2014 Caribbean Cup

{{About|the men's international football tournament|the women's competition|2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Caribbean Cup

| year = 2014

| other_titles =

| image = 2014 Caribbean Cup.png

| size = 250px

| alt =

| caption = The official logo of the 2014 Caribbean Cup

| country = Jamaica

| dates = 11–18 November

| num_teams = 8

| sub-confederations = 1

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion = JAM

| count = 6

| second = TRI

| third = HAI

| fourth = CUB

| matches = 14

| goals = 42

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|HAI}} Kervens Belfort
{{flagicon|JAM}} Darren Mattocks
{{flagicon|TRI}} Kevin Molino
(3 goals each)

| player = {{flagicon|JAM}} Rodolph Austin

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|JAM}} Andre Blake

| fair_play = {{fb|HAI}}

| prevseason = 2012

| nextseason = 2017

}}

The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region.

The final competition stage (8 teams) was scheduled for 11–18 November.{{cite web|title=Caribbean Football Union Calendar of Events 2014|url=http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9320-caribbean-football-union-calendar-of-events-for-2014|publisher=CFUfootball.org|access-date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117100538/http://cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9320-caribbean-football-union-calendar-of-events-for-2014|archive-date=17 November 2014|url-status=dead}} On 18 March 2014, it was announced that Jamaica would host the final stage.{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Sean|title=Jamaica to host 2014 Caribbean Cup|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Jamaica-to-host-2014-Caribbean-Cup_16297547|publisher=Jamaica Observer|access-date=18 March 2014|date=18 March 2014|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726064608/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Jamaica-to-host-2014-Caribbean-Cup_16297547|url-status=dead}}

For the first time, the competition and its qualifying stages were scheduled to take place during officially sanctioned FIFA international match periods. The change was made to assist the national Football Associations selecting high profile Caribbean players whose clubs would be otherwise reluctant to lose the players service while on international duty. Previous editions of the competition have taken place on non-FIFA calendar dates. Horace Burrell, the Jamaican Football Federation President stated that the change would "ensure the tournament has star power".

The top four teams would qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup automatically while the fifth place team would advance to a play-off against the fifth place team from the 2014 Copa Centroamericana tournament. This is the first time that the two overall fifth-placed teams compete to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, previously five teams from Central America and four from the Caribbean have qualified for the Confederation's competition.

The winner of the tournament would qualify for the Copa América Centenario, a 16-team tournament of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF national teams to be held in the United States in 2016.{{cite web|title=It's official: Copa América will be held on US soil in special centennial tournament in 2016|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016|work=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=1 May 2014|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925085225/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016|url-status=dead}}

Qualification

{{main|2014 Caribbean Cup qualification}}

A preliminary qualification round was scheduled for May 2014. The first round of qualification (24 teams) was scheduled for 1–9 September and the second round of qualification (16 teams) was scheduled for 6–14 October.

In April 2014, the Caribbean Football Union announced the group stage draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9391-men-s-cfu-caribbean-cup-2014-group-draw|title=Men's CFU Caribbean Cup 2014 Group Draw|publisher=Caribbean Football Union|access-date=14 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018104836/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9391-men-s-cfu-caribbean-cup-2014-group-draw|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=dead}} A total of 26 teams entered the competition. Cuba (defending champion) and Jamaica (host) received byes to the final round. Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin, and Sint Maarten did not enter.

=Qualified teams=

The following eight teams qualified for the final stage of the tournament.

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style="width:25%;"| Team

!style="width:15%;"| Qualification

!style="width:10%;"| Caribbean Cup
final stage
appearances

!style="width:35%;"| Previous best performance

!style="width:15%;"| FIFA Ranking
at start of event

align=left | {{fb|JAM}}

|align=center| Hosts

|align=center| 15th

|align=center| Champion (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010)

|align=center| 113

align=left | {{fb|CUB}}

|align=center| Title holders

|align=center| 11th

|align=center| Champion (2012)

|align=center| 112

align=left | {{fb|TRI}}

|align=center| Group 7 winners

|align=center| 18th

|align=center| Champion (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)

|align=center| 49

align=left | {{fb|ATG}}

|align=center| Group 7 runners-up

|align=center| 8th

|align=center| Fourth Place (1998)

|align=center| 70

align=left | {{fb|HAI}}

|align=center| Group 8 winners

|align=center| 9th

|align=center| Champion (2007)

|align=center| 93

align=left | {{fb|GYF|local}}

|align=center| Group 8 runners-up

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center| Group Stage (1995, 2012)

|align=center| N/A1

align=left | {{fb|MTQ|snake}}

|align=center| Group 9 winners

|align=center| 13th

|align=center| Champion (1993)

|align=center| N/A1

align=left | {{fb|CUW}}

|align=center| Group 9 runners-up

|align=center| 3rd2

|align=center| Fourth Place (1989)

|align=center| 147

Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.

1. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so do not have a FIFA Ranking.

2. This is Curaçao's first appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record.

Venue

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In March 2013, it was announced that the final stage of the tournament would be held in Montego Bay.

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!Montego Bay

Montego Bay Sports Complex
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| lon_deg = -77.91

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Squads

{{details|2014 Caribbean Cup squads}}

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−05:00).

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Legend
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|Group winners advance to the final and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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|Group runners-up advance to the third place match and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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|Best group third-placed team advance to 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off

On 24 October, the Caribbean Football Union announced that fixtures had been arranged, Group A games would be played a day earlier than previously reported, Group B games would be played a day later.{{cite web|title=2014 CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup Finals kicks off November 10|url=http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9543-2014-cfu-men-s-caribbean-cup-finals-kicks-off-november-10|publisher=cfufootball.org|access-date=24 October 2014|date=24 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024093122/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9543-2014-cfu-men-s-caribbean-cup-finals-kicks-off-november-10|archive-date=24 October 2014|url-status=dead}} Following the request of several participating teams, the CFU decided to delay the tournament by one day, changing the dates from 10–17 November to 11–18 November.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9552-men-s-caribbean-cup-starts-november-11|title=Men's Caribbean Cup Starts November 11|publisher=cfufootball.org|date=5 November 2014|access-date=6 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220636/http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/caribbean-cup/9552-men-s-caribbean-cup-starts-november-11|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

=Group A=

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Maria {{goal|48}}

| goals2 = K. Jones {{goal|26|pen.|38}}
Molino {{goal|52}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/trinidad-edges-curacao-in-caribbean-cup-opener Report]

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| goals2 = Solvi {{goal|90+4}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/cuba-1-french-guiana-1 Report]

}}

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| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}

| team2 = {{fb|GYF|local}}

| score = 4–2

| goals1 = Molino {{goal|17||58}}
Peltier {{goal|62|pen.}}
Guerra {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = Saint-Clair {{goal|64}}
Legrand {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/trinidad-tops-french-guiana-seals-gold-cup-spot Report]

}}

{{Football box

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| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUW}}

| team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

| score = 2–3

| goals1 = Rajcomar {{goal|45}}
Nepomuceno {{goal|69}}

| goals2 = Corrales {{goal|15}}
López {{goal|51}}
Leiva {{goal|90+5}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/curacao-2-cuba-3 Report]

}}

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| time = 17:30

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| team2 = {{fb|CUW}}

| score = 4–1

| goals1 = Saint-Clair {{goal|18}}
Fabien {{goal|26||64}}
Adipi {{goal|34}}

| goals2 = Meulens {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/french-guiana-defeats-curacao-stays-in-contention Report]

}}

{{Football box

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| time = 20:00

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| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}

| score = 0–0

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/cuba-qualifies-for-gold-cup-trinidad-to-final Report]

}}

=Group B=

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Belfort {{goal|36}}

| goals2 = Weston {{goal|58}}
Byers {{goal|60}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/haiti-2-antigua-barbuda-2 Report]

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| goals1 = Mattocks {{goal|13}}

| goals2 = Arquin {{goal|29}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Roberto García (Mexico)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/jamaica-1-martinique-1 Report]

}}

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| time = 17:30

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| team2 = {{fb|HAI}}

| score = 0–3

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| goals2 = Guerrier {{goal|52}}
Belfort {{goal|63||90}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/haiti-downs-martinique-for-caribbean-cup-win Report]

}}

{{Football box

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| time = 20:00

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| team2 = {{fb|ATG}}

| score = 3–0

| goals1 = Lawrence {{goal|30}}
Mattocks {{goal|43}}
Austin {{goal|88}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/jamaica-blanks-antigua-barbuda-in-caribbean-cup Report]

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2014|11|16|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}}

| team2 = {{fb|MTQ|snake}}

| score = 0–2

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Buval {{goal|57}}
Goron {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Roberto García (Mexico)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/martinique-tops-antigua-stays-in-contention Report]

}}

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| time = 20:00

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| team2 = {{fb|HAI}}

| score = 2–0

| goals1 = Dawkins {{goal|13}}
Mattocks {{goal|20}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/jamaica-secures-gold-cup-caribbean-final-berths Report]

}}

=Ranking of third place teams=

As there was no fifth place match, French Guiana, the best group third-placed team according to group stage results, advanced to represent the Caribbean Football Union at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-off, where they will play against Honduras, the 2014 Copa Centroamericana fifth-placed team. The winner of the play-off will qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite book|title=Free Kick (Issue #6)|date=Jun–Jul 2014|publisher=CONCACAF|page=7|url=http://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/free_kick_issue__6-english_final|access-date=2 October 2014}}

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Final stage

=Third place match=

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| date = {{Start date|2014|11|18|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

| team2 = {{fb|HAI}}

| score = 1–2

| goals1 = A. Martínez {{goal|89}}

| goals2 = Jérôme {{goal|56}}
Guerrier {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Roberto García (Mexico)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/haiti-edges-cuba-for-third-in-caribbean-cup Report]

}}

=Final=

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| date = {{Start date|2014|11|18|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}

| team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

| score = 0–0

| aet = yes

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)

| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/article/jamaica-claims-caribbean-cup-crown-on-pks Report]

| penalties1 = K. Jones {{penmiss}}
Guerra {{pengoal}}
Molino {{pengoal}}
J. Jones {{pengoal}}
Hyland {{penmiss}}

| penaltyscore = 3–4

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Taylor
{{pengoal}} McAnuff
{{pengoal}} Phillips
{{penmiss}} Seaton
{{pengoal}} Austin

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Jamaica qualified for the Copa América Centenario.

{{winners|fb|2014 Caribbean Cup
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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:{{cite web|title=2014 Caribbean Cup: Award Winners|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/2014-caribbean-cup-award-winners|publisher=CONCACAF.com|access-date=20 November 2014|date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815072355/http://www.concacaf.com/article/2014-caribbean-cup-award-winners|archive-date=15 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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!Award

!Winner

Most Valuable Player

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Rodolph Austin

Golden Boot

|{{flagicon|HAI}} Kervens Belfort
{{flagicon|JAM}} Darren Mattocks
{{flagicon|TRI}} Kevin Molino
(shared)

Golden Glove

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Andre Blake

Fair Play

|{{fb|HAI}}

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|+Team of the tournament

Position

!Player

Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Andre Blake

Left Defender

|{{flagicon|HAI}} Kim Jaggy

Central Defender

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Jermaine Taylor

Central Defender

|{{flagicon|TRI}} Daneil Cyrus

Right Defender

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Alvas Powell

Left Midfielder

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Jobi McAnuff

Central Midfielder

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Rodolph Austin

Central Midfielder

|{{flagicon|CUB}} Yénier Márquez

Right Midfielder

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Darren Mattocks

Forward

|{{flagicon|TRI}} Kevin Molino

Forward

|{{flagicon|HAI}} Kervens Belfort

References

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