1998 Caribbean Cup

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1998 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup 1998
Tournament details
Host countriesTrinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Jamaica (2nd title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Haiti
Fourth place Antigua and Barbuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored210 (4.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Stern John
(10 goals)
1997
1999

The 1998 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Qualifying tournament[]

Group 1[]

Played in Aruba

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands Antilles 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
 Aruba 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Suriname 3 0 3 0 8 8 0 3
 French Guiana 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]

First round[]

Aruba 1–0 French Guiana
Suriname 3–3 Netherlands Antilles

Suriname 2–2 French Guiana
Aruba 0–1 Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles 2–1 French Guiana
Aruba 3–3 Suriname

Group 2[]

Played in Castries, Saint Lucia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Martinique 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
 Saint Lucia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 9 8 +1 3
 Barbados 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Saint Lucia 2–1 Barbados

Martinique 4–1 Barbados

Saint Lucia 1–2 Martinique

Group 3[]

Played in Saint Kitts

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Dominica 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 British Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:[citation needed]
Dominica 1–1 Guadeloupe

Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–2 Dominica
Guadeloupe 3–0 British Virgin Islands

Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 Guadeloupe
Dominica 4–1 British Virgin Islands

Group 4[]

Played in St. John's, Antigua

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
 Grenada 3 2 0 1 17 4 +13 6
 Guyana 3 1 1 1 17 4 +13 4
 Anguilla 3 0 0 3 1 35 −34 0
Source:[citation needed]
Grenada 14–1 Anguilla
J. Roberts Goal 8'49'69'
Modeste Goal 10'
Goal 17'
Charles Goal 21'24'35'76'
O. Roberts Goal 33'
Goal 52'67'
Joseph Goal 56'
Augustine Goal 76'
Heyliger Goal 84'


Group 5[]

 U.S. Virgin Islands withdrew

Played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Haiti 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
 Dominican Republic 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
 Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]


Group 6[]

 Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew

Played in Cayman Islands

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cayman Islands 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
Cuba Cuba (U-21)[1] 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
 Bermuda 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Cayman Islands 2–2 Cuba

Cuba 2–1 Bermuda

Cayman Islands 2–0 Bermuda
Ramoon Goal 22'70'

Final tournament[]

Group stage[]

Group A - (Trinidad and Tobago)[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
 Martinique 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
 Dominica 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]
Martinique 5–1 Dominica
Goal 28'29'42'72'
Goal 88'
Gustave Goal 63'


Trinidad and Tobago 8–0 Dominica
John Goal 19'22'59'84'
Nakhid Goal 41'50'
Knights Goal 76'88'

Group B - (Jamaica)[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jamaica 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
 Haiti 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Netherlands Antilles 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
Haiti 4–0 Netherlands Antilles
Menelas Goal 42'
Goal 70'
Goal 82'87'

Jamaica 3–2 Netherlands Antilles
Lowe Goal 1'
Goodison Goal 40'
Boyd Goal 88'
Goal 34'
Goal 90'

Jamaica 2–1 Haiti
Goodison Goal 51'
Goal 83'
Goal 86'
Cayman Islands 2–0 Netherlands Antilles
Brown Goal 21'
Ramoon Goal 45'

Semi-finals[]


Trinidad and Tobago 4–1 Haiti
John Goal 1'60'
Knights Goal 15'42'
Goal 85'

3rd Place Playoff[]

Haiti 3–2 Antigua and Barbuda
Goal 72'
Menelas Goal 27'
Goal 71'
Goal 53'
Christian Goal 58'

Final[]

Jamaica 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Goal 6'
Sewell Goal 34'
John Goal 48'


 1998 Caribbean Cup Winner 

Jamaica
Second title

Top scorers[]

  1. Trinidad and Tobago Stern John (10)

References[]

  1. ^ "Resuelto el fútbol de Maracaibo; cubanos a Islas Caimán si llega visa" (in Spanish). Granma. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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