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Digicel Caribbean Championships – Stage 11
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Cayman Islands &
Grenada face off from tomorrow
Second round action in the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC) is set to kick off tomorrow with group F play. Hosts Guadeloupe will be competing against Martinique, Cayman Islands and Grenada.
The top two teams from this group will book their places in the finals of the Championships set for Jamaica in December.
The host team will be aiming to advance to their second consecutive finals as well as making the final four which would see them qualifying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Neither of the other teams in this group made it to the last finals and will be seeking to change that this time around.
In tomorrows first match Martinique match skills with Grenada with the host nation facing Cayman Islands in the feature game.
Following the conclusion of this group, attention would then be turned to group G which will be hosted by Cuba from October 23 – 27. They will entertain Netherland Antilles, Barbados and Suriname.
Group H which will bring an end to the second round will see Trinidad and Tobago welcoming Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts.
The Digicel Caribbean Championships, formerly known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup, started in May 2004 when the telecoms company announced its sponsorship of the games.
In partnership with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and 14 federations across the region, the tournament has grown to be the largest world-class football tournament in the Caribbean on par with other international tournaments. In 2006/7, Haiti emerged as the champions.
The prize pool of US$270,000.00 is the largest to date, with 14 regional teams now competing for the grand prize of a whopping US$120,000.00 and the coveted Digicel Caribbean Championships’ trophy.
Second, third and fourth places will receive US$70,000, US$50,000 and US$30,000 respectively.
The top four teams will automatically qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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