1997 Caribbean Cup

1997 Caribbean Cup
Tournament details
Host countries  Antigua and Barbuda
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Teams 23 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Trinidad and Tobago (6th title)
Runners-up  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Third place  Jamaica

Shell Caribbean Cup 1997 was hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Contents

Qualifying Tournament

First stage

Group 1

Team Pts M W D L GS GC Diff
 Martinique 6 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7
 Saint Lucia 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2 0 0 2 3 10 -7
May 12, 1997
 Martinique  1 - 0  Saint Lucia Martinique
May 14, 1997
 Saint Lucia  3 - 2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Martinique
May 16, 1997
 Martinique  7 - 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Martinique

Group 2

February 21, 1997
 Jamaica  1 - 0  Bermuda National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Andrew Williams
February, 27 1997
 Jamaica  3 - 2  Bermuda National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Linval Dixon
Stephen Malcolm
Dean Sewell		 Ascento Russell
Darron Simons

Group 3

First round

February 19, 1997
 Guyana  2 - 0  French Guiana Guyana
Anthony Stanton (2)
February 23, 1997
 French Guiana  2 - 2  Guyana French Guiana
 ?
 ?		 Anthony Stanton (2)

Second round

Team Pts M W D L GS GC Diff
 Grenada 4 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4
 Barbados 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
 Guyana 0 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6
April 2, 1997
 Barbados  1 - 1  Grenada Trinidad and Tobago
April 4, 1997
 Grenada  5 - 1  Guyana Trinidad and Tobago
Ricky Charles (2)
Robert Celestine
Franklyn Drayton
Patrick Modeste		 Andre Trotz
April 6, 1997
 Guyana  0 - 2  Barbados Trinidad and Tobago
Eric Lavine
Jerry Alexander

Group 4

Team Pts M W D L GS GC Diff
 Dominica 9 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
 Sint Maarten 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
 British Virgin Islands 3 3 1 0 2 7 10 -3
 Anguilla 0 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11
April 2, 1997
 Sint Maarten  3 - 0  Anguilla Dominica
April 2, 1997
 Dominica  6 - 1  British Virgin Islands Dominica
April 3, 1997
 British Virgin Islands  4 - 1  Anguilla Dominica
April 4, 1997
 Dominica  1 - 0  Sint Maarten Dominica
April 6, 1997
 Sint Maarten  3 - 2  British Virgin Islands Dominica
April 6, 1997
 Dominica  5 - 0  Anguilla Dominica

Group 5

 Haiti and  Dominican Republic withdrew

March 2, 1997
 Aruba  2 - 1  Netherlands Antilles Aruba
March 4, 1997
 Netherlands Antilles  0 - 3  Aruba Netherlands Antilles

Playoff

April 27, 1997
 Dominica  1 - 2  Martinique Dominica
May 4, 1997
 Martinique  7 - 0  Dominica Martinique
May 4, 1997
 Aruba  0 - 6  Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago
May 6, 1997
 Jamaica  3 - 0  Aruba Trinidad and Tobago

Final tournament

First round

Group A - (Antigua and Barbuda)

Team Pts M W D L GS GC Diff
 Grenada 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
 Jamaica 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
4 Jul 1997
 Grenada  1 - 1  Jamaica Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
 ? Paul Hall
6 Jul 1997
 Antigua and Barbuda  1 - 3  Grenada Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Derrick Edwards  ?
?
?
8 Jul 1997
 Antigua and Barbuda  0 - 2  Jamaica Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Fitzroy Simpson
Theodore Whitmore

Group B - (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Team Pts M W D L GS GC Diff
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
 Martinique 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
4 Jul 1997
 Martinique  2 - 1  Trinidad and Tobago Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
 ?  17' pen
Mondenstti  87'		 David Nakhid  7'
6 Jul 1997
 Martinique  0 - 2  Saint Kitts and Nevis Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
 ?
?
8 Jul 1997
 Saint Kitts and Nevis  0 - 3  Trinidad and Tobago Warner Park
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Jerren Nixon  6'  44'
David Nakhid  26'

Semifinals

10 July 1997
  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1
(4-2 pk)		  Jamaica Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Marvin Andrews  65' Theodore Whitmore  23'
10 July 1997
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1  Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis

3rd Place Playoffs

13 July 1997
  Jamaica 4–1  Grenada St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Paul Hall 2
Ricardo Gardner
Paul Young

Finals

13 July 1997
  Trinidad and Tobago 4–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Jerren Nixon  2'
Marvin Andrews  28'
Peter Prospar  46'  65'

1998 Concacaf Gold Cup Playoff

July 15, 1997
 Cuba  2 – 0  Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago
Winner of Caribbean Cup 1997:


Trinidad and Tobago
Sixth Title