Trinidad and Tobago will host the CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying Caribbean final leg playoffs from January 4th to 8th, 2017.
This was confirmed by the Caribbean Football Union and will see the National Senior Teams of Haiti and Suriname join Trinidad and Tobago as the three second placed teams from the recent Caribbean Cup semi-final qualifying round, vying for the opportunity to advance to a final playoff against the fifth placed team of Central America.
T&T will face Suriname on January 4th followed by a clash between Haiti and Suriname on January 6th. T&T will play the final match of the playoffs against Haiti on January 8th. The venue for the games will be confirmed by the TTFA shortly but is likely to be played at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The four teams which have qualified directly to the Gold Cup from the Caribbean include Martinique, Curacao, French Guiana and Jamaica which defeated Suriname 1-0 in a rescheduled match in Kingston on Sunday. The Jamaicans with six points, topped their qualifying group ahead of Suriname (3 pts) and Guyana (0).
All Season Pass Holders will be allowed free entry into all matches in the Gold Cup playoffs through usage of their passes.
These Season Passes remain on sale at all First Citizen’s Bank Branches as well as at the TTFA Head Office, Hasely Crawford Stadium or call the hotline at 270-6868.
The Central American Cup (Copa Centroamericana) from which the fifth placed team from that region will be determined, will be played in Panama. The competition, which is also the region’s qualifying event for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, will be played January 17-28, 2017.