1989 Caribbean Cup

October 2024 Caribbean Cup 1989 Shell Caribbean Cup Barbados 2–9 July 1989 6 TRI 1 GRN 7 15 1988 (CFU Championship) 1990 The 1989 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Barbados, the competition ran from 2–9 July 1989 and was contested by the national teams of Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 2 July 1989 and ended with the final on 9 July 1989. Trinidad and Tobago defeated Grenada 2–1 in the final to win the competition for the first 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. Of the six editions held, Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago were the most successful teams after both winning the competition twice. 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 sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell following the input of employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd. Barbados was selected as the host of the competition as Shell, based in Barbados, felt that it was better suited to host the tournament as the island nation had an international airport.Helps H.G. Looking at Shell Caribbean Cup Gleaner 23 August 1988 43 Format A qualifying tournament was held to determine five of the six teams that would participate in the final tournament. Hosts Barbados qualified automatically. The 16 competing teams were drawn into three groups of five or six teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group plus the two runners-up with the best record would qualify for the final tournament.Courtney Barrie Cruickshank Mark Morrison Neil Veroeveren Pieter Caribbean Championship 1989 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe89.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 20 December 2012 For the final tournament, the six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group would contest the final. Participants 22em ATG ARU BRB VGB 1960 DMA 1988 GUF GDL GRN GUY JAM MTQ snake ANT SKN LCA 1979 VIN SXM TRI Qualifying tournament Guyana were disqualified from the qualifying tournament due to non-payment of fines owed to FIFA. Group A Qualifying group A was played between 23 April and 30 June 1989. Grenada qualified as group winners after defeating French Guiana in their final match. Trinidad and Tobago qualified as one of the two best runners-up. Table main WDL Q 2 GRN GRN TRI TRI SKN SKN GUF GUF local ARU ARU 3 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 16 2 2 0 2 6 5 1 0 3 5 4 0 1 3 1 19 Grenada defeated French Guiana but the exact score unknown. No goals from the match have been included in the table. GRN green1 Qualification to 1989 Caribbean Cup A A complete Results 23 April 1989 TRI 11–0 ARU Allen 9 23 34 60 Haynes 12 50 Fraser 25 53 75 85 de Silva 40 Municipal Stadium, Arima 23 April 1989 SKN 1–0 GUF football Thompson 62 Warner Park, Basseterre 7 May 1989 GRN 2–1 SKN Queen's Park, St. George's 10 May 1989 GUF 1–3 TRI Denoon Fraser De Silva Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 21 May 1989 ARU 0–0 GRN Wilhelminastadion, Oranjestad 21 May 1989 SKN 0–2 TRI Warner Park, Basseterre 6 June 1989 GRN 1–0 TRI Queen's Park, St. George's 8 June 1989 GUF 4–0 ARU Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 18 June 1989 ARU 1–4 SKN Wilhelminastadion, Oranjestad 30 June 1989 GRN +:– GUF Queen's Park, St. George's Grenada defeated French Guiana but the score is unknown. Group B Qualifying group B was played between 23 April and 19 June 1989. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified as group winners after defeating the British Virgin Islands 2–0 in their final match. The Netherlands Antilles qualified as one of the two best runners-up. Table main WDL Q 2 VIN VIN ANT ANT MTQ MTQ snake VGB VGB 1960 SXM SXM 3 1 0 11 3 3 0 1 11 5 2 1 1 11 3 1 0 3 2 7 0 0 4 3 20 Martinique defeated the British Virgin Islands but the exact score unknown. No goals from the match have been included in the table. MTQ green1 Qualification to 1989 Caribbean Cup A A complete Results 23 April 1989 VIN 6–1 SXM Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 26 April 1989 ANT 3–1 MTQ snake Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad 7 May 1989 SXM 1–2 VGB 1960 Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg 10 May 1989 MTQ snake 0–0 VIN Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France 21 May 1989 VIN 3–2 ANT Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 21 May 1989 MTQ snake +:– VGB 1960 Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France Martinique defeated the British Virgin Islands but the score is unknown. 7 June 1989 ANT 4–0 VGB 1960 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad 7 June 1989 MTQ snake 10–0 SXM Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France 18 June 1989 SXM 1–2 ANT Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg 19 June 1989 VIN 2–0 VGB 1960 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale Group C Qualifying group C was played between 23 April and 18 June 1989. A number of results are unknown but the final standings, without goals for and against, is known. Guadeloupe qualified as group winners on goal difference. Table main WDL Q 2 GLP GLP ATG ATG LCA LCA 1979 JAM JAM DMA DMA 1988 3 0 1 ? ? 3 0 1 ? ? 2 1 1 ? ? 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 3 ? ? Guadeloupe won the group on goal-difference, while Antigua and Barbuda was eliminated as the worst runner-up. Both teams had three wins and one defeat. GLP green1 Qualification to 1989 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 23 April 1989 ATG 1–0 JAM *Gonsalves 22 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 23 April 1989 LCA 1979 2–0 DMA 1988 Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries 7 May 1989 JAM 1–3 GLP National Stadium, Kingston 13 May 1989 DMA 1988 0–1 ATG Windsor Park, Roseau 21 May 1989 ATG Unknown LCA 1979 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 21 May 1989 GLP +:– DMA 1988 Stade de Les Abymes, Les Abymes Guadeloupe defeated Dominica but the score is unknown. June 1989 LCA 1979 Unknown GLP local Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries 4 June 1989 DMA 1988 0–0 JAM Windsor Park, Roseau June 1989 GLP local Unknown ATG Stade de Les Abymes, Les Abymes 18 June 1989 JAM 1–1 LCA 1979 Young 85 Hippolyte 56 National Stadium, Kingston Ranking of second-placed teams main WDL Q n 2 TRI TRI 3 0 1 16 4 ANT ANT 3 0 1 21 4 ANB ATG 3 0 1 ? ? yes A B C green1 Qualification to 1989 Caribbean Cup A A complete Final tournament Group stage Group A In group A, all three teams ended the round-robin with a record of one win and one defeat. Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the final on goals scored ahead of Guadeloupe. Table main WDL Q 2 TRI TRI GLP GLP BRB BRB 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 green1 Advance to final A complete Results 3 July 1989 BRB 1–0 GLP National Stadium, Bridgetown 5 July 1989 BRB 0–3 TRI Jones x2 Morris National Stadium, Bridgetown 7 July 1989 TRI 0–2 GLP National Stadium, Bridgetown Group B In group B, Grenada advanced to the final after a 1–1 draw with Netherlands Antilles in their final match secure them first place in the group. Table main WDL Q 2 GRN GRN ANT ANT VIN VIN 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 green1 Advance to final A complete Results 2 July 1989 GRN 2–0 VIN Joseph 17 pen. Drayton 54 National Stadium, Bridgetown 4 July 1989 ANT 1–1 VIN National Stadium, Bridgetown 6 July 1989 GRN 1–1 ANT National Stadium, Bridgetown Final A brace from Dwight Yorke helped Trinidad and Tobago to a 2–1 against Grenada as they won the inaugural Caribbean Cup. 9 July 1989 TRI 2–1 GRN Yorke 24 89 Hood 84 National Stadium, Bridgetown Prize money The following prize money was awarded to competing teams: Winner: $10,000 Runner-up: $5,000 Third-place: $4,000 Fourth-place: $3,000 References Category:Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup Category:International sports competitions hosted by Barbados Caribbean Championship, 1989 Category:Football competitions in Barbados