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 face Aruba, Bahamas and Puerto Rico at Havana's Estadio Pedro Marrero, while Haiti will be home against 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 August 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 world cup qualification to kick off next week
Caribbean U-17 Championship
First Round
Group 1
At Kingston, Jamaica
Wednesday, July 11
Jamaica vs. Bermuda
Friday, July 13
Bermuda vs. Antigua & Barbuda
Sunday July 15
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
Curacao vs. St. Luicia
Haiti vs. Dominican Republic
Group 4
At Trinidad & Tobago
Tuesday, July 24
Guyana vs. Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago vs. British Virgin Islands
Thursday, July 26
British Virgin Islands vs. Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Suriname
Saturday, July 28
Suriname vs. British Virgin Islands
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guyana
Group 5
At Basseterre, St. Kitts
Tuesday, July 24
Barbados vs. Grenada
St. Kitts & Nevis vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Thursday, July 26
U.S. Virgin Islands vs. Barbados
St. Kitts & Nevis vs. Grenada
Saturday, July 28
Grenada vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Kitts & Nevis vs. Barbados
FINALS
August 19-30
At TBD
First-round group winners, best second-place