2017 Caribbean Cup
International football competition
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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).
| Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016[1] | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Martinique |
| Dates | 22–25 June 2017[2] |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 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 | Gino van Kessel |
| Best goalkeeper | Eloy Room |
← 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
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 |
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| 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.[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 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Curaçao | 2–1 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
Nepomuceno  57' (pen.)Janga 76' |
Report | Arquin 17' |
Third-place playoff
| French Guiana | 1–0 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Privat 74' |
Report |
Final
| 2017 Caribbean Cup winner |
|---|
 Curaçao First title |
Goalscorers
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 |
