2005 Caribbean Cup
| Digicel Caribbean Cup 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Barbados |
| Teams | 26 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 175 (3.37 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(9 goals) |
The 2005 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Barbados and won by Jamaica. In all 30 countries participated (6 withdrew).
Qualifying Tournament
First qualifying round (Group stage)
Group A
Group A Qualifier:
Saint-Martin w/o
Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten withdrew)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
24 November 2004 |
| Jamaica |
12–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Hue Shelton Stephenson Scarlett West |
24 November 2004 |
| Haiti |
11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mesidor Ulcena Saint-Preux Chéry Lormera Germain Thelamour |
26 November 2004 |
| Jamaica |
11–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shelton Dean Hue Stephenson Williams Davis Bennett Priestly |
Lauro |
Group B
Played in Martinique
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Group C
Group C qualifier:
Bahamas w/o
Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew).
Bahamas qualified but subsequently withdrew; their place was taken by Guyana. The supposed participants are
Cuba,
Netherlands Antilles,
Guyana,
Dominican Republic, and the matches were planned to be played in Cuba. However, Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Dominican Republic all withdrew later, and so Cuba won the group automatically.
Group D
Group D qualifier:
Guyana w/o
Suriname. NB: was scheduled for Sep 5 and 11 but cancelled. Since Bahamas in Group C withdrew, their place was taken by Guyana (see above); Suriname was drawn into Group D.
Played in Trinidad and Tobago
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
28 November 2004 |
| Grenada |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vélez Charles Rennie Williams Langaigne |
García Nieves |
Group E
Group E qualifier:
Bermuda w/o
Aruba (Aruba withdrew)
Played in Saint Vincent; originally planned for Cayman Islands, but rescheduled due to hurricane damage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
26 November 2004 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Haynes Samuel |
Smith Lowe Ming |
28 November 2004 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Forde Gonsalves |
NB: Bermuda have protested the eligibility of three BVI players (Montgomery Butler, Avondale Williams, Venton James) as being Saint Vincentians.
Group F
Group F qualifier:
Antigua and Barbuda w/o
Anguilla (Anguilla withdrew)
Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
31 October 2004 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Cannonier Isaac Hodge |
Adams |
2 November 2004 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hawson Frederick Gonsalves Thomas |
Bramble Fox Mendes Farrell |
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
9 January 2005 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Fitzpatrick |
Haynes |
Final round
NB:
Barbados qualified as hosts
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Jamaica, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005
2005 Caribbean Cup Winner![]() Jamaica Third title |
Top scorers
| Name | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 | |
| 2. | 7 | |
| 3. | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 6. | 5 | |
| 7. | 4 | |
| 4 | ||
