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)
1996
1998

Entrants

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Qualifying tournament

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First stage

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

Group 1

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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]
Martinique  1–0  Saint Lucia


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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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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 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]
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

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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]
Sint Maarten  3–0  Anguilla
Dominica  6–1  British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands  4–1  Anguilla
Dominica  1–0  Sint Maarten

Dominica  5–0  Anguilla

Group 5

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  Haiti and   Dominican Republic withdrew.

Aruba  2–1  Netherlands Antilles

The return round was not played.

Qualifying playoff

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Dominica  1–2  Martinique
Martinique  7–0  Dominica

Aruba  0–6  Jamaica
Whitmore    
Young      
Sewell  

The return round was not played.


Final tournament

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Group A

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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]


Group B

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


Semifinals

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3rd place playoff

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

Final

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References

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