CONCACAF Caribbean Cup

The CONCACAF Caribbean Cup is an upcoming annual association football competition for clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). Beginning with the inaugural tournament in 2023, the new competition will serve as qualification to the CONCACAF Champions League for clubs from the region.[1]

This article is about the club competition. For the defunct national team tournament, see Caribbean Cup.
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
Organising bodyCFU
CONCACAF
Founded2021
RegionCaribbean
Number of teams10
Qualifier forCONCACAF Champions League
Related competitionsCentral American Cup
Leagues Cup

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

History

CONCACAF announced in September 2021 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 subregion would qualify via the new Caribbean Cup, but specific details were not revealed.[2] Further details were announced in June 2022.[3]

Participants

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. How the final two clubs will be decided has yet to be announced.[4]

Nation League Participants
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Winners & Runners-up
Haiti Haiti Ligue Haïtienne Winners & Runners-up
Jamaica Jamaica National Premier League Winners & Runners-up
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TT Pro League Winners & Runners-up
TBD
TBD

Format

The ten participating clubs will be divided into two groups of five teams. The clubs will play a round-robin style tournament within their group. The top two clubs from each group will play knockout rounds to determine final positions and, therefore, the round they will enter the Champions League.[5]

Notes and references
  1. Ramphal, Vidia. "Concacaf launches new Caribbean Cup, three teams for Champions League". Loop News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "CONCACAF launches major expansion of its Champions League". The Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. Williams, Sean. "Expansion of Concacaf club platform launching pad for regional clubs — stakeholders". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "NEW RULES: For Concacaf Champions League starting in 2024". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. Ravello, Jovan. "New Format For Concacaf Champions League". TTT News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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