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)
	← 1996 1998 →

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.

Qualifying tournament edit

First stage edit

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

Group 1 edit

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

12 March 1997

Martinique	1–0	Saint Lucia

Martinique

14 March 1997

Saint Lucia	3–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Martinique

16 March 1997

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

Martinique

Group 2 edit

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 edit

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

4 April 1997

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

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

6 April 1997

Guyana	0–2	Barbados
		Lavine 40' Alexander 52'

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Group 4 edit

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

3 April 1997

British Virgin Islands	4–1	Anguilla

Roseau, Dominica

4 April 1997

Dominica	1–0	Sint Maarten

Roseau, Dominica

6 April 1997

Sint Maarten	3–2	British Virgin Islands

Roseau, Dominica

6 April 1997

Dominica	5–0	Anguilla

Roseau, Dominica

Group 5 edit

Haiti and Dominican Republic withdrew.

2 March 1997

Aruba	2–1	Netherlands Antilles

Aruba

The return round was not played.

Qualifying Playoff edit

27 April 1997

Dominica	1–2	Martinique

Dominica

4 May 1997

Martinique	7–0	Dominica

Martinique

4 May 1997

Aruba	0–6	Jamaica
		Whitmore Young Sewell

Aruba

The return round was not played.

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 edit

Group A edit

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 Jul 1997

Grenada	1–1	Jamaica
Charles 6'		Hall 85'

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

6 Jul 1997

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

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

8 Jul 1997

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

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

Group B edit

Hosted in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

4 Jul 1997

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

Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

6 Jul 1997

Martinique	0–2	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

8 Jul 1997

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

Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Semifinals edit

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

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 edit

13 July 1997

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

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Final edit

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 edit

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

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

[1]

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)
← 1996 1998 →