2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage

The 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage is being played from 23 August to 5 October 2023.^[1] 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.^[2]

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,^[1][3] 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	Pts
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[CCS]	—
	Golden Lion[CCS]	—

Notes

1. ^
   ^CCS The identity of the champions (Robinhood) and runners-up (Golden Lion) of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield was not known at the time the pots were determined.

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.^[4] No restrictions were applied at the time of drawing the groups.

The draw resulted in the following groups:^[5]

Group A Pos Team A1 Defence Force A2 Cavalier A3 Moca A4 Port of Spain A5 Golden Lion[CCS]

Group B Pos Team B1 Cibao B2 Atlético Pantoja B3 Harbour View B4 Dunbeholden B5 Robinhood[CCS]

Notes

1. ^
   ^CCS The identity of the champions (Robinhood) and runners-up (Golden Lion) of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield was not known at the time of the draw.

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).:^[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. 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).^[2][5][6]

Weeks	Dates	Matches
Week 1	23–24 August 2023	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Week 2	29–31 August 2023	Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Week 3	19–21 September 2023	Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Week 4	26–28 September 2023	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5
Week 5	3–4 October 2023	Team 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.^[6]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CAV	MOC	DFO	GLI	POS
1	Cavalier	4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	10	Advance to semi-finals		—	3–0	—	—	2–1
2	Moca	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	9			—	—	—	3–0	1–0
3	Defence Force	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	5			1–1	0–2	—	—	—
4	Golden Lion	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	3			2–5	—	0–1	—	—
5	Port of Spain	4	0	1	3	4	7	−3	1			—	—	1–1	2–3	—

Source: CONCACAF

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)

20:00

Defence Force	1–1	Cavalier
Moore 6'	Report	Thomas 36' (pen.)

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain

Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

25 August 2023 (2023-08-25)^{[note 1]}

10:00

Moca	1–0	Port of Spain
Vidal 55'	Report

Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86, Moca

Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

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30 August 2023 (2023-08-30)

18:00

Golden Lion	0–1	Defence Force
	Report	Moore 48'

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Referee: Norberto Da Silva (Curaçao)

31 August 2023 (2023-08-31)

18:00 (17:00 UTC−5)

Cavalier	2–1	Port of Spain
Calvin 8' Ainsworth 60'	Report	Muckette 71'

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

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19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Cavalier	3–0	Moca
Thomas 23', 58', 77' (pen.)	Report

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

18:00

Port of Spain	2–3	Golden Lion
Abu Bakr 28' Mondesir 68' (o.g.)	Report	Catherine 2' Primus 16' (o.g.) Parsemain 83' (pen.)

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain

Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

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26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)

20:00

Moca	3–0	Golden Lion
Ascona 23' Sánchez 27', 45+1'	Report

Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86, Moca

Referee: Carl-Henry Elie (Haiti)

28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)

18:00

Port of Spain	1–1	Defence Force
Poon-Angeron 77'	Report	Sam 90+3'

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

20:00

Golden Lion	2–5	Cavalier
Catherine 51' Charloton 71'	Report	Bellance 7' (o.g.) Calvin 14' Thomas 34', 37', 45+2'

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

20:00

Defence Force	0–2	Moca
	Report	Ascona 64' de Peña 90+4'

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain

Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ROB	HAR	CIB	DUN	APA
1	Robinhood	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9	Advance to semi-finals		—	—	1–0	—	3–1
2	Harbour View	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7			3–2	—	—	1–0	—
3	Cibao	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4			—	2–1	—	—	1–1
4	Dunbeholden	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4			0–2	—	2–1	—	—
5	Atlético Pantoja	4	0	3	1	4	6	−2	3			—	1–1	—	1–1	—

Source: CONCACAF

23 August 2023 (2023-08-23)

18:00 (17:00 UTC−5)

Harbour View	1–0	Dunbeholden
Burton 71'	Report

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)^{[note 2]}

21:00

Cibao	1–1	Atlético Pantoja
Ventura 34'	Report	Castaño 89'

Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

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30 August 2023 (2023-08-30)

20:00

Atlético Pantoja	1–1	Dunbeholden
Espinal 14'	Report	D-A. Thomas 48'

Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo

Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

31 August 2023 (2023-08-31)

20:00 (21:00 UTC−3)

Robinhood	1–0	Cibao
Cairo 55'	Report

Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

20:00

Atlético Pantoja	1–1	Harbour View
Rosado 59' (pen.)	Report	Thompson 6'

Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo

Referee: Cleon Culley (Guyana)

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Dunbeholden	0–2	Robinhood
	Report	Cairo 15', 55'

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

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27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Harbour View	3–2	Robinhood
Thompson 45+5' Bradford 55', 69'	Report	Cairo 33' Rigters 50' (pen.)

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Dunbeholden	2–1	Cibao
Powell 45+2' Brown 63'	Report	Guichón 55'

Independence Park, Kingston

Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)

20:00 (21:00 UTC−3)

Robinhood	3–1	Atlético Pantoja
Rigters 57' Adipi 75' Cairo 82'	Report	Ortega 20' (pen.)

Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)

20:00

Cibao	2–1	Harbour View
Parra 23' Heredia 32' (pen.)	Report	Bradford 45+1'

Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Notes

1. The Moca v Port of Spain match, originally scheduled for 24 August, 18:00 EDT,^[6] was re-scheduled to 25 August, 10:00 EDT due to adverse weather conditions.^[7][8]
2. The Cibao v Atlético Pantoja match, originally scheduled for 23 August, 20:00 EDT,^[6] was re-scheduled to 24 August, 21:00 EDT due to adverse weather conditions related to the Tropical Storm Franklin.^[9]