The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the

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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

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region. The finals were held in

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from 3–14 December 2008. The four semifinalists –

, Grenada, Guadeloupe, and

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– all qualified for the 2009 edition of the

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, although Cuba later withdrew and was replaced by Haiti. 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.Championship kicks off next weekend
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Qualification

Group stage

Played in

from 3–14 December. and automatically qualified for this round.

Group I

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Group J

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Knockout phase

Semi-finals

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Third Place Playoff

Final

Goalscorers

''Goals only from the final tournament'' ;5 goals *

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;3 goals * Riviere Williams *

Roberto Linares Roberto Linares Balmaseda (born February 10, 1986) is a football forward from Cuba playing currently for Argentine side All Boys. Club career A powerful and pacy striker, Linares played for his provincial side Villa Clara. He was the Cuban lea ...

* Peter Byers * Errol McFarlane ;2 goals * Yenier Márquez * Ricky Charles * Mickaël Antoine-Curier * Alexandre Boucicaut * Eric Vernan * Devon Jorsling ;1 goal * Gregory Goodridge *

Jaime Colomé Jaime Colomé Valencia (born June 30, 1979 in Havana) is a Cuban retired footballer. Club career Colomé played most of his career as a midfielder for Ciudad La Habana. He played the 2016/17 season at Parham in Antigua and Barbuda alongside c ...

* Joel Colomé * Reysandry Fernandez * Marcus Julien * Gregory Gendrey * Lery Hannany * Jean-Luc Lambourde *

Michaël Niçoise Mickaël Joseph Niçoise (born 19 September 1984) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Meaux. Club career Youth Born in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, Niçoise began playing football at an early age i ...

* Raymond Ednerson *

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* Rudolph Austin *

Demar Phillips Demar Constantine Phillips (born 23 September 1983) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a left wingback. Early life Demar Phillips was born on 23 September 1983 in a small town in the district of St Thomas outside Kingston. He describes gr ...

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* Andy Williams * Dwayne Leo

References

External links

Caribbean Championships official site

CONCACAF Gold Cup site

CONCACAF competition results site
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