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)

1. Bahamas
2. Dominican Republic
3. French Guiana

4. Montserrat
5. Puerto Rico
6. Sint Maarten

7. Turks and Caicos Islands
8. U.S. Virgin Islands
9. Saint Lucia

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
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.

27 July 2008

Netherlands Antilles	0–0	Aruba
	Report

Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad

Attendance: 995

Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales ( Trinidad and Tobago)

29 July 2008

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

Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad

Attendance: 450

Referee: Philip Jordan ( Trinidad and Tobago)

31 July 2008

Netherlands Antilles	2–0	Grenada
Bacuna 79' Bicintini 81'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7251.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad

Attendance: 800

Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales ( Trinidad and Tobago)

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
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.

8 August 2008

Guyana	3–0	Dominica
Codrington 20', 43' Edmonds 36'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7252.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

National Stadium, Providence

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Mark Forde ( Barbados)

9 August 2008

Dominica	1–3	Suriname
Austrie 7'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7253.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Felter 18' Sandvliet 54' Jap A Joe 81'

National Stadium, Providence

Attendance: 175

Referee: Trevor Taylor ( Barbados)

10 August 2008

Guyana	1–1	Suriname
Peters 90+2'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7254.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Sastromedjo 22'

National Stadium, Providence

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mark Forde ( Barbados)

Group C

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

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.

27 August 2008

Bermuda	0–4	Antigua and Barbuda
	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7255.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Thomas 4', 29' ( pen.) Burton 63' Challenger 79'

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 300

Referee: Howard Stennett ( Jamaica)

27 August 2008

Cayman Islands	3–0	Saint-Martin
Jefford 58' Sanchez 68' Hill 90'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7256.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 300

Referee: Kevin Thomas ( Jamaica)

30 August 2008

Cayman Islands	1–1	Antigua and Barbuda
Taylor 67'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7260.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Christian 33'

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 350

Referee: Jeoffrey Hospadalis ( Trinidad and Tobago)

30 August 2008

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

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 350

Referee: Kevin Morrison ( Jamaica)

31 August 2008

Antigua and Barbuda	3–2	Saint-Martin
Thomas 44', 68' Gregory 89'	[2]^{[ permanent dead link]}	Pierre 53', 58'

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 350

Referee: Kevin Morrison ( Jamaica)

31 August 2008

Cayman Islands	0–0	Bermuda
	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7262.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 350

Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales ( Trinidad and Tobago)

Group D

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

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Barbados	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	1	1	5	3	+2	3
British Virgin Islands	2	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	British Virgin Islands
Francis 15' Archibald 31' Venton 52' ( o.g.) Lake 77'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7263.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

Warner Park, Basseterre

Attendance: 500

Referee: Martin Charles ( Dominica)

26 September 2008

British Virgin Islands	1–2	Barbados
Lennon 15'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7264.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Williams 11' Forde 53'

Warner Park, Basseterre

Attendance: 150

Referee: Ignatius Baptiste ( Dominica)

28 September 2008

Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–3	Barbados
Isaac 13'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7265.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Straker 35' Skeete 45' Williams 80'

Warner Park, Basseterre

Attendance: 500

Referee: Martin Charles ( Dominica)

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Martinique	2	2	0	6	1	5	6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	1	1	3	4	-1	3
Anguilla	2	0	2	2	6	-4	0

15 September 2008

Martinique	3–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Richards 3' ( o.g.) Percin 46' McDowald 47' ( o.g.)	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7266.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 250

Referee: John George ( Saint Lucia)

17 September 2008

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–1	Anguilla
Francis 37' Hamlet 39' Samuel 74'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7267.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Jeffers 38' ( o.g.)

Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 100

Referee: Francis Fanus ( Saint Lucia)

19 September 2008

Martinique	3–1	Anguilla
Percin 19' Saint-Louis-Augustin 37' Bullet 51'	Report	Battice 83'

Stade Louis Achille, Fort-de-France

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
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

11 October 2008

Martinique	2–2	Grenada
Sabin 28', 55'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7326.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	S. Rennie 12', 43'

Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

Attendance: 1,700

Referee: Martin Charles ( Dominica)

11 October 2008

Guadeloupe	7–1	Cayman Islands
Antoine-Curier 4', 43', 58' Gotin 34' Hannany 68', 80' Gendrey 76'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7327.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Fagan 86'

Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Roy McArthur ( Guyana)

13 October 2008

Cayman Islands	0–1	Martinique
	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7328.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Sabin 31'

Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: James Matthew ( Saint Kitts and Nevis)

13 October 2008

Guadeloupe	2–1	Grenada
Collet 23' Loval 36'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7329.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Charles 15'

Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Bryan Willett ( Antigua and Barbuda)

15 October 2008

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

Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

Attendance: 3,358

Referee: Bryan Willett ( Antigua and Barbuda)

15 October 2008

Guadeloupe	3–1	Martinique
Loval 40' Antoine-Curier 50' Gotin 87'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7331.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Sabin 17'

Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes

Attendance: 3,358

Referee: Roy McArthur ( Guyana)

Group G

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

23 October 2008

Barbados	3–2	Suriname
Forde 62', 65', 70'	[3]^{[ permanent dead link]}	Sandvliet 33' Aroepa 42'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 100

Referee: Kevin Morrison ( Jamaica)

23 October 2008

Cuba	7–1	Netherlands Antilles
Duarte 21', 45' Márquez 25' Linares 39', 86' Colomé 79' Clavelo 82'	[4]^{[ permanent dead link]}	Bernardus 61'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Alfredo Whittaker ( Cayman Islands)

25 October 2008

Suriname	2–1	Netherlands Antilles
Wanabo 70', 76'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7339.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Rosario 81'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Kenville Holder ( Cayman Islands)

25 October 2008

Cuba	1–1	Barbados
Clavelo 68'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7340.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Doyle 66'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Courtney Campbell ( Jamaica)

27 October 2008

Netherlands Antilles	1–2	Barbados
Bicintini 45'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7341.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Forde 6' ( pen.) Parris 20'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Kevin Morrison ( Jamaica)

27 October 2008

Cuba	6–0	Suriname
Cervantes 11', 43' Márquez 49' Linares 55' Duarte 65' Dranguet 72'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7342.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Kenville Holder ( Cayman Islands)

Group H

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

5 November 2008

Guyana	1–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Richardson 35'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7343.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Lake 29'

Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya

Attendance: 750

Referee: Caswell Cambridge ( St Vincent and the Grenadines)

5 November 2008

Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Antigua and Barbuda
Glen 68' Dwarika 73' Toussaint 87'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7344.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Byers 23' Burton 90'

Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya

Attendance: 750

Referee: Antonius Pinas ( Suriname)

7 November 2008

Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	Guyana
Leigertwood 11' Christian 78'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7345.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Jerome 45'

Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya

Referee: Willy Minyetty ( Dominican Republic)

7 November 2008

Trinidad and Tobago	3–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Daniel 37' Hyland 65' Jorsling 66'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7346.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Francis 86'

Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde ( Suriname)

9 November 2008

Saint Kitts and Nevis	3–4	Antigua and Barbuda
Francis 57', 70', 80'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7347.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Byers 7', 45' ( pen.) Thomas 60', 73'

Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde ( Suriname)

9 November 2008

Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	Guyana
Jorsling 85'	http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7348.pdf^{[ permanent dead link]}	Richardson 58' ( pen.)

Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Willy Minyetty ( Dominican Republic)

References

^ "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.
^ "Decisions Announced at CFU Congress". Caribbean Football Union. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.

[CONCACAFNews-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.

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