1996 Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup 1996 Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup Trinidad and Tobago 24 May – 7 June 1996 8 TRI 5 CUB MTQ snake SUR 16 42 1995 1997 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).About Us https://www.cfufootball.org/inside-cfu/about-us/ Caribbean Football Union 9 May 2026 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.McKain Chris J. Cruickshank Mark CFU Championship https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shellcar.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 19 September 2019 The tournament was jointly sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell and Umbro.Helps H.G. Looking at Shell Caribbean Cup Gleaner 23 August 1988 43CFU boss takes shot at regional federations Jamaica Gleaner 1 28 February 1996 Trinidad and Tobago were two-time defending champions after winning the previous two editions in 1994 and 1995.McKain Chris J. Shell Caribbean Cup 1994 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shell-car94.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 24 July 2003McKain Chris J. Courtney Barrie Shell Caribbean Cup 1995 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-car95.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 12 September 2013 Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on four previous occasions. 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.McKain Chris J. Shell Caribbean Cup 1996 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shell-car96.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 24 July 2003 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. Participants 22em AIA ATG BRB CAY old CUB DMA DOM GUF GUY GRN HAI JAM MTQ snake ANT VIN SKN LCA 1979 SXM SUR TRI 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. main n Qualifying group 1 First round Second round ANT 0–1 GRN 0–1 null VIN Bye n/a null null GRN 2–4 VIN 1–1 1–3 The Netherlands Antilles withdrew after the first leg. First round 23 March 1996 ANT 0–1 GRN GRN Cancelled ANT Netherlands Antilles withdrew, Grenada advanced. Second round 24 April 1996 GRN 1–1 VIN 28 April 1996 VIN 3–1 GRN 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. Table main WDL Q SKN SKN SXM SXM AIA AIA 2 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 12 green1 Qualification to 1996 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 27 March 1996 SKN 8–0 AIA Basseterre 29 March 1996 SXM 4–0 AIA Basseterre 31 March 1996 SKN 3–0 SXM Basseterre Group 3 Haiti defeated the Dominican Republic to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 3 HAI 7–1 DOM 6–0 1–1 Both legs were played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 26 April 1996 HAI 6–0 DOM Port-au-Prince 28 April 1996 HAI 1–1 DOM Port-au-Prince Haiti won 7–1 on aggregate. Group 4 Cuba defeated the Cayman Islands to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 4 CAY 0–4 CUB 0–4 null Second leg was not played. 26 April 1996 CAY old 0–4 CUB CUB Not played CAY Second leg not played, Cuba advanced. Group 5 Martinique defeated Saint Lucia to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 5 First round Second round DMA 1–2 LCA 1979 0–1 1–1 MTQ snake Bye n/a null null MTQ snake 2–0 LCA 1979 1–0 1–0 First round 3 March 1996 DMA 0–1 LCA 1979 21 March 1996 LCA 1979 1–1 DMA Saint Lucia won 2–1 on aggregate. Second round 24 April 1996 MTQ snake 1–0 LCA 1979 28 April 1996 LCA 1979 0–1 MTQ snake Martinique won 2–0 on aggregate. Group 6 Antigua and Barbuda withdrew. Jamaica defeated Barbados to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 6 JAM 2–2 (4–3 p) BRB 2–0 0–2 (aet) 24 April 1996 JAM 2–0 BRB Young 44 pen. Davis 89 National Stadium, Kingston 28 April 1996 BRB 2–0 y 3–4 JAM Goodridge 51 Sobers 55 pen. 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. main n Qualifying group 5 First round Second round GUF 2–3 SUR 1–2 1–1 GUY Bye n/a null null SUR 3–3 (5–3 p) GUY 2–1 1–2 (aet) First round 24 March 1996 GUF local 1–2 SUR 14 April 1996 SUR 1–1 GUF local Suriname won 3–2 on aggregate. Second round 28 April 1996 SUR 2–1 GUY 5 May 1996 GUY 2–1 y 3–5 SUR 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. Table main WDL Q TRI TRI SUR SUR JAM JAM SKN SKN 3 0 0 9 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 2 5 5 0 1 2 3 10 green1 Qualification to the semi-finals A A complete Results 24 May 1996 TRI 1–0 JAM Latapy 32 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 5,000 26 May 1996 JAM 4–1 SKN Wright 21 Davis 61 72 Palmer 87 Grumbs 89 Industry Park, Palo Seco 4,000 26 May 1996 TRI 3–0 SUR Latapy 58 61 Rougier 88 Industry Park, Palo Seco 6,500 28 May 1996 SUR 3–1 JAM Riedwald 6 Boyce 7 44 Lowe 45 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 7,000 28 May 1996 TRI 5–1 SKN Latapy 21 29 80 Marcelle 45 Dwarika 81 Bedford 79 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 7,000 30 May 1996 SUR 1–1 SKN Kasanji 54 Riley 72 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 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. Table main WDL Q CUB CUB MTQ MTQ snake HAI HAI VIN VIN 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 7 green1 Qualification to the semi-finals A A complete Results 25 May 1996 CUB 2–0 VIN Sebrango 48 Layola 59 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando 2,500 25 May 1996 MTQ snake 1–0 HAI Sorbert 53 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando 1,500 27 May 1996 HAI 2–2 VIN Golman 50 56 Hendrickson 60 89 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando 5,000 27 May 1996 CUB 1–0 MTQ snake Darcourt 72 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando 3,300 29 May 1996 HAI 0–0 CUB Malabar Stadium, Arima 3,000 29 May 1996 MTQ snake 3–0 VIN Valide 3 Reno 23 34 Malabar Stadium, Arima 1,000 Knockout stage main n n Knockout stage Semi-finals Third-place play-off Final TRI 2–1 (asdet) MTQ snake CUB 4–0 SUR MTQ snake 1–1 (aet) (3–2 p) SUR TRI 2–0 CUB Semi-finals Group winners Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba both advanced to the final after defeating Martinique and Suriname respectively. 3 June 1996 TRI 2–1 y MTQ snake John 90 117 Carole 88 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 11,000 3 June 1996 CUB 4–0 SUR Darcourt 35 55 Martínez 75 Sotolongo 83 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando Third-place play-off Martinique defeated Suriname on penalties to finish third. 5 June 1996 MTQ snake 1–1 y 3–2 SUR Rano 48 Riedewald 76 Port of Spain 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 June 1996 TRI 2–0 CUB Dwarika Nixon Port of Spain References Category:Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup Car Category:International association football competitions hosted by Trinidad and Tobago