2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage

The 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage was played from 20 August to 3 October 2024.[1] A total of 10 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 4 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.[2]

Draw

The 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 Dominican Republic Cibao 91 1,050
Jamaica Mount Pleasant 92 1,048
2 Jamaica Cavalier 100 1,041
Dominican Republic Moca 111 1,023
3 Haiti Real Hope 123 1,007
Haiti Ouanaminthe 129 1,001
4 Trinidad and Tobago Police F.C. 138 986
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 151 969
5 Jamaica Arnett Gardens[CCS] —
Antigua and Barbuda 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]

Group A
Pos Team
A1 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
A2 Jamaica Cavalier
A3 Haiti Real Hope
A4 Trinidad and Tobago Police F.C.
A5 Jamaica Arnett Gardens[CCS]
Group B
Pos Team
B1 Dominican Republic Cibao
B2 Dominican Republic Moca
B3 Haiti Ouanaminthe
B4 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
B5 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades[CCS]
Notes
  1. ^
    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

In the group stage, each group was 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 were ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.8.1).:[2]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
    1. Points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
    3. Goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
    4. The lowest number of disciplinary points, based on the following criteria:
      1. Yellow card: plus 1 point;
      2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
      3. Direct red card: plus 4 points;
      4. Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  5. Highest CONCACAF Club Ranking position (once all group stage matches were completed).
  6. Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.

Groups

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times, if different, are in parentheses as listed by CONCACAF.[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAV RHP POL MTP ARN
1 Jamaica Cavalier 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 9 Advance to semi-finals — 1–2 4–1 — —
2 Haiti Real Hope 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 — — 1–1 — 0–0
3 Trinidad and Tobago Police 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5 — — — 0–0 2–1
4 Jamaica Mount Pleasant 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 0–2 0–2 — — —
5 Jamaica Arnett Gardens 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 1–4 — — 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Mount Pleasant Jamaica0–2Jamaica Cavalier
Report
  • Ainsworth 9' (pen.)
  • Stein 25'
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)
Real Hope Haiti1–1Trinidad and Tobago Police
Exilus 35' Report Kwesi 87'
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Arnett Gardens Jamaica1–2Jamaica Mount Pleasant
Smith 54' Report
Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)
Cavalier Jamaica4–1Trinidad and Tobago Police
 Report
Cavalier Jamaica1–2Haiti Real Hope
Atkinson 4' Report
  • Chery 60'
  • Mondestin 66' (pen.)
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Police Trinidad and Tobago2–1Jamaica Arnett Gardens
 Report Brown 49'
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Real Hope Haiti0–0Jamaica Arnett Gardens
Report
Referee: Shekiel Jokil (Suriname)
Police Trinidad and Tobago0–0Jamaica Mount Pleasant
Report
Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)
Arnett Gardens Jamaica1–4Jamaica Cavalier
Smith 9' Report
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Mount Pleasant Jamaica0–2Haiti Real Hope
Report Exilus 12', 77'
Referee: José Corporán (Dominican Republic)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CIB MOC POS GRE OUA
1 Dominican Republic Cibao 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Advance to semi-finals — 0–0 — — 4–1
2 Dominican Republic Moca 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 — — 3–2 — 3–1
3 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 4 0 2 2 6 8 −2 2 2–3 — — 1–1 —
4 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 2 1–2 1–2 — — —
5 Haiti Ouanaminthe 4 0 2 2 5 10 −5 2 — — 1–1 2–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Cibao Dominican Republic0–0Dominican Republic Moca
Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Ouanaminthe Haiti1–1Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
Willinx 52' Report Henry 34'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Moca Dominican Republic3–2Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
  • Aciar 51'
  • Ascona 62'
  • Thomas 90+1'
 Report Rochford 41', 49'
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Grenades Antigua and Barbuda1–2Dominican Republic Cibao
Augustin 52' Report
Referee: Sanchez Bass (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago1–1Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
Henry 21' Report Tomlinson 90+5'
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Moca Dominican Republic3–1Haiti Ouanaminthe
  • Yambatis 21'
  • Ascona 65' (pen.)
  • Sánchez 86'
 Report Philistin 27'
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
Ouanaminthe Haiti2–2Antigua and Barbuda Grenades
Willinx 45' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Report
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago2–3Dominican Republic Cibao
 Report
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)
Grenades Antigua and Barbuda1–2Dominican Republic Moca
Griffith 50' Report
  • Ascona 53'
  • De Peña 61'
Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cibao Dominican Republic4–1Haiti Ouanaminthe
 Report Altidor Jr 55'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Real Hope played 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]
  2. ^ a b Police played their home matches at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (originally scheduled at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva)[5] instead of their regular stadium Manny Ramjohn, Saint James which did not meet CONCACAF requirements. The Hasely Crawford Stadium was under renovation from July to December 2024 but was opened for two weeks in September to host Police matches.[7][8][9]
  3. ^ a b Ouanaminthe played 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.[10][11]
  4. ^ a b Grenades played their home matches against Cibao at Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros and against Moca at Estadio Moca 86, Moca (both in Dominican Republic) instead of their regular stadium Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[12]
  5. ^ a b Port of Spain played their home matches (originally scheduled at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva)[5] at their regular stadium Hasely Crawford, Port of Spain after it was made available for two weeks in September to host the matches in the midst of the renovation works that took place from July to December 2024.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup participating clubs and draw pots". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2024 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 3, 2024". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Draw delivers groups for 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Concacaf announces schedule for 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF. 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Clarke, Clayton (1 May 2024). "Hasely Crawford Stadium to be closed for more repairs, new track". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
  8. ^ a b McLeod, Ben (8 September 2024). "Trinidad's Hasely Crawford Stadium to close for repairs starting September 20". Caribbean National Weekly.
  9. ^ a b Walcott, Roneil (20 September 2024). "Hasely Crawford Stadium closure postponed by a week". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
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