1995 Caribbean Cup

1995 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesCayman Islands
Jamaica
Dates19–30 July 1995
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago (4th title)
Runners-up Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Third place Cuba
Fourth place Cayman Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored60 (3.75 per match)
Top scorerTrinidad and Tobago Angus Eve (6 goals)
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The 1995 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the seventh edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, the competition ran from 19–30 July 1995 and was contested by the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, French Guiana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. The competition was used as part of the qualification process for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 12 July 1995 and ended with the final on 30 July 1995. Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago defeated Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5–0 in the final to win the competition for the fourth time. Both finalists qualified for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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 previous edition as hosts.[4] Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on three previous occasions.[2]

Aruba would be represented in the competition by SV Racing Club Aruba who were strengthened by guest players from SV Estrella, SV Dakota, SV Bubali, SV La Fama and SV River Plate Aruba.[5]

Format

A qualifying tournament was held to determine five of the eight teams that would participate in the final tournament. Co-hosts the Cayman Islands and Jamaica as well as holders Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. In the preliminary round, two of the 21 competing teams contested a two-legged tie in which the team that scored the most goals on aggregate advanced. In the qualifying round, the remaining teams were drawn into five groups of four teams. Groups one and two were played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group would qualify for the final tournament. Groups three, four and five were played as knock-out tournaments. In round one, the four teams were drawn into two two-legged ties. The team that scored the most goals on aggregate advanced to the second round. The two winning teams in each group would then contest a final two-legged tie and the team that scored the most goals on aggregate would qualify for the final tournament.[5]

For the final tournament, the eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winners and runners-up of each group would contest the semi-finals with the winners advancing to the final and the losers contesting the third-place play-off. The two finalists would qualify for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

Participants

Preliminary round

The Netherlands Antilles won both legs of their tie with Aruba to advance to the qualifying round.[5]

Preliminary round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Aruba 5–7 Netherlands Antilles3–42–3

Matches

Aruba 3–4 Netherlands Antilles
 [5]
Netherlands Antilles 3–2 Aruba
 [5]

Netherlands Antilles won 7–5 on aggregate.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Qualifying group 1, held in the Dominican Republic, was played between 23 and 27 May 1995. Cuba qualified as group winners after defeating Puerto Rico 9–0 in their final match.[5]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Qualification to 1995 Caribbean Cup
2  Netherlands Antilles 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 1 2 3 14 −11 1
Source: [5]

Results

Puerto Rico 2–2 Netherlands Antilles
  • Montero
  • Rivera
[5] Samboe 2'
Dominican Republic 1–2 Netherlands Antilles
Rodriguez [5]
  • Constacia
  • Martina
Cuba 9–0 Puerto Rico
 [5]

Group 2

Qualifying group 2, held in French Guiana, was played between 9 and 13 May 1995. All four teams finished with a record of one win, one draw and one defeat. French Guiana qualified as group winners on goal difference.[5]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  French Guiana 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4 Qualification to 1995 Caribbean Cup
2  Martinique 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Suriname 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
Source: [5]

Results

French Guiana 1–3 Martinique
Morisseau 15' [5]
  • Emika 35', 40'
  • Elismar 65'
Guadeloupe 1–2 Suriname
Wills 20' [5] Kempenaar 35', 75'
French Guiana 2–2 Guadeloupe
  • Aubert 68'
  • Mettela 78'
 [5]
  • Pierre-John 25'
  • Coucoutou 50'
Martinique 1–1 Suriname
Jean-Louis 37' [5] Josefzoon 48'
French Guiana 4–0 Suriname
  • Cincinnat 31', 40'
  • Noel 55'
  • Durcheville 81'
 [5]
Guadeloupe 2–1 Martinique
  • Pierre-John 75'
  • Ramssamy 86'
 [5] Emica 80'

Group 3

Saint Lucia defeated Grenada and Barbados to qualify for the final tournament.[5]

Qualifying group 3
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
First round
Barbados 7–0 Guyana3–04–0
Grenada 2–4 Saint Lucia2–00–4
Second round
Barbados 2–3 Saint Lucia1–11–2

First round

Barbados 3–0 Guyana
 [5]
Hadley Court Stadium, Bridgetown
Guyana 0–4 Barbados
[5]
  • Riley 35', 41', 74'
  • Alexander 89'

Barbados won 7–0 on aggregate.

Saint Lucia 4–0 Grenada
  • Callender 2'
  • Rismay
  • Elva
[5]

Saint Lucia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Barbados 1–1 Saint Lucia
Riley [5] Edmund
Hadley Court Stadium, Bridgetown

Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Group 4

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Dominica and Montserrat to qualify for the final tournament.[5]

Qualifying group 3
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
First round
Montserrat 4–2 Anguilla3–21–0
Dominica 0–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0–10–0
Second round
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20–0 Montserrat9–011–0

First round

Montserrat 3–2 Anguilla
  • Edwards
  • Wade
  • Morris
[5]
  • Carter
  • Proctor
Sturge Park, Woodlands

Montserrat won 4–2 on aggregate.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9–0 Montserrat
  • Jack 3'
  • Hinds 3'
  • Harry
  • Chewitt
  • John
[5]
Montserrat 0–11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
[5]
  • Jack 6'
  • Hinds 2'
  • Chewitt 2'
  • Harry
Sturge Park, Woodlands

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 20–0 on aggregate.

Group 5

Saint Kitts and Nevis defeated Sint Maarten and Antigua and Barbuda to qualify for the final tournament.[5]

Qualifying group 3
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
First round
Sint Maarten 1–2 Saint Kitts and Nevis0–21–0
Antigua and Barbuda w/o British Virgin Islands——
Second round
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–3 (4–3 p) Antigua and Barbuda1–12–2 (a.e.t.)

First round

Sint Maarten 0–2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
[5]

Saint Kitts and Nevis won 2–1 on aggregate.

The British Virgin Islands withdrew, Antigua and Barbuda advanced.

Second round

3–3 on aggregate. Saint Kitts and Nevis won 4–3 on penalties.

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

In group A, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Cayman Islands advanced to the semi-finals after winning their first two matches. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won the group on goal difference after the two teams drew 2–2 in their final match.[5]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Qualification to the semi-finals
2  Cayman Islands 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  French Guiana 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [5]
Results
Cayman Islands 1–0 French Guiana
Samuels [5]
Cayman Islands 2–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Welcome
  • Rivers
[5] Keizer 2'

Group B

In group A, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago all finished with a record of two wins and one defeat. Trinidad and Tobago advanced as group winners on goal difference. Cuba and Jamaica were also tied on goal difference and goals scored. Cuba advanced to the semi-finals on their head-to-head record with Jamaica.[5]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 Qualification to the semi-finals
2  Cuba 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
4  Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: [5]
Results
Jamaica 2–1 Saint Lucia
 [5] Elva 37'
Attendance: 2,000
Cuba 0–2 Trinidad and Tobago
[5] Eve 31', 76'
Attendance: 2,000
Jamaica 1–2 Cuba
Whitmore [5]
Attendance: 3,000
Saint Lucia 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago
[5]
Attendance: 3,000
Cuba 2–0 Saint Lucia
Darcourt 2' [5]
Attendance: 1,890
Jamaica 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Whitmore [5]
Attendance: 1,890

Knockout stage

Knockout phase
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Semi-finals
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–2 Cuba
Cayman Islands 2–9 Trinidad and Tobago
Third-place play-off
Cayman Islands 0–3 Cuba
Final
Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Semi-finals

Group winners Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago both advanced to the final after defeating Cuba and the Cayman Islands respectively.[5]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–2 Cuba
  • Hinds 46'
  • Jack 48'
  • Prince 51'
 [5]
Cayman Islands 2–9 Trinidad and Tobago
 [5]

Third place play-off

Lázaro Darcourt and Manuel Bobadilla both scored as Cuba defeated the Cayman Islands 3–0 to finish third.

Cayman Islands 0–3 Cuba
[5]

Final

Goals from Angus Eve, Clint Marcelle, Terry St. Louis and Arnold Dwarika helped Trinidad and Tobago to a 5–0 win as they won the competition for the fourth time.[5]

Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 [5]
Attendance: 10,000

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  2. 1 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. ↑ McKain, Chris J. (24 July 2003). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1994". 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 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 McKain, Chris J.; Courtney, Barrie (12 September 2013). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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