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2008 Caribbean Cup qualification

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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.

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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.

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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Group G

    Played in Cuba from October 23–27.

    Group H

    Played in Trinidad and Tobago from November 5–9.

    References

    2008 Caribbean Cup qualification Wikipedia


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