Founded | 2000 |
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Region | Caribbean |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Trinidad and Tobago |
Website | http://www.cfufootball.org |
2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series |
The Caribbean Football Union Women's Caribbean Cup is an international tournament for the women's national teams of the Caribbean Region.
It first took place in 2000 [1] and was later re-introduced in 2014. [2] The 2014 edition was used as the Caribbean zone qualification competition for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
In 2018, the CFU Women's Challenge Series was launched by the Caribbean Football Union, where 20 teams were divided into five groups. There is no overall champion, and medals are awarded to each group winner and runner-up. [3]
Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Number of teams | ||
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2000 | St. Lucia | Haiti | Saint Lucia | 4 (13) | ||
2014 | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 8 (21) | ||
2018 | Group hosts: Saint Kitts and Nevis Jamaica Haiti Antigua and Barbuda Trinidad and Tobago | Group winners: Saint Lucia Cuba Haiti Antigua and Barbuda Trinidad and Tobago | Group runners-up: Saint Kitts and Nevis Jamaica U.S. Virgin Islands Curaçao Suriname | 20 |
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