1998 Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup 1998 Shell Caribbean Cup Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 22–31 July 1998 8 JAM 2 TRI HAI ATG 16 64 TRI Stern John (10 goals) 1997 1999 The 1998 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the 10th edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the competition ran from 22–31 July 1998 and was contested by the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago. The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 22 July 1997 and ended with the final on 31 July 1997. Jamaica defeated hosts and four-time defending champions Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 in the final to win the competition for the second 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 sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell following the input of employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd.Helps H.G. Looking at Shell Caribbean Cup Gleaner 23 August 1988 43 Trinidad and Tobago were four-time defending champions after winning the previous four editions in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.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 2013McKain Chris J. Shell Caribbean Cup 1996 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shell-car96.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 24 July 2003McKain Chris J. Shell Caribbean Cup 1997 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-car97.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 4 March 2011 Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on six previous occasions. Cuba was represented by an under-20 side.http://www.granma.cu/granmad/1998/1may98/deportes/articulo3.html Resuelto el fútbol de Maracaibo; cubanos a Islas Caimán si llega visa Granma 1 May 1998 12 June 2020 Spanish Format A qualifying tournament was held to determine six of the eight teams that would participate in the final tournament. Co-hosts Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. The 24 competing teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group was played as a round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group would qualify for the final tournament.Courtney Barrie Stokkermans Karel Shell Caribbean Cup 1998 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shell-car98.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 26 November 2010 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 ATG AIA ARU VGB BRB BER CAY old 20 CUB DMA DOM GUF GRN GLP GUY HAI JAM MTQ snake ANT PUR SKN LCA 1979 VIN SXM SUR TRI VIR TCA Qualifying tournament Group 1 Qualifying group 1, held in Aruba, was played between 3 and 7 March 1998. The Netherlands Antilles qualified as group winners after defeating French Guiana 2–1 in their final match. Table main WDL Q ANT ANT ARU ARU SUR SUR GUF GUF 2 1 0 6 4 1 1 1 4 4 0 3 0 8 8 0 1 2 3 5 green1 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 3 March 1998 ARU 1–0 GUF 3 March 1998 SUR 3–3 ANT 5 March 1998 SUR 2–2 GUF 5 March 1998 ARU 0–1 ANT 7 March 1998 ANT 2–1 GUF 7 March 1998 ARU 3–3 SUR Group 2 Qualifying group 2, held in Saint Lucia, was played between 18 and 22 March 1998. Martinique qualified as group winners on goal difference after defeating Saint Lucia 2–1 in their final match. Table main WDL Q MTQ MTQ snake LCA LCA 1979 VIN VIN BRB BRB 2 0 1 7 6 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 2 9 8 1 0 2 6 9 green1 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 18 March 1998 LCA 1979 2–1 BRB Castries 18 March 1998 VIN 4–1 MTQ snake Castries 20 March 1998 MTQ snake 4–1 BRB Castries 20 March 1998 LCA 1979 3–2 VIN Castries 22 March 1998 LCA 1979 1–2 MTQ snake Castries 22 March 1998 BRB 4–3 VIN Castries Group 3 Qualifying group 3, held in Saint Kitts and Nevis, was played between 1 and 5 April 1998. Dominica qualified as group winners after defeating the British Virgin Islands 4–1 in their final match. Table main WDL Q DMA DMA SKN SKN GLP GLP local VGB VGB 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 1 7 3 1 1 1 5 3 0 0 3 1 11 green1 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 1 April 1998 SKN 4–0 VGB 1 April 1998 DMA 1–1 GLP local 3 April 1998 SKN 1–2 DMA 3 April 1998 GLP local 3–0 VGB 5 April 1998 SKN 2–1 GLP local 5 April 1998 DMA 4–1 VGB Group 4 Qualifying group 4, held in Antigua and Barbuda, was played between 15 and 19 April 1998. Antigua and Barbuda qualified as group winners after defeating Grenada 2–1 in their final match. Table main WDL Q ATG ATG GRN GRN GUY GUY AIA AIA 2 1 0 11 3 2 0 1 17 4 1 1 1 17 4 0 0 3 1 35 green1 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 15 April 1998 GRN 14–1 AIA J. Roberts 8 49 69 Modeste 10 Andrew 17 Charles 21 24 35 76 O. Roberts 33 Alexander 52 67 Joseph 56 Augustine 76 Heyliger 84 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 15 April 1998 ATG 2–2 GUY D. Edwards 20 40 Hercules 26 Nassy 70 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 17 April 1998 ATG 7–0 AIA Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 17 April 1998 GRN 2–1 GUY J. Roberts 20 Alexander 36 Jerome 83 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 19 April 1998 ATG 2–1 GRN Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 19 April 1998 GUY 14–0 AIA Hercules 4 Nassy 3 Scott 3 Jerome 2 Wong Milo Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's Group 5 Qualifying group 5, held in Haiti, was played between 11 and 15 March 1998. The United States Virgin Islands withdrew. Haiti qualified as group winners after defeating the Dominican Republic 5–0 in their final match. Table main WDL Q HAI HAI DOM DOM PUR PUR 2 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 2 1 7 green1 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 11 March 1998 HAI 4–0 PUR Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 13 March 1998 DOM 3–1 PUR Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 15 March 1998 HAI 5–0 DOM Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Group 6 Qualifying group 6, held in the Cayman Islands, was played between 6 and 10 March 1998. The Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew. The Cayman Islands qualified as group winners on goal difference after defeating Bermuda 2–0 in their final match. Table main WDL Q CAY CAY old CUB 20 CUB BER BER 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 4 green1 Qualification for 1998 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 6 May 1998 CAY old 2–2 20 CUB 8 May 1998 20 CUB 2–1 BER 10 May 1998 CAY old 2–0 BER Ramoon 22 70 Final tournament Group stage Group A In group A, Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after winning all three of their matches. Antigua and Barbuda also advanced as runners-up after a 5–1 win against Martinique in their final match. Table main WDL Q TRI TRI ATG ATG MTQ MTQ snake DMA DMA 3 0 0 13 3 2 0 1 9 5 1 0 2 7 8 0 0 3 2 15 green1 Qualification for the semi-finals A A complete Results 22 Jul 1998 TRI 3–2 ATG Knights 13 29 John 39 Christian 37 Edwards 85 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 22 Jul 1998 MTQ snake 5–1 DMA Rano 28 29 42 72 Modestin 88 Gustave 63 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 24 Jul 1998 TRI 2–1 MTQ snake John 56 90 Sorbert 79 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 24 Jul 1998 ATG 2–1 DMA Edwards 6 Roberts 51 Gustave 59 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 26 Jul 1998 TRI 8–0 DMA John 19 22 59 84 Nakhid 41 50 Knights 76 88 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 26 Jul 1998 ATG 5–1 MTQ snake Greenaway 17 Edwards 42 Roberts 49 Clarke 60 Gonsalves 89 Fondelot 18 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain Group B In group B, Jamaica advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after winning all three of their matches. Haiti also advanced as runners-up after defeating the Cayman Islands 2–0 in their second match. Table main WDL Q JAM JAM HAI HAI CAY CAY old ANT ANT 3 0 0 9 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 2 5 0 0 3 2 9 green1 Qualification for the semi-finals A A complete Results 22 Jul 1998 JAM 4–0 CAY old Goodison 17 Gardener 70 Whitmore 76 86 National Stadium, Kingston 22 Jul 1998 HAI 4–0 ANT Menelas 42 Fleurial 70 Dartiquenave 82 87 National Stadium, Kingston 24 Jul 1998 JAM 3–2 ANT Lowe 1 Goodison 40 Boyd 88 Rosina 34 Martjin 90 National Stadium, Kingston 24 Jul 1998 HAI 1–0 CAY old Fleurial National Stadium, Kingston 26 Jul 1998 JAM 2–1 HAI Goodison 51 McDonald 83 Montilas 86 National Stadium, Kingston 26 Jul 1998 CAY old 2–0 ANT Brown 21 Ramoon 45 Saint Thomas Knockout stage main n n Knockout phase Semi-finals Third-place play-off Final JAM 1–0 (asdet) ATG TRI 4–1 HAI HAI 3–2 ATG JAM 2–1 TRI Semi-finals Group winners Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago both advanced to the final after defeating Antigua and Barbuda and Haiti respectively. 29 July 1998 JAM 1–0 y ATG Lowe 110 29 July 1998 TRI 4–1 HAI John 1 60 Knights 15 42 Cesar 85 Third-place play-off Haiti defeated Antigua and Barbuda 3–2 to finish third. 31 July 1998 HAI 3–2 ATG Fleurial 72 Menelas 27 Mackenzy 71 Christopher 53 Christian 58 Final Goals from Oneil McDonald and Dean Sewell helped Jamaica to a 2–1 win as they won the competition for the second time. 31 July 1998 JAM 2–1 TRI McDonald 6 Sewell 34 John 48 References Category:Caribbean Cup Category:International association football competitions hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Cup Car Car Category:International association football competitions hosted by Jamaica Category:July 1998 sports events in North America 1998