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 official logo of the 2014 Caribbean Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Jamaica |
| Dates | 11–18 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jamaica (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Third place |  Haiti |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 42 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kervens Belfort Darren Mattocks Kevin Molino (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Rodolph Austin |
| Best goalkeeper | Andre Blake |
| Fair play award | Haiti |
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The final competition stage (8 teams) was scheduled for 11–18 November.[1] On 18 March 2014, it was announced that Jamaica would host the final stage.[2]
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".[2]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[1]
In April 2014, the Caribbean Football Union announced the group stage draw.[4] 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.
The following eight teams qualified for the final stage of the tournament.
| Team | Qualification | Caribbean Cup final stage appearances |
Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking at start of event |
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| Jamaica
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Hosts | 15th | Champion (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010) | 113 |
| Cuba
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Title holders | 11th | Champion (2012) | 112 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
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Group 7 winners | 18th | Champion (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001) | 49 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
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Group 7 runners-up | 8th | Fourth Place (1998) | 70 |
| Haiti
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Group 8 winners | 9th | Champion (2007) | 93 |
 French Guiana
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Group 8 runners-up | 3rd | Group Stage (1995, 2012) | N/A1 |
 Martinique
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Group 9 winners | 13th | Champion (1993) | N/A1 |
 Curaçao
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Group 9 runners-up | 3rd2 | Fourth Place (1989) | 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.
In March 2013, it was announced that the final stage of the tournament would be held in Montego Bay.[2]
| Montego Bay |
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| Montego Bay Sports Complex |
  Montego Bay Montego Bay (Jamaica) |
| 18°27′29″N 77°55′17″W / 18.45793°N 77.921388°W / 18.45793; -77.921388 (Catherine Hall Sports Complex) |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| Legend |
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| Group winners advance to the final and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Group runners-up advance to the third place match and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 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.[5] 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.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Final and Gold Cup |
| 2 | Cuba
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Third place match and Gold Cup |
| 3 | French Guiana
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Gold Cup play-off |
| 4 | Curaçao
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| Curaçao | 2–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Meulens  18'Maria 48' |
Report | K. Jones 26' (pen.), 38' Molino 52' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
| Cuba | 1–1 | French Guiana |
|---|---|---|
| A. Martínez 57' |
Report | Solvi 90+4' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–2 | French Guiana |
|---|---|---|
| Molino 17', 58' Peltier 62' (pen.)Guerra 90+2' |
Report | Saint-Clair 64' Legrand 84' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
| Curaçao | 2–3 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Rajcomar 45' Nepomuceno 69' |
Report | Corrales 15' López 51'Leiva 90+5' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
| French Guiana | 4–1 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clair 18' Fabien 26', 64'Adipi 34' |
Report | Meulens 84' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
| Cuba | 0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final and Gold Cup |
| 2 | Haiti
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Third place match and Gold Cup |
| 3 | Martinique
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Haiti | 2–2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Alcénat 23' Belfort 36' |
Report | Weston 58' Byers 60' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Mattocks 13' |
Report | Arquin 29' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Martinique | 0–3 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guerrier 52' Belfort 63', 90' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
| Jamaica | 3–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence 30' Mattocks 43'Austin 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–2 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Buval 57' Goron 90' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Jamaica | 2–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Dawkins 13' Mattocks 20' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
As there was no fifth place match,[5] 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.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Gold Cup play-off |
| 2 | Martinique
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Cuba | 1–2 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| A. Martínez 89' |
Report | Jérôme 56' Guerrier 86' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
K. Jones  Guerra  Molino J. Jones Hyland |
3–4 | Taylor McAnuff Phillips Seaton Austin |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)
Jamaica qualified for the Copa América Centenario.
| 2014 Caribbean Cup winner |
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 Jamaica Sixth title |
Darren Mattocks Kevin Molino Rihairo Meulens Gilles Fabien Brian Saint-Clair Kenwyne Jones Wilde-Donald Guerrier Myles Weston Jorge Luis Corrales Orisbel Leiva Yasmany López Gianluca Maria Gevaro Nepomuceno Prince Rajcomar Neki Adipi Jean-David Legrand Mickaël Solvi Jean Sony Alcénat Mechack Jérôme Rodolph Austin Simon Dawkins Kemar Lawrence Yoann Arquin Bedi Buval José-Thierry Goron Ataullah Guerra Lester PeltierThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]
| Award | Winner |
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| Most Valuable Player | Rodolph Austin
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| Golden Boot | Kervens Belfort Darren Mattocks Kevin Molino (shared) |
| Golden Glove | Andre Blake
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| Fair Play | Haiti
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| Position | Player |
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| Goalkeeper | Andre Blake
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| Left Defender | Kim Jaggy
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| Central Defender | Jermaine Taylor
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| Central Defender | Daneil Cyrus
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| Right Defender | Alvas Powell
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| Left Midfielder | Jobi McAnuff
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| Central Midfielder | Rodolph Austin
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| Central Midfielder | Yénier Márquez
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| Right Midfielder | Darren Mattocks
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| Forward | Kevin Molino
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| Forward | Kervens Belfort
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