2012 Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAntigua and Barbuda
Dates7–16 December[1]
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Haiti
Fourth place Martinique
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored29 (1.81 per match)
Attendance6,350 (397 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eight players
(2 goals each)

The 2012 Caribbean Cup was the 17th 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 final stage was hosted by Antigua and Barbuda.[2] The tournament determined the four Caribbean teams that qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]

Originally the competition's final round was to be scheduled for June and July[4] however it was delayed. The title was won by Cuba for the first time.[5]

Qualification

The first and second rounds were scheduled for August and September, and October respectively. The draw for the qualifying round was made in March 2012.

The following teams qualified:

Preparations

This is the first international tournament organised by the CFU since the corruption scandal. Prior to hosting the tournament, Paul "Chet" Greene, a former General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association raised concerns that Antigua's FA may not be able to afford to host the tournament and suggested that it would require state aid. It was the incumbent ABFA General Secretary Derrick Gordon that went on to become the President of the Caribbean Football Union and ultimately select the host nation. Greene stated, "Antigua [are] not necessarily in a position to give as [much] they normally would, I think government becomes the only option at this stage and a call for larger than usual attendances to allow the association to pay the bills." Greene also said that in the event of a grant from the CFU (via CONCACAF), the association would "still have a chunk of expenses to bear."[6]

ABFA President Everton Gonsalves responded, "the value to football is not something that can be valued in dollars."[7] CFU President Gordon Derrick stated that "Football is an expensive venture in all aspects; development comes at a cost so monies have to be spent."[7] At the 2013 CFU Congress, Derrick Gordon stated that they could not come to an agreement with usual sponsors Digicel as they "couldn't agree on a deal in time for the Caribbean Cup, as Digicel's budget year had closed."[8]

Venues

Two venues have been chosen to host the tournament.[6]

St. Johns North Sound
Antigua Recreation Ground Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 10,000
2012 Caribbean Cup (Antigua)

Squads

Draw

Teams were allocated to this stage based on a fixed draw. The draw was decided thus:[9]

The result of the draw was amended on 19 November, the Group 7 runner-up was transferred to Group B and the Group 7 winner was transferred to Group A.[10] As a result of the amendment Group A contains three qualifying group winners and the host, whilst Group B contains three qualifying group runners-up and the previous edition competition winner. Martinique, the team transferred to Group B containing no qualifying group-winners, is the only association in the competition with a CFU Executive Committee member (Maurice Victoire) besides hosts Antigua and Barbuda (Gordon Derrick).

Group stage

The complete schedule for finals was released on 20 November.[11]

Tiebreakers
  1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
  3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
  4. Greater goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Drawing of lots.

All times local (UTC−4)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Haiti 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Dominican Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source:
Haiti 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Saint-Preux 7' Report Carter 19'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Antigua and Barbuda 2-2 Dominican Republic
Byers 17', 44' Report García 74'
Faña 90'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)
Dominican Republic 0–1 Haiti
Report Peguero 39'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Byers 63' Report Molino 72', 89'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Rubalcaba (Cuba)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Dominican Republic
Carter 14'
Molino 70'		 Report Rodríguez 52'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
Haiti 3–1 Antigua and Barbuda
Peguero 19'
Saint-Preux 21', 44'		 Report Byers 89'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Martinique 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Cuba 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 French Guiana 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
 Jamaica 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source:
Martinique 1–0 Cuba
Piquionne 29' Report
Attendance: 100
Jamaica 1–2 French Guiana
Stewart 22' Report Pigrée 19'
Evens 48'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Cuba 2–1 French Guiana
Martínez 74', 76' Report Pigrée 16'
Attendance: 225
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Jamaica 0–0 Martinique
Report
Attendance: 225
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
French Guiana 1–3 Martinique
Darcheville 80' Report Piquionne 10'
Parsemain 33'
Angély 77'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Jamaica 0–1 Cuba
Report Urgellés 57'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Knockout phase

All teams that reach this phase qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In case of tie, extra time is played, and if still tied, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Haiti0
 
 
 
 Cuba1
 
 Cuba1
 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 Martinique1 (4)
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago1 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Haiti1
 
 
 Martinique0

Semi-finals

Martinique 1–1 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago
Parsemain 75' Report Roy 90'
Penalties
Berdix soccer ball with check mark
Crétinoir soccer ball with check mark
Gustan soccer ball with check mark
Parsemain soccer ball with check mark
Piquionne soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Theobald
soccer ball with check mark Molino
soccer ball with check mark Mitchell
soccer ball with check mark Gonzales
soccer ball with check mark Guerra
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Haiti 0–1 Cuba
Report Colomé 8'
Attendance: 200

Third place play-off

Haiti 1–0 (a.e.t.) Martinique
Saint-Preux 94' Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)

Final

Cuba 1–0 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago
Hernández 113' Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)


 2012 Caribbean Cup
winner 

Cuba
First title
Notes
  1. 1 2 CFU released a statement on 14 December stating that the venue and kick-off time for the third place playoff and final had changed. They were originally scheduled to be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Prize money

The winner received US $120k, the runner-up received US $85k, the third-place team received US $70k and the fourth-placed team received US $50K.[12]

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ Baptiste, Neto. "FA awaits Benna Brits' availability". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Prescott, Ian (16 November 2011). "Coach: T&T unlucky". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Warner re-elected as CFU president". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Caribbean Cup finals to be played June-July 2012". CONCACAF.com. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Cuba 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0". Soccerway. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. 1 2 Baptiste, Neto (16 November 2012). "'Chet' cautions FA over Caribbean Cup hosting". Antigua Observer. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  7. 1 2 Baptiste, Neto (21 November 2012). "Gonsalves Justifies Caribbean Cup Decision". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "CFU on repairing". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "2013 Gold Cup Qualifying Schedules, Results, Standings". GoldCup.org. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Haiti, French Guyana head to Carib finals". CONCACAF.com. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Caribbean Cup finals set for December 7 start". CONCACAF.com. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Baptiste, Neto (20 November 2012). "Benna Boys get tough Caribbean Cup Finals group". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
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