Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Dates | 2 September 2006 – 9 January 2007 (qualifiers) 12 January 2007 – 23 January 2007 (finals) |
Teams | 25 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 12 (in 10 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Haiti (1st title) |
Runners-up | Trinidad and Tobago |
Third place | Cuba |
Fourth place | Guadeloupe |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 72 |
Goals scored | 251 (3.49 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nigel Codrington (11 goals) |
The 2007 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the fourteenth edition of the biennial Caribbean Cup, the finals of which were contested in Trinidad and Tobago between 12 January and 23 January 2007. The four semifinalists (Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and hosts Trinidad and Tobago) qualified for the 2007 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In all, 24 of the eligible countries participated (5 did not enter and 1 withdrew).
Haiti eventually won the tournament despite having to qualify for the finals through a play-off of third-place teams from the second round and finishing second in its final-round group. Haiti beat eight-time champion and host Trinidad and Tobago in the final, although Trinidad and Tobago was missing overseas players that had helped them qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Guadeloupe were the surprise of the tournament, as former French international Jocelyn Angloma came out of retirement to help the team advance to the semifinals, qualifying for its first Gold Cup in the process. Cuba continued its development in the region by finishing in third place.
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Trinidad and Tobago receive bye to final round. Aruba, French Guiana, Montserrat, Puerto Rico and Sint Maarten did not enter.