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1997 Caribbean Cup

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1997 Caribbean Cup
Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesAntigua and Barbuda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dates4–13 July
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago (6th title)
Runners-up Saint Kitts and Nevis
Third place Jamaica
Fourth place Grenada
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
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The 1997 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the ninth edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis, the competition ran from 4–13 July 1997 and was contested by the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago.

The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 4 July 1997 and ended with the final on 13 July 1997. Three-time defending champions Trinidad and Tobago defeated hosts Saint Kitts and Nevis 4–0 in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

Background

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The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) was founded in January 1978 as a sub-confederation of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).[1] Later the same year, the first CFU Championship was organised in Trinidad and Tobago. The competition was held semi-regularly until the final edition in 1988. From 1989, it was replaced by the Caribbean Cup.[2]

The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell following the input of employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd.[3]

Trinidad and Tobago were three-time defending champions after winning the previous three editions in 1994, 1995 and 1996.[4][5][6] Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on five previous occasions.[2]

Format

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A qualifying tournament was held to determine three of the six teams that would participate in the final tournament. Co-hosts Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis as well as holders Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. For the first stage, six qualifying groups were drawn. After withdrawals, groups two and six were played as two-legged ties in which the team that scored the most goals on aggregate advanced to the second stage. Group three was also played as a two-legged tie in which the team that scored the most goals on aggregate would advance to compete in group four. Groups one, four and five were played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group would advance to the second stage.[7]

In the second stage, one of the five qualifying teams was given a bye to the final tournament. The four remaining teams were drawn to contest two two-legged ties in which the team that scored the most goals on aggregate qualified for the final tournament.[7]

For the final tournament, the six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winners and runners-up of each group would contest the semi-finals with the winners advancing to the final and the losers contesting the third-place play-off.[7]

Participants

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Qualifying tournament

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First stage

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Group 1

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Qualifying group 1 was played between 12 and 16 March 1997. Martinique advanced as group winners after defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 in their final match.[7]

Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Martinique 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Qualification for 1997 Caribbean Cup
2  Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 0 2 3 10 −7 0
Source: [7]
Results
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Martinique 1–0 Saint Lucia
[7]
Martinique 7–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Unknown 7' [7] Joseph 54'

Group 2

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The Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico withdrew. Jamaica defeated Bermuda to advance.[7]

Qualifying group 2
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jamaica 4–2 Bermuda1–03–2[a]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Both legs were played in Kingston, Jamaica.[7]
Jamaica 1–0 Bermuda
Williams 6' [7]
Jamaica 3–2 Bermuda
 [7]

Jamaica won 4–2 on aggregate.

Group 3

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Guyana defeated French Guiana to advance and contest group 4.[7]

Qualifying group 2
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Guyana 4–2 French Guiana2–02–2[a]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Both legs were played in Georgetown, Guyana.[7]
Guyana 2–0 French Guiana
Stanton 2' [7]
French Guiana 2–2 Guyana
Unknown 2' [7] Stanton 2'

Guyana won 4–2 on aggregate.

Group 4

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Qualifying group 4, held in Trinidad and Tobago, was played between 2 and 6 April 1997. Grenada advanced as group winners on goal difference. On each matchday, Trinidad and Tobago played a friendly against one of the three teams in the group.[7]

Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Grenada 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Qualification for 1997 Caribbean Cup
2  Barbados 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3  Guyana 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: [7]
Results
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Barbados 1–1 Grenada
Lavine 22' [7] Joseph 89'
Grenada 5–1 Guyana
 [7] Trotz
Guyana 0–2 Barbados
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Group 5

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Qualifying group 5, held in Dominica, was played between 2 and 6 April 1997. Dominica advanced as group winners after defeating Anguilla 5–0 in their final match.[7]

Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominica 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Qualification for 1997 Caribbean Cup
2  Sint Maarten 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  British Virgin Islands 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Anguilla 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: [7]
Results
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Sint Maarten 3–0 Anguilla
[7]
Dominica 1–0 Sint Maarten
[7]
Dominica 5–0 Anguilla
[7]

Group 6

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Aruba defeated the Netherlands Antilles to advance.[7]

Qualifying group 2
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Aruba 2–1 Netherlands Antilles2–1—[a]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Second leg was not played.[7]
Aruba 2–1 Netherlands Antilles
[7]

Second leg not played, Aruba advanced.

Qualifying play-off

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Grenada received a bye. Martinique and Jamaica also qualified after defeating Dominica and Aruba respectively.[7]

Qualifying group 2
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Dominica 1–9 Martinique1–20–7
Aruba 0–6 Jamaica0–6—[a]
Grenada Byenull—
Notes:
  1. ↑ Second leg was not played.[7]
Dominica 1–2 Martinique
[7]
Martinique 7–0 Dominica
[7]

Martinique won 9–1 on aggregate.

Aruba 0–6 Jamaica
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Second leg not played, Jamaica advanced.

Final tournament

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Group A

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In group A, Grenada and Jamaica advanced to the semi-finals after finishing on four points each. Grenada won the group on goals scored.[7]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Grenada 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Jamaica 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3  Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [7]

Results

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Group B

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In group B, all three teams ended with a record of one win and one loss. Trinidad and Tobago advanced as group winners on goal difference. Saint Kitts and Nevis and Martinique were also tied on goal difference and goals scored. Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the semi-finals on their head-to-head record with Martinique.[7]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Martinique 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: [7]

Results

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Martinique 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Thierry Fondelot 17' (pen.)
  • Mondenstti 87'
 [7] Nakhid 7'

Knockout stage

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Knockout phase
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Semi-finals
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 (a.e.t.) Grenada
Third-place play-off
Jamaica 4–1 Grenada
Final
Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Semi-finals

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Both teams from group B, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Kitts and Nevis, advanced to the final after defeating Jamaica and Grenada respectively.[7]

Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 (a.e.t.) Grenada
Grumbs 86', 107' (pen.) [7] Modeste 51'

Third-place play-off

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Goals from Paul Hall, Ricardo Gardner, Paul Young helped Jamaica to a 4–1 win to finish third.

Jamaica 4–1 Grenada
 [7] Watts 13'

Final

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Goals from Jerren Nixon, Marvin Andrews and Peter Prospar helped Trinidad and Tobago to a 4–0 win as they won the competition for the sixth time.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "About Us". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 McKain, Chris J.; Cruickshank, Mark (19 September 2019). "CFU Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Helps, H.G. (23 August 1988). "Looking at Shell Caribbean Cup". Gleaner. p. 43.
  4. ↑ McKain, Chris J. (24 July 2003). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  5. ↑ McKain, Chris J.; Courtney, Barrie (12 September 2013). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ McKain, Chris J. (24 July 2003). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 McKain, Chris J. (4 March 2011). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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