{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = | year = 2008 | other_titles = Digicel Caribbean Cup 2008 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Jamaica | country2 = | dates = 22 July–9 November (qualifying)<br />3–17 December (finals) | num_teams = 21 | confederations = 1 | venues = 3 | cities = 3 | champion = Jamaica | count = 4 | second = Grenada | third = Guadeloupe | third-flagvar = local | fourth = Cuba | matches = 16 | goals = 181 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|GRN}} Kitson Bain<br />{{flagicon|JAM}} Luton Shelton<br />(5 goals each) | player = {{flagicon|JAM}} Eric Vernan | prevseason = 2007 | nextseason = 2010 }}
The '''2008 Caribbean Cup''' (known as the '''Digicel Caribbean Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The finals were held in Jamaica from 3–14 December 2008. The four semifinalists – Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, and Cuba – all qualified for the 2009 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup,<ref name="CONCACAFNews">{{cite web| url= http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4261| title= Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles| publisher= CONCACAF| date= 2008-07-22| access-date= 2008-07-31| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080729045353/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4261| archive-date= 29 July 2008| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref> although Cuba later withdrew and was replaced by Haiti.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4657 |title=Gold Cup to be played in record 13 different U.S. cities July 3–26 |publisher=CONCACAF |date=2009-03-09 |access-date=2009-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312232753/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4657 |archive-date=12 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Qualifying began in July 2008. The qualifying rounds were used to qualify a total of six teams to the final round of the tournament to join the hosts, Jamaica, and the reigning champions, Haiti, who were given direct entry to the final group stage. The name was changed this year from Digicel Caribbean Cup to Digicel Caribbean Championship.<ref>[http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&as=view&sun=113340107707172008&an=160109066307172008&ac=Sports&shwef=243836116607202008&pstamp=AS&CFID=32940176&CFTOKEN=17360487&jsessionid=9830e2ffd3be444e52Caribbean Championship kicks off next weekend]</ref>
==Qualification==
{{Details|2008 Caribbean Championship qualification}}
==Group stage==
Played in Jamaica from 3–14 December.
{{fb|HAI}} and {{fb|JAM}} automatically qualified for this round.
===Group I=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
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{{footballbox | date = 4 December 2008 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI}} | score = 1–1 | report = http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7530.pdf{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | team2 = {{fb|ATG}} | goals1 = Nordé {{goal|53}} | goals2 = Byers {{goal|72}} | stadium = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay | attendance = | referee = Mark Forde (Barbados) | event = | round = | score1 = | score2 = }} {{footballbox | date = 4 December 2008 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|GPE|local}} | score = 1–2 | report = http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/guadeloupevscuba1242008.html | team2 = {{fb|CUB}} | goals1 = Hannany {{goal|27}} | goals2 = Fernandez {{goal|8}}<br />Linares {{goal|74}} | stadium = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay | attendance = | referee = Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 6 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}} |score = 3–0 |report =http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/cubavsantiguaandbarbuda1262008.html |team2 = {{fb|ATG}} |goals1 = Marquez {{goal|7}}<br />Linares {{goal|20}}<br />Colomé {{goal|35|pen}} |goals2 = |stadium = Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny |attendance = |referee=Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) }} {{football box | date = 6 December 2008 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI}} | score = 2–3 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081211091743/http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/haitivsguadeloupe1262008.html] | team2 = {{fb|GPE|local}} | goals1 = Boucicaut {{goal|45|pen.}}<br />Ednerson {{goal|68}} | goals2 = Antoine-Curier {{goal|14}}<br />Niçoise {{goal|17}}<br />Lambourde {{goal|90}} | stadium = Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny | attendance = | referee = Trevor Taylor (Barbados) | event = | round = | score1 = | score2 = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 8 December 2008 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}} | score = 0–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081211091732/http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/cubavshaiti1282008.html] | team2 = {{fb|HAI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Boucicaut {{goal|35}} | stadium = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay | attendance = | referee = Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) | event = | round = | score1 = | score2 = }} {{footballbox |date = 8 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}} |score = 2–2 |report=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/antiguaandbarbudavsguadeloupe1282008.html |team2 = {{fb|GPE|local}} |goals1 = Byers {{goal|35||82}} |goals2 = Antoine-Curier {{goal|1}}<br />Gendrey {{goal|63}} |stadium = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay |attendance = |referee =Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) }}
===Group J=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
|team1=JAM|name_JAM={{fb|JAM}} |team2=GRN|name_GRN={{fb|GRN}} |team3=TRI|name_TRI={{fb|TRI}} |team4=BRB|name_BRB={{fb|BRB}} |win_JAM=2|draw_JAM=1|loss_JAM=0|gf_JAM=7|ga_JAM=2 |win_GRN=2|draw_GRN=0|loss_GRN=1|gf_GRN=6|ga_GRN=7 |win_TRI=1|draw_TRI=1|loss_TRI=1|gf_TRI=4|ga_TRI=4 |win_BRB=0|draw_BRB=0|loss_BRB=3|gf_BRB=4|ga_BRB=8
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}
{{footballbox |date = 3 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}} |score = 1–2 |report=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611042408/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7523.pdf |team2 = {{fb|GRN}} |goals1 = Leo {{goal|70}} |goals2 = Bain {{goal|36}}<br />Charles {{goal|90+}} |stadium = Independence Park, Kingston |attendance = |referee =Otis James (Guyana) }} {{footballbox |date = 3 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}} |score = 2–1 |report=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/jamaicavsbarbados1232008.html |team2 = {{fb|BRB}} |goals1 = Austin {{goal|76}}<br />Shelton {{goal|82|pen.}} |goals2 = Williams {{goal|45+}} |stadium = Independence Park, Kingston |attendance = |referee =Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 5 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRB}} |score = 1–2 |report= http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/barbadosvstrinidadandtobago1252008.html |team2 = {{fb|TRI}} |goals1 = Goodridge {{goal|13}} |goals2 = McFarlane {{goal|42|pen.|73|pen.}} |stadium = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay |attendance = |referee =Javier Jauregui (Netherlands Antilles) }} {{footballbox |date = 5 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}} |score = 4–0 |report= http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/jamaicavsgrenada1252008.html |team2 = {{fb|GRN}} |goals1 = Vernan {{goal|7}}<br />Shelton {{goal|18}}<br />Williams {{goal|53}}<br />Phillips {{goal|78}} |goals2 = |stadium = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay |attendance = |referee =Roberto Moreno (Panama) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 7 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|GRN}} |score = 4–2 |report= http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/grenadavsbarbados1272008.html |team2 = {{fb|BRB}} |goals1 = Bain {{goal|14||28||67}}<br />Julien {{goal|22}} |goals2 = Williams {{goal|71||78}} |stadium = Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny |attendance = |referee =Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) }} {{footballbox |date = 7 December 2008 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}} |score = 1–1 |report= http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/jamaicavstrinidadandtobago1272008.html |team2 = {{fb|TRI}} |goals1 = Vernan {{goal|46}} |goals2 = McFarlane {{goal|81}} |stadium = Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny |attendance = |referee =Roberto Moreno (Panama) }}
==Knockout phase==
===Semi-finals=== {{footballbox |date=11 December 2008 |time=17:00 (UTC-5) |report= http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/cubavsgrenada12112008.html |team1={{fb|CUB}} |score= 2–2 {{aet}} |team2= {{fb|GRN}} |goals1= Yoel Colomé {{goal|14}}<br/>Linares {{goal|33}} |goals2= Charles {{goal|12|pen.}}<br/>Bain {{goal|80}} |stadium=Independence Park, Kingston |attendance= |referee= Roberto Moreno (Panama) |<!-- shootout players may not yet be listed in proper order in which the shootout took place. Please update when a match report becomes available. --> |penalties1 = Cervantes {{pengoal}}<br />Martínez {{pengoal}}<br />Colomé {{penmiss}}<br />Minoso {{pengoal}}<br />Márquez {{pengoal}}<br />Urguelles {{pengoal}}<br />Fernández {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore = 5–6 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Modeste<br />{{pengoal}} Rennie<br />{{penmiss}} Bain<br />{{pengoal}} Marshall<br />{{pengoal}} Charles<br />{{pengoal}} Langaigne<br />{{pengoal}} Williams }}
---- {{footballbox |date=11 December 2008 |time=19:00 (UTC-5) |report= http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/jamaicavsguadeloupe12112008.html |team1={{fb-rt|JAM}} |score= 2–0 |team2={{fb|GPE|local}} |goals1=Thompson {{goal|11}}<br/> Shelton {{goal|57}} |goals2= |stadium=Independence Park, Kingston |attendance= |referee=Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) }}
===Third Place Playoff=== {{footballbox |date=14 December 2008 |time= 15:30 (UTC-5) |team1={{fb-rt|CUB}} |score= 0–0 |team2={{fb|GPE|local}} |goals1= |report=[http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/cubavsguadeloupe12142008.html Match Facts] |goals2= |stadium=Independence Park, Kingston |attendance= |referee=Trevor Taylor (Barbados) |penalties1=Cervantes {{pengoal}}<br />Martínez {{pengoal}}<br />Márquez {{pengoal}}<br />Minoso {{pengoal}}<br />Colomé {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore=4–5 |penalties2={{pengoal}} Nabab <br />{{pengoal}} Hannany <br />{{pengoal}} Vertot <br/>{{pengoal}} Antoine-Curier<br />{{pengoal}} Lambourde }}
===Final=== {{footballbox |date=14 December 2008 |time= 18:00 (UTC-5) |team1={{fb-rt|JAM}} |score= 2–0 |team2={{fb|GRN}} |goals1= Shelton {{goal|17|pen.|71|pen.}} |report=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/jamaicavsgrenada12142008.html |goals2= |stadium=Independence Park, Kingston |attendance= |referee=Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) }}
{{Winners|fb|2008 Caribbean Cup<br> winner|Jamaica|Fourth}}
==Goalscorers== ''Goals only from the final tournament'' ;5 goals {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagicon|GRN}} Kitson Bain *{{flagicon|JAM}} Luton Shelton {{colend}} ;3 goals {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagicon|BAR}} Riviere Williams *{{flagicon|CUB}} Roberto Linares *{{flagicon|ATG}} Peter Byers *{{flagicon|TRI}} Errol McFarlane {{colend}} ;2 goals {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagicon|CUB}} Yenier Márquez *{{flagicon|GRN}} Ricky Charles *{{flagicon|GPE|local}} Mickaël Antoine-Curier *{{flagicon|HAI}} Alexandre Boucicaut *{{flagicon|JAM}} Eric Vernan *{{flagicon|TRI}} Devon Jorsling {{colend}} ;1 goal {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagicon|BAR}} Gregory Goodridge *{{flagicon|CUB}} Jaime Colomé *{{flagicon|CUB}} Joel Colomé *{{flagicon|CUB}} Reysandry Fernandez *{{flagicon|GRN}} Marcus Julien *{{flagicon|GPE|local}} Gregory Gendrey *{{flagicon|GPE|local}} Lery Hannany *{{flagicon|GPE|local}} Jean-Luc Lambourde *{{flagicon|GPE|local}} Michaël Niçoise *{{flagicon|HAI}} Raymond Ednerson *{{flagicon|HAI}} Sony Norde *{{flagicon|JAM}} Rudolph Austin *{{flagicon|JAM}} Demar Phillips *{{flagicon|JAM}} Oneil Thompson *{{flagicon|JAM}} Andy Williams *{{flagicon|TRI}} Dwayne Leo {{colend}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517113014/http://www.digicelfootball.com/ Caribbean Championships official site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090308101315/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/goldcup/2009/ CONCACAF Gold Cup site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081215182141/http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=239 CONCACAF competition results site]
{{2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup stages}} {{Caribbean Cup}}
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