| Tourney Name: | Caribbean Cup qualification |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 25 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 50 |
| Goals: | 179 |
| Top Scorer: | Gino van Kessel Felitciano Zschusschen |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
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.
25 teams from the 31 CFU members entered the qualification tournament. Sint Maarten participated for the first time since 1997.
| Seeding | Teams | No. of teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No participation | 6 | ||
| First round entrants |
| 21 | |
| Second round entrants | 1 | ||
| Third round entrants | 3 |
Twenty five nations were involved in the draw, which took place on 16 January 2016, 21:00 AST (UTC−4), at the Jolly Beach Resort & Spa resort in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.[1] 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.[2] [3]
| 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 34 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Round | Date[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 22–29 March 2016 | |
| Second round | 1–7 June 2016 | |
| Third round | 5–11 October 2016 | |
| Fifth place play-off | 4–8 January 2017 |
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.[7]
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.[8] This rule was introduced to reduce the chance of a team's fate being decided by a drawing of lots.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation, extra time or penalties, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[7]
21 teams competed in the first round:[9]
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14 teams from the first round (seven group winners and seven group runners-up) qualified for the second round.
A total of 15 teams competed in the second round:
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9 teams from the second round (five group winners and best four group runners-up) qualified.
A total of 12 teams competed in the third round:
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4 teams from the third round (four group winners) qualified for the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
| Group | Team | Qualified on | Previous Caribbean Cup qualifications | Previous Gold Cup qualifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | (1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015) | |||
| 2 | (1995, 2012, 2014) | (Debut) | |||
| 3 | (1989, 1998, 2014) | (Debut) | |||
| 4 | (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) | (1993, 2002, 2003, 2013) |
3 teams from the third round (best three group runners-up) 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.[7] Ultimately, they were counted and Haiti qualified to the fifth place play-off over Antigua and Barbuda.[10]
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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Haiti (fifth place play-off winner) 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.
Jonathan Faña
Rhudy Evens Sloan Privat
Mitchell Kisoor
Peter Byers Calaum Jahraldo-Martin
Chad Bertrand Kelrick Walters Darly Batista Arnold Abelinti Ludovic Baal Roy Contout
Anthony Abrams Marcel Barrington Trayon Bobb Adrian Butters Dwight Peters Ricky Shakes
Cory Burke
Yoann Arquin Kévin Parsemain Stefano Rijssel Ivanildo Rozenblad
Trevor Wrensford Dexter Blackstock AJ George Tevaughn Harriette Keiran Murtagh Josh Parker Stefan Smith
Romario Harewood
Alberto Gómez Daniel Luis Sáez Rony Beard Edipo Rodríguez Alex Eric Kévin Rimane Solomon Austin Brandon Beresford Neil Danns Sheldon Holder Kai McKenzie-Lyle Devon Millington Vurlon Mills Chris Nurse Gregory Richardson Shaun Francis Je-Vaughn Watson Dicoy Williams Stéphane Abaul Johan Audel Jean-Sylvain Babin Mathias Coureur Jordy Delem Bruno Grougi Daniel Hérelle Antoine Jean-Baptiste Dimitrie Apai Sergino Eduard Guno Kwasie Galgyto Talea Melvin Valies Asanti Herring Malcolm Joseph (playing against Martinique) Gillermo Faerber (playing against Haiti)