Soccer Caribbean Championship 2012

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Soccer Caribbean Championship 2012
Caribbean Cup 2012
Number of nations 8  (of 25 applicants)
Caribbean champion CubaCuba Cuba (1st title)
venue Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Opening game December 7, 2012
Endgame December 16, 2012
Games 16
Gates 29  (⌀: 1.81 per game)
Top scorer 8 players with 2 goals each
Yellow card yellow cards 52  (⌀: 3.25 per game)
Yellow-red card Yellow-red cards 1  (⌀: 0.06 per game)
Red card Red cards 0

The Caribbean Cup 2012 was the 16th game of the soccer Caribbean championship . The competition began with the first round of qualification on September 5, 2012. The final round took place from December 7 to 16 in Antigua and Barbuda .

The four best teams of this tournament qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 . In addition to the first-time winner, Cuba , these were Trinidad and Tobago , Haiti and Martinique .

qualification

A total of 25 teams had registered for the competition. Defending champions Jamaica and hosts Antigua and Barbuda were seeded for the finals without qualifying. All were members of the Caribbean Football Union , a regional subsidiary of CONCACAF .

The national teams of the US Virgin Islands , the Bahamas , the Cayman Islands , Sint Maartens and the Turks and Caicos Islands did not participate in the tournament.

1 round

The first round of qualification consisted of five groups of four teams each. The first in the group and the four best runners-up qualify for the second round.

Group 1

All games took place at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince in Haiti .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. HaitiHaiti Haiti  3  3  0  0 012: 200 +10 09
 2. Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico  3  2  0  1 012: 300  +9 06th
 3. BermudaBermuda Bermuda  3  1  0  2 010: 500  +5 03
 4th Saint MartinSaint Martin Saint Martin  3  0  0  3 000:240 −24 00 |}
7th of September
Bermuda - Puerto Rico 1: 2 (0: 0)
7th of September
Haiti - Saint Martin 7: 0 (5: 0)
7th of September
Puerto Rico - Saint Martin 9: 0 (4: 0)
7th of September
Haiti - Bermuda 3: 1 (3: 1)
7th of September
Saint Martin - Bermuda 0: 8 (0: 2)
7th of September
Haiti - Puerto Rico 2: 1 (0: 0)

Group 2

All games took place at Beausejour Stadium in Gros Islet , St. Lucia .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Saint Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and Grenadines  3  2  0  1 006: 200  +4 06th
 2. GuyanaGuyana Guyana  3  2  0  1 006: 300  +3 06th
 3. Saint LuciaSt. Lucia St. Lucia  3  2  0  1 006: 400  +2 06th
 4th CuracaoCuracao Curacao  3  0  0  3 002:110  −9 00 |}
October 21
Guyana - St. Vincent and Grenadines 1: 2 (1: 1)
October 21
St. Lucia - Curacao 5: 1 (2: 0)
23rd October
Curacao - Guyana 1: 2 (0: 2)
23rd October
St. Lucia - St. Vincent and Grenadines 1: 0 (0: 0)
October 25
St. Vincent and Grenadines - Curacao 4: 0 (1: 0)
October 25
St. Lucia - Guyana 0: 3 (0: 3)

Group 3

All games took place in the Stade Alfred Marie-Jeanne in Rivière-Pilote , in the Stade Pierre Aliker in Fort-De-France and in the Stade Georges Gratiant in Le Lamentin in Martinique . The matches against Martinique are not listed by FIFA as Martinique is not a FIFA member.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MartiniqueMartinique Martinique  3  2  1  0 023: 200 +21 07th
 2. SurinameSuriname Suriname  3  2  1  0 013: 300 +10 07th
 3. MontserratMontserrat Montserrat  3  1  0  2 008:120  −4 03
 4th British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands  3  0  0  3 000:270 −27 00 |}
September 6th
Montserrat - Suriname 1: 7 (0: 2)
September 6th
Martinique - Br. Virgin Islands 16: 0 (5: 0)
September 8th
Br. Virgin Islands - Suriname 0: 4 (0: 3)
September 8th
Martinique - Montserrat 5: 0 (3: 0)
the 9th of September
Martinique - Suriname 2: 2 (2: 1)
September 10
Br. Virgin Islands - Montserrat 0: 7 (0: 3)

Group 4

All games took place at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown , Barbados .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dom. republic  3  2  1  0 005: 300  +2 07th
 2. BarbadosBarbados Barbados  3  2  0  1 003: 200  +1 06th
 3. DominicaDominica Dominica  3  1  0  2 004: 500  −1 03
 4th ArubaAruba Aruba  3  0  1  2 005: 700  −2 01
September 24th
Aruba - Dom. republic 2: 2 (2: 1)
September 24th
Barbados - Dominica 1: 0 (1: 0)
September 26th
Dominica - Aruba 3: 2 (2: 1)
September 26th
Barbados - Dom. republic 0: 1 (0: 0)
September 28th
Dom. republic - Dominica 2: 1 (0: 1)
September 29th
Barbados - Aruba 2: 1 (1: 1)

Group 5

All games took place at the Warner Park Sporting Complex in Basseterre , St. Kitts and Nevis . The matches against French Guiana are not counted by FIFA as French Guiana is not a member of FIFA.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  3  3  0  0 015: 100 +14 09
 2. French GuianaFrench Guiana French Guiana  3  2  0  1 008: 500  +3 06th
 3. Saint Kitts NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis  3  1  0  2 002: 400  −2 03
 4th AnguillaAnguilla Anguilla  3  0  0  3 001:160 −15 00
October 11th
French Guyana - Trinidad & Tobago 1: 4 (1: 2)
October 11th
St. Kitts & Nevis - Anguilla 2: 0 (2: 0)
October 13th
St. Kitts & Nevis - Trinidad & Tobago 0: 1 (0: 0)
October 13th
French Guyana - Anguilla 4: 1 (3: 0)
15th October
Anguilla - Trinidad & Tobago 0:10 (0: 7)
15th October
St. Kitts & Nevis - French Guyana 0: 3 (0: 2)

2nd round

The second round of qualification consisted of three groups of four teams each. For the second round, the national teams of Grenada , Guadeloupe and Cuba were already placed in second to fourth place in the 2010 Caribbean Championship . The group first and second qualified for the final round.

Group 6

All games were played from November 14th to 18th at the Grenada National Stadium in St. George’s , Grenada . The matches against French Guiana will not be taken into account by FIFA.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. HaitiHaiti Haiti  3  2  0  1 003: 100  +2 06th
 2. French GuianaFrench Guiana French Guiana  3  1  1  1 005: 500  ± 0 04th
 3. GrenadaGrenada Grenada  3  1  1  1 003: 400  −1 04th
 4th GuyanaGuyana Guyana  3  1  0  2 005: 600  −1 03
15th of November
Grenada - French Guiana 1: 1 (1: 0)
14th November
Haiti - Guyana 1: 0 (0: 0)
November 16
French Guiana - Haiti 1: 0 (0: 0)
November 17th
Grenada - Guyana 2: 1 (0: 0)
November 18
Guyana - French Guiana 4: 3 (1: 1)
November 19th
Grenada - Haiti 0: 2 (0: 1)

Group 7

All games were played at the Stade René Serge Nabajoth in Les Abymes on Guadeloupe . The matches against Guadeloupe and Martinique will not be taken into account by FIFA.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic  3  2  1  0 006: 200  +4 07th
 2. MartiniqueMartinique Martinique  3  1  2  0 006: 500  +1 05
 3. FranceFrance Guadeloupe  3  1  1  1 007: 600  +1 04th
 4th Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico  3  0  0  3 003: 900  −6 00
October 24th
Martinique - Puerto Rico 2: 1 (2: 0)
October 24th
Guadeloupe - Dominican Republic 0: 2 (0: 1)
October 26th
Dominican Republic - Martinique 1: 1 (1: 0)
October 26th
Guadeloupe - Puerto Rico 4: 1 (3: 0)
October 27
Puerto Rico - Dominican Republic 1: 3 (0: 1)
28th of October
Guadeloupe - Martinique 3: 3 (2: 2)

Group 8

All games were played from November 14th to 18th at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet , Trinidad and Tobago .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  3  2  1  0 005: 100  +4 07th
 2. CubaCuba Cuba  3  1  1  1 006: 200  +4 04th
 3. SurinameSuriname Suriname  3  1  0  2 001: 800  −7 03
 4th Saint Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and Grenadines  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02
15th of November
Trinidad & Tobago - St. Vincent and Grenadines 1: 1 (1: 1)
14th November
Cuba - Suriname 5: 0 (2: 0)
November 16
St. Vincent and Grenadines - Cuba 1: 1 (1: 0)
November 17th
Trinidad & Tobago - Suriname 3: 0 (1: 0)
November 18
Suriname - St. Vincent and Grenadines 1: 0 (1: 0)
November 19th
Trinidad & Tobago - Cuba 1: 0 (0: 0)

Finals

Group A

All games took place at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. HaitiHaiti Haiti  3  2  1  0 003: 100  +2 07th
 2. Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  3  1  1  1 002: 300  −1 04th
 3. Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda  3  1  0  2 003: 300  ± 0 03
 4th Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dom. republic  3  1  0  2 004: 500  −1 03
December 7th
Haiti - Trinidad and Tobago 0-0
December 7th
Antigua and Barbuda - Dom. republic 1: 2 (1: 0)
9th of December
Dom. republic - Haiti 1: 2 (1: 2)
9th of December
Antigua and Barbuda - Trinidad and Tobago 2: 0 (0: 0)
11th December
Trinidad and Tobago - Dom. republic 2: 1 (1: 0)
11th December
Antigua and Barbuda - Haiti 0: 1 (0: 1)

Group B

All games took place at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MartiniqueMartinique Martinique  3  2  1  0 004: 100  +3 07th
 2. CubaCuba Cuba  3  2  0  1 003: 200  +1 06th
 3. French GuianaFrench Guiana French Guiana  3  1  0  2 004: 600  −2 03
 4th JamaicaJamaica Jamaica  3  0  1  2 001: 300  −2 01
December 8th
Martinique - Cuba 1: 0 (1: 0)
December 8th
Jamaica - French Guiana 1: 2 (1: 1)
10th of December
Cuba - French Guiana 2: 1 (0: 1)
10th of December
Jamaica - Martinique 0-0
12th of December
French Guiana - Martinique 1: 3 (0: 2)
12th of December
Jamaica - Cuba 0: 1 (0: 0)

Semifinals

December 14th in St. John's
HaitiHaiti Haiti - CubaCuba Cuba 0: 1 (0: 1)
December 14th in St. John's
MartiniqueMartinique Martinique - Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0), 4: 5 in E.

3rd place match

December 16 in North Sound ( Sir Vivian Richards Stadium )
HaitiHaiti Haiti - MartiniqueMartinique Martinique 1: 0 a.d.

final

December 16 in North Sound (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium)
CubaCuba Cuba - Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1: 0 a.d.

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