2007 Caribbean Cup

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2007 Caribbean Cup
Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
Dates2 September 2006 – 9 January 2007 (qualifiers)
12 January 2007 – 23 January 2007 (finals)
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)12 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
Third placeFile:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played72
Goals scored251 (3.49 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guyana Nigel Codrington (11 goals)
2005
2008

The 2007 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth edition of the biennial Caribbean Cup, the finals of which were contested in Trinidad and Tobago between 12 January and 23 January 2007. The four semifinalists (Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and hosts Trinidad and Tobago) qualified for the 2007 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In all, 24 of the eligible countries participated (5 did not enter and 1 withdrew). Haiti eventually won the tournament despite having to qualify for the finals through a play-off of third-place teams from the second round and finishing second in its final-round group. Haiti beat eight-time champion and host Trinidad and Tobago in the final, although Trinidad and Tobago was missing overseas players that had helped them qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Guadeloupe were the surprise of the tournament, as former French international Jocelyn Angloma came out of retirement to help the team advance to the semifinals, qualifying for its first Gold Cup in the process. Cuba continued its development in the region by finishing in third place.

Prize money

(UK £ values calculated on 28 September 2006)

First qualifying round

File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago receive bye to final round. File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba, File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana, File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat, File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico and File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten did not enter.

Summary

The first round produced some notable upsets. Guyana surprised many by dominating Group A, and Suriname qualified for the second round as well. Group host Netherlands Antilles finished last by capturing a lone draw. Group B did not go to form, either; though Barbados fulfilled widely held expectations by winning, host Antigua & Barbuda produced a minor shock by also making it out of the group at the expense of St. Kitts & Nevis. St. Kitts had a late penalty kick to be taken by Atiba Harris that if made would have eliminated Antigua & Barbuda in the group's final game, but the Antiguan goalkeeper saved the penalty. Group C went to form, save only that the British Virgin Islands withdrew before group play started. Bermuda expectedly dominated the group. The shocker of the round, though occurred in Group D, where host Jamaica, widely considered the best national footballing side in the Caribbean, did not advance to the second round. Jamaica lost their second game to St. Vincent & Grenadines 2–1. Playing in the final game on the group's last day knowing they had to defeat Haiti by 3 goals to qualify, Jamaica could only muster a 2–0 victory, meaning that St. Vincent & Grenadines pulled the upset and advanced to the second round based on goals scored. Despite their loss to Jamaica, Haiti won the group based on goal differential. Host Cuba won Group E, with the Bahamas advancing as well by defeating a surprisingly competitive Turks & Caicos team. In Group F, the French departments of Martinique and host Guadeloupe carried on easily, with the host winning the group.

Group A

Played in Netherlands Antilles at Stadion Ergilio Hato.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 3 2 0 1 2 5 −3 6
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]


Group B

Played in Antigua and Barbuda at Antigua Recreation Ground.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 3 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]


Group C

Played in United States Virgin Islands at Lionel Roberts Park.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]


1 File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands withdrew due to not being able to send a team; their matches were all awarded 3–0 to their opponents.

Group D

Played in Jamaica at Independence Park.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]


Group E

All matches were played in Cuba.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 3 2 0 1 6 9 −3 6
File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]


Group F

Played in Guadeloupe at Stade René Serge Nabajoth.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
File:Flag of Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg Saint-Martin 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]


Second qualifying round

The top two teams from each first-stage group qualified for the second stage of the competition. Those teams were split into three groups of four teams, called Groups G, H and I. The top two teams in each of these three groups qualified for the finals with File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago, making seven teams. The best third-place team from Groups G, H, and I qualified as the eighth team in the final competition. This was to have been determined by a single round-robin playoff between the three teams, to be called Group J; however, when Dominican Republic withdrew, the remaining two teams played a two-game series for the right to move on.

Summary

All three groups went largely to form. It was a wonderful round for host teams, with all three advancing and two winning their group. Host Barbados advanced easily out of Group G, only a tie with Bermuda marring their group performance. They were accompanied by St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Guyana proved perfect as hosts of Group H, and Guadeloupe also did well enough to advance. Finally, Cuba and host Martinique smashed the other two teams in Group I to move forward, with Cuba winning the group based on goal differential. The third-place teams (Bermuda, Dominican Republic, and Haiti) were to have been drawn together in Group J. However, Dominican Republic withdrew, leaving Bermuda and Haiti to contest a two-game set. After achieving a 2–0 win in the first match, Haiti were overwhelming favourites in the second match. With Haiti leading by two goals in stoppage time of the second half, a thrilling goal by Éliphène Cadet (to add to his goal in the first match) gave Haiti a 3–0 victory, a 5–0 aggregate win, and with it the final spot in the final stage.

Group G

Played in Barbados at Barbados National Stadium.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]


Group H

Played in Guyana at Bourda Cricket Ground.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]


Group I

Played in Martinique at Stade d'Honneur de Dillon.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]


Group J

With the withdrawal of File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic, File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti and File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda played each other twice. File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti, as the winner of the series, advanced to the finals. The matches were played at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago.

Final tournament

First round

File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago qualified as host. File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados and File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified from Group G. File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana and File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe qualified from Group H. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba and File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique qualified from Group I. File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti qualified from the Playoff. The groups were named after two former Trinidad and Tobago players.[2]

Sedley Joseph Group

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]


Tavindra Sookram Group

Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]


Semi finals

Third Place Playoff

Final

Result

 2007 Caribbean Cup winner 
File:Flag of Haiti.svg
Haiti

First title

Qualifiers for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Top scorers

Name Goals
1. Guyana Nigel Codrington 11
2. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shandel Samuel 10
3. Cuba Reinier Alcántara 7
4. Barbados Paul Ifill 6
Guadeloupe Dominique Mocka 6
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Glasgow 6
7. Guyana Gregory Richardson 5
Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña 5
Guyana Randolph Jerome 5

References

  1. "Netherlands Antilles 0-5 Guyana - First goal was scored by Codrington and no by Gregory Richardson according to the highlights's match". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals launched in Trinidad Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, news article from the official web site.

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