1996 Caribbean Cup

The 1996 Caribbean Cup (also known as the Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons), was the 8th edition of the Caribbean Cup, the biennial football championship of the Caribbean region (CFU). It was held in Trinidad, where it began on 24 May 1996 and concluded on 7 June.

1996 Caribbean Cup
Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1996
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago (5th title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Martinique
Fourth place Suriname
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored97 (2.77 per match)

In the tournament, the hosts Trinidad and Tobago were to be joined by 7 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in April 1996 and involved 18 Caribbean national teams.

A total of 16 games were played. Trinidad and Tobago won the tournament and landed their fifth Caribbean.

Qualifying Tournament

First round

Netherlands Antilles withdrew and the return round was not played

Second round

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6
 Sint Maarten 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
 Anguilla 2 0 0 2 0 12 12 0
Source:

All matches were played in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 8–0 Anguilla

Sint Maarten 4–0 Anguilla

Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 Sint Maarten

Group 3

Both matches were played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haiti 6–0 Dominican Republic
Haiti 1–1 Dominican Republic

Group 4

Cayman Islands 0–4 Cuba

The return round was not played

First round

Dominica 0–1 Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia 1–1 Dominica

Second round

Martinique 1–0 Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia 1–0 Martinique

Group 6

Jamaica 2–0 Barbados
Young  44' (pen.)
Davis  89'
Barbados 2–0 (aet)
(3–4 pen)
 Jamaica
Goodridge  51'
Sobers  55' (pen.)
Hadley Court Stadium
Bridgetown, Barbados

First round

French Guiana 1–2 Suriname
Suriname 1–1 French Guiana

Second round

Suriname 2–1 Guyana
Guyana 2–1 (aet)
(3–5 pen.)
 Suriname

Final tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 Suriname 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 4
 Jamaica 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 1 2 3 10 7 1
Source:

Jamaica 4–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Wright  21'
Davis  61', 72'
Palmer  87'
Grumbs  89'
Industry Park
Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 4,000
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Suriname
Latapy  58', 61'
Rougier  88'
Industry Park
Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 6,500

Suriname 3–1 Jamaica
Riedwald  6'
Boyce  7', 44'
Lowe  45'
Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Latapy  21', 29', 80'
Marcelle  45'
Dwarika  81'
Bedford  79'

Suriname 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kasanji  54' Riley  72'

Group B

Played in San Fernando and Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Martinique 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Haiti 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1
Source:
Martinique 1–0 Haiti
Sorbert  53'


Haiti 0–0 Cuba
Malabar Stadium
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 3,000
Martinique 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Valide  3'
Reno  23', 34'
Malabar Stadium
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 1,000

Semifinals

Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Martinique
John  90', 117' Carole  88'
Cuba 4–0 Suriname
Darcourt  35', 55'
Martínez  75'
Sotolongo  83'

3rd Place Playoff

 Martinique1–1 (aet)
(3–2 pen.)
Suriname 
Rano  48' Riedewald  76'

Finals

 1996 Caribbean Cup Winner 

Trinidad and Tobago
Fifth title
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