The 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series was a

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competition in the

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region, held amongst the women's national teams whose football associations are affiliated with the

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(CFU), a sub-confederation of

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. The competition was announced by the CFU in March 2018. It is the third women's competition organized by the CFU, after the 2000 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup and the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup. It is played in April 2018 across five venues, and serves as preparation for the CONCACAF Championship and World Cup qualifiers starting in May. Unlike the two previous CFU Women's Caribbean Cup tournaments, there is no final round and thus no overall champion.

Teams

A total of 20 teams (out of 31 CFU members) entered the competition. * (H) * * * * * * * * * (H) * (H) * * * (H) * * * * (H) * * ;Notes *(H): Group hosts ;Did not enter * * * * * * * * * * *

Groups

The 20 teams are divided into five groups of four. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. Medals are awarded to each group winner and runner-up.

Group A

Host venue:

Warner Park Sporting Complex Warner Park Sporting Complex is an athletic facility in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis. It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It is named after Sir Thomas Warner, the explo ...

Basseterre Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south-wester ...

, Saint Kitts and Nevis (all times UTC−4) ---- ----

Group B

Host venue: UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence and Waterhouse Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica (all times UTC−5) ---- ----

Group C

Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator,

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, Haiti (all times UTC−4) Note: Due to withdrawal of two teams, the remaining two teams play each other twice. ----

Group D

Host venue:

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. The stadium usually caters for 10,000 people, but temporary seatin ...

, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda (all times UTC−4) ---- ----

Group E

Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium,

Couva Couva is a town in west-central Trinidad, south of Port of Spain and Chaguanas and north of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, San Fernando and Point Fortin. It is the capital and main urban centre of Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, and the Greate ...

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Goalscorers

;7 goals * Batcheba Louis ;5 goals * Orthea Riley ;4 goals * María Pérez * Karyn Forbes ;3 goals * Kai Jacobs * Roneisha Frank * Melissa Dacius * Sherly Jeudy * Phiseline Michel *

Aaliyah Prince Aaliyah Prince (born 5 February 2001) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for American college Northeast Texas Eagles and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. International career Prince represented Trinidad and Tob ...

;2 goals * Portia Davis * Rachel Peláez * Roseline Éloissaint * Shanelle Arjoon * Jonelle Cato * Natasha St. Louis ;1 goal * Rianna Cyrus * Felicia Jarvis * Lilian Pérez * Francis Riquelme * Nuhely Emerenciana * Diante Scheepers * Samantha Statia * Sari Finn * Michlyn Morgan * Kasika Samuel * Merrisa Charles * Sheranda Charles * Kristal Julien * Tracy Albina * Mégane Pierre-Justin * Mariam El-Masri * Brittany Persaud * Tiandi Smith * Isnada Lebrun * Kethna Louis * Nelourde Nicolas * Shantel Bailey * Roshana Palache * Kevena Reid * Brittney Lawrence * Caroline Springer * Leranja Wilkinson * Ellaisa Marquis * Sasha Prospere * Saffira Hoogdorp * Sabrina Rigters * Ulstra Weegman * Liana Hinds * Shenieka Paul * Mariah Shade * Patrice Superville * Tasha St. Louis ;1 own goal * Devikka Tittle (playing against Curaçao)

External links

Caribbean Cup
CFUfootball.org

References

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