2008 Caribbean Cup
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The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The finals were held in Jamaica from 3–14 December 2008. The four semifinalists – Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, and Cuba – all qualified for the 2009 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup,[1] although Cuba later withdrew and was replaced by Haiti.[2]
Digicel Caribbean Cup 2008 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Jamaica |
Dates | 22 July–9 November (qualifying) 3–17 December (finals) |
Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Jamaica (4th title) |
Runners-up | Grenada |
Third place | Guadeloupe |
Fourth place | Cuba |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 181 (11.31 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Kitson Bain Luton Shelton (5 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Eric Vernan |
← 2007 2010 → |
Qualifying began in July 2008. The qualifying rounds were used to qualify a total of six teams to the final round of the tournament to join the hosts, Jamaica, and the reigning champions, Haiti, who were given direct entry to the final group stage. The name was changed this year from Digicel Caribbean Cup to Digicel Caribbean Championship.[3]