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
Tournament details
Host countryMartinique
Dates22–25 June 2017
Teams4 (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 played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Elson Hooi
(2 goals)
Best player(s) Gino van Kessel

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.

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.

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

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