2008 Caribbean Cup qualification

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Preliminary round[edit]

Format[edit]

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[edit]

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)

Group A[edit]

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
 Netherlands Antilles 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Grenada 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
 Aruba 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
Notes
  •  Saint Lucia were originally the third team, but they dropped out and  Dominica took their place.
  •  Dominica switched to Group B the day before the first match, and  Aruba took their place.

Grenada 3–1 Aruba
J. Rennie 53'
Modeste 76'
S. Rennie 79'
Report Ruiz 50'

Group B[edit]

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
 Guyana 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
 Suriname 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
 Dominica 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0
Notes
  •  Suriname qualify as one of 4 best runners-up.
  •  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[edit]

All Group C matches were hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
 Cayman Islands 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
 Bermuda 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
Saint-Martin 3 0 0 3 2 13 -11 0
Notes

Saint-Martin 0–7 Bermuda
[1][permanent dead link] Lambe 27', 45', 58', 86'
Ming 29'
Castle 85', 89'

Group D[edit]

All Group D matches were hosted by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Barbados 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
 British Virgin Islands 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0
Notes


Group E[edit]

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
 Martinique 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 6
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
 Anguilla 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0


Qualifying round[edit]

 Cuba,  Guadeloupe,  Trinidad and Tobago automatically qualified for this round.  Haiti and  Jamaica receive bye to third round.

Group F[edit]

Played in Guadeloupe from October 11–15.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guadeloupe 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
 Grenada 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
 Martinique 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0


Grenada 4–2 Cayman Islands
Bain 43'
S. Rennie 45', 79'
Charles 67'
Report Brown-Morphy 31', 82'

Group G[edit]

Played in Cuba from October 23–27.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
 Barbados 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
 Suriname 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
 Netherlands Antilles 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Barbados 3–2 Suriname
Forde 62', 65', 70' [3][permanent dead link] Sandvliet 33'
Aroepa 42'


Group H[edit]

Played in Trinidad and Tobago from November 5–9.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
 Guyana 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles". CONCACAF. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  2. ^ "Decisions Announced at CFU Congress". Caribbean Football Union. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.