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 were invited, of which, 22 participated and 8 withdrew.

2005 Caribbean Cup
Digicel Caribbean Cup 2005
Tournament details
Host countryBarbados
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Jamaica (3rd title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place Barbados
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored175 (3.37 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jamaica Luton Shelton
(9 goals)
2001
2007

Qualifying tournament edit

First qualifying round (group stage) edit

Group A edit

Group A Qualifier:   Saint-Martin w/o   Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten withdrew)

Played in Kingston, Jamaica

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 26 2 +24 9
  Haiti 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
  Saint-Martin 3 0 1 2 0 14 −14 1
  U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 1 2 1 22 −21 1
Source: [citation needed]
Jamaica  12–0  Saint-Martin
Dean   2', 11', 30'
Hue   10'
Shelton   17', 39', 45', 52'
Stephenson   18'
Scarlett   20', 85'
West   54'
Haiti  11–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
Mesidor   13', 30', 48'
Ulcena   15', 78'
Saint-Preux   33'
Chéry   40', 90+1'
Lormera   57'
Germain   64'
Thelamour   87'

Jamaica  11–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
Shelton   9'
Dean   23', 32'
Hue   36', 53', 56'
Stephenson   40'
Williams   50'
Davis   64'
Bennett   67'
Priestly   68'
Lauro   72'
Haiti  2–0  Saint-Martin
Bruny   25'
Thelamour   67'

Jamaica  3–1  Haiti
Stephenson   20'
Dean   22'
Shelton   32'
Ulcena   41'
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–0  Saint-Martin

Group B edit

Played in Martinique

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  French Guiana 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
  Martinique 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
  Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 7 1 +6 4
  Dominica 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
Dominica  1–5  Martinique
Peltier   39' Bullet   28', 44'
Goron   43'
Percin   58'
Thalien   87'
Guadeloupe  0–1  French Guiana
Cosset   52'

Dominica  0–7  Guadeloupe
Percin   13', 39'
Mocka   23', 26', 35'
Laurent   47'
Cassubie   76'
Martinique  0–0  French Guiana

Dominica  0–4  French Guiana
Boecasse   4'
Martinon   70'
Breleur   78', 85'
Guadeloupe  0–0  Martinique

Group C edit

Group C qualifier:   Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew.

Bahamas qualified but they also withdrew; their place was taken by Guyana. The participants were supposed to be:   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 edit

Group D qualifier:   Guyana both through   Suriname. The matches were scheduled to be played on 5 and 11 September but Guyana were requested to replace the Bahamas from Group C who withdrew so Suriname was drawn into Group D.

Played in Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
  Grenada 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
  Suriname 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
  Puerto Rico 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago  5–0  Puerto Rico
Glen   13', 43', 48'
King   81' (pen.)
Smith   89'
Grenada  2–2  Suriname
Charles   46'
Bishop   50'
Modeste   27' (o.g.)
Sandvliet   59'

Trinidad and Tobago  2–0  Grenada
Pierre   22'
Gray   49'
Suriname  1–1  Puerto Rico
Sandvliet   45' Ortiz   79'

Trinidad and Tobago  1–0  Suriname
Glen   65'
Grenada  5–2  Puerto Rico
Vélez   1' (o.g.)
Charles   3'
Rennie   58'
Williams   68'
Langaigne   75'
García   85'
Nieves   86'

Group E edit

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 GD Pts
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
  British Virgin Islands 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
  Bermuda 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]
Bermuda  2–1  Cayman Islands
Smith   4'
Hill   34'
Berry   48'

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3–3  Bermuda
Pierre   7'
Haynes   52'
Samuel   54'
Smith   45'
Lowe   79'
Ming   89'
British Virgin Islands  0–1  Cayman Islands
Whittaker   49'

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  4–0  Cayman Islands
Samuel   20', 51'
Forde   43' (pen.)
Gonsalves   80'
British Virgin Islands  2–0  Bermuda
James   12', 24'

NB: Bermuda have protested the eligibility of three BVI players (Montgomery Butler, Avondale Williams, Venton James) as being Saint Vincentians.

Group F edit

Group F qualifier:   Antigua and Barbuda w/o   Anguilla (Anguilla withdrew)

Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
  Saint Lucia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
  Montserrat 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Saint Kitts and Nevis  6–1  Montserrat
Francis   10', 45', 86'
Cannonier   36'
Isaac   57'
Hodge   83'
Adams   81'

Antigua and Barbuda  5–4  Montserrat
Hawson   30' (o.g.)
Frederick   53'
Gonsalves   67', 82'
Thomas   72'
Bramble   38'
Fox   41'
Mendes   50'
Farrell   61'
Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–1  Saint Lucia
Francis   14' Gilbert   67'

Saint Lucia  3–0  Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Sargeant   34'
Isaac   45'

Saint Lucia  2–1  Antigua and Barbuda
Elva   22'
Gilbert   27'
Dublin   65'

Second qualifying round edit

Haiti  1–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cadet   62'
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–2  Haiti
Cadet   17'
Dorcelus   70'

Saint Lucia  1–1  Jamaica
Joseph   23' Priestly   44'
Jamaica  2–1  Saint Lucia
Dean   1'
Hue   67'
Elva   23'

British Virgin Islands  0–4  Trinidad and Tobago
Pierre   7', 65'
Jemmott   69'
Spann   70'
Trinidad and Tobago  2–0  British Virgin Islands
Pierre   22'
Eve   62'

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3–1  Grenada
Samuel   10'
Guy   22'
Velox   60'
Rennie   56'
Grenada  0–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Francis   6'

Cuba  2–0  Martinique
Faife   30'
Galindo   87'
Martinique  0–2  Cuba
Cervantes   9'
More   62'


Third qualifying round edit

Jamaica  5–0  French Guiana
Hue   13'
Stewart   57'
Shelton   62'
Scarlett   75'
Bennett   83'
French Guiana  0–0  Jamaica


Haiti  0–1  Cuba
Galindo   51'
Cuba  1–1
(a.e.t)
  Haiti
Márquez   112' Cadet   59'

Final round edit

NB:   Barbados qualified as hosts

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
  Cuba 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
  Barbados 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Barbados  0–3  Cuba
More   24'   71'
Galindo   90'


Cuba  0–1  Jamaica
Shelton   48'
Trinidad and Tobago  3–2  Barbados
Smith   11'
Glen   30'
Eve   84'
Forde   32'
Lucas   86'

Jamaica, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005


 2005 Caribbean Cup winner 
 
Jamaica

Third title

Top scorers edit

Name Goals
1   Luton Shelton 9
2   Roland Dean 7
3   Jermaine Hue 6
  Nigel Pierre 6
  Cornell Glen 6
6   Lester More 5
7   Jevon Francis 4
  Shandel Samuel 4

References edit

External links edit