1996 Caribbean Cup

1996 Caribbean Cup
Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
Dates24 May – 7 June 1996
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago (5th title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Martinique
Fourth place Suriname
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
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The 1996 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the eighth edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, the competition ran from 24 May – 7 June 1996 and was contested by the national teams of Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 24 May 1996 and ended with the final on 7 June 1996. Hosts and two-time defending champions Trinidad and Tobago defeated Cuba 2–0 in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.

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 jointly sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell and Umbro.[3][4]

Trinidad and Tobago were two-time defending champions after winning the previous two editions in 1994 and 1995.[5][6] Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on four previous occasions.[2]

Format

A qualifying tournament was held to determine seven of the eight teams that would participate in the final tournament. Hosts and holders Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. The 18 competing teams were drawn into seven groups of two or three teams. Group two was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of the group would qualify for the final tournament. The remaining groups were played as a series of two-legged ties. In the groups of three, one team was given a bye while the other two teams contested a two-legged tie and the team that scored the most goals on aggregate advanced to the second round. The remaining two teams contested a final two-legged tie and the team that scored the most goals on aggregate would qualify for the final tournament. In the groups of two, the teams contested one two-legged tie and the team that scored the most goals on aggregate would qualify for the final tournament.[7]

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.[7]

Participants

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

The Netherlands Antilles withdrew after losing the first leg to Grenada. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Grenada to qualify for the final tournament.[7]

Qualifying group 1
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
First round
Netherlands Antilles 0–1 Grenada0–1—[a]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Byen/a——
Second round
Grenada 2–4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–11–3
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Netherlands Antilles withdrew after the first leg.[7]

First round

Netherlands Antilles 0–1 Grenada
[7]

Netherlands Antilles withdrew, Grenada advanced.

Second round

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 4–2 on aggregate.

Group 2

Qualifying group 2, held in Saint Kitts and Nevis, was played between 27 and 31 May 1996. Saint Kitts and Nevis qualified as group winners after defeating Sint Maarten 3–0 in their final match.[7]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Qualification to 1996 Caribbean Cup
2  Sint Maarten 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Anguilla 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
Source: [7]

Results

Sint Maarten 4–0 Anguilla
[7]

Group 3

Haiti defeated the Dominican Republic to qualify for the final tournament.[7]

Qualifying group 3
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Haiti 7–1 Dominican Republic6–01–1[a]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Both legs were played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[7]

Haiti won 7–1 on aggregate.

Group 4

Cuba defeated the Cayman Islands to qualify for the final tournament.[7]

Qualifying group 4
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cayman Islands 0–4 Cuba0–4—[a]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Second leg was not played.[7]
Cayman Islands 0–4 Cuba
[7]
Cuba Not played Cayman Islands
[7]

Second leg not played, Cuba advanced.

Group 5

Martinique defeated Saint Lucia to qualify for the final tournament.[7]

Qualifying group 5
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
First round
Dominica 1–2 Saint Lucia0–11–1
Martinique Byen/a——
Second round
Martinique 2–0 Saint Lucia1–01–0

First round

Dominica 0–1 Saint Lucia
[7]
Saint Lucia 1–1 Dominica
[7]

Saint Lucia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Martinique 1–0 Saint Lucia
[7]
Saint Lucia 0–1 Martinique
[7]

Martinique won 2–0 on aggregate.

Group 6

Antigua and Barbuda withdrew. Jamaica defeated Barbados to qualify for the final tournament.[7]

Qualifying group 6
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jamaica 2–2 (4–3 p) Barbados2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Jamaica 2–0 Barbados
 [7]
Barbados 2–0 (a.e.t.) Jamaica
 [7]
Penalties
3–4
Hadley Court Stadium, Bridgetown

2–2 on aggregate. Jamaica won 4–3 on penalties.

Group 7

Suriname defeated French Guiana and Guyana to qualify for the final tournament.[7]

Qualifying group 5
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
First round
French Guiana 2–3 Suriname1–21–1
Guyana Byen/a——
Second round
Suriname 3–3 (5–3 p) Guyana2–11–2 (a.e.t.)

First round

French Guiana 1–2 Suriname
[7]
Suriname 1–1 French Guiana
[7]

Suriname won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Suriname 2–1 Guyana
[7]
Guyana 2–1 (a.e.t.) Suriname
[7]
Penalties
3–5

3–3 on aggregate. Suriname won 5–3 on penalties.

Final tournament

Group A

In group A, Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after winning all three of their matches. Suriname also advanced as runners-up after a 1–1 draw with Saint Kitts and Nevis in their final match.[7]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Qualification to the semi-finals
2  Suriname 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: [7]

Results

Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Jamaica
Latapy 32' [7]
Attendance: 5,000
Jamaica 4–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 [7] Grumbs 89'
Industry Park, Palo Seco
Attendance: 4,000
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Suriname
 [7]
Industry Park, Palo Seco
Attendance: 6,500
Suriname 3–1 Jamaica
  • Riedwald 6'
  • Boyce 7', 44'
 [7] Lowe 45'
Attendance: 7,000
Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 [7] Bedford 79'
Attendance: 7,000
Suriname 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kasanji 54' [7] Riley 72'
Attendance: 2,000

Group B

In group A, Cuba advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after a goalless draw against Haiti in their final match. Martinique also advanced as runners-up after defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–0 in their final match.[7]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Qualification to the semi-finals
2  Martinique 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Haiti 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: [7]

Results

Cuba 2–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 [7]
Attendance: 2,500
Martinique 1–0 Haiti
Sorbert 53' [7]
Attendance: 1,500
Haiti 2–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Golman 50', 56' [7] Hendrickson 60', 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Cuba 1–0 Martinique
Darcourt 72' [7]
Attendance: 3,300
Haiti 0–0 Cuba
[7]
Malabar Stadium, Arima
Attendance: 3,000
Martinique 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Valide 3'
  • Reno 23', 34'
 [7]
Malabar Stadium, Arima
Attendance: 1,000

Knockout stage

Knockout stage
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Semi-finals
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 (asdet) Martinique
Cuba 4–0 Suriname
Third-place play-off
Martinique 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) Suriname
Final
Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Cuba

Semi-finals

Group winners Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba both advanced to the final after defeating Martinique and Suriname respectively.[7]

Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 (a.e.t.) Martinique
John 90', 117' [7] Carole 88'
Attendance: 11,000
Cuba 4–0 Suriname
 [7]

Third-place play-off

Martinique defeated Suriname on penalties to finish third.[7]

Martinique 1–1 (a.e.t.) Suriname
Rano 48' [7] Riedewald 76'
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 2,000

Final

Goals from Arnold Dwarika and Jerren Nixon helped Trinidad and Tobago defeat Cuba 2–0 to win the competition for the fifth time.[7]

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. ↑ "CFU boss takes shot at regional federations". Jamaica Gleaner. 28 February 1996. p. 1.
  5. ↑ McKain, Chris J. (24 July 2003). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ McKain, Chris J.; Courtney, Barrie (12 September 2013). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  7. 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 McKain, Chris J. (24 July 2003). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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