2007 Caribbean Cup

The 2007 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was 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)Guyana 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 Suriname 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 and Tobago)
Netherlands Antilles 0–5 Guyana
Codrington 31[1]', 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 and 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 and 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
Jean-Jacques 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 and 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.[2]

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. Guyana Nigel Codrington11
2. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shandel Samuel10
3. Cuba Reinier Alcántara7
4. Barbados Paul Ifill6
Guadeloupe Dominique Mocka6
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Glasgow6
7. Guyana Gregory Richardson5
Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña5
Guyana Randolph Jerome5

References
  1. "Netherlands Antilles 0-5 Guyana - First goal was scored by Codrington and no by Gregory Richardson according to the highlights's match". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. 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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