The 2017 Caribbean Cup was the 19th and final edition of the Caribbean Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the Caribbean region organized by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
The top four teams qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, while the fifth-placed team advanced to a play-off against the fifth-placed team from the 2017 Copa Centroamericana for the final Gold Cup berth.
The host for the final round was expected to be announced in January 2016.
Martinique was announced as host on 25 January 2017, winning over bids of Curaçao and French Guiana. The draw for the semi-finals was also conducted on the same day at the CFU office in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
Curaçao won their first and only title following a 2–1 win over Jamaica in the final.
Qualification
Qualified teams Four teams qualified for the final tournament. All four teams also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Team Qualification Caribbean Cupfinal stageappearances Previous best performance FIFA Rankingat start of event Third round Group 1 winners 16th Champion (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014) 79 Third round Group 2 winners 4th Fifth place (2014) N/A2 Third round Group 3 winners 4th1 Fourth place (1989) 70 Third round Group 4 winners 13th Champions (1993) N/A2 Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event. 1. This is Curaçao's second appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record. 2. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so do not have a FIFA Ranking.
Venues The matches are played at Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France. Fort-de-France Stade Pierre-Aliker Capacity: 16,300
Squads
Knockout stage If tied after 90 minutes, extra time was played, and if still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Bracket
All times AST (UTC−4).
Semi-finals
Third-place playoff
Final
Goalscorers 2 goals
Elson Hooi
1 goal
Rangelo Janga Gevaro Nepomuceno Loïc Baal Sloan Privat Rosario Harriott Jermaine Johnson Yoann Arquin
Prize money
On 25 June 2017, it was announced that national associations would receive the following prize money amounts.
Final positionAmount (US Dollars)Winner$40,000Runner-up$30,000Third-place$25,000Fourth-place$20,000
References
External links Official site Caribbean Cup – Men, CONCACAF.com Caribbean Cup, CFUfootball.org