2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 22 March 2016 – 8 January 2017 |
| Teams | 25 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 179 (3.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Gino van Kessel Felitciano Zschusschen(7 goals each) |
The 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification began in March 2016. The qualification competition determined which Caribbean national teams would play in the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
A total of 25 teams from the 31 CFU members entered the qualification tournament. Sint Maarten are participating for the first time since 1997.
Twenty five nations were involved in the draw, which took place on 16 January 2016, 21:00 AST (UTC−4), at the Jolly Beach Resort & Spa resort in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Four teams were given a bye due to their involvement in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round. The draw was conducted by Sonia Bien-Aime, Kirsy Rijo Charles Kullman, Chet Green and Lance Whittaker. The CFU used their own rankings to determine which teams would be given seeds based on their previous performances in the competition.
In each three-team group, each team plays one home match against one opponent, and an away match against another opponent. If any team withdraws, the remaining two teams play each other, with one home match and one away match.
Should the score remain level after regular playing time, extra time will be played and should the score still be level after extra time has been played, a penalty shoot-out will take place to determine the match winners. This rule was introduced to reduce the chance of a team's fate being decided by a drawing of lots.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation, extra time or penalties, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
A total of 21 teams competed in the first round:
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