1997 Caribbean Cup

1997 Caribbean Cup

Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1997
Tournament details
Host countries	Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis
Teams	23 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Trinidad and Tobago (6th title)
Runners-up	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Third place	Jamaica
Fourth place	Grenada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	111 (3.7 per match)
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The 1997 Caribbean Cup (known as Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons^[1] ) was the ninth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Entrants

•  Aruba
•  Anguilla
•  Antigua and Barbuda (Hosts)
•  Barbados
•  Bermuda
•  British Virgin Islands
•  Cayman Islands (Withdrew)
•  Dominica
•  Dominican Republic (Withdrew)
• French Guiana
•  Grenada
•  Guyana
•  Haiti (Withdrew)
•  Jamaica
•  Martinique
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Puerto Rico
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis (Hosts)
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  Saint Lucia
•  Trinidad and Tobago

Qualifying tournament

First stage

The winners of each group enter the qualifying play-off.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Martinique	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Saint Lucia	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0	0	2	3	10	−7	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

12 March 1997

Martinique	1–0	Saint Lucia

Martinique

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14 March 1997

Saint Lucia	3–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Martinique

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16 March 1997

Martinique	7–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
		Joseph 54'

Martinique

Group 2

21 February 1997

Jamaica	1–0	Bermuda
Williams 6'

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

27 February 1997

Jamaica	3–2	Bermuda
Dixon 35' Malcolm 43' Sewell 62'		Russell 51' Simons 74'

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

•  Cayman Islands and  Puerto Rico withdrew

Group 3

First round

• Both matches were played in Georgetown, Guyana

19 February 1997

Guyana	2–0	French Guiana
Stanton

Georgetown, Guyana

23 February 1997

French Guiana	2–2	Guyana
?		Stanton

Georgetown, Guyana

Second round

•  Trinidad and Tobago also entered the match; but since they already secured a spot in the final tournament as the holders, their matches were counted merely as friendlies.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Grenada	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Barbados	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Guyana	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

2 April 1997

Barbados	1–1	Grenada
Lavine 22'		Joseph 89'

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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4 April 1997

Grenada	5–1	Guyana
Charles 19' Celestine 51' Drayton 61' Modeste 89' ?		Trotz

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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6 April 1997

Guyana	0–2	Barbados
		Lavine 40' Alexander 52'

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dominica	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9
Sint Maarten	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
British Virgin Islands	3	1	0	2	7	10	−3	3
Anguilla	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

2 April 1997

Sint Maarten	3–0	Anguilla

Roseau, Dominica

2 April 1997

Dominica	6–1	British Virgin Islands

Roseau, Dominica

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3 April 1997

British Virgin Islands	4–1	Anguilla

Roseau, Dominica

4 April 1997

Dominica	1–0	Sint Maarten

Roseau, Dominica

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6 April 1997

Sint Maarten	3–2	British Virgin Islands

Roseau, Dominica

6 April 1997

Dominica	5–0	Anguilla

Roseau, Dominica

Group 5

 Haiti and  Dominican Republic withdrew.

2 March 1997

Aruba	2–1	Netherlands Antilles

Aruba

The return round was not played.

Qualifying playoff

27 April 1997

Dominica	1–2	Martinique

Dominica

4 May 1997

Martinique	7–0	Dominica

Martinique

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4 May 1997

Aruba	0–6	Jamaica
		Whitmore Young Sewell

Aruba

The return round was not played.

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•  Grenada received a lucky bye to the final tournament.
• The qualified teams are:  Trinidad and Tobago (holders),  Antigua and Barbuda (co-hosts),  Saint Kitts and Nevis (co-hosts),  Jamaica,  Martinique and  Grenada

Final tournament

Group A

Hosted in Antigua and Barbuda

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Grenada	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
Jamaica	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Antigua and Barbuda	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

4 July 1997

Grenada	1–1	Jamaica
Charles 6'		Hall 85'

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

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6 July 1997

Antigua and Barbuda	1–3	Grenada
Edwards 22'		Dinnha Modeste

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

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8 July 1997

Antigua and Barbuda	0–2	Jamaica
		Simpson 26' Whitmore 87'

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Group B

Hosted in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
Martinique	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

4 July 1997

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

Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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6 July 1997

Martinique	0–2	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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8 July 1997

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–3	Trinidad and Tobago
		Nixon 6', 44' Nakhid 26'

Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Semifinals

10 July 1997

Trinidad and Tobago	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Jamaica
Andrews 65'		Whitmore 23'
Penalties
	4–2

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

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10 July 1997

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

Stade de Rivière des Pères
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

3rd place playoff

13 July 1997

Jamaica	4–1	Grenada
Hall 5', 20' Gardener 7' Young 85'		Watts 13'

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Final

13 July 1997

Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nixon 2' Andrews 28' Prospar 46', 65'

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

References

1. "We know what it takes to be world class (Shell Advertisement)". Jamaica Gleaner. 16 January 1997. p. 17.