2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield

The 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield will be the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Caribbean Shield, the second-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield
Tournament details
Host countrySt. Kitts and Nevis
Dates3–13 August 2023
Teams16 (from 16 associations)

The winners and runners-up of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield, as long as they fulfill the CONCACAF Regional Club Licensing criteria, will qualify to the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.[1]

Bayamón, having won the title in 2022, were the title holders, but did not qualify since they lost in the 2022 Liga Puerto Rico Apertura semifinals against Puerto Rico Sol[2]

Teams

Among the 31 CFU member associations, 16 of them are classified and each may enter one team in the CONCACAF Caribbean Shield.

Location of teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield
(H): Hosts
Association Team Qualification method
 Aruba Dakota 2021–22 Aruban Division di Honor champions
 Cayman Islands Scholars International 2022 Cayman Islands Premier League champions
 Curaçao Jong Holland 2022 Curaçao Promé Divishon champions
 Dominica South East FC 2022 Dominica Premier League champions
 Dominican Republic O&M FC 2022 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol non-finalists with 2nd best aggregate record in regular season and second round
 French Guiana AS Étoile Matoury 2021–22 French Guiana Régional 1 best record in regular season[Note GUF]
 Guadeloupe Solidarité-Scolaire 2021–22 Guadeloupe Division of Honor champions
 Jamaica Waterhouse F.C. 2022 National Premier League fourth place
 Martinique Golden Lion FC 2021–22 Martinique Championnat National champions
 Puerto Rico Metropolitan FA 2022 Liga Puerto Rico Apertura champions
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (H) St. Paul's United FC 2021-22 SKNFA Premier League champions
 Saint Lucia B1 FC 2022 SLFA First Division champions
 Saint Martin Junior Stars 2021-22 Saint-Martin Senior League champions
 Suriname SV Robinhood 2022 SVB Eerste Divisie champions
 Trinidad and Tobago TBD on 28 May 2023 TBD on 28 May 2023
 Turks and Caicos Islands SWA Sharks FC 2021/22 Provo Premier League champions

(H): Hosts

Notes
  1. ^
    French Guiana (GUF): The 2021–22 French Guiana Régional 1 was abandoned. Since AS Étoile Matoury finished with the best record in league, they clinched a spot to the tournament.

References
  1. "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Competitions". CONCACAF. 21 April 2023.
  2. "ELIMINADO EL CAMPEÓN DE LA FINAL DE LA LPR". Liga Puerto Rico. 4 July 2022.
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