2008 Caribbean Cup
International football competition
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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]
3–17 December (finals)
| 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 | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jamaica (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Grenada |
| Third place |  Guadeloupe |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 181 (11.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kitson Bain Luton Shelton (5 goals each) |
| Best player | Eric Vernan |
← 2007 2010 → | |
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 |
| Guadeloupe | 1–2 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
Hannany  27' |
Report | Fernandez 8' Linares 74' |
| Haiti | 2–3 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Boucicaut 45' (pen.) Ednerson 68' |
Antoine-Curier 14' Niçoise 17'Lambourde 90' |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2–2 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Byers 35', 82' |
Report | Antoine-Curier 1' 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 |
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Vernan 46' |
Report | McFarlane 81' |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
| Jamaica | 2–0 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson 11' Shelton 57' |
Report |
Third Place Playoff
| Cuba | 0–0 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Match Facts | ||
| Penalties | ||
Cervantes  Martínez Márquez Minoso Colomé  |
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
- 3 goals
Riviere Williams
Roberto Linares
Peter Byers
Errol McFarlane
- 2 goals
- 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