The 2008 Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup was played from July 31 - August 10 in Trinidad & Tobago. It was part of the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualification. Cuba beat Trinidad and Tobago in the final, thus both qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [1]
Group(s) | # of teams | Teams advancing |
---|---|---|
A,E | 4 | Top 2 teams |
C,D,F | 3 | Winner advances, best 2nd place team goes to playoff |
B | 2 | Winner goes to playoff |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 9 | Knockout Stage |
2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | |
3 | Dominica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 | |
4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4–1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
Cuba | 7–0 | Dominica | ||
Cuba | 7–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–1 | Dominica | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | 0–2 | Dominica | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–10 | Cuba |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guyana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Playoff |
2 | Barbados | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
Barbados | 0–0 | Guyana | ||
Guyana | 1–0 (aet) | Barbados | ||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Haiti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Knockout Stage |
2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | |
Haiti | 2–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Haiti | 4–0 | Cayman Islands | ||
Cayman Islands | 0–2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Knockout Stage |
2 | Bermuda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Playoff |
3 | Aruba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Bermuda | ||
Bermuda | 6–0 | Aruba | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 9–0 | Aruba | ||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 9 | Knockout Stage |
2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 | |
4 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 | |
Dominican Republic | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles | ||
Jamaica | 5–1 | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 1–1 | Dominican Republic | ||
Netherlands Antilles | 0–6 | Jamaica | ||
Netherlands Antilles | 2–2 | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
Jamaica | 1–0 | Dominican Republic | ||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guadeloupe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Knockout Stage |
2 | Suriname | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
3 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0 | |
Suriname | 9–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
Guadeloupe | 10–1 | U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
Suriname | 0–6 | Guadeloupe | ||
Bermuda won the play-off after penalties and advanced to the knockout-round.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
6 August - Pointe-pierre | ||||||||||
Cuba | 2 | |||||||||
8 August – Macoya | ||||||||||
Bermuda | 1 | |||||||||
Cuba | 1 (5) | |||||||||
6 August - Pointe-pierre | ||||||||||
Haiti | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | |||||||||
10 August – Macoya | ||||||||||
Haiti | 6 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |||||||||
6 August - Macoya | ||||||||||
Cuba | 2 | |||||||||
Guadeloupe | 1 | |||||||||
8 August - Macoya | ||||||||||
Jamaica | 3 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 a.e.t | |||||||||
6 August - Macoya | ||||||||||
Jamaica | 1 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||
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