Host country Jamaica Champions Jamaica (4th title) Fourth place Cuba Best player Eric Vernan Goals scored 181 | Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up Grenada Start date 2008 Teams 21 Matches played 52 | |
Dates 22 July–9 November (qualifying)
3–17 December (finals) Champion Jamaica national football team Third place Guadeloupe national football team | ||
The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The finals were held in Jamaica from 3–14 December 2008. The four semifinalists – Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, and Cuba – all qualified for the 2009 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, although Cuba later withdrew and was replaced by Haiti.
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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.
Group stage
Played in Jamaica from 3–14 December.
Haiti and Jamaica automatically qualified for this round.
Goalscorers
Goals only from the final tournament