1998 Caribbean Cup

1998 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesTrinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Dates22–31 July 1998
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Jamaica (2nd title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Haiti
Fourth place Antigua and Barbuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored64 (4 per match)
Top scorerTrinidad and Tobago Stern John (10 goals)
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The 1998 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the 10th edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the competition ran from 22–31 July 1998 and was contested by the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago.

The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 22 July 1997 and ended with the final on 31 July 1997. Jamaica defeated hosts and four-time defending champions Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 in the final to win the competition for the second 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 sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell following the input of employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd.[3]

Trinidad and Tobago were four-time defending champions after winning the previous four editions in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.[4][5][6][7] Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on six previous occasions.[2]

Cuba was represented by an under-20 side.[8]

Format

A qualifying tournament was held to determine six of the eight teams that would participate in the final tournament. Co-hosts Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. The 24 competing teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group was played as a round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group would qualify for the final tournament.[9]

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.[9]

Participants

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

Qualifying group 1, held in Aruba, was played between 3 and 7 March 1998. The Netherlands Antilles qualified as group winners after defeating French Guiana 2–1 in their final match.[9]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands Antilles 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup
2  Aruba 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Suriname 3 0 3 0 8 8 0 3
4  French Guiana 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: [9]

Results

Aruba 1–0 French Guiana
[9]
Suriname 3–3 Netherlands Antilles
[9]
Suriname 2–2 French Guiana
[9]
Aruba 0–1 Netherlands Antilles
[9]
Netherlands Antilles 2–1 French Guiana
[9]
Aruba 3–3 Suriname
[9]

Group 2

Qualifying group 2, held in Saint Lucia, was played between 18 and 22 March 1998. Martinique qualified as group winners on goal difference after defeating Saint Lucia 2–1 in their final match.[9]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Martinique 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup
2  Saint Lucia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 9 8 +1 3
4  Barbados 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
Source: [9]

Results

Saint Lucia 2–1 Barbados
[9]
Martinique 4–1 Barbados
[9]
Saint Lucia 1–2 Martinique
[9]

Group 3

Qualifying group 3, held in Saint Kitts and Nevis, was played between 1 and 5 April 1998. Dominica qualified as group winners after defeating the British Virgin Islands 4–1 in their final match.[9]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominica 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  British Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [9]

Results

Dominica 1–1 Guadeloupe
[9]
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–2 Dominica
[9]
Guadeloupe 3–0 British Virgin Islands
[9]
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 Guadeloupe
[9]
Dominica 4–1 British Virgin Islands
[9]

Group 4

Qualifying group 4, held in Antigua and Barbuda, was played between 15 and 19 April 1998. Antigua and Barbuda qualified as group winners after defeating Grenada 2–1 in their final match.[9]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup
2  Grenada 3 2 0 1 17 4 +13 6
3  Guyana 3 1 1 1 17 4 +13 4
4  Anguilla 3 0 0 3 1 35 −34 0
Source: [9]

Results

Grenada 14–1 Anguilla
 [9] Heyliger 84'
Antigua and Barbuda 2–2 Guyana
D. Edwards 20', 40' [9]
  • Hercules 26'
  • Nassy 70'
Grenada 2–1 Guyana
 [9] Jerome 83'
Guyana 14–0 Anguilla
  • Hercules 4'
  • Nassy 3'
  • Scott 3'
  • Jerome 2'
  • Wong
  • Milo
[9]

Group 5

Qualifying group 5, held in Haiti, was played between 11 and 15 March 1998. The United States Virgin Islands withdrew. Haiti qualified as group winners after defeating the Dominican Republic 5–0 in their final match.[9]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
3  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: [9]

Results

Group 6

Qualifying group 6, held in the Cayman Islands, was played between 6 and 10 March 1998. The Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew. The Cayman Islands qualified as group winners on goal difference after defeating Bermuda 2–0 in their final match.[9]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cayman Islands 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup
2  Cuba 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3  Bermuda 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [9]

Results

Cayman Islands 2–2 Cuba
[9]
Cuba 2–1 Bermuda
[9]
Cayman Islands 2–0 Bermuda
Ramoon 22', 70' [9]

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

In group A, Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after winning all three of their matches. Antigua and Barbuda also advanced as runners-up after a 5–1 win against Martinique in their final match.[9]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3  Martinique 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4  Dominica 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: [9]
Results
Martinique 5–1 Dominica
  • Rano 28', 29', 42', 72'
  • Modestin 88'
 [9] Gustave 63'
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Martinique
John 56', 90' [9] Sorbert 79'
Trinidad and Tobago 8–0 Dominica
 [9]
Antigua and Barbuda 5–1 Martinique
 [9] Fondelot 18'

Group B

In group B, Jamaica advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after winning all three of their matches. Haiti also advanced as runners-up after defeating the Cayman Islands 2–0 in their second match.[9]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Haiti 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: [9]
Results
Haiti 4–0 Netherlands Antilles
  • Menelas 42'
  • Fleurial 70'
  • Dartiquenave 82', 87'
 [9]
Jamaica 3–2 Netherlands Antilles
 [9]
  • Rosina 34'
  • Martjin 90'
Haiti 1–0 Cayman Islands
Fleurial [9]
Jamaica 2–1 Haiti
 [9] Montilas 86'
Cayman Islands 2–0 Netherlands Antilles
 [9]

Knockout stage

Knockout phase
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Semi-finals
Jamaica 1–0 (asdet) Antigua and Barbuda
Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 Haiti
Third-place play-off
Haiti 3–2 Antigua and Barbuda
Final
Jamaica 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago

Semi-finals

Group winners Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago both advanced to the final after defeating Antigua and Barbuda and Haiti respectively.[9]

Jamaica 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) Antigua and Barbuda
Lowe 110' [9]
Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 Haiti
 [9] Cesar 85'

Third-place play-off

Haiti defeated Antigua and Barbuda 3–2 to finish third.[9]

Haiti 3–2 Antigua and Barbuda
  • Fleurial 72'
  • Menelas 27'
  • Mackenzy 71'
 [9]

Final

Goals from Oneil McDonald and Dean Sewell helped Jamaica to a 2–1 win as they won the competition for the second time.[9]

Jamaica 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
 [9] John 48'

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. ↑ McKain, Chris J.; Courtney, Barrie (12 September 2013). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ McKain, Chris J. (24 July 2003). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  7. ↑ McKain, Chris J. (4 March 2011). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Resuelto el fútbol de Maracaibo; cubanos a Islas Caimán si llega visa" (in Spanish). Granma. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. 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 66 67 Courtney, Barrie; Stokkermans, Karel (26 November 2010). "Shell Caribbean Cup 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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