| Football Caribbean Championship 2005
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Digicel Caribbean Nations Cup 2005
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Number of nations
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4 (of 30 applicants)
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Caribbean champion
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Jamaica Jamaica (3rd title)
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venue
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Barbados Barbados
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Opening game
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April 14, 2005
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Endgame
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April 17, 2005
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Games
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6th
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Gates
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16 (⌀: 2.67 per game)
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The Digicel Caribbean Nations Cup 2005 was the 12th playout of the soccer Caribbean championship . The competition began with the first group stage of qualification on October 6, 2004. The finals took place from April 14 to 17, 2005 in Barbados. The games were played at the Barbados National Stadium in Waterford ( Saint Michael ). The name sponsor of the tournament was the telecommunications company Digicel , based in Jamaica.
The three best-placed teams in the finals qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 . In addition to the winner Jamaica , these were Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago .
qualification
A total of 30 teams had registered for the qualification. Hosts Barbados automatically qualified for the finals. All were members of the Caribbean Football Union , a regional subsidiary of CONCACAF .
Aruba , Anguilla , Bahamas , Dominican Republic , Guyana , Sint Maarten , Netherlands Antilles and the Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew shortly before the start of qualification, so that ultimately 21 teams competed for qualification.
Originally, a first qualifying round was planned for qualifying for the group stage, but this was not played because several teams withdrew.
2 Turks and Caicos Islands withdrawn
3 Guyana replaced Bahamas, both teams progressed
1st round (group stage)
The group stage was played between October 6 and November 28, 2004. The six group winners and runners-up qualified for the following knockout phase. Ultimately, only eleven teams qualified due to cancellations.
Group A
For the group matches a qualification between Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten was planned. Sint Maarten withdrew, however, so that Saint-Martin qualified for the group matches without a fight. All games took place in Kingston , Jamaica.
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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| 1.
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Jamaica Jamaica
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3
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3
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0
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0
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026: 200
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+24
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09
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Haiti Haiti
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3
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2
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0
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1
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014: 300
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+11
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06th
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| 3.
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Saint Martin Saint Martin
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3
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0
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1
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2
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000:140
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−14
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01
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| 4th
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American Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands
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3
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0
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1
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2
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001:220
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−21
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01
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| Haiti |
- |
American Virgin Islands |
11: 0
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| Jamaica |
- |
Saint Martin |
12: 0
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| Haiti |
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Saint Martin |
2-0
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| Jamaica |
- |
American Virgin Islands |
11: 1
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| Jamaica |
- |
Haiti |
3: 1
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| Saint Martin |
- |
American Virgin Islands |
0-0
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Group B
All games took place in Martinique .
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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French Guiana French Guiana
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3
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2
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1
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0
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005-000
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+5
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07th
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Martinique Martinique
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3
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1
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2
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0
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005: 100
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+4
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05
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Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
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3
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1
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1
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1
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007: 100
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+6
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04th
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| 4th
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Dominica Dominica
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3
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0
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0
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3
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001:160
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−15
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00
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| French Guiana |
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Guadeloupe |
1-0
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| Martinique |
- |
Dominica |
5: 1
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| Dominica |
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Guadeloupe |
0: 7
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| Martinique |
- |
French Guiana |
0-0
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| Dominica |
- |
French Guiana |
0: 4
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| Martinique |
- |
Guadeloupe |
0-0
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Group C
For the group games, a qualification between the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands was planned. The Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew, however, so that the Bahamas would have qualified for the group games without a fight. The Bahamas later withdrew and were replaced by Guyana, which was originally intended to qualify for Group D against Suriname. Shortly before the start of the group games, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands Antilles and Guyana withdrew. This made Cuba the only team in Group C to qualify for the knockout phase. Overall, only eleven teams reached the knockout phase. All games were scheduled in Cuba .
Cuba
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| Cuba |
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Bahamas |
n / A
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| Cuba |
- |
Guyana |
n / A
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| Cuba |
- |
Dominican Republic |
n / A
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| Cuba |
- |
Netherlands Antilles |
n / A
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| Bahamas |
- |
Guyana |
n / A
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| Bahamas |
- |
Dominican Republic |
n / A
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| Bahamas |
- |
Netherlands Antilles |
n / A
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| Guyana |
- |
Dominican Republic |
n / A
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| Guyana |
- |
Netherlands Antilles |
n / A
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| Dominican Republic |
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Netherlands Antilles |
n / A
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Group D
For the group matches, a qualification between Suriname and Guyana was planned, but this did not materialize because Guyana was to replace the Bahamas in Group C. All games in the Marvin Lee , Manny Ramjohn and Larry Gomes stadiums in Trinidad and Tobago .
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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U
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
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3
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3
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0
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0
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008-000
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+8
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09
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Grenada Grenada
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3
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1
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1
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1
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007: 600
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+1
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04th
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Suriname Suriname
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3
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0
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2
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1
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003: 400
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−1
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02
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| 4th
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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
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3
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0
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1
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2
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003:110
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−8
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01
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| Grenada |
- |
Suriname |
2: 2
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
- |
Puerto Rico |
5-0
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| Puerto Rico |
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Suriname |
1: 1
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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Grenada |
2-0
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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Suriname |
1-0
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| Grenada |
- |
Puerto Rico |
5: 2
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Group E
For the group games, a qualification between Bermuda and Aruba was planned. However, Aruba withdrew, so that Bermuda qualified for the group games without a fight. The plan was to have the games in the Cayman Islands, but due to a hurricane, the games had to be moved to Kingstown , St. Vincent .
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| British Virgin Islands |
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St. Vincent / Grenadines |
1: 1
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| Cayman Islands |
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Bermuda |
1: 2
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| St. Vincent / Grenadines |
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Bermuda |
3: 3
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| Cayman Islands |
- |
British Virgin Islands |
1-0
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| British Virgin Islands |
- |
Bermuda |
2-0
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| Cayman Islands |
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St. Vincent / Grenadines |
0: 4
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Group F.
For the group games, a qualification between Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla was planned. Anguilla withdrew, however, so that Antigua and Barbuda qualified for the group games without a fight. All games took place in St. Kitts and Nevis .
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| St. Kitts and Nevis |
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Montserrat |
6: 1
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| Montserrat |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
4: 5
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| St. Kitts and Nevis |
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St. Lucia |
1: 1
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| St. Lucia |
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Montserrat |
3: 0 *
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| St. Kitts and Nevis |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
2-0
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
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St. Lucia |
1: 2
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* Montserrat could not play, so the game was rated 3-0 for St. Lucia.
2nd round
The eleven qualified teams played in a knockout round with home and away legs from three participants in the final round alongside hosts Barbados. French Guiana had a bye for the 3rd round. The first leg took place on December 12th, the second leg between December 15th and 21st, 2004.
3rd round
The first leg took place on 8/9, the second leg on 15/16. January 2005.
Finals
All games took place at the Barbados National Stadium in Waterford, Barbados .
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Jamaica Jamaica
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3
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3
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0
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0
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004: 100
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+3
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09
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| 2.
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Cuba Cuba
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3
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2
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0
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1
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005: 200
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+3
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06th
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| 3.
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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
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3
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1
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0
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2
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005: 600
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−1
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03
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| 4th
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Barbados Barbados
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3
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0
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0
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3
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002: 700
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−5
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00
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| Jamaica |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
2: 1
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| Barbados |
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Cuba |
0: 3
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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Cuba |
1: 2
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| Barbados |
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Jamaica |
0: 1
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| Cuba |
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Jamaica |
0: 1
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| Barbados |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
2: 3
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Web links
Jamaica (3rd title)
Sint Maarten
Turks and Caicos Islands
Guyana
Aruba
Anguilla
Haiti
American Virgin Islands
French Guiana
Dominica
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Netherlands Antilles
Trinidad and Tobago
Grenada
Puerto Rico
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Montserrat