2008 Caribbean Cup qualification explained

Preliminary round

Format

The five group winners along with the four best second-place teams will be placed into three groups hosted by Guadeloupe, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago from 11 October - 9 November.^[1]

Teams that did not enter

Nine CFU teams did not enter, meaning 4 fewer participants than in the Caribbean Nations Cup 2006-07 edition. (This became 2 fewer participants, when 2 further teams withdrew during the 2006-07 tournament). Two teams withdrew before the tournament began (and), and the 7 other teams listed below participated only in World Cup Qualification)1.
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Group A

All Group A matches were hosted by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie, the governing body for association football in the Netherlands Antilles.

width=165	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1

Notes

were originally the third team, but they dropped out and took their place.
switched to Group B the day before the first match, and took their place.

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Group B

All Group B matches were hosted by the Guyana Football Federation, the governing body for association football in Guyana.

width=165	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0

Notes

qualify as one of 4 best runners-up.
were originally in Group B, but they dropped out and later rejoined the tournament in Group A. took their place in this group.

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Group C

All Group C matches were hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association.

width=230	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7
	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
Saint-Martin	3	0	0	3	2	13	-11	0

Notes:

were originally excluded,^[2] but eventually were allowed to play.
Matches originally scheduled for 29 August were pushed back until 30 August due to Hurricane Gustav.

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Group D

All Group D matches were hosted by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

width=165	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3
	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0

Notes

were originally the third team, but took their place when Dominica was moved to Group B.

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Group E

All Group E matches were hosted by Ligue de Football de Martinique, the governing body for association football in Martinique.

width=215	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	2	2	0	0	6	1	5	6
	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3
	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0

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Qualifying round

,, automatically qualified for this round. and receive bye to third round.

Group F

Played in Guadeloupe from October 11–15.

width=165	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	9
	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	4
	3	0	0	3	3	12	-9	0

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Group G

Played in Cuba from October 23–27.

width=165	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	14	2	+12	7
	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
	3	1	0	2	4	10	-6	3
	3	0	0	3	3	11	-8	0

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Group H

Played in Trinidad and Tobago from November 5–9.

width=165	Team!	width=20	Pld!	width=20	W!	width=20	D!	width=20	L!	width=20	GF!	width=20	GA!	width=20	GD!	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1

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Notes and References

Web site: Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles. CONCACAF. 2008-07-22. 2008-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20080729045353/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4261. 2008-07-29. dead.
Web site: Decisions Announced at CFU Congress . 4 March 2008 . Caribbean Football Union. 10 March 2008 .