The 2013 Windward Islands Tournament was an international football tournament between the Windward Islands nations, with the exception of Dominica, which was hosted by St. Vincent between 21 April and 25 April 2013.[1] Matches took place at Victoria Park in Kingstown.[2] The tournament was organised by the Windward Islands Football Association (WIFA) and received financial assistance from CONCACAF.[1] It was the first time that the tournament has been held since 2001. After the three nations were eliminated from 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, none of them were scheduled for any international matches. Therefore, the tournament was organized to assess current and future talent.[3] After Dominica withdrew, they were replaced by a team compromised exclusively of players from the NLA Premier League organized by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation called the "President's XI."[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Dates | 21–25 April 2013 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Grenada (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Saint Lucia |
| Third place |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Fourth place | Football Federation President's XI |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jamil Joseph (2 goals) |
← 2001 2014 → | |
Grenada won the tournament, beating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the final match of the tournament. Grenada only needed a draw to be named champions.[4]
Dominica withdrawal
editDominica was originally scheduled to take part in the tournament but withdrew on 19 April, only two days before the tournament began, after head coach Kurt Hector and defender Noran Jno Hope were killed in a car accident on the way to Melville Hall Airport to meet their other teammates to fly to St. Vincent. Tournament organizers decided to not cancel the tournament as a tribute. WIFA then released a revised schedule[5][6]
Squads
editFixtures
editAll times are local (UTC−4)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Saint Lucia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Football Federation President's XI
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| Football Federation President's XI | 2–1 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
Small  27' (pen.) Slater 62' |
Baptiste 39' |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–2 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Charles 21' Williams 80' |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | Football Federation President's XI |
|---|---|---|
| McDowall 27' Solomon 57' |
Report |
| Football Federation President's XI | 1–2 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Small 2' |
Neptune 3' Joseph 14' |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–1 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Daniel 76' |
Goal scorers
editThere were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Kwan Baptiste- Denron Daniel
- Lisdon Jules
- Kimron Redhead
Eden Charles- Gerlanne Neptune
- Pernal Williams
Jolanshoy McDowall- Tevin Slater
- Dominic Small
- Kevin Small
- Azhino Solomon
References
edit- ^ a b "Windward Islands football is back!". zizonline.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Windward Islands Tournament Brings Great Opportunity". We Global Football. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Grenada wins revived Windward's Football Competition". Stabroek News. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Coach and player die in accident, WIFA Tournament will go ahead in tribute". grenadasports.gd. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Football Fraternity Mourns Death of Two Footballers". Sports Dominica. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.