2007 Caribbean Cup

2007 Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host country Trinidad and Tobago
Dates 2 September 2006 – 9 January 2007 (qualifiers)
12 January 2007 – 23 January 2007 (finals)
Teams 25 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 12 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Haiti (1st title)
Runners-up  Trinidad and Tobago
Third place  Cuba
Fourth place  Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played 72
Goals scored 251 (3.49 per match)
Top scorer(s) Guyana Nigel Codrington (11 goals)

The Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007 is 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. The Haitians beat eight-time champion and host Trinidad and Tobago in the final, although Trinidad was missing many of the European-based players that had helped the Soca Warriors 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 into a regional power by finishing in third place.

Prize money

(UK £ values calculated on 28 September 2006)

First Qualifying Round

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

Summary

The first round produced some notable upsets. Guyana surprised many by dominating Group A, and Surinam 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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guyana 93300110+11
 Suriname 6320125−3
 Grenada 1301213−2
 Netherlands Antilles 1301217−6

6 September 2006
Suriname  0–5  Guyana
Richardson  4'
Codrington  15'  73'
Jerome  42'
Abrams  90'

6 September 2006
Netherlands Antilles  1–1  Grenada
Maria  1' Rennie  52'

8 September 2006
Suriname  1–0  Grenada
Kinsaine  35'

10 September 2006
Grenada  0–1  Guyana
Bishop  46'

Group B

Played in Antigua and Barbuda at Antigua Recreation Ground.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Barbados 73210113+8
 Antigua and Barbuda 6320176+1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4311173+4
 Anguilla 03003518−13

20 September 2006
Antigua and Barbuda  5–3  Anguilla
Byers  8' (pen.)  16'  71' (pen.)
Thomas  29'
Constant  90+2' 		St. Hillaire  13'
Assent  51'
O'Connor  90+1'

22 September 2006
Anguilla  1–6  Saint Kitts and Nevis
O'Connor  20' Isaac  14'  68'  79'
Lake  30'  47'
Francis  81'

22 September 2006
Antigua and Barbuda  1–3  Barbados
Byers  16' Williams  47'
McCammon  56'
Lovell  89'

24 September 2006
Barbados  7–1  Anguilla
McCammon  35'  50'  87'
Ifill  40'  58'  84'
Niblett  75' 		Connor  48'

Group C

Played in United States Virgin Islands at Lionel Roberts Park.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Bermuda 93300121+11
 Dominican Republic 63201104+6
 U.S. Virgin Islands 33102412−8
 British Virgin Islands 0300309−9

27 September 2006
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–6  Bermuda
Steede  1'  36'
Coddington  31'  54'
Nusum  38'
Jennings  89'
Lionel Roberts Park
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 150
Referee: Royon Small (Barbados)

1 October 2006
U.S. Virgin Islands  1–6  Dominican Republic
Pierre  5' Corporán  14'
Faña  25'  55'  82'  87'
K. Rodríguez  89'

1  British Virgin Islands withdrew; their opponents were awarded their matches on forfeit.

Group D

Played in Jamaica at Independence Park.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Haiti 63201113+8
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63201105+5
 Jamaica 6320172+5
 Saint Lucia 03003119−18

27 September 2006
Haiti  4–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mayard  48'
Fritzson  54'
Pierre  79'
Gracien  90+2'
National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

27 September 2006
Jamaica  4–0  Saint Lucia
Smith  3'
Lamey  22'  36'
Phillips  30'
National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Atilio Tamayo (Cuba)

29 September 2006
Saint Lucia  1–7  Haiti
Valcin  90+3' (pen.) Jamil  4'  13'
Fritzson  17'  82'
Chery  42'
Noël  63'
Mayard  80'

29 September 2006
Jamaica  1–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dean  73' John  49'
Velox  70'

1 October 2006
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  8–0  Saint Lucia
Douglas  11'
Samuel  25'  42'  56'  76'  90+3'
John  52'
Haynes  84'
National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Atilio Tamayo (Cuba)

1 October 2006
Jamaica  2–0  Haiti
Smith  9'
Dawkins  31'
National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Neal Brizan
(Trinidad & Tobago)

Group E

Played in Cuba.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 93300190+19
 Bahamas 6320169−3
 Turks and Caicos Islands 3310249−5
 Cayman Islands 03003112−11

2 September 2006
Bahamas  3–1  Cayman Islands
Rivers  6' (o.g.)
Moseley  35'
Thompson  80' 		Whittaker  76'
Estadio Pedro Marrero
La Habana, Cuba
Attendance: ?
Referee: Victor Stewart (Jamaica)

2 September 2006
Cuba  6–0  Turks and Caicos Islands
Alonso  5'
Arencibia  19'
Alcántara  20'  60'  75'
Ocaña  86'
Estadio Pedro Marrero
La Habana, Cuba
Attendance: ?
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

4 September 2006
Cayman Islands  0–2  Turks and Caicos Islands
Glinton  14'
Fleuriot  72'
Estadio Pedro Marrero
La Habana, Cuba
Attendance: 100
Referee: Howard Stennett (Jamaica)

4 September 2006
Cuba  6–0  Bahamas
Alcántara  22'  50'  63'
Colomé  30' (pen.)
Ocaña  40'
Martínez  42'
Estadio Pedro Marrero
La Habana, Cuba
Attendance: 100
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

6 September 2006
Turks and Caicos Islands  2–3  Bahamas
Glinton  51'  72' Nassies  59'
Hall  63'
Jean  87'
Estadio Pedro Marrero
La Habana, Cuba
Attendance: 120
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

6 September 2006
Cuba  7–0  Cayman Islands
Alcántara  6'
Ocaña  10'  34'
Ariel Martinez  44'  57'
Colomé  80'
Muñoz  83'
Estadio Pedro Marrero
La Habana, Cuba
Attendance: 120
Referee: Victor Stewart (Jamaica)

Group F

Played in Guadeloupe at Stade René Serge Nabajoth.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guadeloupe 9330060+6
 Martinique 6320154+1
 Saint-Martin 1301202−2
 Dominica 1301205−5

20 September 2006
Guadeloupe  1–0  Saint-Martin
Lambourde  75'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica)

20 September 2006
Dominica  0–4  Martinique
Meslien  23' (pen.)
Du Fornier  43'
Sourava  63'
Saint Louis  85'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Francis Fanus (Saint Lucia)

22 September 2006
Martinique  1–0  Saint-Martin
Vaton  18'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Gilles Arthur (Saint Lucia)

22 September 2006
Guadeloupe  1–0  Dominica
Mocka  88'

24 September 2006
Dominica  0–0  Saint-Martin

24 September 2006
Guadeloupe  4–0  Martinique
Gotin  27'  60'
Vertot  54'
Mocka  80'
Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Charles Martin (Dominica)

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  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 aggreagte win, and with it the final spot in the final stage.

Group G

Played in Barbados at Barbados National Stadium.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Barbados 7321062+4
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6320165+1
 Bermuda 4311154+1
 Bahamas 0300339−6

19 November 2006
Barbados  2–1  Bahamas
Norman Forde  38'
Kenroy Skinner  44' 		Nesly Jean  76' (pen.)

21 November 2006
Bahamas  0–4  Bermuda
Khano Smith  6'  28'
John Barry Nusum  11'
Kwame Steede  87'

23 November 2006
Bahamas  2–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gavin Christie  55'
Jonathon Moseley  65' 		Shandel Samuel  56'  61'
Wesley Charles  80'

23 November 2006
Barbados  1–1  Bermuda
Paul Ifill  4' John Barry Nusum  42'

Group H

Played in Guyana at Bourda Cricket Ground.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guyana 93300132+11
 Guadeloupe 6320184+4
 Dominican Republic 3310227−5
 Antigua and Barbuda 03003111−10

24 November 2006
Dominican Republic  0–3  Guadeloupe
Angloma  85'
Mocka  88'
Phaan  90'

24 November 2006
Guyana  6–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Richardson  3'  12'
Jerome  35'  54'
Codrington  75'
McKinnon  76'

26 November 2006
Dominican Republic  2–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Severino  70' (pen.)
Batista  81'

26 November 2006
Guyana  3–2  Guadeloupe
Codrington  22'  68'
Richardson  25' 		Mocka  60'  86'

28 November 2006
Antigua and Barbuda  1–3  Guadeloupe
Constant  45' Gavarin  1'  72'
Lambourde  31'

28 November 2006
Guyana  4–0  Dominican Republic
Richardson  45'
Jerome  50'
Codrington  57' (pen.)
Hercules  80'

Group I

Played in Martinique at Stade d'Honneur de Dillon.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 7321052+3
 Martinique 7321020+2
 Haiti 1301224−2
 Suriname 1301225−3

8 November 2006
Haiti  1–2  Cuba
Jean Baptiste Fritzon  87' Jenier Marquez Molina  20'
Lester More  77'
Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Victor Stewart (Jamaica)

8 November 2006
Martinique  1–0  Suriname
Rodrigue Audel  61'
Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Royon Small (Barbados)

10 November 2006
Cuba  3–1  Suriname
Yordinas Oropesa  4'  27'
Jaime Valencia  40' (pen.) 		Sergio Aroepa  90'
Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Howard Stennett (Jamaica)

10 November 2006
Martinique  1–0  Haiti
Xavier Bullet  3'
Stade d'Honneur de Dillon
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Timothy H. Wood (St. Vin. & the Gren.)

12 November 2006
Haiti  1–1  Suriname
John Jacques Jamil  78' (pen.) Vangellino Sastrodimedjo  75'

12 November 2006
Martinique  0–0  Cuba

Playoff

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

7 January 2007
Haiti  2–0  Bermuda
Éliphène Cadet  9'
Roody Lormera  72'

9 January 2007
Bermuda  0–3  Haiti
Éliphène Cadet  25'  90+2'
Alexandre Boucicaut  63'

Final tournament

First round

 Trinidad and Tobago qualified as host.  Barbados and  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified from Group G.  Guyana and  Guadeloupe qualified from Group H.  Cuba and  Martinique qualified from Group I.  Haiti qualified from Group J.

The groups were named after two former Trinidad and Tobago players.[1]

Sedley Joseph Group

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Trinidad and Tobago 7321093+6
 Haiti 6320143+1
 Martinique 3310248−4
 Barbados 1301236−3

12 January 2007
Haiti  1–0  Martinique
Brunel Fucien  12'
Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

17 January 2007
Barbados  2–3  Martinique
Neil Harvey  27'
Louie Soares  42' 		Patrick Percin  8'
Johan Clementia  19'
Gael Germany  32'
Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Javier Jauregua (N-ANT)

17 January 2007
Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Haiti
Kerwin Jemmot  14'
Gary Glasgow  66'  85' 		Brunel Fucien  54'
Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

Bobby Sookram Group

Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guadeloupe 6320165+1
 Cuba 4311142+2
 Guyana 4311145−1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3310224−2

14 January 2007
Cuba  1–2  Guadeloupe
Osvaldo Alonso  68' Steve Bizacene  29'
Jocelyn Angloma  85'

16 January 2007
Guadeloupe  3–4  Guyana
Wilfrid Loizeau  45+2'
Jean-Luc Lambourde  54'
Fabien Raddas  87' (pen.) 		Nigel Codrington  23' (pen.)  59' (pen.)  81'
Howard Lowe  65'

18 January 2007
Cuba  0–0  Guyana
   

Semi finals

20 January 2007
Guadeloupe  1–3  Haiti
Jean-Luc Lambourde  83' Éliphéne Cadet  56'
Brunel Fucien  66'
Jean Baptiste Fritzon  76'

20 January 2007
Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Cuba
Jenier Molina  41' (og)
Gary Glasgow  57'
Densill Theobald  73' 		Leonel Duarte  76'

Third Place Playoff

23 January 2007
Cuba  2–1  Guadeloupe
Alain Cervantes  24'  48' Fabian Raddas  52'

Final

23 January 2007
Trinidad and Tobago  1–2  Haiti
Nigel Daniel  66' Alexandre Boucicaut  23'
Brunel Fucien  52'

Result

 Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 Winners 

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. ↑ Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals launched in Trinidad, news article from the official web site.

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