The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the

Caribbean Cup The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition, established by Shell and run by former England Cricket fast bowler Fred Rumsey, wa ...

, an international

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competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the

Caribbean Football Union The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) is the representative organization for football associations in the Caribbean. It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 6 territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. The Union was established in Januar ...

(CFU) of the

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...

region. The final competition stage (8 teams) was scheduled for 11–18 November. On 18 March 2014, it was announced that Jamaica would host the final stage. 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.

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, the Jamaican Football Federation President stated that the change would "ensure the tournament has star power". The top four teams would qualify for the

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches bein ...

automatically while the fifth place team would advance to a play-off against the fifth place team from the 2014 Copa Centroamericana tournament. 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

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, a 16-team tournament of

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

and

national teams to be held in the United States in 2016.

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. In April 2014, the

announced the group stage draw. A total of 26 teams entered the competition.

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

(defending champion) and

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

(host) received byes to the final round.

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Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...

, Saint Martin, and

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did not enter.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final stage of the tournament. 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 nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , ...

, 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.

Squads

Group stage

All times are local ( UTC−05:00). 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. 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.

Group A

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Group B

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Ranking of third place teams

As there was no fifth place match,

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

, 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 Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

, the 2014 Copa Centroamericana fifth-placed team. The winner of the play-off will qualify for the

Final stage

Third place match

Final

Jamaica qualified for the

Goalscorers

;3 goals *

Kervens Belfort Kervens Fils Belfort (born 16 May 1992) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysian club Kelantan and the Haiti national team. Club career Belfort has played for Tempête, Le Mans B, Le Mans, FC Sion, Grenobl ...

Darren Mattocks Darren Dimitri Mattocks (born 2 September 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a forward for Phoenix Rising FC and the Jamaica national football team. College career Mattocks played for the University of Akron where ...

Kevin Molino Kevin Reginald Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Club career Orlando City After playing for severa ...

;2 goals * Ariel Martínez * Rihairo Meulens * Gilles Fabien * Brian Saint-Clair *

Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones CM (born 5 October 1984) is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward. He currently manages the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. He began his football career with Joe P ...

Wilde-Donald Guerrier Wilde-Donald Guerrier (born 31 March 1989) is a Haitian professional footballer who played as a left winger or left-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira and the Haiti national team. He has played abroad in Poland, Turkey, Azerbaijan a ...

;1 goal *

Peter Byers Peter Byers (born 20 October 1984) is an Antiguan footballer who plays professionally for SAP FC and the Antigua and Barbuda national team as a striker. Club career Born in Bolans Village, Byers spent his early career in his native Antigua ...

Myles Weston Myles Arthur Eugene Wesley Weston (born 12 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dagenham & Redbridge. Born in England, he represents the Antigua and Barbuda national team. Club career Charlton Athletic Westo ...

Jorge Luis Corrales Jorge Luis Corrales Cordero (born 20 May 1991) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL League One club Lexington SC and the Cuba national team. Club career Corrales began his career in 2009, playing for FC Pinar d ...

* Orisbel Leiva * Yasmany López * Gianluca Maria *

Gevaro Nepomuceno Gevaro Giomar Magno Nepomuceno (born 10 November 1992) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne Knights and the Curaçao national team. Club career Born in Willemstad, Curaçao and raised in the Netherlands, ...

* Prince Rajcomar * Neki Adipi * Jean-David Legrand * Mickaël Solvi *

Jean Sony Alcénat Jean Sony Alcénat (born 23 January 1986), nicknamed Tiga, is a Haitian former professional association football, footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Aigle Noir and Leixões Alcénat was born in Port-au-Prince. In his country, he ...

Mechack Jérôme Mechack Jérôme (born April 21, 1990) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. Club career Jérôme played for Baltimore in the Ligue Haïtienne, and then for Mirandela in the Portuguese Second Div ...

Rodolph Austin Rodolph William Austin (born 1 June 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is renowned as a tough tackling central midfielder who can play in attacking and central midfield as well as a central defender. He b ...

Simon Dawkins Simon Jonathan Dawkins (born 1 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for USL Championship side Monterey Bay FC. Born in England, he represented the Jamaica national team. Club career Tott ...

Kemar Lawrence Kemar Michael Lawrence (born 17 September 1992) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Jamaica national team. His nickname is Taxi. In January 2014, Lawrence was an ...

* Yoann Arquin *

Bedi Buval Bedi Bastien Buval (born 16 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in France, he made one appearance for the Martinique national team scoring once. Club career Born in Domont, Val-d'Oise, Buval joined Bo ...

José-Thierry Goron José-Thierry Goron (born 1 April 1977) in Martinique is a footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Aiglon du Lamentin in the Martinique Championnat National and the Martinique national football team. Club career He has previ ...

Ataullah Guerra Ataullah Guerra (born 14 November 1987) is a Trinidadian international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ame ...

Lester Peltier Lester Stefan Peltier (born 13 September 1988) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays as a forward . Career Club Peltier attended St. Anthony's College in Trinidad playing on his school's football team as the striker position. a ...

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

References

External links

Caribbean Cup
CFUfootball.org
Final round results
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