1989 Caribbean Cup

1989 Caribbean Cup

Shell Caribbean Cup 1989
Tournament details
Host country	Barbados
Teams	17 (16 after Guyana was disqualified) (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Trinidad and Tobago (1st title)
Runners-up	Grenada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	37
1990 →

The 1989 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Barbados.

The tournament was sponsored by Shell Company Ltd. after the tournament was first thought of by employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd. Barbados received a bye to the final round as they were hosts of the competition and Shell (based in Barbados) felt that it was better suited to host the tournament as Barbados have an international airport. ^[1]

Entrants

•   Antigua and Barbuda
•   Aruba
•   Barbados (Hosts)
•   British Virgin Islands
•   Dominica
•   French Guiana
•   Guadeloupe
•   Grenada
•   Guyana (Disqualified)
•   Jamaica
•   Martinique
•   Netherlands Antilles
•   Saint Kitts and Nevis
•   Saint Lucia
•   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•   Sint Maarten
•   Trinidad and Tobago

Qualifying tournament

• Each group winner would qualify along with the two best runners-up.
•   Barbados qualified for the final tournament as hosts.
•   Guyana were disqualified due to failure to pay FIFA fines.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Grenada	4	3	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Trinidad and Tobago	4	3	0	1	16	2	+14	6
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	4
French Guiana	4	1	0	3	5	4	+1	2
Aruba	4	0	1	3	1	19	−18	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

23 April 1989

Trinidad and Tobago	11–0	Aruba

Arima, Trinidad

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23 April 1989

Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	French Guiana

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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7 May 1989

Grenada	2–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Grenada

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10 May 1989

French Guiana	1–3	Trinidad and Tobago

French Guiana

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21 May 1989

Aruba	0–0	Grenada

Oranjestad, Aruba

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21 May 1989

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–2	Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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6 June 1989

Grenada	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago

St. George's, Grenada

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8 June 1989

French Guiana	4–0	Aruba

French Guiana

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18 June 1989

Aruba	1–4	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Oranjestad, Aruba

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30 June 1989

Grenada	bt	French Guiana

Grenada

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	3	1	0	14	2	+12	7
Netherlands Antilles	4	3	0	1	21	4	+17	6
Martinique	4	2	1	1	13	3	+10	5
British Virgin Islands	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	2
Sint Maarten	4	0	0	4	1	33	−32	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

23 April 1989

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9–0	Sint Maarten

Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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26 April 1989

Netherlands Antilles	3–1	Martinique

Netherlands Antilles

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7 May 1989

Sint Maarten	1–4	British Virgin Islands

Sint Maarten

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10 May 1989

Martinique	0–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Martinique

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21 May 1989

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–2	Netherlands Antilles

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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21 May 1989

Martinique	2–0	British Virgin Islands

Martinique

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7 June 1989

Netherlands Antilles	4–1	British Virgin Islands

Netherlands Antilles

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7 June 1989

Martinique	10–0	Sint Maarten

Martinique

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18 June 1989

Sint Maarten	0–10	Netherlands Antilles

Sint Maarten

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19 June 1989

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–0	British Virgin Islands

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guadeloupe	4	3	0	1	?	?	—	6
Antigua and Barbuda	4	3	0	1	?	?	—	6
Saint Lucia	4	2	1	1	?	?	—	5
Jamaica	4	0	2	2	2	6	−4	2
Dominica	4	0	1	3	?	?	—	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Notes: Guadeloupe won the group on goal-difference, while Antigua was eliminated as the worst runner-up. Both teams had three wins and one defeat.

23 April 1989

Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	Jamaica

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

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23 April 1989

Saint Lucia	2–0	Dominica

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7 May 1989

Jamaica	1–3	Guadeloupe

Jamaica

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13 May 1989

Dominica	0–1	Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

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21 May 1989

Antigua and Barbuda	?–?	Saint Lucia

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21 May 1989

Guadeloupe	(beat)	Dominica

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June 1989

Saint Lucia	?–?	Guadeloupe

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4 June 1989

Dominica	0–0	Jamaica

Roseau, Dominica

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June 1989

Guadeloupe	?–?	Antigua and Barbuda

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18 June 1989

Jamaica	1–1	Saint Lucia

Kingston, Jamaica

Ranking of second-placed teams

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
B	Netherlands Antilles	4	3	0	1	21	4	+17	6
A	Trinidad and Tobago	4	3	0	1	16	4	+12	6
C	Antigua and Barbuda	4	3	0	1	?	?	—	6

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Final tournament

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	2
Guadeloupe	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2
Barbados	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

3 July 1989

Barbados	1–0	Guadeloupe

Bridgetown, Barbados

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5 July 1989

Barbados	0–3	Trinidad and Tobago
		Jones Morris

Bridgetown, Barbados

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7 July 1989

Trinidad and Tobago	0–2	Guadeloupe

Bridgetown, Barbados

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Grenada	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
Netherlands Antilles	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

2 July 1989

Grenada	2–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Joseph 17' (pen.) Drayton 54'

Bridgetown, Barbados

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4 July 1989

Netherlands Antilles	1–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Bridgetown, Barbados

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6 July 1989

Grenada	1–1	Netherlands Antilles

Bridgetown, Barbados

Final

9 July 1989

Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Grenada
Yorke 24', 89'		Hood 84'

Bridgetown, Barbados

1989 Caribbean Cup winner
Trinidad and Tobago First title

Prize money

The following prize money was awarded to national association: ^[1]

• Winner: $10k
• Runner-up: $5k
• Third-place: $4k
• Fourth-place: $3k

References

1. Helps, H.G. (23 August 1988). "Looking at Shell Caribbean Cup". Gleaner. p. 43.

External links

• RSSSF archive