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.
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.
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]
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
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]
^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]
^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]