MIAMI, Florida – Robinhood of Suriname and Martinique’s Golden Lion advanced to the Final of the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield on Friday, thus completing the 10-team field for the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup.
The Caribbean Cup is the new method of qualification for the newly expanded Concacaf Champions League in 2024, which will feature the champion of the 2023 Caribbean Cup in the 2024 Champions League Round of 16, while the second and third place teams from the 2023 Caribbean Cup will qualify to Round One of the 2024 Champions League.
Among the teams earning qualification are former Concacaf champions Defence Force FC of Trinidad and Tobago and 2017 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship winners Cibao FC of the Dominican Republic.
Clubs from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Martinique will be represented.
Below is the list of teams currently qualified for the 2023 Caribbean Cup:
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Cibao FC
Cibao have become a regular to Concacaf competition, appearing in the 2018 Champions League after winning the 2017 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship and also participating in the 2020 and 2022 Concacaf League. Cibao qualified as champions of the 2022 season in the Dominican Republic.
Atletico Pantoja
Atletico Pantoja will be seeking a third appearance in the Concacaf Champions League after playing in the 2019 and 2021 editions. Atletico Pantoja qualified by having one of the best aggregate regular season records among non-champions during the 2022 season.
Moca FC
Moca FC will be making their first appearance in Concacaf competition, becoming the fourth different club from the Dominican Republic to participate in a Concacaf tournament. Moca qualified by having one of the best aggregate regular season records among non-champions during the 2022 season.
JAMAICA
Harbour View FC
Winners of the 2004 and 2007 CFU Club Championship, Harbour View will be aiming for their first Concacaf Champions League berth since the 2008-09 edition. Harbour View qualified as champions of the 2022 season in Jamaica.
Dunbeholden FC
Dunbeholden will be making their first foray into Concacaf competition after qualifying for the 2023 Caribbean Cup as runners-up during the 2022 Jamaican season.
Cavalier
2021 Jamaican National Premier League champions Cavalier will attempt to qualify for their first ever Concacaf Champions League. Cavalier qualified for the Caribbean Cup by virtue of their third-place finish in the 2022 Jamaican season.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
AC Port of Spain
AC Port of Spain will attempt to qualify for their first Concacaf Champions League and have qualified for the Caribbean Cup as the first-place team in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League.
Defence Force FC
1978 and 1985 Concacaf champions Defence Force return to Concacaf competition after qualifying for the Caribbean Cup as the second-place team in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League standings.
SURINAME
Robinhood
Robinhood have participated in 13 previous instances of the Concacaf Champions Cup, including five runner-up finishes (1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983). Robinhood’s last previous Concacaf appearance came in 2019 when they reached the Round of 16 of the Concacaf League. Robinhood qualified as one of the two finalists in the 2023 Shield.
MARTINIQUE
Golden Lion
Golden Lion will participate in their first ever Concacaf tournament after qualifying as one of the finalists in the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield.
