By: Concacaf.com
Haiti?s Under-20 team won the 2005 Copa de las Antillas after defeating the host Dominican Republic 1:0 at the Parque del Este in Santo Domingo on 10 July, while Puerto Rico finished third at the quadrangular tournament with a 3:2 victory over Dominican Republic?s Under-17 team.
The fifth edition of the annual tournament began on 8 July with Dominican Republic defeating Puerto Rico 3:1 at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo, while Haiti topped Dominican Republic U-17 team 4:0.
The next day (9 July), the Haitians posted a 3:0 win over the boricuas at the Parque del Este, while the domincanos defeated their U-17 squad 4:1.
The Copa de las Antillas title returns to Haiti for the first time since 2002, when the Under-23 squad won the event in Port-au-Prince.
The Dominican Republic?s U-20 team won the first tournament in 2001 in Santo Domingo, while Villa Clara of Cuba and Cuba?s U-20 squad claimed the titles of 2003 and 2004, in Zuleta and Santo Domingo, respectively.
2005 COPA DE LAS ANTILLAS
Under-20 08.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? PUERTO RICO 3:1
08.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte
HAITI ? U-17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4:0
09.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este
PUERTO RICO ? HAITI 0:3
09.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? U-17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4:1
10.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este
U-17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? PUERTO RICO 2:3
10.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? HAITI 0:1
COPA DE LAS ANTILLAS HISTORY
Year ? Winner ? Venue
2001 ? Dominican Republic U-20 ? Dominican Republic
2002 ? Haiti U-23 ? Haiti
2003 ? Villa Clara (CUB) ? Cuba
2004 ? Cuba U-20 ? Dominican Republic
2005 ? Haiti U-20 ? Dominican Republic
Photos by Ana Rosa Arias, fedefutbolpr.com
Imagine #1 - Haiti wins 2005 Copa de las Antillas
Imagine #2 - Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic