Caribbean Cup
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- The Caribbean Cup was also an informal mini-competition within Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The Caribbean Cup, also known as Copa Caribe and Caribbean Nations Cup (1999-2003), previously officially called Caribbean Championship (1989-1990) then the Shell Caribbean Cup (1991 -1998), and now Digicel Caribbean Cup (2005), is a football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of the Caribbean. The tournament doubles as a qualifying event for the Gold Cup.
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[edit] 1994 anomaly
In the group stages of the 1994 tournament, there was an unusual match between Barbados and Grenada. Grenada went into the match with a superior goal differential, meaning Barbados needed to win by two goals to progress to the finals. The trouble was caused by an unusual rule which stated that in the event of a game going to sudden death extra time, the winner would be awarded a two goal victory.
Barbados were leading 2-0 until the 83rd minute, when Grenada scored, making it 2-1. Approaching the dying moments, the Barbadians, realizing they had no chance of scoring past Grenada's mass defence, turned around and deliberately scored an own goal to tie the game, which would send it into extra time and give them another half hour to break down the defence. The Grenadians realized what was going on, and attempted to score an own goal, as well, which would put Barbados back in front by one goal and send them out of the competition. However, the Barbados players started defending their opposition's goal to prevent them doing this. During the game's last five minutes, the fans were treated to the incredible sight of Grenada trying to score on either goal. Barbados defended both ends of the pitch, and held off Grenada for the final five minutes, sending the game into extra time. In extra time, Barbados notched the game-winner, and, according to the rules, was awarded a 4-2 victory, which put them through to the next round.[1][2][3]
[edit] Tournaments
[edit] Wins
| 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
| 1 |  Martinique |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Football Follies: A soccer team advanced in a cup match by deliberately scoring against itself.: snopes.com article.
- ^ Longmore, Andrew. in Sport "Absurd Cup Rule Obscures Football's Final Goal." 1 February 1994.
- ^ The Guardian. "Sixth Column." 5 February 1994 (Sports; p. 17). Made of CFU (Caribbean Football Union)
- ^ No third place playoff.
- ^ Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the scheduled second round games and Trinidad/Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final.
- ^ Cancelled due to condition of field after final.
- ^ a b Finals played in league table format.
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