2008 Caribbean Cup
| Digicel Caribbean Cup 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jamaica |
| Dates | 22 July–9 November (qualifying) 3–17 December (finals) |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Best player(s) | Eric Vernan |
The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The finals were held in Jamaica from 3–14 December 2008. The four semifinalists – Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, and Cuba – all qualified for the 2009 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup,[1] although Cuba later withdrew and was replaced by Haiti.[2]
Qualifying began in July 2008. The qualifying rounds were used to qualify a total of six teams to the final round of the tournament to join the hosts, Jamaica, and the reigning champions, Haiti, who were given direct entry to the final group stage. The name was changed this year from Digicel Caribbean Cup to Digicel Caribbean Championship.[3]
Qualification
Group stage
Played in Jamaica from 3–14 December.
Haiti and Jamaica automatically qualified for this round.
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuba
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Guadeloupe
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Haiti
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| Haiti | 1–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
Norde  53' |
http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7530.pdf[permanent dead link] | Byers 72' |
| Cuba | 3–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Marquez 7' Linares 20'Colomé 35' (pen) |
Report |
| Haiti | 2–3 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Boucicaut 45' (pen.) Ednerson 68' |
Report | Antoine-Curier 14' Niçoise 17'Lambourde 90' |
| Cuba | 0–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Boucicaut 35' |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2–2 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Byers 35', 82' |
Report | Gendrey 63' |
Group J
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Grenada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Barbados
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Leo 70' |
Report | 90+' |
| Barbados | 1–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Goodridge 13' |
Report | McFarlane 42' (pen.), 73' (pen.) |
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Vernan 46' |
Report | McFarlane 81' |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
| a.e.t.) | Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Yoel Colomé 14' Linares 33' |
Report | Bain 80' |
| Penalties | ||
 |
5–6 |  |
| Jamaica | 2–0 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| 57' |
Report |
Third Place Playoff
| Cuba | 0–0 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Match Facts | ||
| Penalties | ||
| |
4–5 | Nabab Hannany Vertot Antoine-Curier Lambourde |
Final
| 2008 Caribbean Cup winner |
|---|
 Jamaica Fourth title |
Goalscorers
Goals only from the final tournament
- 5 goals
- Kitson Bain
Luton Shelton
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Yenier Márquez
Ricky Charles
Mickaël Antoine-Curier
Alexandre Boucicaut- Eric Vernan
- Devon Jorsling
- 1 goal
Gregory Goodridge
Jaime Colomé- Joel Colomé
- Reysandry Fernandez
- Marcus Julien
- Gregory Gendrey
- Lery Hannany
- Jean-Luc Lambourde
- Michaël Niçoise
- Raymond Ednerson
- Sony Norde
- Rudolph Austin
- Demar Phillips
- Oneil Thompson
- Andy Williams
Dwayne Leo
References
- ^ "Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles". CONCACAF. 22 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Gold Cup to be played in record 13 different U.S. cities July 3–26". CONCACAF. 2009-03-09. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ Championship kicks off next weekend