Concacaf Caribbean Qualifiers for 2018 Women's Championship Kick Off This Weekend
Miami (Friday, May 4, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) confirmed today the kickoff of the Concacaf Caribbean Qualifiers for the 2018 Women's Championship. The first of the five groups is set to kick off on Saturday, May 5, with the balance of the matches to be played throughout the month, across five venues across the Caribbean.
Dominican Republic (May 5-13), Haiti (May 9-13), Trinidad and Tobago (May 19-27), Antigua & Barbuda (May 23-27) and Guyana (May 23-27) will each host a group of the championship. The participants in each group were sorted during the official draw earlier this year.
The final round of Caribbean qualifying will be disputed from August 25 -- September 2, among the five first-round group winners. The top three finishers of the final round will qualify to the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship.
The United States will welcome the region’s top women’s national teams for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship, which will crown a regional champion and qualify three teams directly for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019, plus the fourth-place finisher to an intercontinental playoff. The women’s championship is scheduled to be played October 4-17, 2018 in N.C., Edinburg, Texas, and Frisco, Texas.
As part of a year of women’s football in Concacaf that includes the expanded Girls’ Under-15 Championship, and the Women’s Under-17 and Under-20 Championship, the Caribbean regional qualifying championship will provide access to top level international football to 22 Caribbean Member Associations and over 300 players, enhancing opportunity for development and growth of the women's game in the region. In total, nearly 2000 female athletes will participate in the Concacaf championships this year across the region.
2018 Concacaf Caribbean Women’s Qualifier – Match Schedule *Listed in local time
Group A – Dominican Republic, Estadio Panamerico Saturday, May 5, 2018 14:00 Puerto Rico vs Anguilla 16:30 Dominican Republic vs Cuba
Monday, May 7, 2018 14:00 Cuba vs Aruba 16:30 Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 14:00 Anguilla vs Aruba 16:30 Cuba vs Puerto Rico
Friday, May 11, 2018 14:00 Aruba vs Puerto Rico 16:30 Dominican Republic vs Anguilla
Sunday, May 13, 2018 14:00 Anguilla vs Cuba 16:30 Aruba vs Dominican Republic
Group B – Haiti, Stade Sylvio Cator
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
16:00 Jamaica vs Guadeloupe
18:30 Haiti vs Martinique
Friday, May 11, 2018 16:00 Martinique vs Jamaica 18:30 Guadeloupe vs Haiti
Sunday, May 13, 2018 16:00 Guadeloupe vs Martinique 18:30 Jamaica vs Haiti
Group C – Trinidad & Tobago, Ato Boldon
Saturday, May 19, 2018
16:00 Dominica vs St. Kitts and Nevis
18:30 Trinidad & Tobago vs U.S. Virgin Islands
Monday, May 21, 2018 16:00 U.S. Virgin Islands vs Grenada 18:30 Dominica vs Trinidad & Tobago
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 16:00 St. Kitts and Nevis vs Grenada 18:30 U.S. Virgin Islands vs Dominica
Friday, May 25, 2018 16:00 Grenada vs Dominica 18:30 Trinidad & Tobago vs St. Kitts and Nevis
Sunday, May 17, 2018 16:00 St. Kitts and Nevis vs U.S. Virgin Islands 18:30 Grenada vs Trinidad & Tobago
Group D – Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua Recreation Ground
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
16:00 St. Lucia vs Curacao
18:30 Antigua and Barbuda vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Friday, May 25, 2018 16:00 St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs St. Lucia 18:30 Curacao vs Antigua and Barbuda
Sunday, May 27, 2018 16:00 Curacao vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18:30 St. Lucia vs Antigua and Barbuda
Group E – Guyana, Lenora Track & Field
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
17:00 Barbados vs Suriname
19:30 Guyana vs Bermuda
Friday, May 25, 2018 17:00 Bermuda vs Barbados 19:30 Suriname vs Guyana
Sunday, May 27, 2018 17:00 Suriname vs Bermuda 19:30 Barbados vs Guyana