2013 Windward Islands Tournament

Windward Islands Tournament 2013 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21–25 April 2013 4 1 1 1 Grenada 2 Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG Football Federation President's XI 6 14 LCA Jamil Joseph(2 goals) 2001 2014 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.Grenada Football Association newsletter http://issuu.com/imscaribbean/docs/gfa_newsletter_-_mar2013-_high_resolution/1 10 April 2013 March 2013 Matches took place at Victoria Park in Kingstown.Windward Islands football is back! http://www.zizonline.com/news/?34842BD4-A2A7-D3CA-7E1E3F931328722B zizonline.com 19 April 2013 The tournament was organised by the Windward Islands Football Association (WIFA) and received financial assistance from CONCACAF. 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.Windward Islands Tournament Brings Great Opportunity http://www.weglobalfootball.com/2013/04/15/windward-islands-tournament-brings-great-opportunity/ We Global Football 17 April 2013 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." 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.Grenada wins revived Windward’s Football Competition http://www.stabroeknews.com/2013/sports/04/27/grenada-wins-revived-windwards-football-competition/ Stabroek News 27 April 2013 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 scheduleCoach and player die in accident, WIFA Tournament will go ahead in tribute http://grenadasports.gd/coach-and-player-die-in-accident-wifa-tournament-will-go-ahead-in-tribute/ grenadasports.gd 20 April 2013Football Fraternity Mourns Death of Two Footballers http://www.sportsdominica.com/football/football-fraternity-mourns-death-of-two-footballers/ Sports Dominica 20 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130630085547/http://www.sportsdominica.com/football/football-fraternity-mourns-death-of-two-footballers/ 30 June 2013 dead dmy-all Squads 2013 Windward Islands Tournament squads Fixtures All times are local (UTC−4) main WDL Q n GRN GRN LCA LCA SVG SVG FFP SVG Football Federation President's XI 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 3 5 complete 2013 4 21 y Football Federation President's XI SVG GRN 2–1 Small 27 pen. Slater 62 Baptiste 39 Victoria Park, Kingstown Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia) 2013 4 21 y VIN LCA 0–2 Charles 21 Williams 80 Victoria Park, Kingstown Valman Bedeau (Grenada) Report 2013 4 23 y SVG SVG Football Federation President's XI 2–0 McDowall 27 Solomon 57 Victoria Park, Kingstown Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia) Report 2013 4 23 y GRN LCA 2–1 Jules 47 Daniel 48 Joseph 32 Victoria Park, Kingstown Trevor Taylor (Barbados) Report 2013 4 25 y Football Federation President's XI SVG LCA 1–2 Small 2 Neptune 3 Joseph 14 Victoria Park, Kingstown Valman Bedeau (Grenada) 2013 4 25 y VIN GRN 0–1 Daniel 76 Victoria Park, Kingstown Trevor Taylor (Barbados) Report Goal scorers 14 6 LCA Jamil Joseph GRN Kwan Baptiste GRN Denron Daniel GRN Lisdon Jules GRN Kimron Redhead LCA Eden Charles LCA Gerlanne Neptune LCA Pernal Williams SVG Jolanshoy McDowall SVG Tevin Slater SVG Dominic Small SVG Kevin Small SVG Azhino Solomon References 2013 Category:Windward Islands Tournament Category:International association football competitions hosted by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:April 2013 sports events in North America Category:2013 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:Kingstown