The2017 Caribbean Cup qualification began in March 2016. The qualification competition determined which Caribbean national teams would play in the2017 Caribbean Cup and the2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Twenty five nations were involved in the draw, which took place on 16 January 2016, 21:00AST (UTC−4), at the Jolly Beach Resort & Spa resort inSt. John's,Antigua and Barbuda.[1] Four teams were given abye due to their involvement in the2018 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]
The second round was originally scheduled for 15–21 May 2016 which is not on the FIFA Calendar.
The fifth place play-off was originally scheduled for 9–15 November 2016. However, three third round matches were postponed to 9–13 November 2016 due toHurricane Matthew-related reasons.[5] The fifth place play-off was rescheduled to be 4–8 January 2017, and also played in a single venue inTrinidad and Tobago instead of each team hosting one match.[6]
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, apenalty 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 topoints (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]
^French Guiana vs. Bermuda originally took place on 1 June 2016, 20:00UTC−3, atStade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama,Remire-Montjoly. but the match was abandoned with 50 minutes left due to waterlogged pitch, with Bermuda leading 1–0 at the time after an 11th-minute goal fromDamon Ming.[14] The match was replayed for its entirety 18 days later.[15]
^The Jamaica v Suriname match, originally scheduled on 5 October 2016, 20:00UTC−5, was rescheduled due to safety concerns regardingHurricane Matthew.[17]
^The Haiti v French Guiana match, originally scheduled on 5 October 2016, 20:00UTC−5, was rescheduled due to the impact ofHurricane Matthew.[18][19]
^The Saint Kitts and Nevis v Haiti match, originally scheduled on 11 October 2016, 20:00UTC−4, was rescheduled due to the impact ofHurricane Matthew.[20]
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.[21]
^Note: Although CONCACAF quotes Gabriel Núñez as the player carrying the number 16 in the Dominican Republic; in reality, it wasEdwin Muñoz who had that number."Atlántico F.C. on Twitter".Atlántico FC. 4 June 2016. Retrieved6 June 2016.
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Jamaica
Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti
Guadeloupe
Grenada
Martinique
Antigua and Barbuda
Guyana
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados
Suriname
Dominican Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica
French Guiana
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Anguilla
British Virgin Islands
Saint Martin
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Aruba
Montserrat
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bahamas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Bonaire
Sint Maarten
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