2014 Caribbean Cup
The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region.
 The official logo of the 2014 Caribbean Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Jamaica |
| Dates | 11–18 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jamaica (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Third place |  Haiti |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 42 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kervens Belfort Darren Mattocks Kevin Molino (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Rodolph Austin |
| Best goalkeeper | Andre Blake |
| Fair play award | Haiti |
The final competition stage (8 teams) was scheduled for 11–18 November.[1] On 18 March 2014, it was announced that Jamaica would host the final stage.[2]
For the first time, the competition and its qualifying stages were scheduled to take place during officially sanctioned FIFA international match periods. The change was made to assist the national Football Associations selecting high profile Caribbean players whose clubs would be otherwise reluctant to lose the players service while on international duty. Previous editions of the competition have taken place on non-FIFA calendar dates. Horace Burrell, the Jamaican Football Federation President stated that the change would "ensure the tournament has star power".[2]
The top four teams would qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup automatically while the fifth place team would advance to a play-off against the fifth place team from the 2014 Copa Centroamericana tournament.[2] This is the first time that the two overall fifth-placed teams compete to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, previously five teams from Central America and four from the Caribbean have qualified for the Confederation's competition.
The winner of the tournament would qualify for the Copa América Centenario, a 16-team tournament of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF national teams to be held in the United States in 2016.[3]
Qualification
A preliminary qualification round was scheduled for May 2014. The first round of qualification (24 teams) was scheduled for 1–9 September and the second round of qualification (16 teams) was scheduled for 6–14 October.[1]
In April 2014, the Caribbean Football Union announced the group stage draw.[4] A total of 26 teams entered the competition. Cuba (defending champion) and Jamaica (host) received byes to the final round. Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin, and Sint Maarten did not enter.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final stage of the tournament.
| Team | Qualification | Caribbean Cup final stage appearances |
Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking at start of event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica |
Hosts | 15th | Champion (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010) | 113 |
| Cuba |
Title holders | 11th | Champion (2012) | 112 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Group 7 winners | 18th | Champion (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001) | 49 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Group 7 runners-up | 8th | Fourth Place (1998) | 70 |
| Haiti |
Group 8 winners | 9th | Champion (2007) | 93 |
 French Guiana |
Group 8 runners-up | 3rd | Group Stage (1995, 2012) | N/A1 |
 Martinique |
Group 9 winners | 13th | Champion (1993) | N/A1 |
 Curaçao |
Group 9 runners-up | 3rd2 | Fourth Place (1989) | 147 |
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.
1. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so do not have a FIFA Ranking.
2. This is Curaçao's first appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record.
Venue
In March 2013, it was announced that the final stage of the tournament would be held in Montego Bay.[2]
| Montego Bay |
|---|
| Montego Bay Sports Complex |
  Montego Bay Montego Bay (Jamaica) |
| 18.45793°N 77.921388°W |
Squads
Group stage
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| Legend |
|---|
| Group winners advance to the final and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Group runners-up advance to the third place match and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Best group third-placed team advance to 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off |
On 24 October, the Caribbean Football Union announced that fixtures had been arranged, Group A games would be played a day earlier than previously reported, Group B games would be played a day later.[5] Following the request of several participating teams, the CFU decided to delay the tournament by one day, changing the dates from 10–17 November to 11–18 November.[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Final and Gold Cup |
| 2 | Cuba |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Third place match and Gold Cup |
| 3 | French Guiana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Gold Cup play-off |
| 4 | Curaçao |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points in all matches; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) number of goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) repeat 3 & 4 for all group matches; 6) lots drawn by CONCACAF.
| Cuba | 1–1 | French Guiana |
|---|---|---|
A. Martínez  57' |
Report | Solvi 90+4' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–2 | French Guiana |
|---|---|---|
| Molino 17', 58' Peltier 62' (pen.)Guerra 90+2' |
Report | Saint-Clair 64' Legrand 84' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final and Gold Cup |
| 2 | Haiti |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Third place match and Gold Cup |
| 3 | Martinique |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points in all matches; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) number of goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) repeat 3 & 4 for all group matches; 6) lots drawn by CONCACAF.
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Mattocks 13' |
Report | Arquin 29' |
| Martinique | 0–3 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guerrier 52' Belfort 63', 90' |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–2 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Buval 57' Goron 90' |
Ranking of third place teams
As there was no fifth place match,[5] French Guiana, the best group third-placed team according to group stage results, advanced to represent the Caribbean Football Union at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-off, where they will play against Honduras, the 2014 Copa Centroamericana fifth-placed team. The winner of the play-off will qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Gold Cup play-off |
| 2 | Martinique |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points in all matches; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) number of goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) repeat 3 & 4 for all group matches; 6) lots drawn by CONCACAF.
Final stage
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Ariel Martínez
- Rihairo Meulens
- Gilles Fabien
- Brian Saint-Clair
- Kenwyne Jones
- Wilde-Donald Guerrier
- 1 goal
- Peter Byers
- Myles Weston
- Jorge Luis Corrales
- Orisbel Leiva
- Yasmany López
- Gianluca Maria
- Gevaro Nepomuceno
- Prince Rajcomar
- Neki Adipi
- Jean-David Legrand
- Mickaël Solvi
- Jean Sony Alcénat
- Mechack Jérôme
- Rodolph Austin
- Simon Dawkins
- Kemar Lawrence
- Yoann Arquin
- Bedi Buval
- José-Thierry Goron
- Ataullah Guerra
- Lester Peltier
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Rodolph Austin |
| Golden Boot | Kervens Belfort Darren Mattocks Kevin Molino (shared) |
| Golden Glove | Andre Blake |
| Fair Play | Haiti |
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Andre Blake |
| Left Defender | Kim Jaggy |
| Central Defender | Jermaine Taylor |
| Central Defender | Daneil Cyrus |
| Right Defender | Alvas Powell |
| Left Midfielder | Jobi McAnuff |
| Central Midfielder | Rodolph Austin |
| Central Midfielder | Yénier Márquez |
| Right Midfielder | Darren Mattocks |
| Forward | Kevin Molino |
| Forward | Kervens Belfort |
References
- "Caribbean Football Union Calendar of Events 2014". CFUfootball.org. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- Williams, Sean (18 March 2014). "Jamaica to host 2014 Caribbean Cup". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- "It's official: Copa América will be held on US soil in special centennial tournament in 2016". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Men's CFU Caribbean Cup 2014 Group Draw". Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "2014 CFU Men's Caribbean Cup Finals kicks off November 10". cfufootball.org. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Men's Caribbean Cup Starts November 11". cfufootball.org. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- Free Kick (Issue #6). CONCACAF. Jun–Jul 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- "2014 Caribbean Cup: Award Winners". CONCACAF.com. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
External links
- Caribbean Cup, CFUfootball.org