# 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage

The 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup group stage is being played from 23 August to 5 October 2023. A total of 10 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 4 places in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.

## Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 June 2023 at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4) in Miami, Florida, United States. The 10 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of two teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 28 May 2023, except for the teams in pot 5, which was reserved for the champions and runners-up of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield.
| Pot | Team | Rank | Pts |
| 1 | Cibao | 87 | 1,056 |
| 1 | Defence Force | 105 | 1,029 |
| 2 | Cavalier | 108 | 1,025 |
| 2 | Atlético Pantoja | 114 | 1,020 |
| 3 | Moca | 119 | 1,016 |
| 3 | Harbour View | 130 | 1,006 |
| 4 | Dunbeholden | 131 | 1,006 |
| 4 | Port of Spain | 159 | 946 |
| 5 | Robinhood | — | — |
| 5 | Golden Lion | — | — |

### Notes

* ^ $^{CCS}$ The identity of the champions (Robinhood) and runners-up (Golden Lion) of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield was not known at the time the pots were determined.
For the group stage, the 10 teams were drawn into two groups (Groups A and B) of five containing a team from each of the five pots. Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in the first position of their group, starting with Group A and then Group B. The same procedure was followed for teams from pots 2, 3, 4 and 5, and they were placed in positions 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, within the group to which they were drawn. Each group must contain no more than two clubs from the same national association. No restrictions were applied at the time of drawing the groups.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Group A :
| Group A PosTeam A1 Defence Force A2 Cavalier A3 Moca A4 Port of Spain A5 Golden Lion | Group B PosTeam B1 Cibao B2 Atlético Pantoja B3 Harbour View B4 Dunbeholden B5 Robinhood |

### Notes

* ^ $^{CCS}$ The identity of the champions (Robinhood) and runners-up (Golden Lion) of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield was not known at the time of the draw.

## Format

In the group stage, each group is played on a single home-and-away round-robin basis, with teams playing against each other once, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.8.1).:
* Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
* Goal difference;
* Goals scored;
* If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
** Points in the matches played among the tied teams;
** Goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
** Goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams (if more than two teams are equal on points);
** The lowest number of disciplinary points, based on the following criteria:
*** Yellow card: plus 1 point;
*** Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
*** Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
*** Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
* Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.

## Schedule

Matches in the competition are being played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week is as follows (Regulations Article 2).
| Weeks | Dates | Matches |
| Week 1 | 23–24 August 2023 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
| Week 2 | 29–31 August 2023 | Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
| Week 3 | 19–21 September 2023 | Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Week 4 | 26–28 September 2023 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5 |
| Week 5 | 3–4 October 2023 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2 |

## Groups

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times, if different, are in parentheses as listed by CONCACAF.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAV | MOC | DFO | GLI | POS |
| 1 | Cavalier | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 3–0 | — | — | 2–1 |
| 2 | Moca | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Defence Force | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Golden Lion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | | 2–5 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| 5 | Port of Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | | — | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROB | HAR | CIB | DUN | APA |
| 1 | Robinhood | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 2 | Harbour View | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals | 3–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Cibao | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Dunbeholden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| 5 | Atlético Pantoja | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — |