The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition, established by Shell and run by former England Cricket fast bowler Fred Rumsey, was contested in 1989 in Barbados. The Caribbean Cup served as a qualification tournament among CFU members for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Caribbean Cup replaced the CFU Championship competition which was active between 1978 and 1988.
| Founded | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2017 |
| Region | Caribbean (CFU) |
| Number of teams | 8 (finals) 31 (eligible to enter qualification) |
| Last champions |  Curaçao (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Trinidad and Tobago (8 titles) |
| Website | www.caribbeancup.org |
Trinidad and Tobago, eight-time winners, and Jamaica, six-time winners, were the most successful sides, winning a combined 14 of 18 titles. Martinique, Haiti, Cuba and Curaçao also won the tournament.
In 1990 on the day of the final, an insurrection in Trinidad and Tobago, the host nation, by the Jamaat al Muslimeen forced an abandonment of the tournament with only the final and 3rd place play-off game remaining. Also, the tournament was not held in 2000, 2002 and 2003.
The 2017 edition of the tournament was the 19th and final. The tournament was discontinued in favor of participation in the CONCACAF Nations League.[1]
Extract from the autobiography 'Sense of Humour Sense of Justice' by Caribbean Cup founder Fred Rumsey. "Having been introduced to Shell Barbados by former Welsh Rugby player John Taylor the company contacted me with a request to come up with some ideas as to where their Caribbean sponsorship could be placed to maximise their image within the region, having lost the Shell Cricket Shield event. After some deliberation I settled on three worthwhile alternatives, prepared a feasibility study and business plan for each and in the summer of 1988 journeyed to Barbados to present them to Peter Lane and his promotional staff.
- The first presentation involved the sponsorship of tourism throughout the Caribbean, concentrating on bringing visitors to the area.
- The second was aimed at the young people of the Caribbean by providing assistance with the development and promotion of art and crafts throughout the region.
- The third was the introduction of a major knock-out football tournament to be played for throughout the Caribbean by the members of The Caribbean Football Union.
It was the latter presentation which received the overwhelming support from Peter Lane and his team and the Shell Caribbean Cup was born."
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Sponsors
Over the years, the tournament has been named after its respective sponsors. Shell had sponsored the competition since its inception in 1989.[2]
By February 1996, Jack Warner had announced a new sponsorship from sports apparel company Umbro for the 1996 Caribbean Cup.[3] The tournament was also co-sponsored by Umbro in 1997 before Shell re-attained sole-sponsorship for the 1998 event.
In October 1998, during the first and only year of sponsorship from the Asia Sport Group (now World Sport Group), the competition changed its name to Copa Caribe. CFU's chairman Jack Warner stated that the change was made to highlight the competition being a branch of the Copa de Oro.[4] Florida-based Inter/Forever (now Traffic Group) agreed a sponsorship deal to replace the Asia Sport Group agreement in January 1999.[5] The competition retained the title Copa Caribe for the 1999 and 2001 editions.
There was no competition held in 2003, instead teams focused on a group-stage only qualifying tournament.
Caribbean-based mobile phone company Digicel took over the sponsorship in 2004,[6] in June 2007 they agreed to sponsor the 2008 and 2010 events.[7] The 2012 and 2014 editions of the competition had no title sponsor, while the last tournament (in 2017) was sponsored by Scotiabank.[8]
Tournaments
Cumulative results
The following is a compiled national level championship table for the CFU region. Years in italics indicate that a nation was the host or co-host.
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago
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8 (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001) | 5 (1991, 1998, 2007, 2012, 2014) | 2 (1993, 2005) | 0 |
 Jamaica
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6 (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014) | 3 (1992, 1993, 2017) | 2 (1997, 1999) | 0 |
 Cuba
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1 (2012) | 3 (1996, 1999, 2005) | 3 (1995, 2007, 2010) | 4 (1992, 2001, 2008, 2014) |
 Haiti
|
1 (2007) | 1 (2001) | 4 (1998, 1999, 2012, 2014) | 0 |
 Martinique
|
1 (1993) | 1 (1994) | 3 (1992, 1996, 2001) | 2 (2012, 2017) |
| Curaçao[n 5]
|
1 (2017) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1989) |
 Grenada |
0 | 2 (1989, 2008) | 0 | 2 (1997, 2010) |
 Guadeloupe |
0 | 1 (2010) | 3 (1989), (1994), (2008) | 1 (2007) |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0 | 1 (1997) | 0 | 1 (1993) |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0 | 1 (1995) | 0 | 0 |
 Saint Lucia |
0 | 0 | 1 (1991) | 0 |
 French Guiana |
0 | 0 | 1 (2017) | 0 |
 Suriname |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1994, 1996) |
 Guyana |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1991) |
 Cayman Islands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1995) |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1998) |
 Barbados |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2005) |
Awards
| Year | Most Valuable player | Top Goalscorer(Finals only) | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Steve Mark[11]
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Dwight Yorke, Philbert Jones (2 goals)
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Grenada
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| 1991 | Paul Davis
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Paul Davis (5 goals)
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| 1992 | Leonson Lewis (7 goals)[12]
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| 1993 | Walter Boyd
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Jean-Michel Modestin (5 goals)
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| 1994 | David Nakhid
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| 1995 | David Nakhid
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| 1996 | Russell Latapy (6 goals)
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| 1997 | Jerren Nixon
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Clayton Ince
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| 1998 | Stern John
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Stern John (10 goals)
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Clayton Ince
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| 1999 | Raciel Martínez
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Ariel Álvarez (5 goals)
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Clayton Ince
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| 2001 | Dennis Lawrence
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Golman Pierre (5 goals)
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Clayton Ince
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| 2005 | Andy Williams[13]
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Luton Shelton (9 goals)
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| 2007 | Pierre Richard Bruny
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Gary Glasgow (6 goals)
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| 2008 | Eric Vernan[14]
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Kithson Bain, Luton Shelton (5 goals)
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| 2010 | Rodolph Austin
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Dane Richards, Kithson Bain (3 goals)
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| 2012 | eight players (2 goals) | |||
| 2014 | Rodolph Austin
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Kervens Belfort, Darren Mattocks and Kevin Molino (3 goals)
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Andre Blake
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Haiti
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| 2017 | Gino van Kessel
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Elson Hooi (2 goals)
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Notes
- ^ No third place playoff was played. Third place was awarded based on table standings.
- ^ a b Play was suspended when Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted a coup d'état of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was abandoned altogether after Tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the final round of games. Trinidad and Tobago were to meet Martinique in the final, and Jamaica and Barbados were to meet in the third place match.
- ^ The third place match was cancelled due to condition of field after the final was already played.
- ^ a b Finals played in round-robin format.
- ^ Includes results from Netherlands Antilles.
See also
References
- ^ "CONCACAF Nations League to replace Caribbean Cup". Caribbean National Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shell Football Cup to kick off April 1989". Jamaica Gleaner. 25 August 1988. p. 12.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "CFU boss takes shot at regional federations". Jamaica Gleaner. 28 February 1996. p. 1.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "New name for Carib champs". Kingston Gleaner. 1 October 1998. p. 20.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "New Sponsor, Format For Cup". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 January 1999.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Busy week for CFU's Burrell". Jamaica Gleaner. 26 April 2004. p. 14.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "DIGICEL RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF THE DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP". Digicel Group. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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- ^ "Cummings, Jamaica win Caribbean Cup". coloradorapids.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Coach: T&T unlucky". trinidadexpress.com. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shell/Umbro jinx persists – Trinidad & Tobago Football History". www.ttfootballhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Trinidad regain Shell Cup – Trinidad & Tobago Football History". www.ttfootballhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20.
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