The 2005 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Barbados and won by Jamaica. In all, 30 countries were invited, of which, 22 participated and 8 withdrew. Qualifying tournament First qualifying round (group stage) Group A Group A Qualifier: Saint-Martin w/o (Sint Maarten withdrew) Played in Kingston, Jamaica Group B Played in Martinique Group C Group C qualifier: withdrew. Bahamas qualified but they also withdrew; their place was taken by Guyana. The participants were supposed to be: , , , , and the matches were planned to be played in Cuba. However, Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Dominican Republic all withdrew later, and so Cuba won the group automatically. Group D Group D qualifier: both through . The matches were scheduled to be played on 5 and 11 September but Guyana were requested to replace the Bahamas from Group C who withdrew so Suriname was drawn into Group D. Played in Trinidad and Tobago Group E Group E qualifier: w/o (Aruba withdrew) Played in Saint Vincent; originally planned for Cayman Islands, but rescheduled due to hurricane damage NB: Bermuda have protested the eligibility of three BVI players (Montgomery Butler, Avondale Williams, Venton James) as being Saint Vincentians. Group F Group F qualifier: w/o (Anguilla withdrew) Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis Second qualifying round bye Third qualifying round Final round NB: qualified as hosts Jamaica, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 Top scorers External links Tournament details on RSSSF website Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup, 2005 International sports competitions hosted by Barbados Football competitions in Barbados 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago football