2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
# 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification

## 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.

### 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 ( French Guiana and Sint Maarten), and the 7 other teams listed below participated only in World Cup Qualification)

### Group A

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aruba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |

**Notes**

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

### Group B

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guyana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Suriname | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Dominica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |

**Notes**

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

### Group C

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Saint-Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |

**Notes**

* Antigua and Barbuda were originally excluded, but eventually were allowed to play.
* Matches originally scheduled for 29 August were pushed back until 30 August due to Hurricane Gustav.

### Group D

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barbados | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |

**Notes**

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

### Group E

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Martinique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |

## Qualifying round

Cuba, Guadeloupe, Trinidad and Tobago automatically qualified for this round. Haiti and Jamaica receive bye to third round.

### Group F

Played in Guadeloupe from October 11–15.

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guadeloupe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Martinique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |

### Group G

Played in Cuba from October 23–27.

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
| Barbados | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Suriname | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |

### Group H

Played in Trinidad and Tobago from November 5–9.

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