CONCACAF Caribbean Cup

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CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
Concacafcaribbeancup.png
Organising body CFU
CONCACAF
Founded2021
Region Caribbean
Number of teams10
Qualifier for CONCACAF Champions Cup
Related competitions CFU Club Shield
CONCACAF Central American Cup
Leagues Cup
Current champions Flag of Jamaica.svg Cavalier
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Jamaica.svg Cavalier
Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood
(1 title each)
Television broadcastersCONCACAF (YouTube)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup

The CONCACAF Caribbean Cup is an annual football competition for clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It is the regional club championship for the Caribbean zone of CONCACAF. Beginning with the inaugural tournament in 2023, the new competition serves as qualification to the CONCACAF Champions Cup for clubs from the region. [1] The tournament is the successor to the Caribbean Club Championship which ran from 1997 to 2022. [2]

Contents

The top three clubs from the Caribbean Cup qualify for the Champions Cup, with the winner entering the round of 16 and second and third-place finishers entering in round one. [1]

History

In September 2021, CONCACAF announced that beginning in 2024, the CONCACAF Champions League would be expanded from 16 to 27 clubs. At that time, it was announced that clubs from the Caribbean sub-region would qualify via the new CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, but specific details were not revealed. [3] Further details were announced in June 2022. [4]

Qualification

Eight of the ten competing clubs will be the current title-holders and runners-up of the four leagues in the region which meet CONCACAF's professional licensing standards. [5] For the 2023–24 competition cycle, Haiti's berths have been re-allotted to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. [6]

NationLeagueParticipants
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Winner and runner-up
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Ligue Haïtienne Winner and runner-up
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Jamaica Premier League Winner and runner-up
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago TT Premier Football League Winner and runner-up
Varies CFU Club Shield Winner and runner-up

Format

The ten participating clubs are divided into two groups of five. The clubs play a round-robin style tournament within their group, two home and two away games. The top two clubs from each group play knockout rounds to determine final positions and, therefore, the round they enter the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [7]

Results

SeasonWinnersAgg.Runners-upThird placeAgg.Fourth place
2023 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood 3–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg Cavalier Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Moca 3–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Harbour View
2024 Flag of Jamaica.svg Cavalier 2–2 (a) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Cibao Flag of Haiti.svg Real Hope 4–2 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Moca

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Ramphal, Vidia. "Concacaf launches new Caribbean Cup, three teams for Champions League". Loop News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Oinam, Jayanta. "CONCACAF Caribbean Cup: A brand new tournament to crown the best club". FIFA. Retrieved 29 April 2023. Founded in 1997 as the Caribbean Club Championship
  3. ↑ "CONCACAF launches major expansion of its Champions League". The Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Williams, Sean (15 June 2022). "Expansion of Concacaf club platform launching pad for regional clubs — stakeholders". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "NEW RULES: For Concacaf Champions League starting in 2024". Front Row Soccer. June 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Competitions". Concacaf. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Ravello, Jovan. "New Format For Concacaf Champions League". TTT News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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