2005 Caribbean Cup
# 2005 Caribbean Cup

The 2005 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Barbados and won by Jamaica. In all, 30 countries were invited, of which, 22 participated and 8 withdrew.

## Qualifying tournament

### First qualifying round (group stage)

**Group A**

Group A Qualifier: Saint-Martin w/o Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten withdrew)

Played in Kingston, Jamaica

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 |
| Haiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 |
| Saint-Martin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 1 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 1 |

**Group B**

Played in Martinique

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French Guiana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Martinique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| Dominica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |

**Group C**

Group C qualifier: Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew.

Bahamas qualified but they also withdrew; their place was taken by Guyana. The participants were supposed to be: Cuba, Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Dominican Republic, and the matches were planned to be played in Cuba. However, Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Dominican Republic all withdrew later, and so Cuba won the group automatically.

**Group D**

Group D qualifier: Guyana both through Suriname. The matches were scheduled to be played on 5 and 11 September but Guyana were requested to replace the Bahamas from Group C who withdrew so Suriname was drawn into Group D.

Played in Trinidad and Tobago

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Suriname | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |

**Group E**

Group E qualifier: Bermuda w/o Aruba (Aruba withdrew)

Played in Saint Vincent; originally planned for Cayman Islands, but rescheduled due to hurricane damage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |

NB: Bermuda have protested the eligibility of three BVI players (Montgomery Butler, Avondale Williams, Venton James) as being Saint Vincentians.

**Group F**

Group F qualifier: Antigua and Barbuda w/o Anguilla (Anguilla withdrew)

Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Montserrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 |

### Second qualifying round

* French Guiana bye

## Final round

NB: Barbados qualified as hosts

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

Jamaica, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005

* 2005 Caribbean Cup winner
* Jamaica Third title

## Top scorers

| Name | Name | Goals |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Luton Shelton | 9 |
| 2 | Roland Dean | 7 |
| 3 | Jermaine Hue | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Pierre | 6 |
| 3 | Cornell Glen | 6 |
| 6 | Lester More | 5 |
| 7 | Jevon Francis | 4 |
| 7 | Shandel Samuel | 4 |
