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]
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| Organising body | CFU CONCACAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Qualifier for | CONCACAF Champions Cup |
| Related competitions | CFU Club Shield CONCACAF Central American Cup Leagues Cup |
| Current champions |  Cavalier(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Cavalier Robinhood(1 title each) |
| Television broadcasters | CONCACAF (YouTube) |
 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup | |
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
editIn 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
editEight 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]
| Nation | League | Participants |
|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic
|
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol | Winner and runner-up |
 Haiti
|
Ligue Haïtienne | Winner and runner-up |
| Jamaica
|
Jamaica Premier League | Winner and runner-up |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
TT Premier Football League | Winner and runner-up |
| Varies | CFU Club Shield | Winner and runner-up |
Format
editThe 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
edit| Season | Winners | Agg. | Runners-up | Third place | Agg. | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Robinhood
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3–0 | Cavalier
|
Moca
|
3–2 | Harbour View
|
| 2024 | Cavalier
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2–2 (a) | Cibao
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Real Hope
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4–2 | Moca
|
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b Ramphal, Vidia. "Concacaf launches new Caribbean Cup, three teams for Champions League". Loop News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ "CONCACAF launches major expansion of its Champions League". The Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Williams, Sean (15 June 2022). "Expansion of Concacaf club platform launching pad for regional clubs — stakeholders". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "NEW RULES: For Concacaf Champions League starting in 2024". Front Row Soccer. June 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Competitions". Concacaf. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Ravello, Jovan. "New Format For Concacaf Champions League". TTT News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Caribbean Football Union
- CFU Championship, RSSSF.com