The 2026 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup will be the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region.
Teams
Ten teams from six CFU member associations qualified for the tournament. Eight teams from five nations qualified based on results from their domestic leagues. The remaining two teams qualified from the 2026 CFU Club Shield.
The entry berths were as follows: CFU Club Shield: 2 berths (champions and runners-up) Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago: 2 berths Haiti, Suriname: 1 berth
AssociationTeamQualification methodSalcedo2025–26 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol championsCibao2025 Copa Dominicana de Fútbol champions Delfines del Este 2026 CFU Club Shield runners-up Portmore United 2025–26 Jamaica Premier League champions Cavalier 2025–26 Jamaica Premier League runners-up Mount Pleasant 2026 CFU Club Shield champions Violette 2025–26 D1 Special Championship champions Broki 2025–26 Suriname Major League champions Defence Force 2025–26 TT Premier Football League champions Club Sando 2025–26 TT Premier Football League runners-up
Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows.
StageRoundFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 14–6 AugustMatchday 218–20 AugustMatchday 31–3 SeptemberMatchday 48–10 SeptemberMatchday 515–17 September Knockout stageSemi-finals13–15 October20–22 October Final and third place play-off 1 December 5 December
Group stage
In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away basis, where each club plays every other club in their group once, two matches at home and two matches away.
The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage. Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
The knockout stage is being played on a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: Each tie played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home team of the second leg in each tie was determined separately for each round as follows (Regulations Article 12.9): In the semi-finals, the group winners will host the second leg. In the final, the higher-ranked team based on total points accumulated in the group stage and semi-finals will host the second leg. In the semi-finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will be used. If still tied, the winners will be determined by a penalty shoot-out. In the third place play-off and final, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will also be used. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time will be played (without an away goals criteria). If still tied after extra time, the winner will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advance to the semi-finals. GroupWinnersRunners-upA Violette Club SandoB Mount Pleasant Portmore United
Bracket
The bracket was pre-determined.
Semi-finals
The first legs will be played on 13–15 October, and the second legs will be played on 20–22 October 2026. Both winners will qualify for the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the champion receiving a bye to the round of 16. Semi-final pairings will be determined based on the group stage standings, with the winner of Group A facing the runner-up of Group B (1A vs. 2B), and the winner of Group B facing the runner-up of Group A (1B vs. 2A). The group winners will host the second leg.
Notes
Third place play-off
The third place play-off will be played over two legs on 1 and 5 December 2026. The winner will qualify for the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup, entering in the first round.
Final
The winner will qualify for the round of 16 of the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
See also 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026 Leagues Cup 2026 CONCACAF Central American Cup 2026 CFU Club Shield
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