1997 Caribbean Cup

1997 Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis
Teams	23 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Trinidad and Tobago (6th title)
Runners-up	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Third place	Jamaica
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The 1997 Caribbean Cup (known as Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons ) was hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Qualifying Tournament

First stage

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

Group 1

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

March 12, 1997	Martinique	1 - 0	Saint Lucia	Martinique

March 14, 1997	Saint Lucia	3 - 2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Martinique

March 16, 1997	Martinique	7 - 1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Martinique

Group 2

• Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico withdrew

February 21, 1997	Jamaica	1 - 0	Bermuda	National Stadium Kingston, Jamaica
	Andrew Williams

February, 27 1997	Jamaica	3 - 2	Bermuda	National Stadium Kingston, Jamaica
	Linval Dixon Stephen Malcolm Dean Sewell		Ascento Russell Darron Simons

Group 3

First round

• Both matches were played in Georgetown, Guyana

February 19, 1997	Guyana	2 - 0	French Guiana	Georgetown, Guyana
	Anthony Stanton (2)

February 23, 1997	French Guiana	2 - 2	Guyana	Georgetown, Guyana
	?		Anthony Stanton (2)

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

April 2, 1997	Barbados	1 - 1	Grenada	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

April 4, 1997	Grenada	5 - 1	Guyana	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
	Ricky Charles (2) Robert Celestine Franklyn Drayton Patrick Modeste		Andre Trotz

April 6, 1997	Guyana	0 - 2	Barbados	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
			Eric Lavine Jerry Alexander

Group 4

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

April 2, 1997	Sint Maarten	3 - 0	Anguilla	Roseau, Dominica

April 2, 1997	Dominica	6 - 1	British Virgin Islands	Roseau, Dominica

April 3, 1997	British Virgin Islands	4 - 1	Anguilla	Roseau, Dominica

April 4, 1997	Dominica	1 - 0	Sint Maarten	Roseau, Dominica

April 6, 1997	Sint Maarten	3 - 2	British Virgin Islands	Roseau, Dominica

April 6, 1997	Dominica	5 - 0	Anguilla	Roseau, Dominica

Group 5

Haiti and Dominican Republic withdrew.

March 2, 1997	Aruba	2 - 1	Netherlands Antilles	Aruba

The return round was not played.

Qualifying Playoff

April 27, 1997	Dominica	1 - 2	Martinique	Dominica

May 4, 1997	Martinique	7 - 0	Dominica	Martinique

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May 4, 1997	Aruba	0 - 6	Jamaica	Aruba

The return round was not played.

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• Grenada received a lucky bye to the final tournament.
• The qualified teams are: Trinidad and Tobago (holders), Antigua and Barbuda (co-hosts), Saint Kitts and Nevis (co-hosts), Jamaica, Martinique and Grenada

Final tournament

Group A

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

4 Jul 1997	Grenada	1 - 1	Jamaica	Antigua Recreation Ground St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
	?		Paul Hall

6 Jul 1997	Antigua and Barbuda	1 - 3	Grenada	Antigua Recreation Ground St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
	Derrick Edwards		?

8 Jul 1997	Antigua and Barbuda	0 - 2	Jamaica	Antigua Recreation Ground St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
			Fitzroy Simpson Theodore Whitmore

Group B

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

4 Jul 1997	Martinique	2 - 1	Trinidad and Tobago	Warner Park Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
	?  17' pen Mondenstti  87'		David Nakhid  7'

6 Jul 1997	Martinique	0 - 2	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Warner Park Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

8 Jul 1997	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0 - 3	Trinidad and Tobago	Warner Park Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
			Jerren Nixon  6'  44' David Nakhid  26'

Semifinals

10 July 1997	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1 (4-2 pen.)	Jamaica	Antigua Recreation Ground St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
	Marvin Andrews  65'		Theodore Whitmore  23'

10 July 1997	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–1	Grenada	Saint Kitts and Nevis

3rd Place Playoffs

13 July 1997	Jamaica	4–1	Grenada	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
	Paul Hall Ricardo Gardner Paul Young		?

Final

13 July 1997	Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Antigua Recreation Ground St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
	Jerren Nixon  2' Marvin Andrews  28' Peter Prospar  46'  65'