The 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage is being played from 23 August to 5 October 2023. A total of 10 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 4 places in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 8 June 2023 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 28 May 2023, except for the teams in pot 5, which was reserved for the champions and runners-up of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield. Pot Team Rank 1 Cibao 87 1,056 Defence Force 105 1,029 2 Cavalier 108 1,025 Atlético Pantoja 114 1,020 3 Moca 119 1,016 Harbour View 130 1,006 4 Dunbeholden 131 1,006 Port of Spain 159 946 5 Robinhood — Golden Lion — Notes
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. Each group must contain no more than two clubs from the same national association. No restrictions were applied at the time of drawing the groups.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
+ Group ATeamA1 Defence ForceA2 CavalierA3 MocaA4 Port of SpainA5 Golden Lion+ Group BTeamB1 CibaoB2 Atlético PantojaB3 Harbour ViewB4 DunbeholdenB5 Robinhood Notes
Format
In 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).: 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; Drawing of lots by CONCACAF. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.
Schedule Matches in the competition are being played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week is as follows (Regulations Article 2).
WeeksDatesMatchesWeek 123–24 August 2023Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4Week 229–31 August 2023Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4Week 319–21 September 2023Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3Week 426–28 September 2023Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5Week 53–4 October 2023Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2
Groups All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times, if different, are in parentheses as listed by CONCACAF.
Group A
Group B
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