1998 Caribbean Cup

The 1998 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

1998 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup 1998
Tournament details
Host countriesTrinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Jamaica (2nd title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Haiti
Fourth place Antigua and Barbuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored210 (4.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Stern John
(10 goals)
1997
1999

Qualifying tournament edit

Group 1 edit

Played in Aruba

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Netherlands Antilles321064+27
 Aruba31114404
 Suriname30308803
 French Guiana301235−21
Source: [citation needed]

First round edit

Aruba  1–0  French Guiana
Suriname  3–3  Netherlands Antilles

Suriname  2–2  French Guiana
Aruba  0–1  Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles  2–1  French Guiana
Aruba  3–3  Suriname

Group 2 edit

Played in Castries, Saint Lucia

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Martinique320176+16
 Saint Lucia320165+16
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines310298+13
 Barbados310269−33
Source: [citation needed]
Saint Lucia  2–1  Barbados

Martinique  4–1  Barbados

Saint Lucia  1–2  Martinique

Group 3 edit

Played in Saint Kitts

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Dominica321073+47
 Saint Kitts and Nevis320173+46
 Guadeloupe311153+24
 British Virgin Islands3003111−100
Source: [citation needed]
Dominica  1–1  Guadeloupe

Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–2  Dominica
Guadeloupe  3–0  British Virgin Islands

Saint Kitts and Nevis  2–1  Guadeloupe
Dominica  4–1  British Virgin Islands

Group 4 edit

Played in St. John's, Antigua

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Antigua and Barbuda3210113+87
 Grenada3201174+136
 Guyana3111174+134
 Anguilla3003135−340
Source: [citation needed]
Grenada  14–1  Anguilla
J. Roberts 8', 49', 69'
Modeste 10'
Andrew 17'
Charles 21', 24', 35', 76'
O. Roberts 33'
Alexander 52', 67'
Joseph 56'
Augustine 76'
Heyliger 84'


Group 5 edit

 U.S. Virgin Islands withdrew

Played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Haiti220090+96
 Dominican Republic210136−33
 Puerto Rico200217−60
Source: [citation needed]


Group 6 edit

 Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew

Played in Cayman Islands

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Cayman Islands211042+24
Cuba (U-21)[1]211043+14
 Bermuda200214−30
Source: [citation needed]
Cayman Islands  2–2  Cuba

Cuba  2–1  Bermuda

Cayman Islands  2–0  Bermuda
Ramoon 22', 70'

Final tournament edit

Group stage edit

Group A - (Trinidad and Tobago) edit

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Trinidad and Tobago3300133+109
 Antigua and Barbuda320195+46
 Martinique310278−13
 Dominica3003215−130
Source: [citation needed]


Group B - (Jamaica) edit

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Jamaica330093+69
 Haiti320162+46
 Cayman Islands310225−33
 Netherlands Antilles300329−70
Source: [citation needed]


Semi-finals edit


Trinidad and Tobago  4–1  Haiti
John 1', 60'
Knights 15', 42'
Cesar 85'

3rd Place Playoff edit

Final edit


 1998 Caribbean Cup winner 

Jamaica
Second title

Top scorers edit

  1. Stern John (10)

References edit

  1. ^ "Resuelto el fútbol de Maracaibo; cubanos a Islas Caimán si llega visa" (in Spanish). Granma. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2020.