1997 Caribbean Cup

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.

1997 Caribbean Cup
Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1997
Tournament details
Host countriesAntigua and Barbuda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Teams23 (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 played30
Goals scored111 (3.7 per match)

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 220081+76
 Saint Lucia 21013303
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2002310-70
Martinique 1–0 Saint Lucia


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

Group 2

Jamaica 1–0 Bermuda
Williams  6'
Jamaica 3–2 Bermuda
Dixon  35'
Malcolm  43'
Sewell  62'
Russell  51'
Simons  74'

Group 3

First round

Guyana 2–0 French Guiana
Stanton
French Guiana 2–2 Guyana
? Stanton

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 211062+44
 Barbados 211031+24
 Guyana 200217-60
Barbados 1–1 Grenada
Lavine  22' Joseph  89'

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

Guyana 0–2 Barbados
Lavine  40'
Alexander  52'

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Dominica 3300121+119
 Sint Maarten 320163+36
 British Virgin Islands 3102710-33
 Anguilla 3003112-110
Sint Maarten 3–0 Anguilla

Dominica 1–0 Sint Maarten

Dominica 5–0 Anguilla

Group 5

 Haiti and  Dominican Republic withdrew.

Aruba 2–1 Netherlands Antilles

The return round was not played.

Qualifying Playoff

Dominica 1–2 Martinique
Martinique 7–0 Dominica

Aruba 0–6 Jamaica
Whitmore
Young
Sewell

The return round was not played.


Final tournament

Group A

Hosted in Antigua and Barbuda

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Grenada 211042+24
 Jamaica 211031+24
 Antigua and Barbuda 200215-40


Group B

Hosted in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 210142+23
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 210123-13
 Martinique 210123-13
Martinique 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
?  17' (pen.)
Mondenstti  87'
Nakhid  7'


Semifinals


Saint Kitts and Nevis 21 (a.e.t.) Grenada
Grumbs  86', 107' (pen.) Modeste  51'

3rd Place Playoff

Jamaica 41 Grenada
Hall  5', 20'
Gardener  7'
Young  85'
Watts  13'

Final

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References

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