Kyle Lightbourne might finally get his wish after all – his strongest possible XI for next September’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Digicel Cup tournament in the Dominican Republic. Since taking over the national coaching post from predecessor Kenny Thompson, Lightbourne – for one reason or another – has been denied the chance to showcase the Island’s full potential on the international stage. http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060323/SPORT/103230135 No ‘group of death’ in Digicel Cup for BDA Bermuda's soccer players got a decent draw for the Digicel Carribean Cup where they will be favourites to win their qualification group. Kyle Lightbourne's squad will travel to the Dominican Republic in September for three matches against the hosts, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. All three teams are placed below Bermuda in the official world rankings. The draw looks even better when you see what Bermuda could have been up against - a group of death involving Jamaica and Haiti - two of the top teams in the region. http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=203&ArticleID=28937&TM=3510.932 It has been widely reported on Bermuda News web site today regarding a Carribean Digicel Cup tournament for 2006. The Draws has already taking place and the games are supposed too take place in September at Dominican Republic. I google & yahoo this story all over the web and I can seen to find no other newspaper taking about this tournament. I went on FIFA & CONCACAF web site, nothing seens to be posted regarding this tournament. The only web newspaper talking about this tournament is Bermuda news media. Does anybody know anything regarding this tournament, the draws, what group and which team in the carribean participating in this tournament. thanks
Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this st Hi, The CFU Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007 draw has already been made. The other groups I know of so far are: GROUP ? Venue: Antigua / Barbuda Dates: 18-24 September 2006 Barbados, Saint Kitts / Nevis, Antigua / Barbuda, Anguilla GROUP ? Venue: Jamaica Dates: 6-10 September 2006 Jamaica, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent / Grenadines
Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this st is this information about 2007 Cup draw posted anywhere on the Web? and where did you get this info? thanks
Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this st It's not posted on the web as the info came directly from the Haiti and Antigua / Barbuda FAs. However I received an e-mail from the Caymans Islands FAs confirming that the Cup will take place between September 2006 - February 2007 but they have received no draw info.
Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this st Thanks DuranDuran
Looks like there will be 6 preliminary groups. The 2nd round will feature 12 teams, the top 2 from each of the 1st round groups. The Final Round will either feature 4 or 8 teams (Digicel is keen on 8), and will be played in either January or February 2007 in an as yet undecided country. So, I would expect that Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago would head the seedings in 2 of the other groups, and I can only presume that the other group will be headed by Martinique, although I would have expected Haiti (though they seem to be 2nd seeds as they have been drawn in Jamaica's group).
Just telephoned Digicel in Jamaica directly, and I should receive an e-mail within the next few days with more details. Of course, I will inform of the details as soon as I receive them.
Things are progressing slowly, I am being passed from person to person, but my query is now finally with the correct department. Expecting an answer before the weekend. Hopefully.
Official reply from Digicel - The draw has not yet been finalised, and as soon as it has, the details will be published. So, the draw has not been made yet apparently.
Full Draw GROUP A Grenada Guyana Netherlands Antilles Suriname GROUP B Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Saint Kitts & Nevis GROUP C Bermuda British Virgin Islands Dominican Republic United States Virgin Islands GROUP D Haiti Jamaica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines GROUP E Bahamas Cayman Islands Cuba Turks & Caicos Islands GROUP F Dominica Guadeloupe Martinique Saint-Martin I presume Trinidad & Tobago receive a bye to the Final Round. So, it looks like the group winners and the best of the group runners-up will qualify for the final round. 5 teams did not enter - Sint Maarten (as usual), Aruba, Montserrat, French Guiana and Puerto Rico.
Group D must stand for group of Death. Saint Vincent & Grenadines surprised a lot of teams making it deep into World Cup 2006 qualifications. St. Lucia is also a tough team losing in a home and away series to Jamaica by an aggregate score of 3:2 during the Gold Cup 2005 qualifications. But I still give the edge to the Haiti and Jamaica.
Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this st Hey Mcruic Where did you get this standing for Carribean Digicel Cup because the info is not posted in CONCACAF web site?
The Antigua Sun newspaper http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as...087607202006&ac=Sports&aop=464030078707202006
Notes: -Jamaica and Haiti together...again. -Cuba and Cayman Islands together...again. -Group D...relatively...is a b****. -Barbados and Saint Kitts meeting after Saint Kitts took their seed in World Cup Qualifying in the summer of 2004. I'm expecting the second team to come from this group as the other two teams are comparative minnows, and for Saint Kitts and Barbados to tie on 7 points. -Wondering if some teams will withdraw. If none do (Turks & Caicos, I'm looking in your direction), CONCACAF is making progress. -Surprised there is no Puerto Rico. -This draw looks very interesting. There's no group that looks very clear cut.
So how is the Digicel Cup going to be qualifications for the preliminary round of the 2010 World Cup? Out of the tournament's top placing teams, how many will be able to move on by the end?
This is the latest news I have GROUP A @ Netherlands Antilles Grenada Guyana Netherlands Antilles Suriname GROUP B @ Antigua & Barbuda Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Saint Kitts & Nevis GROUP C @ Dominican Republic Bermuda British Virgin Islands Dominican Republic United States Virgin Islands GROUP D @ Jamaica Haiti Jamaica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines GROUP E @ Cuba (2nd-6th September) Bahamas Cayman Islands Cuba Turks & Caicos Islands GROUP F @ Guadeloupe Dominica Guadeloupe Martinique Saint-Martin I'm thinking that the 6 group winners will join Trinidad & Tobago in the finals, and it would make sense if 2 teams qualified from Group D to make the finalists up to 8 teams. POSSIBLE FINALISTS Trinidad & Tobago Jamaica Cuba Barbados Suriname Haiti Martinique Bermuda
So the final round in Trinidad & Tobago will be group play. Does this mean every team will play each other once or will it be a knockout stage setup?
I reckon it will be group play, as this has been the format usually favoured in previous Caribbean Cups with 8 teams.
How much do you want to bet Cba gets into the final round without kicking a ball? I doubt anyone really wants to go there right around now...
STAGE 1 GROUP A @ Netherlands Antilles (6th-10th September) Grenada Guyana Netherlands Antilles Suriname GROUP B @ Antigua & Barbuda (20th-24th September) Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Saint Kitts & Nevis GROUP C @ Dominican Republic (26th-30th September) Bermuda British Virgin Islands Dominican Republic United States Virgin Islands GROUP D @ Jamaica (26th-30th September) Haiti Jamaica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines GROUP E @ Cuba (2nd-6th September) Bahamas Cayman Islands Cuba Turks & Caicos Islands GROUP F @ Guadeloupe (20th-24th September) Dominica Guadeloupe Martinique Saint-Martin TOP 2 in each group qualify for 2nd stage STAGE 2 (November, dates to be announced) 12 teams will be drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams each (GROUPS G,H & I) Top 2 in each group qualify for the final tournament in Trinidad & Tobago from 31st January-11th February 2007 The three 3rd-placed teams from Groups G,H,& I will play a group (GROUP J) in dates to be decided in December to determine the final qualifier for the final tournament
Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this st I think Cayman Islands will be willing to give it a go. They played Cuba fairly tough in World Cup Qualifying and likely want another crack at them. I do find it odd how some teams always end up together. Besides Cuba-Cayman Islands... Grenada and Guyana seem to always play each other. And then St. Kitts & Nevis and Barbados are matched up again, as well as Jamaica and Haiti. But I guess this happens elsewhere too. For the last two years it seemed like you couldn't have Holland in a group without the Czech Republic as well.
At first it does seem kind of complicated but i have to admit it seems a lot more fair to all 25 teams. I still expect to be seeing Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti in Trinidad & Tobago but watch out for Martinique and Grenada.