Preliminary round

Format

The five group winners along with the four best second-place teams will be placed into three groups hosted by Guadeloupe, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago from 11 October - 9 November.

Teams that did not enter

Nine CFU teams did not enter, meaning 4 fewer participants than in the

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Group A

All Group A matches were hosted by the

Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie The Netherlands Antillean Football Union (, or NAVU) was the governing body of football in the former Netherlands Antilles between September 1958 and February 2011. Its jurisdiction consisted of the islands of Curaçao, Bonaire and (until 1986) Ar ...

, the governing body for association football in the

Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, ...

. ;Notes * were originally the third team, but they dropped out and took their place. * switched to Group B the day before the first match, and took their place. ---- ----

Group B

All Group B matches were hosted by the

Guyana Football Federation The Guyana Football Federation is the governing body of football in Guyana. It controls the Guyana national football team. The GFF has sanctioned the GFF Elite League, Elite League as the highest tier of football in the country. Staff ' Refe ...

, the governing body for association football in

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

. ;Notes * qualify as one of 4 best runners-up. * were originally in Group B, but they dropped out and later rejoined the tournament in Group A. took their place in this group. ---- ----

Group C

All Group C matches were hosted by the

Cayman Islands Football Association The Cayman Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Football Association governs all National Team programs, youth development leagues, Women's league and the Cayman Islands Men's ...

. ;Notes: * were originally excluded, but eventually were allowed to play. * Matches originally scheduled for 29 August were pushed back until 30 August due to

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Group D

All Group D matches were hosted by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association. ;Notes * were originally the third team, but took their place when Dominica was moved to Group B. ---- ----

Group E

All Group E matches were hosted by

Ligue de Football de Martinique The Ligue de football de la Martinique is the governing body of football in Martinique. It is associated with the French Football Federation, but is independently as a member of CONCACAF. See also *Martinique Championnat National *Martinique na ...

, the governing body for association football in

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

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Qualifying round

, , automatically qualified for this round. and receive bye to third round.

Group F

Played in

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

from October 11–15. ---- ----

Group G

Played in

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

from October 23–27. ---- ----

Group H

Played in

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

from November 5–9. ---- ----

References

{{Caribbean Championship Caribbean Championship qualification

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