2012 Caribbean Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Dates | 7–16 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Cuba (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Third place |  Haiti |
| Fourth place |  Martinique |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 29 (1.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 6,350 (397 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Peter Byers Ariel Martínez Kerbi Rodríguez Gary Pigrée Jean-Philippe Peguero Leonel Saint-Preux Kévin Parsemain Frédéric Piquionne(2 goals) |
The 2012 Caribbean Cup was the 17th 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 stage was hosted by Antigua and Barbuda. The tournament determined the four Caribbean teams that qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Originally the competition's final round was to be scheduled for June and July however it was delayed. The title was won by Cuba for the first time.
The first and second rounds were scheduled for August and September, and October respectively. The draw for the qualifying round was made in March 2012.
The following teams qualified:
This is the first international tournament organised by the CFU since the corruption scandal. Prior to hosting the tournament, Paul "Chet" Greene, a former General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association raised concerns that Antigua's FA may not be able to afford to host the tournament and suggested that it would require state aid. It was the incumbent ABFA General Secretary Derrick Gordon that went on to become the President of the Caribbean Football Union and ultimately select the host nation. Greene stated, "Antigua [are] not necessarily in a position to give as [much] they normally would, I think government becomes the only option at this stage and a call for larger than usual attendances to allow the association to pay the bills." Greene also said that in the event of a grant from the CFU (via CONCACAF), the association would "still have a chunk of expenses to bear."
ABFA President Everton Gonsalves responded, "the value to football is not something that can be valued in dollars." CFU President Gordon Derrick stated that "Football is an expensive venture in all aspects; development comes at a cost so monies have to be spent." At the 2013 CFU Congress, Derrick Gordon stated that they could not come to an agreement with usual sponsors Digicel as they "couldn't agree on a deal in time for the Caribbean Cup, as Digicel's budget year had closed."
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