Mount Pleasant FA begins Caribbean Cup title defense against Cibao FC

Reigning champion Mount Pleasant FA opens its campaign against Cibao FC with its sights set on becoming the first repeat Caribbean Cup champion.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup continues on Tuesday with Mount Pleasant FA taking on Cibao FC in Group B at National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.

Reigning Caribbean Cup Champion Mount Pleasant FA will begin its title defense against a Cibao FC side coming off a scoreless draw with Cavalier FC. The Jamaican side is looking to become the first repeat champions in tournament history.

Mount Pleasant is unbeaten in three of its last four home matches in Caribbean Cup play.

Cibao FC, meanwhile, has not lost in three of its last four away matches in the competition.

Opta Facts: Mount Pleasant FA vs. Cibao FC

• Mount Pleasant FA remained unbeaten in three of their last four home matches in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup (W2 D1). However, they have failed to win either of their last two home games in the competition, recording one draw and one defeat.
• Cibao FC have remained unbeaten in three of their last four away matches in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup (W2 D1). However, both of those victories came during the group stage.
• Cibao FC averaged 6 passes per possession on Matchday 1 of the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup group stage, the highest figure among all teams on the tournament's opening matchday.
• Cibao FC's shots on Matchday 1 of the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup group stage had an average distance of 23.6 meters, the highest among all teams on the opening matchday.
• In the 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup, Alex Marshall (3) and Warner Brown (3) combined for half of Mount Pleasant FA's 12 key passes in the tournament. However, neither player recorded an assist from those chances.