2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
Preliminary round
Format
The five group winners along with the four best second-place teams will be placed into three groups hosted by Guadeloupe, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago from 11 October - 9 November.[1]
Teams that did not enter
Nine CFU teams did not enter, meaning 4 fewer participants than in the Caribbean Nations Cup 2006-07 edition. (This became 2 fewer participants, when 2 further teams withdrew during the 2006-07 tournament). Two teams withdrew before the tournament began ( French Guiana and
Sint Maarten), and the 7 other teams listed below participated only in World Cup Qualification)
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4. |
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Group A
All Group A matches were hosted by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie, the governing body for association football in the Netherlands Antilles.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
- Notes
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Saint Lucia were originally the third team, but they dropped out and
Dominica took their place.
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Dominica switched to Group B the day before the first match, and
Aruba took their place.
Group B
All Group B matches were hosted by the Guyana Football Federation, the governing body for association football in Guyana.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
- Notes
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Suriname qualify as one of 4 best runners-up.
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Aruba were originally in Group B, but they dropped out and later rejoined the tournament in Group A.
Dominica took their place in this group.
Group C
All Group C matches were hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
- Notes
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Antigua and Barbuda were originally excluded,[2] but eventually were allowed to play.
- Matches originally scheduled for 29 August were pushed back until 30 August due to Hurricane Gustav.
31 August 2008 |
Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Thomas ![]() Gregory ![]() |
Report | Pierre ![]() |
Group D
All Group D matches were hosted by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
- Notes
-
Dominica were originally the third team, but
British Virgin Islands took their place when Dominica was moved to Group B.
24 September 2008 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Francis ![]() Archibald ![]() Venton ![]() Lake ![]() |
Report |
28 September 2008 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Isaac ![]() |
Report | Straker ![]() Skeete ![]() Williams ![]() |
Group E
All Group E matches were hosted by Ligue de Football de Martinique, the governing body for association football in Martinique.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
15 September 2008 |
Martinique ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Richards ![]() Percin ![]() McDowald ![]() |
Report |
17 September 2008 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Francis ![]() Hamlett ![]() Samuel ![]() |
Report | Jeffers ![]() |
19 September 2008 |
Martinique ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Percin ![]() Saint-Louis-Augustin ![]() Bullet ![]() |
Report | Battice ![]() |
Qualifying round
Cuba,
Guadeloupe,
Trinidad and Tobago automatically qualified for this round.
Haiti and
Jamaica receive bye to third round.
Group F
Played in Guadeloupe from October 11–15.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
11 October 2008 |
Guadeloupe ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
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Antoine-Curier ![]() Gotin ![]() Hannany ![]() Gendrey ![]() |
Report | Fagan ![]() |
13 October 2008 |
Cayman Islands ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Sabin ![]() |
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes Attendance: 1,000 Referee: James Matthew (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
15 October 2008 |
Grenada ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Bain ![]() S. Rennie ![]() Charles ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Brown-Morphy ![]() |
Group G
Played in Cuba from October 23–27.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
23 October 2008 |
Cuba ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
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Duarte ![]() Márquez ![]() Linares ![]() Colomé ![]() Clavelo ![]() |
Report | Bernardus ![]() |
27 October 2008 |
Cuba ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
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Cervantes ![]() Márquez ![]() Linares ![]() Duarte ![]() Dranguet ![]() |
Report |
Group H
Played in Trinidad and Tobago from November 5–9.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
5 November 2008 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Glen ![]() Dwarika ![]() Toussaint ![]() |
Report | Byers ![]() Burton ![]() |
7 November 2008 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Daniel ![]() Hyland ![]() Jorsling ![]() |
Report | Francis ![]() |
9 November 2008 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
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Francis ![]() |
Report | Byers ![]() Thomas ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles". CONCACAF. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ↑ "Decisions Announced at CFU Congress". Caribbean Football Union. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.