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1996 Caribbean Cup

The 1996 Caribbean Cup (also known as the Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons), was the 8th edition of the Caribbean Cup, the biennial football championship of the Caribbean region (CFU). It was held in Trinidad, where it began on 24 May 1996 and concluded on 7 June.

In the tournament, the hosts Trinidad and Tobago were to be joined by 7 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in April 1996 and involved 18 Caribbean national teams.

A total of 16 games were played. Trinidad and Tobago won the tournament and landed their fifth Caribbean.

Entrants

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

First round

Netherlands Antilles 0–1 Grenada

Netherlands Antilles withdrew and the return round was not played

Second round

Grenada 1–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–1 Grenada

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6
 Sint Maarten 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
 Anguilla 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]

All matches were played in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 8–0 Anguilla
Sint Maarten 4–0 Anguilla
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 Sint Maarten

Group 3

Both matches were played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haiti 6–0 Dominican Republic
Haiti 1–1 Dominican Republic

Group 4

Cayman Islands 0–4 Cuba

The return round was not played

Group 5

First round

Dominica 0–1 Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia 1–1 Dominica

Second round

Martinique 1–0 Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia 0–1 Martinique

Group 6

Jamaica 2–0 Barbados
Young 44' (pen.)
Davis 89'
Barbados 2–0 (aet)
(3–4 pen)		 Jamaica
Goodridge 51'
Sobers 55' (pen.)

Group 7

First round

French Guiana 1–2 Suriname
Suriname 1–1 French Guiana

Second round

Suriname 2–1 Guyana
Guyana 2–1 (aet)
(3–5 pen.)		 Suriname

Final tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 Suriname 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Jamaica 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: [citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Jamaica
Latapy 32'
Attendance: 5,000
Jamaica 4–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Wright 21'
Davis 61', 72'
Palmer 87'		 Grumbs 89'
Attendance: 4,000
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Suriname
Latapy 58', 61'
Rougier 88'
Attendance: 6,500
Suriname 3–1 Jamaica
Riedwald 6'
Boyce 7', 44'		 Lowe 45'
Attendance: 7,000
Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Latapy 21', 29', 80'
Marcelle 45'
Dwarika 81'		 Bedford 79'
Attendance: 7,000
Suriname 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kasanji 54' Riley 72'
Attendance: 2,000

Group B

Played in San Fernando and Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Martinique 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Haiti 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Cuba 2–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sebrango 48'
Layola 59'
Attendance: 2,500
Martinique 1–0 Haiti
Sorbert 53'
Attendance: 1,500
Haiti 2–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Golman 50', 56' Hendrickson 60', 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Cuba 1–0 Martinique
Darcourt 72'
Attendance: 3,300
Haiti 0–0 Cuba
Attendance: 3,000
Martinique 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Valide 3'
Reno 23', 34'
Attendance: 1,000

Semifinals

Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Martinique
John 90', 117' Carole 88'
Attendance: 11,000
Cuba 4–0 Suriname
Darcourt 35', 55'
Martínez 75'
Sotolongo 83'

3rd Place Playoff

Martinique 1–1 (aet)
(3–2 pen.)		 Suriname
Rano 48' Riedewald 76'
Attendance: 2,000

Finals

Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Cuba
Dwarika
Nixon


 1996 Caribbean Cup winner 

Trinidad and Tobago
Fifth title