The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the

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Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the

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, an international

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championship for national teams affiliated with the

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(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 –

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, 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

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. 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 * Kitson Bain * Luton Shelton ;3 goals * Riviere Williams * Roberto Linares *

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;2 goals * Yenier Márquez * Ricky Charles * Mickaël Antoine-Curier * Alexandre Boucicaut * Eric Vernan * Devon Jorsling ;1 goal *

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* Jaime Colomé * Joel Colomé * Reysandry Fernandez *

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* Lery Hannany *

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* Michaël Niçoise * Raymond Ednerson *

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* Oneil Thompson *

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* Dwayne Leo

References

External links

Caribbean Championships official site

CONCACAF Gold Cup site

CONCACAF competition results site
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