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1997 Caribbean Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name =

| year = 1997

| other_titles = Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1997

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Antigua and Barbuda

| country2 = Saint Kitts and Nevis

| dates =

| num_teams = 23

| confederations = 1

| finalists = 6

| venues =

| cities =

| champion = Trinidad and Tobago

| count = 6

| second = Saint Kitts and Nevis

| third = Jamaica

| fourth = Grenada

| matches = 30

| goals = 111

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| updated =

| prevseason = 1996

| nextseason = 1998

}}

The 1997 Caribbean Cup (known as Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons{{cite news|title=We know what it takes to be world class (Shell Advertisement)|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|page=17|date=16 January 1997}} ) was the ninth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Entrants

  • {{fb|Aruba}}
  • {{fb|Anguilla}}
  • {{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} (Hosts)
  • {{fb|Barbados}}
  • {{fb|Bermuda|1910}}
  • {{fb|British Virgin Islands}}
  • {{fb|Cayman Islands|old}} (Withdrew)
  • {{fb|Dominica}}
  • {{fb|Dominican Republic}} (Withdrew)
  • {{flagdeco|GUF}} French Guiana
  • {{fb|Grenada}}
  • {{fb|Guyana}}
  • {{fb|Haiti}} (Withdrew)
  • {{fb|Jamaica}}
  • {{fb|Martinique|snake}}
  • {{fb|Netherlands Antilles}}
  • {{fb|Puerto Rico}}
  • {{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} (Hosts)
  • {{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
  • {{fb|Saint Lucia|1979}}
  • {{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}

Qualifying tournament

=First stage=

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

==Group 1==

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|team2=LCA|name_LCA={{fb|LCA|1979}}

|team3=VIN|name_VIN={{fb|VIN}}

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|win_VIN=0|draw_VIN=0|loss_VIN=2|gf_VIN=3|ga_VIN=10

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{{football box

|date = 12 March 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|LCA|1979}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Martinique

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 14 March 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LCA|1979}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|VIN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Martinique

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 16 March 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 7–1

|team2 = {{fb|VIN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Joseph {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Martinique

|attendance =

|referee =}}

==Group 2==

{{football box

|date = 21 February 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|BER|1910}}

|goals1 = Williams {{goal|6}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica}}

{{football box

|date = 27 February 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|BER|1910}}

|goals1 = Dixon {{goal|35}}
Malcolm {{goal|43}}
Sewell {{goal|62}}

|goals2 = Russell {{goal|51}}
Simons {{goal|74}}

|stadium = National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica}}

  • {{fb|Cayman Islands|old}} and {{fb|Puerto Rico}} withdrew

==Group 3==

First round

{{football box

|date = 19 February 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUY}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagdeco|GUF}} French Guiana

|goals1 = Stanton {{goal}} {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Georgetown, Guyana

|attendance =

|referee =}}

{{football box

|date = 23 February 1997

|team1 = French Guiana {{flagdeco|GUF}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|GUY}}

|goals1 = ?

|goals2 = Stanton {{goal}} {{goal}}

|stadium = Georgetown, Guyana

|attendance =

|referee =}}

Second round

  • {{fb|TRI}} 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.

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|team1=GRN|name_GRN={{fb|GRN}}

|team2=BRB|name_BRB={{fb|BRB}}

|team3=GUY|name_GUY={{fb|GUY}}

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|win_BRB=1|draw_BRB=1|loss_BRB=0|gf_BRB=3|ga_BRB=1

|win_GUY=0|draw_GUY=0|loss_GUY=2|gf_GUY=1|ga_GUY=7

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{{football box

|date = 2 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRB}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}

|goals1 = Lavine {{goal|22}}

|goals2 = Joseph {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 4 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRN}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fb|GUY}}

|goals1 = Charles {{goal|19}}
Celestine {{goal|51}}
Drayton {{goal|61}}
Modeste {{goal|89}}
? {{goal}}

|goals2 = Trotz {{goal}}

|stadium = Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 6 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUY}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|BRB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lavine {{goal|40}}
Alexander {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

|attendance =

|referee =}}

==Group 4==

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|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|sortable_table=y

|team1=DMA|name_DMA={{fb|DMA}}

|team2=SXM|name_SXM={{fb|Sint Maarten}}

|team3=VGB|name_VGB={{fb|VGB}}

|team4=AIA|name_AIA={{fb|AIA}}

|win_DMA=3|draw_DMA=0|loss_DMA=0|gf_DMA=12|ga_DMA=1

|win_SXM=2|draw_SXM=0|loss_SXM=1|gf_SXM=6|ga_SXM=3

|win_VGB=1|draw_VGB=0|loss_VGB=2|gf_VGB=7|ga_VGB=10

|win_AIA=0|draw_AIA=0|loss_AIA=3|gf_AIA=1|ga_AIA=12

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

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{{football box

|date = 2 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sint Maarten}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|AIA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Roseau, Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

{{football box

|date = 2 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}

|score = 6–1

|team2 = {{fb|VGB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Roseau, Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 3 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|VGB}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|AIA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Roseau, Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

{{football box

|date = 4 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|Sint Maarten}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Roseau, Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 6 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sint Maarten}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|VGB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Roseau, Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

{{football box

|date = 6 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fb|AIA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Roseau, Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

==Group 5==

{{fb|Haiti}} and {{fb|Dominican Republic}} withdrew.

{{football box

|date = 2 March 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARU}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|ANT}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aruba

|attendance =

|referee =}}

The return round was not played.

=Qualifying playoff=

{{football box

|date = 27 April 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|MTQ|snake}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dominica

|attendance =

|referee =}}

{{football box

|date = 4 May 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 7–0

|team2 = {{fb|DMA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Martinique

|attendance =

|referee =}}

----

{{football box

|date = 4 May 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARU}}

|score = 0–6

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Whitmore {{goal}} {{goal}}
Young {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
Sewell {{goal}}

|stadium = Aruba

|attendance =

|referee =}}

The return round was not played.

----

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

Final tournament

=Group A=

Hosted in Antigua and Barbuda

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|sortable_table=y

|team1=GRN|name_GRN={{fb|GRN}}

|team2=JAM|name_JAM={{fb|JAM}}

|team3=ATG|name_ATG={{fb|ATG}}

|win_GRN=1|draw_GRN=1|loss_GRN=0|gf_GRN=4|ga_GRN=2

|win_JAM=1|draw_JAM=1|loss_JAM=0|gf_JAM=3|ga_JAM=1

|win_ATG=0|draw_ATG=0|loss_ATG=2|gf_ATG=1|ga_ATG=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 4 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Charles {{goal|6}}

|goals2 = Hall {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda}}

----

{{football box

|date = 6 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}

|goals1 = Edwards {{goal|22}}

|goals2 = Dinnha {{goal}}
Modeste {{goal}} {{goal}}

|stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda}}

----

{{football box

|date = 8 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Simpson {{goal|26}}
Whitmore {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda}}

=Group B=

Hosted in Saint Kitts and Nevis

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|sortable_table=y

|team1=TRI|name_TRI={{fb|TRI}}

|team2=SKN|name_SKN={{fb|SKN}}

|team3=MTQ|name_MTQ={{fb|MTQ|snake}}

|win_TRI=1|draw_TRI=0|loss_TRI=1|gf_TRI=4|ga_TRI=2

|win_SKN=1|draw_SKN=0|loss_SKN=1|gf_SKN=2|ga_SKN=3

|win_MTQ=1|draw_MTQ=0|loss_MTQ=1|gf_MTQ=2|ga_MTQ=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 4 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}

|goals1 = Thierry Fondelot {{goal|17|pen.}}
Mondenstti {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Nakhid {{goal|7}}

|stadium = Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

----

{{football box

|date = 6 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|SKN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

----

{{football box

|date = 8 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SKN}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Nixon {{goal|6||44}}
Nakhid {{goal|26}}

|stadium = Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

=Semifinals=

{{football box

|date = 10 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Andrews {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Whitmore {{goal|23}}

|stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda}}

----

{{football box

|date = 10 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SKN}}

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}

|goals1 = Grumbs {{goal|86||107|pen.}}

|goals2 = Modeste {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Stade de Rivière des Pères
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe}}

=3rd place playoff=

{{football box

|date = 13 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}

|goals1 = Hall {{goal|5||20}}
Gardener {{goal|7}}
Young {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Watts {{goal|13}}

|stadium = St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda}}

=Final=

{{football box

|date = 13 July 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|SKN}}

|goals1 = Nixon {{goal|2}}
Andrews {{goal|28}}
Prospar {{goal|46||65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda}}

References

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{{Caribbean Cup}}

{{Auth}}

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