| Shell Caribbean Cup 1994 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Trinidad and Tobago (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Martinique |
| Third place |  Guadeloupe |
| Fourth place |  Suriname |
The 1994 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago.
Anguilla 
Antigua and Barbuda 
Barbados 
British Virgin Islands 
Cayman Islands 
Cuba (Disqualified)
Dominica 
Dominican Republic 
French Guiana 
Grenada Guadeloupe 
Guyana 
Haiti 
Jamaica Martinique (Defending Champions)
Montserrat 
Puerto Rico 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago (Hosts) Martinique (holders) and Trinidad and Tobago (hosts) automatically qualified for the Final Round.An unusual rule was imposed in the qualifying tournament: every match was required to have a winner. If the two teams had the same score after 90 minutes, they played a sudden death extra time in which the golden goal was counted as two goals. If no team scored in the extra time, then a penalty shootout determined the winner.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Barbados | 0–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 2–0 (asdet  ) | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
Grenada went into the match with a superior goal difference, meaning that Barbados needed to win by at least two goals to progress to the finals. Barbados exploited two unusual rules variations in its final group stage game. First, unlike most group stages in football competitions, the organizers had deemed that all games must have a winner. All games drawn over 90 minutes would go to sudden death extra time. The second unusual rule stated that in sudden death extra time, the golden goal would count as two goals.
Barbados was leading 2–0 until the 83rd minute, when an own goal by a Bajan defender made the score 2–1 and brought a new ruling into play. Approaching the dying moments, the Barbadians realized they had little chance of scoring past Grenada's mass defense in the time available, so they deliberately scored an own goal to tie the game at 2–2. This would send the game into extra time and give them another half-hour to break down the defense. The Grenadians realized what was happening and attempted to score an own goal as well, which would put Barbados back in front by one goal and would eliminate Barbados from the competition.
The Barbados players started defending their opposition's net to prevent them from doing this, and during the game's last five minutes, Grenada tried to score in either net while Barbados defended both ends of the pitch. Barbados successfully held off Grenada for the final five minutes, sending the game into extra time. In extra time, Barbados scored the game winner, and was awarded a 4–2 victory, which put them through to the next round. [1] [2] [3]
Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Guadeloupe | 9–0 | Anguilla |
|---|---|---|
Played in Suriname
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| French Guiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Guyana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Suriname | 2–0 (asdet ) | French Guiana |
|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 1–1 (asdet) (4–5 pen.) | French Guiana |
|---|---|---|
Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2–4 (asdet ) | Dominica |
|---|---|---|
The winner of this match should have had more goal difference than Dominica but since Dominica did appear in the final tournament, it is most likely that the match wasn't played at all.
| Dominica | (cancelled) | Montserrat |
|---|---|---|
The match between was cancelled because of crowd trouble.
Played in Cayman Islands
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 6 |
| Sint Maarten | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 4–2 (asdet ) | Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 3 | Cuba (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cuba withdrew.
Played in Trinidad and Tobago.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Barbados | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Dominica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| Guadeloupe | 5–0 | Dominica |
|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | 2–2 | Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinique | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Suriname | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| 1994 Caribbean Cup winner |
|---|
 Trinidad and Tobago Third title |
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