1995 Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup 1995 Shell Caribbean Cup Cayman Islands Jamaica 19–30 July 1995 8 TRI 4 VIN CUB CAY 16 60 TRI Angus Eve (6 goals) 1994 1996 The 1995 Caribbean Cup, known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). It was the seventh edition of the Caribbean Cup which replaced the CFU Championship. Hosted by the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, the competition ran from 19–30 July 1995 and was contested by the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, French Guiana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. The competition was used as part of the qualification process for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The final tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 12 July 1995 and ended with the final on 30 July 1995. Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago defeated Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5–0 in the final to win the competition for the fourth time. Both finalists qualified for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 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 previous edition as hosts.McKain Chris J. Shell Caribbean Cup 1994 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shell-car94.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 24 July 2003 Trinidad and Tobago were also the most successful team in the history of the competition after winning the trophy on three previous occasions. Aruba would be represented in the competition by SV Racing Club Aruba who were strengthened by guest players from SV Estrella, SV Dakota, SV Bubali, SV La Fama and SV River Plate Aruba.McKain Chris J. Courtney Barrie Shell Caribbean Cup 1995 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-car95.html RSSSF 9 May 2026 12 September 2013 Format A qualifying tournament was held to determine five of the eight teams that would participate in the final tournament. Co-hosts the Cayman Islands and Jamaica as well as holders Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically. In the preliminary round, two of the 21 competing teams contested a two-legged tie in which the team that scored the most goals on aggregate advanced. In the qualifying round, the remaining teams were drawn into five groups of four teams. Groups one and two were played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group would qualify for the final tournament. Groups three, four and five were played as knock-out tournaments. In round one, the four teams were drawn into two two-legged ties. The team that scored the most goals on aggregate advanced to the second round. The two winning teams in each group would then contest a final two-legged tie and the team that scored the most goals on aggregate would qualify for the final tournament. 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. The two finalists would qualify for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Participants 22em AIA ATG ARU BRB VGB CAY old CUB DMA DOM GUF GLP GRN GUY JAM MTQ snake MSR ANT PUR 1952 LCA 1979 SKN VIN SXM SUR TRI Preliminary round The Netherlands Antilles won both legs of their tie with Aruba to advance to the qualifying round. main n Preliminary round ARU 5–7 ANT 3–4 2–3 Matches 7 May 1995 ARU 3–4 ANT Lake 2 Venegas Martina 2 Jansen Bonevacia Trinidad Stadion, Oranjestad 14 May 1995 ANT 3–2 ARU Lodovica Martina Jansen Kock Lake Bramendiweg Sportpark, Willemstad Netherlands Antilles won 7–5 on aggregate. Qualifying tournament Group 1 Qualifying group 1, held in the Dominican Republic, was played between 23 and 27 May 1995. Cuba qualified as group winners after defeating Puerto Rico 9–0 in their final match. Table main WDL Q CUB CUB ANT ANT DOM DOM PUR PUR 1952 3 0 0 15 0 1 1 1 4 6 1 0 2 4 6 0 1 2 3 14 green1 Qualification to 1995 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 23 May 1995 CUB 3–0 ANT Hernández 2 Roldan Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo 23 May 1995 DOM 3–1 PUR 1952 García Aquino Vicioso Lugris Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo 25 May 1995 DOM 0–3 CUB Marten Álvarez Hernández Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo 25 May 1995 PUR 1952 2–2 ANT Montero Rivera Samboe 2 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo 27 May 1995 DOM 1–2 ANT Rodriguez Constacia Martina Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo 27 May 1995 CUB 9–0 PUR 1952 Hernández 3 Bobadilla 2 Cruz 2 García Armelio Luis Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo Group 2 Qualifying group 2, held in French Guiana, was played between 9 and 13 May 1995. All four teams finished with a record of one win, one draw and one defeat. French Guiana qualified as group winners on goal difference. Table main WDL Q GUF GUF MTQ MTQ snake GLP GLP local SUR SUR 1 1 1 7 5 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 3 6 green1 Qualification to 1995 Caribbean Cup A complete Results 9 May 1995 GUF 1–3 MTQ snake Morisseau 15 Emika 35 40 Elismar 65 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 9 May 1995 GLP local 1–2 SUR Wills 20 Kempenaar 35 75 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 11 May 1995 GUF 2–2 GLP local Aubert 68 Mettela 78 Pierre-John 25 Coucoutou 50 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 11 May 1995 MTQ snake 1–1 SUR Jean-Louis 37 Josefzoon 48 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 13 May 1995 GUF 4–0 SUR Cincinnat 31 40 Noel 55 Durcheville 81 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 13 May 1995 GLP local 2–1 MTQ snake Pierre-John 75 Ramssamy 86 Emica 80 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne Group 3 Saint Lucia defeated Grenada and Barbados to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 3 First round Second round BRB 7–0 GUY 3–0 4–0 GRN 2–4 LCA 1979 2–0 0–4 BRB 2–3 LCA 1979 1–1 1–2 First round 26 Mar 1995 BRB 3–0 GUY Mullins Riley Goodridge Hadley Court Stadium, Bridgetown 2 Apr 1995 GUY 0–4 BRB Riley 35 41 74 Alexander 89 Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown Barbados won 7–0 on aggregate. 21 Mar 1995 GRN 2–0 LCA 1979 Forsyth Charles Grenada National Stadium, St George's 9 Apr 1995 LCA 1979 4–0 GRN Callender 2 Rismay Elva Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries Saint Lucia won 4–2 on aggregate. Second round 30 Apr 1995 BRB 1–1 LCA 1979 Riley Edmund Hadley Court Stadium, Bridgetown 7 May 1995 LCA 1979 2–1 BRB Emmanuel Elva Llewellyn Riley Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate. Group 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Dominica and Montserrat to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 3 First round Second round MSR 4–2 AIA 3–2 1–0 DMA 0–1 VIN 0–1 0–0 VIN 20–0 MSR 9–0 11–0 First round 26 Mar 1995 MSR 3–2 AIA Edwards Wade Morris Carter Proctor Sturge Park, Woodlands 2 Apr 1995 AIA 0–1 MSR Webb Ronald Webster Park, The Valley Montserrat won 4–2 on aggregate. 26 Mar 1995 DMA 0–1 VIN Velox Windsor Park, Roseau 2 Apr 1995 VIN 0–0 DMA Amos Vale Stadium, Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 1–0 on aggregate. Second round 30 Apr 1995 VIN 9–0 MSR Jack 3 Hinds 3 Harry Chewitt John Amos Vale Stadium, Kingstown 7 May 1995 MSR 0–11 VIN Jack 6 Hinds 2 Chewitt 2 Harry Sturge Park, Woodlands Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 20–0 on aggregate. Group 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis defeated Sint Maarten and Antigua and Barbuda to qualify for the final tournament. main n Qualifying group 3 First round Second round SXM 1–2 SKN 0–2 1–0 ATG w/o VGB null null SKN 3–3 (4–3 p) ATG 1–1 2–2 (aet) First round 19 Mar 1995 SXM 0–2 SKN Gumbs Francis 26 Mar 1995 SKN 5–0 SXM Gumbs 3 Francis 2 Warner Park, Basseterre Saint Kitts and Nevis won 2–1 on aggregate. ATG Cancelled VGB VGB Cancelled ATG The British Virgin Islands withdrew, Antigua and Barbuda advanced. Second round 30 Apr 1995 SKN 1–1 ATG Huggins Gonsalves Warner Park, Basseterre 21 May 1995 ATG 2–2 y 4–3 SKN Gonsalves Edwards Gumbs Kelly Yasco Stadium, St. John's 3–3 on aggregate. Saint Kitts and Nevis won 4–3 on penalties. Final tournament Group stage Group A In group A, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Cayman Islands advanced to the semi-finals after winning their first two matches. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won the group on goal difference after the two teams drew 2–2 in their final match. Table main WDL Q VIN VIN CAY CAY old ATG ATG GUF GUF 2 1 0 10 4 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 3 8 0 0 3 2 6 green1 Qualification to the semi-finals A A complete Results 21 July 1995 CAY old 2–0 ATG Ramoon 2 Grand Cayman 21 July 1995 GUF 1–3 VIN Saibou Jack Velox 2 Grand Cayman 23 July 1995 ATG 1–5 VIN Gonsalves Jack 2 Velox pen. Hinds Prince Grand Cayman 23 July 1995 CAY old 1–0 GUF Samuels Grand Cayman 25 July 1995 ATG 2–1 GUF Gonsalves Edwards Golitin Grand Cayman 25 July 1995 CAY old 2–2 VIN Welcome Rivers Keizer 2 Grand Cayman Group B In group A, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago all finished with a record of two wins and one defeat. Trinidad and Tobago advanced as group winners on goal difference. Cuba and Jamaica were also tied on goal difference and goals scored. Cuba advanced to the semi-finals on their head-to-head record with Jamaica. Table main WDL Q TRI TRI CUB CUB JAM JAM LCA LCA 1979 2 0 1 7 1 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 1 9 green1 Qualification to the semi-finals A A complete Results 19 July 1995 JAM 2–1 LCA 1979 Lowe 10 Wright 59 Elva 37 National Stadium, Kingston 2,000 19 July 1995 CUB 0–2 TRI Eve 31 76 National Stadium, Kingston 2,000 21 July 1995 JAM 1–2 CUB Whitmore Hernández Álvarez Montego Bay 3,000 21 July 1995 LCA 1979 0–5 TRI Dwarika 2 Lewis Eve Montego Bay 3,000 23 July 1995 CUB 2–0 LCA 1979 Darcourt 2 National Stadium, Kingston 1,890 23 July 1995 JAM 1–0 TRI Whitmore National Stadium, Kingston 1,890 Knockout stage main n n Knockout phase Semi-finals Third-place play-off Final VIN 3–2 CUB CAY 2–9 TRI CAY 0–3 CUB TRI 5–0 VIN Semi-finals Group winners Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago both advanced to the final after defeating Cuba and the Cayman Islands respectively. 27 July 1995 VIN 3–2 CUB Hinds 46 Jack 48 Prince 51 Hernández 13 Garrido 68 Grand Cayman 28 July 1995 CAY old 2–9 TRI Whittaker Ramoon Lewis 3 Eve 2 Dwarika 2 Cyrus 2 Grand Cayman Third place play-off Lázaro Darcourt and Manuel Bobadilla both scored as Cuba defeated the Cayman Islands 3–0 to finish third. 30 July 1995 CAY old 0–3 CUB Darcourt Bobadilla o.g. Final Goals from Angus Eve, Clint Marcelle, Terry St. Louis and Arnold Dwarika helped Trinidad and Tobago to a 5–0 win as they won the competition for the fourth time. 30 July 1995 TRI 5–0 VIN Eve 35 Brown 37 o.g. Marcelle 38 St. Louis 65 Dwarika 68 Grand Cayman 10,000 References Category:Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Cayman Islands Caribbean Cup, 1995 Category:International association football competitions hosted by Jamaica Caribbean Cup Category:Football competitions in Kingston, Jamaica Category:July 1995 sports events in North America