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)

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.

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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.

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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.

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Group D

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Barbados	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3
British Virgin Islands	2	0	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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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References