2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
Tourney nameCaribbean Cup qualification
Year2012
CountryHaiti
Country 2Saint Lucia
Country 3Martinique
Country 4Barbados
Country 5Saint Kitts and Nevis
Country 6Grenada
Country 7Guadeloupe
Country 8Trinidad and Tobago
Dates5 September – 18 November
Num teams25
Confederations1
Prevseason2010
Nextseason2014

A total of 25 teams entered the qualification process for the 2012 Caribbean Cup, competing for a total of 8 spots in the final tournament. Jamaica, as the holders, and Antigua and Barbuda, as hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 6 spots open for competition.

Although the qualifying tournament is also part of 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying process, the tournament has not been included by FIFA on the FIFA International Match Calendar meaning that the participating nations' first choice players may not be available to play due to club commitments. FIFA allocated 7–11 September and 12–16 October on the FIFA event calendar.

Participants

At the time of the original draw in March 2012, only Sint Maarten and Turks and Caicos Islands had not agreed to participate. In August 2012, the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and the US Virgin Islands pulled out of the competition. Of the five nations to withdraw, three were represented on the Caribbean Football Union executive committee. A total of 25 teams participated in the qualifying phase.[1]

SeedingTeamsNo. of teams
No participation 5
First round entrants 20
Second round entrants
  • GPE (runners-up in 2010)
  • Cuba (third-place in 2010)
  • GRN (fourth-place in 2010)
3
Final round entrants2

First round

Although a draw was originally made in March 2012, the Caribbean Football Union partner Digicel made changes to the original draw allowing only nations where Digicel services were available to host group games. At the time of the changes, the CFU's contract with Digicel had expired.

Group 1

Held in Haiti.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Haiti3300122+109
Puerto Rico3201123+96
BER3102105+53
Saint-Martin3003024−240

Group 2

Held in Saint Lucia.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
GUY320163+36
VIN320162+46
LCA320164+26
CUW3003211−90

Tiebreakers by head-to-head record:[2]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
GUY210142+23
VIN21012203
LCA210113−23

Group 3

Held in Martinique.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
MTQ3210232+217
SUR3210133+107
MSR3102812−43
VGB3003027−270

Group 4

Held in Barbados.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Dominican Republic321053+27
BRB320132+16
DMA310245−13
ARU301257−21

Group 5

Held in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Trinidad and Tobago3300151+149
GYF320185+36
SKN310224−23
AIA3003116−150

Ranking of second-placed teams

Originally, three positions in the final stage were available to teams who finish in second-place at the group stage. They were to be given to the team that finishes in a higher ranked position between the second-placed teams. The highest ranked second-placed teams between Group 1 and Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4, and Group 5 and Group 6 were to proceed to the final tournament.

However, due to the withdrawals of several nations the qualifying format was revised. Only the runners-up from Group 4 and Group 5 were ranked by the second-placed team format to decide which team progresses to the second round. Runners-up from Groups 1,2 and 3 automatically progressed to the second-round.

GroupTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
5GYF320185+36
4BRB320132+16

Second round

Cuba (third place), Grenada (fourth place) and Guadeloupe (runner-up) have all received byes to the second round for their final position in the 2010 Caribbean Cup.

Group 6

Held in Grenada.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Haiti320131+26
GYF31115504
GRN311134−14
GUY310256−13

Group 7

Held in Guadeloupe.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Dominican Republic321062+47
MTQ312065+15
GPE311176+14
Puerto Rico300339−60

Group 8

Held in Trinidad and Tobago.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Trinidad and Tobago321051+47
Cuba311162+44
SUR310218−73
VIN302123−12

Goalscorers

11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. ^ "Twenty-five teams set for Caribbean Cup". CONCACAF.com. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Big Carib wins advance Guyana, St. Vincent". CONCACAF.com. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.