2014 Caribbean Cup


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 of the CONCACAF region.
The [|final] competition stage was scheduled for 11–18 November. On 18 March 2014, it was announced that Jamaica would host the final stage.
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.

Qualification

A preliminary qualification round was scheduled for May 2014. The first round of qualification was scheduled for 1–9 September and the second round of qualification was scheduled for 6–14 October.
In April 2014, the Caribbean Football Union announced the group stage draw. A total of 26 teams entered the competition. Cuba and Jamaica 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.
TeamQualificationCaribbean Cup
final stage
appearances		Previous best performanceFIFA Ranking
at start of event
Hosts15thChampion 113
Title holders11thChampion 112
Group 7 winners18thChampion 49
Group 7 runners-up8thFourth Place 70
Group 8 winners9thChampion 93
Group 8 runners-up3rdGroup Stage N/A1
Group 9 winners13thChampion N/A1
Group 9 runners-up3rd2Fourth Place 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, inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record.

Venue

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

Squads

Group stage

All times are local.
Legend
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. 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.

Group A

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Group B

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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.

Final stage

Third place match

Final

Jamaica qualified for the Copa América Centenario.

Goalscorers

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
AwardWinner
Most Valuable Player Rodolph Austin
Golden Boot Kervens Belfort
Darren Mattocks
Kevin Molino
Golden Glove Andre Blake
Fair Play

PositionPlayer
Goalkeeper Andre Blake
Left Defender Kim Jaggy
Central Defender Jermaine Taylor
Central Defender Daneil Cyrus
Right Defender Alvas Powell
Left Midfielder Jobi McAnuff
Central Midfielder Rodolph Austin
Central Midfielder Yénier Márquez
Right Midfielder Darren Mattocks
Forward Kevin Molino
Forward Kervens Belfort