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2008 Caribbean Cup qualification

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2008 Caribbean Cup qualification details the qualifying stages for entrants to the 2008 Caribbean Cup, an association football event held between the nations of the Caribbean.

Preliminary round

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Format

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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

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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

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All Group A matches were hosted by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie, the governing body for association football in the Netherlands Antilles.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Netherlands Antilles211020+24
 Grenada21013303
 Aruba201113-21
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.

Grenada 31 Aruba
J. Rennie 53'
Modeste 76'
S. Rennie 79'
Report Ruiz 50'

Group B

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All Group B matches were hosted by the Guyana Football Federation, the governing body for association football in Guyana.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Guyana211041+34
 Suriname211042+24
 Dominica200216-50
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.


Group C

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All Group C matches were hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Antigua and Barbuda321083+57
 Cayman Islands312041+35
 Bermuda311174+34
Saint-Martin3003213-110
Notes

Saint-Martin 07 Bermuda
[permanent dead link] Lambe 27', 45', 58', 86'
Ming 29'
Castle 85', 89'

Group D

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Barbados220052+36
 Saint Kitts and Nevis210153+23
 British Virgin Islands200216-50
Notes


Group E

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All Group E matches were hosted by Ligue de Football de Martinique, the governing body for association football in Martinique.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Martinique22006156
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines210134-13
 Anguilla200226-40


Qualifying round

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 Cuba,  Guadeloupe,  Trinidad and Tobago automatically qualified for this round.  Haiti and  Jamaica receive bye to third round.

Group F

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Played in Guadeloupe from October 11–15.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Guadeloupe3300123+99
 Grenada311176+14
 Martinique31114514
 Cayman Islands300331290


Grenada 42 Cayman Islands
Bain 43'
S. Rennie 45', 79'
Charles 67'
Report Brown-Morphy 31', 82'

Group G

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Played in Cuba from October 23–27.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Cuba3210142+127
 Barbados321064+27
 Suriname310241063
 Netherlands Antilles300331180
Barbados 32 Suriname
Forde 62', 65', 70' [permanent dead link] Sandvliet 33'
Aroepa 42'
Cuba 71 Netherlands Antilles
Duarte 21', 45'
Márquez 25'
Linares 39', 86'
Colomé 79'
Clavelo 82'
[permanent dead link] Bernardus 61'


Group H

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Played in Trinidad and Tobago from November 5–9.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Trinidad and Tobago321074+37
 Antigua and Barbuda320187+16
 Guyana30213412
 Saint Kitts and Nevis30125831


References

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  1. "Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles". CONCACAF. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  2. "Decisions Announced at CFU Congress". Caribbean Football Union. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.