1991 Caribbean Cup

Summary

The 1991 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final round of the competition was held from the 24 May to 2 June and saw six teams qualifying through to the final round where they joined defending champions Trinidad and Tobago and hosts Jamaica.[1]

1991 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup 1991
Tournament details
Host countryJamaica
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Jamaica (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Saint Lucia
Fourth place Guyana
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored85 (3.04 per match)
1990
1992

The eight teams (seven after Cuba withdrew from the competition) were separated into two groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying through to the knockout stage where the semi-finals winners qualifying through to the Gold Cup which was held four weeks after the Caribbean tournament. In the final, Jamaica defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 with goals from Paul Davis and Winston Anglin securing Jamaica's first title as they qualified to the Gold Cup with Trinidad and Tobago.[2][3] In the third place play-off, Saint Lucia defeated Guyana 4-1.

Qualifying tournament edit

  Jamaica (as hosts) and   Trinidad and Tobago (as holders) qualified for the final stage automatically.

Group 1 edit

Played in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dominican Republic 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  Haiti 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Puerto Rico  2–3  Haiti

Dominican Republic  1–1  Haiti

Puerto Rico  1–3  Dominican Republic

Group 2 edit

played in Martinique

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Martinique 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
  French Guiana 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
  Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source:[citation needed]
Martinique  1–2  French Guiana

Guadeloupe  1–0  French Guiana

Martinique  3–1  Guadeloupe

Group 3 edit

  Cuba received a bye to the Final Stage, apparently because of regional strength.

Group 4 edit

played in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cayman Islands 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
  British Virgin Islands 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]


Group 5 edit

played in Georgetown, Guyana

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Guyana 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
  Suriname 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  Netherlands Antilles 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Suriname  1–0  Netherlands Antilles

Guyana  4–0  Netherlands Antilles
Anthony Stanton (2)
Chris Barnwell
Lerone Bailey

Guyana  1–1  Suriname
Anthony Stanton Eric Godliep

Group 6 edit

played in Castries, Saint Lucia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saint Lucia 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
  Montserrat 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
  Anguilla 2 0 1 1 1 7 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
Saint Lucia  3–0  Montserrat

Montserrat  1–1  Anguilla

Saint Lucia  6–0  Anguilla

Final tournament edit

First round edit

played in Kingston, Jamaica

Group A edit

  Cuba withdrew

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6
  Guyana 2 1 0 1 2 7 −5 3
  Cayman Islands 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Jamaica  6–0  Guyana
Palmer   4'
Davis   14'   48'
Reid   63'
Gaynor   74'
Boyd   86'

Jamaica  3–2  Cayman Islands
Davis   2'   47'
Long   89'
Ramoon   38'
Parchement   80'

Guyana  2–1  Cayman Islands
Massiah   29', 89' Williams   30'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
  Saint Lucia 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
  Martinique 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
  Dominican Republic 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
Source:[citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago  7–0  Dominican Republic
Latapy    
Lewis    
Skeene  
Allen  
Thomas  
Saint Lucia  0–0  Martinique


Trinidad and Tobago  1–2  Saint Lucia
Skeene   Cadette  
Edmund  
Martinique  4–1  Dominican Republic
Sophie   20'
Gertrude   36', 49'
Cadal   69'
Cruz   50'

Semi-finals edit

Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Guyana
Jones   2'
Latapy   4', 82'
Laing  
Attendance: 10,000

Jamaica  2–0  Saint Lucia
Davis   18'
Reid   88'

Third-place match edit

Saint Lucia  4–1  Guyana
Gilbert  
Alexander  
Weeks  
Earl Jean  
Stanton  
Attendance: 27,000

Final edit

Trinidad and Tobago  0–2  Jamaica
Davis   6'
Anglin   49'
Attendance: 27,000


 1991 Caribbean Cup winner 
 
Jamaica

First title

References edit

  1. ^ "Gold Cup 1991". Inside World Football. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. ^ "1991 Caribbean Cup". athlet.org. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gold Cup (1991) | Qualification | 1991 Caribbean Cup | Final Tournament | Final". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

External links edit

  • Tournament details on RSSSF website