jamaica Harbour View 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 3–2 1–0
3 Dominican Republic Cibao 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4 2–1 1–1
4 Jamaica Dunbeholden 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 0–2 2–1
5 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 3 1–1 1–1
Source: CONCACAF
Harbour View Jamaica1–0Jamaica Dunbeholden
Burton 71' Report

Robinhood Suriname1–0Dominican Republic Cibao
Cairo 55' Report

Dunbeholden Jamaica0–2Suriname Robinhood
Report Cairo 15', 55'

Harbour View Jamaica3–2Suriname Robinhood
Report
Dunbeholden Jamaica2–1Dominican Republic Cibao
Report Guichón 55'

Robinhood Suriname3–1Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja
Report Ortega 20' (pen.)
Cibao Dominican Republic2–1Jamaica Harbour View
Report Bradford 45+1'

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Moca v Port of Spain match, originally scheduled for 24 August, 18:00 EDT,[6] was re-scheduled to 25 August, 10:00 EDT due to adverse weather conditions.[7][8]
  2. ^ The Cibao v Atlético Pantoja match, originally scheduled for 23 August, 20:00 EDT,[6] was re-scheduled to 24 August, 21:00 EDT due to adverse weather conditions related to the Tropical Storm Franklin.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Concacaf confirms 2023 Caribbean Club Competitions draws details". CONCACAF. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 19 July 2023 [Approved on 24 February 2023]. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of May 28, 2023". CONCACAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Concacaf confirms 2023 Caribbean Club Competitions draws details". CONCACAF. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for inaugural Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Schedule and venues confirmed for 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ CONCACAF [@TheChampions] (August 24, 2023). "The match between Moca FC vs AC Port of Spain is under weather delay" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ CONCACAF [@TheChampions] (August 25, 2023). "The match will be played tomorrow, August 25th at 10:00 am ET" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup match between Cibao FC and CA Pantoja rescheduled for Thursday, August 24". CONCACAF. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

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