Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) So you averaged each team's score from the two components. I'm going to do some math about it when I have time.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) For the 20 Caribbean areas (not all of them are countries) Edgar ranked who played at least one 2008-2009 Caribbean Championship and Gold Cup match, the mean number of games played is 5.80. For the 25 Caribbean areas Edgar ranked who played at least one qualifier for World Cup 2010, the mean number of games played is 4.08. Excluding French Guiana and Sint Maarten who didn't play any games for either component, the other 28 areas played an average of 7.79 games from the components combined and obtained an average of 19,838.5 points, with 12 out of 28 areas scoring above the mean. 17 areas played games in both components, and those areas averaged 853 more points from qualifiers for World Cup 2010 than for 2008-2009 Caribbean Championship and Gold Cup matches. 8 of the areas averaged more points from qualifiers for World Cup 2010 and 9 of the areas averaged more points from 2008-2009 Caribbean Championship and Gold Cup matches.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) http://caribbeanfootballunion.org/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=379&Itemid=1 I supose the draw to be made at the CFU congress 25th-28th february only leaving two weeks until the first-leg-game in the crucial k.o.-round, if they don't change the format again
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Suriname will use an under-23 team in the Qualifying Round and have a new manager. http://translate.google.com/transla...010/02/kees-zwamborn-roept-29-spelers-op.html
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Now if only I could find the dates of birth too Also, there is no evidence it will be held in Guadeloupe, and it seems there has not even been a decision on where it will be held yet, though Barbados has made a bid to host. http://www.nationnews.com/news/sports/BFA-celebrates-100th-anniversary-copy-for-web
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Barbados have host the Caribbean Nations Cup/Digicel Caribbean Championship many times before ,if Guadeloupe host the finals it is a first for a francophone Caribbean country .These CFU directors including Jack Warner are not mindful .
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Turks & Caicos Islands FA confirmed that they will not take part in the 2010 Digicel Caribbean Championship qualifying rounds.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Yiou can read http://concacaf-futball.blogspot.com/2010/02/digicel-caribbean-championship.html.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Surinamese-man, I don't know if your arround here,but what do you think about the new Dutch coach?Can he be succesfull? I mean,we had Dutch coaches before like Arie Groener and Arie de Vroet,but they have not achieved significant successes in the past.So i wonder what Kees Zwamborn can do for the Natio.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) It's a heavy job for Kees Zwamborn to coach and bring up a better team.Kees also said that it will not be easy to work on the mentality of the players.We have to wait and watch what will happen in the future.it's now too early to judge about this coach,lets wait
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Yes,there were Dutch coaches before,but do remember that there are coaches in different qualities.And experience is also an important factor. I think Kees Zwamborn can build up a strong team,but he must have the necessary resources,otherwise it will be very difficult to make something with a few tools.Look at the previous coach (Danny Hoekman),he decided not to be the national coach because there was not enough money and resources to make a strong team. That's why i warn you guys,do not expect too much,or atleast not yet.The fact is,the players are still amateurs and it's up to Mr.Zwamborn to bring a proces of development.By the way,Kees Zwamborn called up 29 players from u 23 y,so this will be a hole different team like before.Brokostong is wright,we have to wait and see what will happen.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) "Sub"-ing to this thread for two reasons: 1) This is probably the most reliable way to get up-to-date information on qualifying, and 2) My parents are both from Haiti...and if the Grenadiers are functional enough for the charity friendly next week ( http://elcomercio.pe/noticia/415208/seleccion-hatiti-renace-reaparecera-ante-ex-estrellas-futbol - in Spanish), then hopefully they can give qualifying for the next Gold Cup a shot.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) The tournament will be in Martinique http://www.antilles-sport.com/news/default.asp La Martinique organisera la phase finale de la Digicel Cup en fin d’année 2010. La décision a été prise ce week-end lors du congrès de l’UFC à Trinidad. La Martinique était en concurrence avec Barbade et la Guadeloupe. Son savoir faire avec l’organisation, notamment du match internationnal France / Costa Rica en 2005, a été mis en avant par les représentants de la ligue de Martinique présents à Trinidad. La phase finale devrait se dérouler en novembre ou décembre avec la participation de 8 équipes. La Martinique et la Jamaïque sont qualifiées d’office et seront tête de série des 2 poules de 4. The Martinique host the finals of the Digicel Cup in late 2010. The decision was taken this weekend at the congress of the CFU in Trinidad. The Martinique was competing with Barbados and Guadeloupe. His expertise with the organization, including the game internationnal France / Costa Rica in 2005, was put forward by representatives of the League of Martinique to Trinidad present. The final phase should take place in November or December with the participation of 8 teams. The Martinique and Jamaica are automatically qualified and will be seeded in 2 groups of 4.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Being a native of Guadeloupe who didn't organize this competition is a real disappointment!
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Yes, but forget about that - there's a bigger competition to be had between Martinique and Guadeloupe now. Namely, who gets to call up Thierry Henry for the Gold Cup if he retires from France after this summer.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Yes but at 32, it will be a bit tight for him because he must wait five years before wearing another selection's jersey this year if he decides to leave the french one. Perhaps it will be for the 2015 Gold Cup and he will be 37 years! It's possible for him because Jocelyn Angloma himself a former player of the France team has played for his country during the 2007 Gold Cup at 41! True, for which team will he play? For Guadeloupe or Martinique? In the knowledge that his father is a native of Guadeloupe and his mother comes from Martinique. But Thierry is named Henry who is his father so therefore it would be more Guadeloupe than Martinique. I think he should probably choose Guadeloupe. Moreover, Thierry Henry even said once that he'd love it to wear the Gwadaboys' jersey. Anywear, i wouldn't make a drama if ever he wouldn't wear the Guadeloupe's jersey because we have enough quality players in Guadeloupe and Europe. We'll have to prove it this year again! Although unfortunatly we will not organize the final tournament of the DCC but we all have strengths to bring the title home.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Are you sure this is the case? Pascal Chimbonda played for Guadeloupe in 2003 and then for France in 2006. Ronald Zubar played for Guadeloupe in 2003 and then France in 2004. I think Louis Saha, who I believe still gets called up to play for France, was involved in Guadeloupe's preparations for the Gold Cup last summer too.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) Maybe you have to wait 5 years to change from France to Guadeloupe but don't have to wait to change from Guadeloupe to France.
Re: Caribbean Nations Cup 2010 (Guadeloupe) There are some errors in your message! It's true Pascal Chimbonda played for Guadeloupe in 2003 Gold Cup qualifying but Ronald Zubar and Louis Saha never played for Guadeloupe before being in France team. Ronald Zubar only played for France U20. As he's not yet played for the A team, Zubar can be selected for Guadeloupe's team. And so he had his first two selections with gwadaboys in march 2009. It's true, you have to wait 5 years to change from France to Guadeloupe but don't have to wait to change from Guadeloupe to France. It's an unfair process, it's just a colonial fact! Thereford Guadeloupe's integration to FIFA would have the merit of making things clear! Players will chose between Guadeloupe and France and this choice will be final!
How I know which teams going to play in this cup. I know that the money it's an issue, but how's they (CFU) decides who's gonna to play?
If they use the same format as the last two versions, then only the host (Martinique) and the defending champion (Jamaica) will qualify directly to the Caribbean Cup. 6 other spots are up for grabs, and everyone who doesn't withdraw themselves (like the Turks and Caicos Islands have done) is eligible to participate in qualifying.
The CFU doesn't decide, any Federation that wants to enter can enter. All CFU members are welcome to enter. Sometimes (though certainly not in all, or most necessarily, situations) the groups are based on location so islands that are closer to each other play each other in the early rounds (like Aruba/Netherlands Antilles, Suriname/Guyana in last tournament).
Any news on the format? They'll probably drop the system with 4 groups before the final stage and revert to the system used two years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Championship_2008 3 groups of 4 before the final stage with Cuba, Guadeloupe and Grenada getting a bye to this stage. With Jamaica and Martinique already qualified, that leaves 24 teams (since Turks and Caicos Islands won't participate) to battle it out for the 9 places available in the last qualifying round. It's very unlikely to have all 24 teams actually playing. But if it happens, they could have 6 groups of 4 teams with the winners and best 3 runners-up joining Cuba, Guadeloupe and Grenada.
Looking at previous group hosts and taking seeding into account, these could be the groups (hosts in bold) Haiti Cayman Islands Bahamas Dominican Republic Bermuda British Virgin Islands Saint-Martin US Virgin Islands Suriname Guyana Saint Lucia French Guiana Trinidad and Tobago Netherlands Antilles Aruba Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Saint Kitts and Nevis Dominica Montserrat Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Anguilla Sint Maarten