The 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage will be played from 20 August to 3 October 2024.[1] A total of 10 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 4 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.[2]
Draw
editThe draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4) in Miami, Florida, United States. The 10 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of two teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 3 June 2024,[1][3] except for the teams in pot 5, which was reserved for the champions and runners-up of the 2024 CFU Club Shield.
| Pot | Team | Rank | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cibao
|
91 | 1,050 |
 Mount Pleasant
|
92 | 1,048 | |
| 2 | Cavalier
|
100 | 1,041 |
| Moca
|
111 | 1,023 | |
| 3 |  Real Hope
|
123 | 1,007 |
| Ouanaminthe
|
129 | 1,001 | |
| 4 |  Police F.C.
|
138 | 986 |
| Port of Spain
|
151 | 969 | |
| 5 | Arnett Gardens[CCS]
|
— | |
 Grenades[CCS]
|
— | ||
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. No restrictions were applied at the time of drawing the groups.[1]
The draw resulted in the following groups:[4]
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- Notes
- ^ CCS The identity of the champions (Arnett Gardens) and runners-up (Grenades) of the 2024 CFU Club Shield was not known at the time of the draw.
Format
editIn 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]
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
- Points in the matches played among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
- Goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
- The lowest number of disciplinary points, based on the following criteria:
- Yellow card: plus 1 point;
- Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
- Direct red card: plus 4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
- Highest CONCACAF Club Ranking position (once all group stage matches were completed).
- Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.
Groups
editAll match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times, if different, are in parentheses as listed by CONCACAF.[5]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAV | MTP | RHP | POL | ARN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cavalier
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals | — | — | 17 Sep | 4–1 | — | |
| 2 | Mount Pleasant
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 0–2 | — | 3 Oct | — | — | ||
| 3 | Real Hope
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 25 Sep | ||
| 4 | Police
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | — | 26 Sep | — | — | 19 Sep | ||
| 5 | Arnett Gardens
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 3 Oct | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant | 0–2 | Cavalier |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Arnett Gardens | 1–2 | Mount Pleasant |
|---|---|---|
Smith  54' |
Report |
| Cavalier | 4–1 | Police |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Arnett Gardens | v | Cavalier |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOC | CIB | OUA | POS | GRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moca
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals | — | — | 18 Sep | 3–2 | — | |
| 2 | Cibao
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 1 Oct | — | — | ||
| 3 | Ouanaminthe
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 24 Sep | ||
| 4 | Port of Spain
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | — | 24 Sep | — | — | 17 Sep | ||
| 5 | Grenades
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 1 Oct | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Ouanaminthe | 1–1 | Port of Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Willinx 52' |
Report | Henry 34' |
| Moca | 3–2 | Port of Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rochford 41', 49' |
| Grenades | 1–2 | Cibao |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin 52' |
Report |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Real Hope will play their home matches at Sabina Park, Kingston (Jamaica) instead of their regular stadium Parc Saint-Victor, Cap-Haïtien due to the ongoing civil unrest and violence in Haiti.[6]
- ^ a b Ouanaminthe will play their home matches at Estadio Moca 86, Moca (Dominican Republic) instead of their regular stadium Parc Notre-Dame, Ouanaminthe due to the ongoing civil unrest and violence in Haiti.[7][8]
- ^ Grenades will play their home match against Cibao at Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) instead of their regular stadium Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup participating clubs and draw pots". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2024 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 3, 2024". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Draw delivers groups for 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 14 June 2024.
- ^ Geffrard, Childo (21 June 2024). "Caribbean Cup: Le Real Hope face au défi financier, pour la réception des matchs en Jamaïque !" [Caribbean Cup: Real Hope faces financial challenge to host matches in Jamaica!] (in French). Haitian Times. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Ouanaminthe FC figure parmi les clubs qui représenteront Haïti dans la Coupe des Caraïbes CONCACAF 2024" [Ouanaminthe FC is among the clubs that will represent Haiti at the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2024] (in French). Ouanaminthe FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Chéry, Onz (7 July 2024). "Ouanaminthe FC will attempt to get Dominican visas for players despite Abinader's ban". Cap-Haïtien: Haitian Times. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Baptiste, Neto (10 August 2024). "We have some work to do: Edwards looking to tighten screws as Grenades prepare for Caribbean Cup". Cap-Haïtien: Antigua Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2024.