1990 Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup 1990 Shell Caribbean Cup Trinidad and Tobago 22–29 July 1990 6 6 16 1989 1991 The 1990 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the second edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, the competition was scheduled to run from 22–29 July 1990 and was contested by the national teams of Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was not completed. Play was suspended when the extremist Jamaat al Muslimeen Islamist group attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago on 27 July 1990. Although the coup attempt ultimately failed, the final round of games was cancelled. Trinidad and Tobago were due to meet Martinique in the final, and Jamaica and Barbados were due to contest the third place match. 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 the defending champions after winning the inaugural edition in Barbados.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 Format A qualifying tournament was held to determine five of the six teams that would participate in the final tournament. Hosts and holders Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. A preliminary round was held between six of the 21 competing teams, which Saint Martin won to advance to Zone D. The 16 remaining teams were drawn into four groups of four 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 best runner-up would qualify for the final tournament.Courtney Barrie Caribbean Championship 1990 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe90.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 4 March 2011 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 winners of each group would contest the final and the runners-up would contest the third-place play-off. Participants 22em AIA ATG ABW BRB BER BVI 1960 CAY old DMA GUF GLP GRN GUY JAM MTQ snake ANT LCA 1979 SMN SKN VIN SXM SUR TRI Qualifying tournament Zone A Qualifying zone A was played between 17 April and 27 May 1990. Grenada qualified as group winners after a goalless draw against Guyana in their final match. Table main WDL Q 2 GRN GRN SUR SUR ANT ANT GUY GUY 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 1 7 4 0 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 6 green1 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 1990 4 17 y GRN 1–1 ANT Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad 1990 4 29 y SUR 5–0 GUY Godlieb 44 Borgia 63 70 pen. Rigters 75 Peel 90 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo 1990 5 15 y GRN 3–1 SUR Fletcher 42 60 80 Godlieb 64 pen. Queen's Park, St. George's 1990 5 20 y GUY 1–1 ANT Phillips 86 Finies 51 Bourda, Georgetown 1990 5 27 y ANT 1–1 SUR Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad 1990 5 27 y GUY 0–0 GRN Bourda, Georgetown Zone B Qualifying zone B was played between 22 April and 30 May 1990. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified as group winners after a 2–2 draw against French Guiana in their final match. Martinique qualified as the best runner-up. main WDL Q 2 VIN VIN MTQ MTQ snake GUF GUF DMA DMA 2 1 0 5 3 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 3 7 0 1 2 2 3 Martinique defeated the Dominica but the exact score is unknown. No goals from the match have been included in the table. MTQ green1 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup A A complete 1990 4 22 y MTQ snake 4–0 GUF Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France 1990 4 22 y VIN 2–1 DMA Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 1990 5 13 y DMA 1–1 GUF Windsor Park, Roseau 1990 5 13 y VIN 1–0 MTQ snake Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 1990 5 23 y GUF 2–2 VIN Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 1990 5 30 y MTQ snake +:– DMA Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France Martinique defeated Dominica but the score is unknown. Zone C Qualifying zone C was played between 14 April and 27 May 1990. Barbados qualified as group winners after a 1–1 draw against Bermuda in their final match. Table main WDL Q 2 BRB BRB BER BER LCA LCA 1979 ATG ATG 2 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 green1 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 1990 4 14 y BER 1910 2–2 ATG Ming 6 Hill 77 Greenaway 8 Gonsalves 47 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton 1990 4 15 y BRB 1–0 LCA 1979 Charlery 47 o.g. Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown 1990 4 29 y BRB 1–0 ATG Hall 54 Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown 1990 5 13 y LCA 1979 0–2 BER 1910 Goater 50 79 Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries 1990 5 26 y BER 1910 1–1 BRB Goater 59 O'Neale Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton 1990 5 27 y ATG 0–2 LCA 1979 Jean 22 51 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's Zone D Preliminary round The preliminary round was played between 24 March and 1 April 1990. Six teams were split into two groups of three. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winners of each group would compete for a spot in the final group stage of Zone D. Group A In Group A, the Cayman Islands drew Sint Maarten 1–1 and beat Aruba 2–1 before Sint Maarten drew Aruba 2–2 to help the Cayman Islands top the group. main WDL Q 2 CAY CAY old SXM SXM ABW ABW 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 3 4 green1 Advance to final A complete 24 March 1990 SXM 1–1 https://caymancompass.com/1990/03/26/shell-cup-cayman-plays-first-match-to-a-draw CAY old Monwastine 62 Haylock 59 Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground 26 March 1990 CAY old 2–1 https://www.caymancompass.com/1990/03/28/ramoon-scores-twice-for-caymans-first-win ABW L. Ramoon x2 Vanegas 37 Ronald Webster Park, The Valley 28 March 1990 ABW 2–2 https://caymancompass.com/1990/03/30/cayman-make-the-finals SXM Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground Group B In Group B, Saint Martin won all two of their games, beating the British Virgin Islands 3–0 and Anguilla 4–0 to top their group. main WDL Q 2 SMN SMN BVI BVI 1960 AIA AIA 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 10 green1 Advance to final A complete 24 March 1990 SMN 3–0 https://caymancompass.com/1990/03/26/shell-cup-cayman-plays-first-match-to-a-draw BVI 1960 Cozier 4 Roybeplaine 65 70 Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground 26 March 1990 AIA 0–4 https://www.caymancompass.com/1990/03/28/ramoon-scores-twice-for-caymans-first-win SMN Alex 39 Richard 41 Cozier 48 Ronald Webster Park, The Valley 28 March 1990 BVI 1960 6–0 https://caymancompass.com/1990/03/30/cayman-make-the-finals AIA Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground Final Both legs of the final was played at Sandy Ground, Saint Martin. Saint Martin won the first leg 5–1 and the second leg 3–2, advancing to the final group stage with an 8–3 aggregate win. 30 March 1990 SMN 5–1 https://caymancompass.com/1990/04/02/shell-cup-sabbath-stopped-key-players-pressure CAY old Cozier 21 Berteaux Mathew 79 pen. Maccow 88 L. Ramoon Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground 1 April 1990 CAY old 2–3 https://www.caymancompass.com/1990/04/03/st-martin-win-shuts-out-cayman-3-2 SMN A. Ramoon 28 L. Ramoon 89 Richard 38 75 Cozier 54 Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground Final group stage The final group stage was played between 29 April and 3 June 1990. Jamaica qualified as group winners after a goalless draw against Guadeloupe in their final match. Table main WDL Q 2 JAM JAM SKN SKN SMN SMN GLP GLP 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 green1 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 1990 4 29 y JAM 3–0 SKN Stephenson 44 74 Reid 62 National Stadium, Kingston 1990 5 6 y SMN 2–1 GLP Daniel 30 Brian 68 Clarion 65 Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground 1990 5 19 y SKN 2–0 GLP Trotman 22 Isaac 64 Warner Park, Basseterre 1990 5 20 y JAM 1–0 SMN Maxwell 30 National Stadium, Kingston 1990 5 30 y GLP 0–0 JAM Stade Pierre Antonius, Pointe-à-Pitre 1990 6 3 y SKN 1–0 SMN Warner Park, Basseterre Ranking of second-placed teams main WDL Q n 2 MTQ MTQ snake 2 0 1 4 1 BER BER 2 0 1 5 3 SKN SKN 2 0 1 3 3 SUR SUR 1 1 1 7 4 yes B C D A green1 Qualification for 1990 Caribbean Cup A complete Final tournament Group stage Group A In group A, Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the final after a goalless draw with Jamaica in their final match secure them first place in the group. Jamaica advanced to the third-place play-off. Table main WDL Q 2 TRI TRI JAM JAM GRN GRN 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 green1 Advance to final A blue1 Advance to third-place play-off B complete Results 22 July 1990 TRI 5–0 GRN Alfred 3 50 Elliot-Allen 12 Joseph x2 National Stadium, Port of Spain 25 July 1990 GRN 0–0 JAM National Stadium, Port of Spain 27 July 1990 TRI 0–0 JAM National Stadium, Port of Spain Group B In group B, Martinique drew Barbados in their first game 2–2 before beating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–0 to advance to the final. Barbados advances to the third-place play off after only managing to beat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–2. Table main WDL Q 2 MTQ MTQ snake BAR BRB VIN VIN 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 2 2 5 green1 Advance to final A blue2 Advance to third-place play-off B complete Results 22 July 1990 BRB 2–2 MTQ snake O'Neale 13 Shepherd 51 Chlorus 39 Largen 48 National Stadium, Port of Spain 25 July 1990 MTQ snake 2–0 VIN Bellemere 67 Jean-Louis 89 National Stadium, Port of Spain 27 July 1990 BRB 3–2 VIN National Stadium, Port of Spain Final stages As the last group stage matches were being played on 27 July 1990, the extremist Jamaat al Muslimeen Islamist group began an attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Although the coup attempt ultimately failed, the tournament was abandoned and the final and third-place play-off were never played.28 years later: 5 unforgettable moments of 1990 attempted coup https://www.looptt.com/content/28-years-later-5-unforgettable-moments-1990-attempted-coup LoopTT 26 July 2018 27 July 2020 27 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200727062007/https://www.looptt.com/content/28-years-later-5-unforgettable-moments-1990-attempted-coup dead Third-place play-off 29 July 1990 BRB Cancelled JAM Final 29 July 1990 TRI Cancelled MTQ snake References Category:Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup Category:International association football competitions hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Category:1990 in Trinidad and Tobago football