The 2010 Caribbean Cup (also known as Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was the 2010 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The final stage was hosted by Martinique. Martinique were selected as hosts over fellow bidders Guadeloupe and Barbados. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 18 August with the final match taking place on 28 November.[1] However, at the beginning of August 2010, the CFU released a different schedule that showed the competition being postponed until 2 October.[2] Also, the Bahamas pulled out of the competition, leaving 23 teams. The groups were changed, allowing Cuba and Antigua and Barbuda to get a bye to the second qualifying round at the expense of Guyana and the Netherlands Antilles.

2010 Caribbean Cup
Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010
A red and white logo of a shield containing an interpretation of a player kicking a ball.
Tournament details
Host countryMartinique
Dates2 October – 5 December
Teams23 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Jamaica (5th title)
Runners-up Guadeloupe
Third place Cuba
Fourth place Grenada
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored30 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Grenada Kithson Bain
Jamaica Dane Richards
(3 goals each)
2008
2012
Alternate logo.

The top four teams qualified for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Participants

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A total of 23 entered into the tournament. Aruba had initially entered but withdrew shortly before the tournament began, dropping the total from the initial 24 entrants. Seven CFU teams – Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, French Guiana, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States Virgin Islands – did not enter, meaning two more participants than in the 2008 edition. Martinique and Jamaica were given byes into the tournament proper as hosts and title holders, respectively.[3] The six highest-ranking teams – Grenada, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, and Antigua and Barbuda – based on the results of the 2008 tournament, were given byes into the second qualifying round.[3] All remaining entrants – Anguilla, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname – were drawn into the first qualifying round.

Seeding and bye allocation[3]
Seed Team Bye Notes
1   Martinique Final group stage 2010 hosts
2   Jamaica Title holders
3   Grenada Second preliminary round Runner-up
4   Guadeloupe Third place
5   Cuba Fourth place
6   Trinidad and Tobago Eliminated in group stage with 4 points
7   Haiti Eliminated in group stage with 4 points
8   Antigua and Barbuda Eliminated in group stage with 2 points
9   Barbados No bye awarded Eliminated in group stage with 0 points

Qualification

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The qualifying competition for the 2010 Caribbean Championship was held from 2 October to 14 November 2010 to determine the qualifying teams for the final tournament. 21 teams competed, with six qualifying to join hosts Martinique and title holders Jamaica. The competition was played over two rounds, with the second through seventh highest-ranked teams from the 2008 Caribbean Championship given byes to the second round.

Squads

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At least 30 days prior to the tournament, all teams competing in the final tournament were required to provide a provisional list of between 20 and 30 players. 10 days prior, the teams were required to finalize a list of 20 players for the tournament.[4]

Group stage

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The final round was contested in Martinique from 26 November – 5 December. It consisted of two groups of four, and the top two teams from each group progressed to the semifinals. Jamaica and Martinique automatically qualified for the final group stage as title holder and host, respectively.

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cuba 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
  Grenada 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
  Martinique 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago  0–2  Cuba
Report J. Colomé   23'
Linares   79'
Martinique  1–1  Grenada
Goron   79' (pen.) Report Bain   29'

Grenada  1–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Bain   69' Report
Martinique  0–1  Cuba
Report Márquez   28'

Cuba  0–0  Grenada
Report
Martinique  0–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Hector   47'

Group I

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
  Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
  Guyana 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Guyana  1–1  Guadeloupe
D. Jacobs   86' Report Loval   70'
Jamaica  3–1  Antigua and Barbuda
Shelton   14', 37'
Richards   40'
Report Gregory   48'

Antigua and Barbuda  1–0  Guyana
Gregory   69' Report
Guadeloupe  0–2  Jamaica
Report Francis   53'
Johnson   90+3'

Guadeloupe  1–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Lambourde   41' Report
Guyana  0–4  Jamaica
Report Richards   42'
Morgan   49', 75'
Vernan   90'

Knockout phase

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Cuba1
 
 
 
  Guadeloupe2
 
  Guadeloupe1 (4)
 
 
 
  Jamaica (pen)1 (5)
 
  Jamaica (aet)2
 
 
  Grenada1
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Cuba1
 
 
  Grenada0

Semi-finals

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Cuba  1–2  Guadeloupe
R. Fernández   34' Report Gendrey   55' (pen.)
Lambourde   78'

Jamaica  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Grenada
Richards   7'
Smith   96'
Report Bain   13'

Third Place Playoff

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Grenada  0–1  Cuba
Report Linares   12'

Final

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 2010 Caribbean Cup
winner 
 
Jamaica

Fifth title

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Caribbean cup to start August 18". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. ^ "St. Vincent to host Group B of Caribbean Cup". concacaf.org. CONCACAF. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Digicel Cup Kicks Off". caribbeanfootballunion.org. Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Digicel Caribbean Cup: 2010 Tournament Regulations" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union. 2010. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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