1996_Caribbean_Cup
1996 Caribbean Cup
International football competition
The 1996 Caribbean Cup (also known as the Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons), was the 8th edition of the Caribbean Cup, the biennial football championship of the Caribbean region (CFU). It was held in Trinidad, where it began on 24 May 1996 and concluded on 7 June.
Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1996 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Trinidad and Tobago (5th title) |
Runners-up | Cuba |
Third place | Martinique |
Fourth place | Suriname |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 35 |
Goals scored | 97 (2.77 per match) |
← 1995 1997 → |
In the tournament, the hosts Trinidad and Tobago were to be joined by 7 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in April 1996 and involved 18 Caribbean national teams.
A total of 16 games were played. Trinidad and Tobago won the tournament and landed their fifth Caribbean.
Group 1
First round
Netherlands Antilles withdrew and the return round was not played
Second round
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
Sint Maarten | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
Anguilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
All matches were played in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Group 3
Both matches were played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Group 4
The return round was not played
Group 5
First round
Second round
Group 6
- Antigua and Barbuda withdrew
Bridgetown, Barbados
Group 7
First round
Second round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
Suriname | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Suriname |
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Latapy 58', 61' Rougier 88' |
Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago | 5–1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Latapy 21', 29', 80' Marcelle 45' Dwarika 81' |
Bedford 79' |
Group B
Played in San Fernando and Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
Martinique | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Haiti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Cuba | 2–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Sebrango 48' Layola 59' |
Haiti | 2–2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Golman 50', 56' | Hendrickson 60', 89' |
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Martinique | 3–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Valide 3' Reno 23', 34' |
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Semifinals
Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | Martinique |
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John 90', 117' | Carole 88' |
3rd Place Playoff
Martinique | 1–1 (aet) (3–2 pen.) | Suriname |
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Rano 48' | Riedewald 76' |
Finals
1996 Caribbean Cup winner |
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Trinidad and Tobago Fifth title |