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The Digicel Caribbean Cup 2005 is the most recent edition of the bi-annual Caribbean Cup which was won by Jamaica. In all 30 countries participated (6 withrew).
[edit] 1st Stage
[edit] Group A
Group A Qualifier: Saint-Martin w/o Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten withdrew)
Played in Kingston, Jamaica
[edit] Group B
Played in Martinique
[edit] Group C
Qualifier: Bahamas o/w Turks and Caicos Islands
Played in Cuba
Cuba o/w Netherlands Antilles w/w Guyana w/w Netherlands Antilles
[edit] Group D
Guyana w/o Suriname NB: was scheduled for Sep 5 and 11 but cancelled and both teams progress;
Guyana drawn in Group C, Surinam in Group D
Played in Trinidad and Tobago
[edit] Group E
qualifier: Bermuda o/w Aruba (Aruba withdrew)
Played in Saint Vincent; originally planned for Cayman Islands, but rescheduled due to hurricane damage)
NB: Bermuda have protested the eligibility of three BVI players (Montgomery Butler, Avondale Williams, Venton James) as being Saint Vincentians; in particular in the case of Avondale Williams this is rather surprising as he already played for BVI in the 2001 edition of this tournament (scoring against the Cayman Islands) and even played (and scored) for the BVI against (of all teams!) Bermuda in World Cup 2002 qualifying
[edit] Group F
qualifier: Antigua and Barbuda o/w Anguilla (Anguilla withdrew)
Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis
[edit] Knock-out Stage
[edit] 1st Round
[edit] 2nd Round
[edit] Finals
Played in Barbados NB: Barbados qualified as hosts
Jamaica, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005
2005 Digicel Caribbean Cup Winner:
Jamaica
Third title |