2013 Windward Islands Tournament

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]

2013 Windward Islands Tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dates21–25 April 2013
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jamil Joseph
(2 goals)

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

Dominica 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
Further information: 2013 Windward Islands Tournament squads

Fixtures

All 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
Source:
Football Federation President's XI 2–1 Grenada
Small  27' (pen.)
Slater  62'		 Baptiste  39'
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–2 Saint Lucia
Report Charles  21'
Williams  80'
Referee: Valman Bedeau (Grenada)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–0 Football Federation President's XI
McDowall  27'
Solomon  57'		 Report
Referee: Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia)
Grenada 2–1 Saint Lucia
Jules  47'
Daniel  48'		 Report Joseph  32'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Football Federation President's XI 1–2 Saint Lucia
Small  2' Neptune  3'
Joseph  14'
Referee: Valman Bedeau (Grenada)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–1 Grenada
Report Daniel  76'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Goal scorers

There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Grenada Football Association newsletter". March 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  2. "Windward Islands football is back!". zizonline.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "Windward Islands Tournament Brings Great Opportunity". We Global Football. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. "Grenada wins revived Windward's Football Competition". Stabroek News. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. "Coach and player die in accident, WIFA Tournament will go ahead in tribute". grenadasports.gd. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. "Football Fraternity Mourns Death of Two Footballers". Sports Dominica. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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