Posted on June 26, 2012

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Caribbean qualifying for the 2013 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship will begin July 5, with Cuba and Haiti hosting four-team groups and two others set for later in the month.

Cuba will meet Aruba, Bahamas and Puerto Rico at Havana’s Estadio Pedro Marrero, while Haiti will host Curacao, the Dominican Republic and St. Luicia at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince July 5-9.

Jamaica will host a three-team group involving Antigua & Barbuda and Bermuda July 11-15, while the British Virgin Islands, Guyana and Suriname will travel to Trinidad July 24-28.

The remaining group will play in St. Kitts’ Warner Park with the host, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Grenada and Barbados – also July 24-28.

The group winners and the best second-place team will advance to a final round of qualifying Aug. 19-30 at a venue to be determined later to decide the Caribbean’s five berths in the CONCACAF finals, set for April 6-19 in Panama.

Caribbean U-17 Championship
First Round
Group 1
At Kingston, Jamaica
Wednesday, July 11

Jamaica vs. Bermuda

Friday, July 13

Bermuda vs. Antigua & Barbuda
Jamaica vs. Antigua & Barbuda

Group 2
At Havana, Cuba
Thursday, July 5

Aruba vs. Puerto Rico
Cuba vs. Bahamas

Saturday, July 7

Puerto Rico vs. Bahamas
Cuba vs. Aruba

Monday, July 9

Aruba vs. Bahamas
Cuba vs. Puerto Rico

Group 3
At Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Thursday, July 5

Dominican Republic vs. Curacao
Haiti vs. St. Lucia

Saturday, July 7

St. Lucia vs. Dominican Republic
Haiti vs. Curacao

Monday, July 9