2007 Caribbean Cup

The 2007 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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).

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
Champions Haiti (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Cuba
Fourth place Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played72
Goals scored251 (3.49 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigel Codrington (11 goals)

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
  •  Haiti, as the winner, received US$120,000 (UK£64,022).
  •  Trinidad and Tobago, as the runner up, received US$70,000 (UK£37,350).
  •  Cuba, as the third-place team, received US$50,000 (UK£26,680).
  •  Guadeloupe, as the fourth-place team, received US$30,000 (UK£16,009).
  • Each of the ten host countries received a subsistence package of US$20,000 (UK£10,673). Additionally, the host of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Final received US$150,000 (UK£80,047) to compensate for the increased costs of holding the final round of the competition.

(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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guyana 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
 Suriname 3 2 0 1 2 5 −3 6
 Grenada 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
 Netherlands Antilles 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source:
Suriname 0–5 Guyana
Richardson  4'
Codrington  15', 73'
Jerome  42'
Abrams  90'
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)
Netherlands Antilles 1–1 Grenada
Maria  1' Rennie  52'
Referee: Willy Minyetty
(Dominican Republic)
Suriname 1–0 Grenada
Kinsaine  35'
Referee: Lee Davis
(Trinidad & Tobago)
Netherlands Antilles 0–5 Guyana
Richardson  31'
Codrington  58'
Bishop  64'
Abrams  84'
Jerome  89'
Referee: Felix Suazo
(Dominican Republic)
Grenada 0–1 Guyana
Bishop  46'
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)
Netherlands Antilles 0–1 Suriname
Grootfaam  4'
Referee: Felix Suazo
(Dominican Republic)

Group B

Played in Antigua and Barbuda at Antigua Recreation Ground.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Barbados 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
 Anguilla 3 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source:
Barbados 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ifill  42' Harris  60'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Antigua and Barbuda 5–3 Anguilla
Byers  8' (pen.), 16', 71' (pen.)
T. Thomas  29'
J. Thomas  90+2'		 St. Hillaire  13'
Assent  51'
O'Connor  90+1'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Anguilla 1–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis
O'Connor  20' Isaac  14', 68', 79'
Lake  30', 47'
Francis  81'
Attendance: 500
Referee: George Phillips (Grenada)
Antigua and Barbuda 1–3 Barbados
Byers  16' Williams  47'
McCammon  56'
Lovell  89'
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Hillaren Frederick (US Virgin Islands)
Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gregory  76'
Attendance: 2800
Referee: Enrico Wijngaard (Suriname)
Barbados 7–1 Anguilla
McCammon  35', 50', 87'
Ifill  40', 58', 84'
Niblett  75'		 Connor  48'
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Group C

Played in United States Virgin Islands at Lionel Roberts Park.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bermuda 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9
 Dominican Republic 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
 British Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source:
Dominican Republic 3–01 awarded British Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands 0–6 Bermuda
Steede  1', 36'
Coddington  31', 54'
Nusum  38'
Jennings  89'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Royon Small (Barbados)
U.S. Virgin Islands 3–01 awarded British Virgin Islands
Bermuda 3–1 Dominican Republic
Zuill  25'
Cox  48'
Steede  53'		 Faña  85'
Bermuda 3–01 awarded British Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands 1–6 Dominican Republic
Pierre  5' Corporán  14'
Faña  25', 55', 82', 87'
K. Rodríguez  89'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Lee Travis (Trinidad & Tobago)

1  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
 Haiti 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
 Jamaica 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source:
Haiti 4–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mayard  48'
Fritzson  54'
Pierre  79'
Gracien  90+2'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Jamaica 4–0 Saint Lucia
Smith  3'
Lamey  22', 36'
Phillips  30'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Atilio Tamayo (Cuba)
Saint Lucia 1–7 Haiti
Valcin  90+3' (pen.) Jamil  4', 13'
Fritzson  17', 82'
Chery  42'
Noël  63'
Mayard  80'
Jamaica 1–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dean  73' John  49'
Velox  70'
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8–0 Saint Lucia
Douglas  11'
Samuel  25', 42', 56', 76', 90+3'
John  52'
Haynes  84'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Atilio Tamayo (Cuba)
Jamaica 2–0 Haiti
Smith  9'
Dawkins  31'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

Group E

Played in Cuba.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9
 Bahamas 3 2 0 1 6 9 −3 6
 Turks and Caicos Islands 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
 Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:
Bahamas 3–1 Cayman Islands
Rivers  6' (o.g.)
Moseley  35'
Thompson  80'		 Whittaker  76'
Referee: Victor Stewart (Jamaica)
Cuba 6–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
Alonso  5'
Arencibia  19'
Alcántara  20', 60', 75'
Ocaña  86'
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Cayman Islands 0–2 Turks and Caicos Islands
Glinton  14'
Fleuriot  72'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Howard Stennett (Jamaica)
Cuba 6–0 Bahamas
Alcántara  22', 50', 63'
Colomé  30' (pen.)
Ocaña  40'
Martínez  42'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Turks and Caicos Islands 2–3 Bahamas
Glinton  51', 72' Nassies  59'
Hall  63'
Jean  87'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Cuba 7–0 Cayman Islands
Alcántara  6'
Ocaña  10', 34'
Martinez  44', 57'
Colomé  80'
Muñoz  83'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Victor Stewart (Jamaica)

Group F

Played in Guadeloupe at Stade René Serge Nabajoth.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guadeloupe 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
 Martinique 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Saint-Martin 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
 Dominica 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source:
Guadeloupe 1–0 Saint-Martin
Lambourde  75'
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica)
Dominica 0–4 Martinique
Meslien  23' (pen.)
Du Fornier  43'
Sourava  63'
Saint Louis  85'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Francis Fanus (Saint Lucia)
Martinique 1–0 Saint-Martin
Vaton  18'
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Gilles Arthur (Saint Lucia)
Guadeloupe 1–0 Dominica
Mocka  88'
Attendance: 1100
Referee: Brian Willet (Antigua and Barbuda)
Dominica 0–0 Saint-Martin
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brian Willet (Antigua and Barbuda)
Guadeloupe 4–0 Martinique
Gotin  27', 60'
Vertot  54'
Mocka  80'
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 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
 Barbados 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Bermuda 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Bahamas 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:
Bermuda 0–3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
M. James  58'
Samuel  68', 77'
Barbados 2–1 Bahamas
Forde  38'
Skinner  44'		 Jean  76' (pen.)
Bahamas 0–4 Bermuda
Smith  6', 28'
Nusum  11'
Steede  87'
Barbados 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
D. James  16'
Forde  34'
Ifill  60'
Bahamas 2–3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Christie  55'
Moseley  65'		 Samuel  56', 61'
Charles  80'
Barbados 1–1 Bermuda
Ifill  4' Nusum  42'

Group H

Played in Guyana at Bourda Cricket Ground.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guyana 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
 Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
 Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:
Dominican Republic 0–3 Guadeloupe
Angloma  85'
Mocka  88'
Phaan  90'
Attendance: 5,000
Guyana 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Richardson  3', 12'
Jerome  35', 54'
Codrington  75'
McKinnon  76'
Attendance: 5,000
Dominican Republic 2–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Severino  70' (pen.)
Batista  81'
Attendance: 5,000
Guyana 3–2 Guadeloupe
Codrington  22', 68'
Richardson  25'		 Mocka  60', 86'
Attendance: 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 1–3 Guadeloupe
Gregory  45' Gavarin  1', 72'
Lambourde  31'
Attendance: 4,000
Guyana 4–0 Dominican Republic
Richardson  45'
Jerome  50'
Codrington  57' (pen.)
Hercules  80'
Attendance: 4,000

Group I

Played in Martinique at Stade d'Honneur de Dillon.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Martinique 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
 Suriname 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:
Haiti 1–2 Cuba
Fritzon  87' Márquez  20'
More  77'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Victor Stewart (Jamaica)
Martinique 1–0 Suriname
Audel  61'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Royon Small (Barbados)
Cuba 3–1 Suriname
Álvarez  4', 27'
Colomé  40' (pen.)		 Aroepa  90'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Howard Stennett (Jamaica)
Martinique 1–0 Haiti
Bullet  3'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Timothy H. Wood (St. Vin. & the Gren.)
Haiti 1–1 Suriname
Jamil  78' (pen.) Sastromedjo  75'
Martinique 0–0 Cuba

Group J

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.

Haiti 2–0 Bermuda
Cadet  9'
Lormera  72'
Bermuda 0–3 Haiti
Cadet  25', 90+2'
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 the Playoff.

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
 Haiti 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Martinique 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
 Barbados 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Barbados
Glasgow  31' Harvey  66'
Attendance: 8,000
Haiti 1–0 Martinique
Fucien  12'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Haiti 2–0 Barbados
Boucicaut  54'
Lomera  90+1'
Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 Martinique
Roberts  3'
Baptiste  36', 75' (pen.)
Glasgow  47', 83'		 Bullet  16'
Barbados 2–3 Martinique
Harvey  27'
Soares  42'		 Percin  8'
Clementia  19'
Germany  32'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Javier Jauregua (Netherlands Antilles)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Haiti
Jemmott  14'
Glasgow  66', 85'		 Fucien  54'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Bobby Sookram Group

Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Cuba 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
 Guyana 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source:
Cuba 1–2 Guadeloupe
Alonso  68' Bizasène  29'
Angloma  85'
Guyana 0–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samuel  4'
Glynn  86'
Guadeloupe 3–4 Guyana
Loizeau  45+2'
Lambourde  54'
Raddas  87' (pen.)		 Codrington  23' (pen.), 59' (pen.), 81'
Lowe  65'
Cuba 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More  26', 58'
Duarte  89'
Cuba 0–0 Guyana
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–1 Guadeloupe
Mocka  14'

Semi finals
Guadeloupe 1–3 Haiti
Lambourde  83' Cadet  56'
Fucien  66'
Fritzon  76'
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Cuba
Molina  41' (o.g.)
Glasgow  57'
Theobald  73'		 Duarte  76'

Third Place Playoff
Cuba 2–1 Guadeloupe
Cervantes  24', 48' Raddas  52'
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final
Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Haiti
Daniel  66' Boucicaut  23'
Fucien  52'
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Result
 2007 Caribbean Cup Winner 

Haiti
First title

Qualifiers for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Top scorers
Name Goals
1. Nigel Codrington11
2. Shandel Samuel10
3. Reinier Alcántara7
4. Paul Ifill6
Dominique Mocka6
Gary Glasgow6
7. Gregory Richardson5
Jonathan Faña5
Randolph Jerome5

References
  1. 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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