2017 Caribbean Cup

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).

2017 Caribbean Cup

Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016[1]
Tournament details
Host country	Martinique
Dates	22–25 June 2017[2]
Teams	4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Curaçao (1st title)
Runners-up	Jamaica
Third place	French Guiana
Fourth place	Martinique
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Elson Hooi (2 goals)
Best player(s)	Gino van Kessel
← 2014

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.^[3]

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.^[4][5]

Curaçao won their first and only title following a 2–1 win over Jamaica in the final.

Qualification

Main article: 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Qualified teams

Four teams qualified for the final tournament. All four teams also qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Team	Qualification	Caribbean Cup final stage appearances	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking at start of event
Jamaica	Third round Group 1 winners	16th	Champion (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)	79
French Guiana	Third round Group 2 winners	4th	Fifth place (2014)	N/A2
Curaçao	Third round Group 3 winners	4th1	Fourth place (1989)	70
Martinique	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
Fort-de-France

Squads

Main article: 2017 Caribbean Cup 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.^[6]

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 June
	Jamaica (pen.)	1 (4)
					25 June
	French Guiana	1 (2)
					Jamaica	1
	22 June
					Curaçao	2
	Curaçao	2
	Martinique	1
					Third place
					25 June
					French Guiana	1
					Martinique	0

All times AST (UTC−4).

Semi-finals

22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)

18:00

Jamaica	1–1 (a.e.t.)	French Guiana
Johnson 70'	Report	L. Baal 21'
Penalties
Binns Gordon Nicholson Fisher Burke	4–2	Evens Issorat Legrand Fabien

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 5,200^[7]

Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

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22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)

20:30

Curaçao	2–1	Martinique
Nepomuceno 57' (pen.) Janga 76'	Report	Arquin 17'

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 5,500^[8]

Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

Third-place playoff

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)

17:00

French Guiana	1–0	Martinique
Privat 74'	Report

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 5,500^[9]

Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Final

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)

19:30

Jamaica	1–2	Curaçao
Harriott 82'	Report	Hooi 10', 84'

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 5,200^[10]

Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)

2017 Caribbean Cup winner
Curaçao First title

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.^[11]

Final position	Amount (US Dollars)
Winner	$40,000
Runner-up	$30,000
Third-place	$25,000
Fourth-place	$20,000