1998 Caribbean Cup

1998 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup 1998
Tournament details
Host countries	Trinidad and Tobago; Jamaica
Teams	25 (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 played	46
Goals scored	210 (4.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stern John ; (10 goals)
	← 1997 1999 →

Last updated October 12, 2025

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

3 March 1998

Aruba	1–0	French Guiana

3 March 1998

Suriname	3–3	Netherlands Antilles

5 March 1998

Suriname	2–2	French Guiana

5 March 1998

Aruba	0–1	Netherlands Antilles

7 March 1998

Netherlands Antilles	2–1	French Guiana

7 March 1998

Aruba	3–3	Suriname

Group 2

Played in Castries, Saint Lucia

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Martinique	3	2	1	7	6	+1	6
Saint Lucia	3	2	1	6	5	+1	6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	1	2	9	8	+1	3
Barbados	3	1	2	6	9	−3	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

18 March 1998

Saint Lucia	2–1	Barbados

18 March 1998

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4–1	Martinique

20 March 1998

Martinique	4–1	Barbados

20 March 1998

Saint Lucia	3–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

22 March 1998

Saint Lucia	1–2	Martinique

22 March 1998

Barbados	4–3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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 ]}

1 April 1998

Saint Kitts and Nevis	4–0	British Virgin Islands

1 April 1998

Dominica	1–1	Guadeloupe

3 April 1998

Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–2	Dominica

3 April 1998

Guadeloupe	3–0	British Virgin Islands

5 April 1998

Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–1	Guadeloupe

5 April 1998

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 ]}

15 April 1998

Grenada	14–1	Anguilla
J. Roberts 8', 49', 69' Modeste 10' Andrew 17' Charles 21', 24', 35', 76' O. Roberts 33' Alexander 52', 67' Joseph 56' Augustine 76'		Heyliger 84'

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

15 April 1998

Antigua and Barbuda	2–2	Guyana
D. Edwards 20', 40'		Hercules 26' Nassy 70'

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

17 April 1998

Antigua and Barbuda	7–0	Anguilla

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

17 April 1998

Grenada	2–1	Guyana
J. Roberts 20' Alexander 36'		Jerome 83'

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

19 April 1998

Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	Grenada

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

19 April 1998

Guyana	14–0	Anguilla
Hercules Nassy Scott Jerome Wong Milo

Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Group 5

U.S. Virgin Islands withdrew

Played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Haiti	2	2	0	9	0	+9	6
Dominican Republic	2	1	1	3	6	−3	3
Puerto Rico	2	0	2	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 March 1998

Haiti	4–0	Puerto Rico

Stade Sylvio Cator
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

13 March 1998

Dominican Republic	3–1	Puerto Rico

Stade Sylvio Cator
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

15 March 1998

Haiti	5–0	Dominican Republic

Stade Sylvio Cator
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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 (U-21) ^[2]	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
Bermuda	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

6 May 1998

Cayman Islands	2–2	Cuba

8 May 1998

Cuba	2–1	Bermuda

10 May 1998

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

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A - (Trinidad and Tobago)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	3	3	0	13	3	+10	9
Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	1	9	5	+4	6
Martinique	3	1	2	7	8	−1	3
Dominica	3	0	3	2	15	−13	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

22 Jul 1998

Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Antigua and Barbuda
Knights 13', 29' John 39'		Christian 37' Edwards 85'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

22 Jul 1998

Martinique	5–1	Dominica
Rano 28', 29', 42', 72' Modestin 88'		Gustave 63'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

24 Jul 1998

Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Martinique
John 56', 90'		Sorbert 79'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

24 Jul 1998

Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	Dominica
Edwards 6' Roberts 51'		Gustave 59'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

26 Jul 1998

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

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

26 Jul 1998

Antigua and Barbuda	5–1	Martinique
Greenaway 17' Edwards 42' Roberts 49' Clarke 60' Gonsalves 89'		Fondelot 18'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Group B - (Jamaica)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	3	0	9	3	+6	9
Haiti	3	2	1	6	2	+4	6
Cayman Islands	3	1	2	2	5	−3	3
Netherlands Antilles	3	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

22 Jul 1998

Jamaica	4–0	Cayman Islands
Goodison 17' Gardener 70' Whitmore 76', 86'

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

22 Jul 1998

Haiti	4–0	Netherlands Antilles
Menelas 42' Fleurial 70' Dartiquenave 82', 87'

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

24 Jul 1998

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

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

24 Jul 1998

Haiti	1–0	Cayman Islands
Fleurial

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

26 Jul 1998

Jamaica	2–1	Haiti
Goodison 51' McDonald 83'		Montilas 86'

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

26 Jul 1998

Cayman Islands	2–0	Netherlands Antilles
Brown 21' Ramoon 45'

Saint Thomas, Jamaica

Semi-finals

29 July 1998

Jamaica	1–0	Antigua and Barbuda
Lowe 110'

Trinidad and Tobago

29 July 1998

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

Trinidad and Tobago

3rd Place Playoff

31 July 1998

Haiti	3–2	Antigua and Barbuda
Fleurial 72' Menelas 27' Mackenzy 71'		Christopher 53' Christian 58'

Trinidad and Tobago

Final

31 July 1998

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

Trinidad and Tobago

1998 Caribbean Cup winner
Jamaica Second title

Top scorers

Stern John (10)

References

↑ U-20 Represented
↑ "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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[1] U-20 Represented

[2] "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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1998 Caribbean Cup

Contents

Entrants

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

First round

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A - (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B - (Jamaica)

Semi-finals

3rd Place Playoff

Final

Top scorers

References

Shell Caribbean Cup 1998
Tournament details
Host countries	Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica
Teams	25 (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 played	46
Goals scored	210 (4.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stern John (10 goals)
← 1997 1999 →