2012 Caribbean Cup

2012 Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAntigua and Barbuda
Dates7–16 December[1]
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Haiti
Fourth place Martinique
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored29 (1.81 per match)
Attendance6,350 (397 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eight players
(2 goals each)
2010
2014

The 2012 Caribbean Cup was the 17th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The final stage was hosted by Antigua and Barbuda.[2] The tournament determined the four Caribbean teams that qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]

Originally the competition's final round was to be scheduled for June and July[4] however it was delayed. The title was won by Cuba for the first time.[5]

  1. ^ Baptiste, Neto. "FA awaits Benna Brits' availability". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 16 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Prescott, Ian (16 November 2011). "Coach: T&T unlucky". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Warner re-elected as CFU president". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Caribbean Cup finals to be played June-July 2012". CONCACAF.com. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Cuba 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0". Soccerway. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.

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