By SPORTS WRITER,For the Guardian
KINGSTON, Jamaica The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Digicel have now confirmed the fixtures for stage two of the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC). A total of 12 countries are set to compete in stage two over the course of nine days in three countries.
Going through to DCC stage two are: The Netherlands Antilles, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, Antigua & Barbuda, The Cayman Islands, Martinique, Barbados, St. Kitts-Nevis as well as DCC stage two hosts Guadeloupe, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago. The French Department Guadeloupe will host Group F, Cuba will host Group G and Trinidad & Tobago will host Group H.
Group F: Guadeloupe - October 11 - 15
Saturday Oct. 11
6:00 p.m. - Martinique vs. Grenada
8:15 p.m. - Guadeloupe vs. The Cayman Islands
Monday Oct. 13
6:00 p.m. - The Cayman Islands vs. Martinique
8:15 p.m. - Guadeloupe vs. Grenada
Wednesday Oct. 15
6:00 p.m. - Grenada vs. The Cayman Islands
8:15 p.m. - Guadeloupe vs. Martinique
Group G: Cuba - October 23 - 27
Thursday Oct. 23
3:00 p.m. - Barbados vs. Suriname
5:00 p.m. - Cuba vs. The Netherlands Antilles
Saturday Oct. 25
3:00 p.m. - Suriname vs. The
Netherlands Antilles
5:00 p.m. - Cuba vs. Barbados
Monday Oct. 27
3:00 p.m. - The Netherlands Antilles vs. Barbados
5:00 p.m. - Cuba vs. Suriname
Group H: Trinidad - November 5 - 9
Wednesday Nov. 5
5:00 p.m. - Guyana vs. St. Kitts-Nevis
7:00 p.m. - Trinidad & Tobago vs.
Antigua & Barbuda
Friday Nov. 7
5:00 p.m. - Antigua & Barbuda vs. Guyana
7:00 p.m. - Trinidad & Tobago vs. St. Kitts-Nevis
Sunday Nov. 9
5:00 p.m. - St. Kitts-Nevis vs. Antigua & Barbuda
7:00 p.m. - Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guyana
The Digicel Caribbean Championships, formerly known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup, started in May 2004 when Digicel announced its sponsorship of the games. In partnership with the CFU and 14 federations across the region, the tournament has grown to be the largest world-class football tournament in the Caribbean on par with other international tournaments. In 2006/7, Haiti emerged as the champions. The DCC finals are set to be held in Jamaica in December.