1990 Caribbean Cup

1990 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
Dates22–29 July 1990
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
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The 1990 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the second edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, the competition was scheduled to run from 22–29 July 1990 and was contested by the national teams of Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

The tournament was not completed. Play was suspended when the extremist Jamaat al Muslimeen Islamist group attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago on 27 July 1990. Although the coup attempt ultimately failed, the final round of games was cancelled. Trinidad and Tobago were due to meet Martinique in the final, and Jamaica and Barbados were due to contest the third place match.

Background

The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) was founded in January 1978 as a sub-confederation of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).[1] Later the same year, the first CFU Championship was organised in Trinidad and Tobago. The competition was held semi-regularly until the final edition in 1988. From 1989, it was replaced by the Caribbean Cup.[2]

The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell following the input of employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd.[3]

Trinidad and Tobago were the defending champions after winning the inaugural edition in Barbados.[4]

Format

A qualifying tournament was held to determine five of the six teams that would participate in the final tournament. Hosts and holders Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. A preliminary round was held between six of the 21 competing teams, which Saint Martin won to advance to Zone D. The 16 remaining teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group plus the best runner-up would qualify for the final tournament.[5]

For the final tournament, the six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winners of each group would contest the final and the runners-up would contest the third-place play-off.[5]

Participants

Qualifying tournament

Zone A

Qualifying zone A was played between 17 April and 27 May 1990. Grenada qualified as group winners after a goalless draw against Guyana in their final match.[5]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Grenada 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup
2  Suriname 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 3
3  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Guyana 3 0 2 1 1 6 −5 2
Source: [5]

Results

Grenada 1–1 Netherlands Antilles
[5]
Suriname 5–0 Guyana
  • Godlieb 44'
  • Borgia 63', 70' (pen.)
  • Rigters 75'
  • Peel 90'
 [5]
Grenada 3–1 Suriname
  • Fletcher 42', 60', 80'
 [5]
Guyana 1–1 Netherlands Antilles
  • Phillips 86'
 [5]
  • Finies 51'
Netherlands Antilles 1–1 Suriname
[5]
Guyana 0–0 Grenada
[5]

Zone B

Qualifying zone B was played between 22 April and 30 May 1990. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified as group winners after a 2–2 draw against French Guiana in their final match. Martinique qualified as the best runner-up.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup
2  Martinique[a] 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
3  French Guiana 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2
4  Dominica[a] 3 0 1 2 2 3 −1 1
Source: [5]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Martinique defeated the Dominica but the exact score is unknown. No goals from the match have been included in the table.[5]
Martinique 4–0 French Guiana
[5]
Dominica 1–1 French Guiana
[5]
Martinique +:– Dominica
[5]

Martinique defeated Dominica but the score is unknown.

Zone C

Qualifying zone C was played between 14 April and 27 May 1990. Barbados qualified as group winners after a 1–1 draw against Bermuda in their final match.[5]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Barbados 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup
2  Bermuda 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4
3  Saint Lucia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
4  Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [5]

Results

Bermuda 2–2 Antigua and Barbuda
 [5]
  • Greenaway 8'
  • Gonsalves 47'
Barbados 1–0 Saint Lucia
  • Charlery red-colored football 47' (o.g.)
 [5]
Barbados 1–0 Antigua and Barbuda
  • Hall 54'
 [5]
Saint Lucia 0–2 Bermuda
[5]
Bermuda 1–1 Barbados
 [5]
  • O'Neale
Antigua and Barbuda 0–2 Saint Lucia
[5]

Zone D

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played between 24 March and 1 April 1990. Six teams were split into two groups of three. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winners of each group would compete for a spot in the final group stage of Zone D.[5]

Group A

In Group A, the Cayman Islands drew Sint Maarten 1–1 and beat Aruba 2–1 before Sint Maarten drew Aruba 2–2 to help the Cayman Islands top the group.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cayman Islands 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to final
2  Sint Maarten 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3  Aruba 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: [5]
Sint Maarten 1–1 Cayman Islands
  • Monwastine 62'
 Report
  • Haylock 59'
Cayman Islands 2–1 Aruba
 Report
  • Vanegas 37'
Group B

In Group B, Saint Martin won all two of their games, beating the British Virgin Islands 3–0 and Anguilla 4–0 to top their group.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Martin 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 4 Advance to final
2  British Virgin Islands 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 2
3  Anguilla 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
Source: [5]
Saint Martin 3–0 British Virgin Islands
  • Cozier 4'
  • Roybeplaine 65', 70'
 Report
Anguilla 0–4 Saint Martin
Report
  • Alex 39'
  • Richard 41'
  • Cozier 48'
Final

Both legs of the final was played at Sandy Ground, Saint Martin. Saint Martin won the first leg 5–1 and the second leg 3–2, advancing to the final group stage with an 8–3 aggregate win.

Saint Martin 5–1 Cayman Islands
  • Cozier 21'
  • Berteaux
  • Mathew 79' (pen.)
  • Maccow 88'
 Report
Cayman Islands 2–3 Saint Martin
 Report
  • Richard 38', 75'
  • Cozier 54'

Final group stage

The final group stage was played between 29 April and 3 June 1990. Jamaica qualified as group winners after a goalless draw against Guadeloupe in their final match.[5]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3  Saint Martin 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Guadeloupe 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [5]
Results
Jamaica 3–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Stephenson 44', 74'
  • Reid 62'
 [5]
Saint Martin 2–1 Guadeloupe
  • Daniel 30'
  • Brian 68'
 [5]
  • Clarion 65'
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–0 Guadeloupe
  • Trotman 22'
  • Isaac 64'
 [5]
Jamaica 1–0 Saint Martin
  • Maxwell 30'
 [5]
Guadeloupe 0–0 Jamaica
[5]
Stade Pierre Antonius, Pointe-à-Pitre
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 Saint Martin
[5]

Ranking of second-placed teams

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
B  Martinique 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup
C  Bermuda 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
D  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
A  Suriname 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 3
Source: [5]

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

In group A, Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the final after a goalless draw with Jamaica in their final match secure them first place in the group. Jamaica advanced to the third-place play-off.[5]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 3 Advance to final
2  Jamaica 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Advance to third-place play-off
3  Grenada 2 0 1 1 0 5 −5 1
Source: [5]
Results
Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Grenada
  • Alfred 3', 50'
  • Elliot-Allen 12'
  • Joseph (x2)
 [5]

Group B

In group B, Martinique drew Barbados in their first game 2–2 before beating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–0 to advance to the final. Barbados advances to the third-place play off after only managing to beat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–2.[5]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Martinique 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3 Advance to final
2  Barbados 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 3 Advance to third-place play-off
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: [5]
Results
Barbados 2–2 Martinique
  • O'Neale 13'
  • Shepherd 51'
 [5]
  • Chlorus 39'
  • Largen 48'
Martinique 2–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Bellemere 67'
  • Jean-Louis 89'
 [5]

Final stages

As the last group stage matches were being played on 27 July 1990, the extremist Jamaat al Muslimeen Islamist group began an attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Although the coup attempt ultimately failed, the tournament was abandoned and the final and third-place play-off were never played.[5][6]

Third-place play-off

Barbados Cancelled Jamaica
[5]

Final

Trinidad and Tobago Cancelled Martinique
[5]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  2. ↑ McKain, Chris J.; Cruickshank, Mark (19 September 2019). "CFU Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Helps, H.G. (23 August 1988). "Looking at Shell Caribbean Cup". Gleaner. p. 43.
  4. ↑ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (20 December 2012). "Caribbean Championship 1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Courtney, Barrie (4 March 2011). "Caribbean Championship 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "28 years later: 5 unforgettable moments of 1990 attempted coup". LoopTT. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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