2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

The 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification began in March 2016. The qualification competition determined which Caribbean national teams would play in the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Participants
25 teams from the 31 CFU members entered the qualification tournament. Sint Maarten participated for the first time since 1997.

Draw
Twenty five nations were involved in the draw, which took place on 16 January 2016, 21:00 AST (UTC−4), at the Jolly Beach Resort & Spa resort in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Four teams were given a bye due to their involvement in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round. The draw was conducted by Sonia Bien-Aime, Kirsy Rijo Charles Kullman, Chet Green and Lance Whittaker. The CFU used their own rankings to determine which teams would be given seeds based on their previous performances in the competition.

Match schedule

 * Notes
 * The second round was originally scheduled for 15–21 May 2016 which is not on the FIFA Calendar.
 * The fifth place play-off was originally scheduled for 9–15 November 2016. However, three third round matches were postponed to 9–13 November 2016 due to Hurricane Matthew-related reasons. The fifth place play-off was rescheduled to be 4–8 January 2017, and also played in a single venue in Trinidad and Tobago instead of each team hosting one match.

Format
In each three-team group, each team plays one home match against one opponent, and an away match against another opponent. If any team withdraws, the remaining two teams play each other, with one home match and one away match.

Should the score remain level after regular playing time, extra time will be played and should the score still be level after extra time has been played, a penalty shoot-out will take place to determine the match winners. This rule was introduced to reduce the chance of a team's fate being decided by a drawing of lots.

Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation, extra time or penalties, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
 * 1) Goal difference;
 * 2) Goals scored;
 * 3) Away goals scored;
 * 4) Drawing of lots.

First round
21 teams competed in the first round:
 * 21 teams entered during this round.

Qualified teams for second round
14 teams from the first round (seven group winners and seven group runners-up) qualified for the second round.

Second round
A total of 15 teams competed in the second round:
 * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a bye to this round.
 * 14 teams qualified from the first round.

Group 3

 * Notes

Group 4

 * Notes

Qualified teams for third round
9 teams from the second round (five group winners and best four group runners-up) qualified.

Third round
A total of 12 teams competed in the third round:
 * Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago received a bye to this round.
 * 9 teams qualified from the second round.

Group 1

 * Notes

Group 2

 * Notes

Qualified teams for Caribbean Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup
4 teams from the third round (four group winners) qualified for the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Qualified teams for fifth place play-off
3 teams from the third round (best three group runners-up) qualified for the fifth place play-off.

There was confusion as to whether wins and goals scored in extra time count when comparing teams between different groups as laid out by the CFU regulations. Ultimately, they were counted and Haiti qualified to the fifth place play-off over Antigua and Barbuda.

Fifth place play-off
3 teams competed in the fifth place play-off: 1 team from the fifth place play-off qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off.
 * 3 teams qualified from the third round.

Qualified team for CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off
Haiti (fifth place play-off winner) qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off, but lost to Nicaragua and failed to qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Goalscorers

 * 7 goals


 * 🇨🇼 Gino van Kessel
 * 🇨🇼 Felitciano Zschusschen


 * 5 goals


 * Héctor Ramos


 * 4 goals


 * 🇨🇼 Leandro Bacuna
 * 🇩🇲 Julian Wade
 * 🇲🇶 Steeven Langil


 * 3 goals


 * 🇩🇴 Jonathan Faña
 * 🇬🇫 Rhudy Evens
 * 🇬🇫 Sloan Privat
 * Shavon John-Brown
 * Harry Panayiotou
 * 🇸🇷 Mitchell Kisoor
 * Kevin Molino
 * Shahdon Winchester


 * 2 goals


 * 🇦🇬 Peter Byers
 * 🇦🇬 Calaum Jahraldo-Martin
 * 🇨🇼 Rangelo Janga
 * 🇩🇲 Chad Bertrand
 * 🇩🇲 Kelrick Walters
 * 🇩🇴 Darly Batista
 * 🇬🇫 Arnold Abelinti
 * 🇬🇫 Ludovic Baal
 * 🇬🇫 Roy Contout
 * Jamal Charles
 * Shane Rennie
 * 🇬🇾 Anthony Abrams
 * 🇬🇾 Marcel Barrington
 * 🇬🇾 Trayon Bobb
 * 🇬🇾 Adrian Butters
 * 🇬🇾 Dwight Peters
 * 🇬🇾 Ricky Shakes
 * Kervens Belfort
 * Andrew Jean-Baptiste
 * Duckens Nazon
 * 🇯🇲 Cory Burke
 * 🇲🇶 Yoann Arquin
 * 🇲🇶 Kévin Parsemain
 * Juan Coca
 * Olvin Ortiz
 * 🇸🇷 Stefano Rijssel
 * 🇸🇷 Ivanildo Rozenblad
 * 🇻🇮 Trevor Wrensford


 * 1 goal


 * 🇦🇬 Dexter Blackstock
 * 🇦🇬 AJ George
 * 🇦🇬 Tevaughn Harriette
 * 🇦🇬 Keiran Murtagh
 * 🇦🇬 Josh Parker
 * 🇦🇬 Stefan Smith
 * Frederick Gomez
 * 🇧🇧 Romario Harewood
 * Reggie Lambe
 * Tre Ming
 * Jonte Smith
 * 🇨🇺 Alberto Gómez
 * 🇨🇺 Daniel Luis Sáez
 * 🇨🇼 Gevaro Nepomuceno
 * 🇩🇴 Rony Beard
 * 🇩🇴 Edipo Rodríguez
 * 🇬🇫 Alex Eric
 * 🇬🇫 Kévin Rimane
 * Moron Phillip
 * Jake Rennie
 * Kimo Sampson
 * Elbert Anatol
 * Claudio Beauvue
 * Gilles Dan
 * Livio Nabab
 * 🇬🇾 Solomon Austin
 * 🇬🇾 Brandon Beresford
 * 🇬🇾 Neil Danns
 * 🇬🇾 Sheldon Holder
 * 🇬🇾 Kai McKenzie-Lyle
 * 🇬🇾 Devon Millington
 * 🇬🇾 Vurlon Mills
 * 🇬🇾 Chris Nurse
 * 🇬🇾 Gregory Richardson
 * Jonel Désiré
 * Wilde-Donald Guerrier
 * Derrick Etienne
 * Charles Hérold Jr.
 * Mechack Jérôme
 * 🇯🇲 Shaun Francis
 * 🇯🇲 Je-Vaughn Watson
 * 🇯🇲 Dicoy Williams
 * 🇲🇶 Stéphane Abaul
 * 🇲🇶 Johan Audel
 * 🇲🇶 Jean-Sylvain Babin
 * 🇲🇶 Mathias Coureur
 * 🇲🇶 Jordy Delem
 * 🇲🇶 Bruno Grougi
 * 🇲🇶 Daniel Hérelle
 * 🇲🇶 Antoine Jean-Baptiste
 * Jorge Rivera
 * Mike Ramos
 * Javeim Blanchette
 * Romaine Sawyers
 * Myron Samuel
 * 🇸🇽 Ramsleii Boelijn
 * 🇸🇷 Dimitrie Apai
 * 🇸🇷 Sergino Eduard
 * 🇸🇷 Guno Kwasie
 * 🇸🇷 Galgyto Talea
 * 🇸🇷 Melvin Valies
 * Cordell Cato
 * Tyrone Charles
 * 🇻🇮 Asanti Herring


 * Own goals


 * Ryan Dicker (playing against Dominica)
 * 🇩🇲 Malcolm Joseph (playing against Martinique)
 * 🇸🇽 Rick de Punder (playing against Grenada)
 * 🇸🇷 Gillermo Faerber (playing against Haiti)