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.

1998 Caribbean Cup
Shell Caribbean Cup 1998
Tournament details
Host countriesTrinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Teams25 (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 played46
Goals scored210 (4.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Stern John
(10 goals)
1997
1999

Qualifying tournament edit

Group 1 edit

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 edit

Aruba  1–0  French Guiana
Suriname  3–3  Netherlands Antilles

Suriname  2–2  French Guiana
Aruba  0–1  Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles  2–1  French Guiana
Aruba  3–3  Suriname

Group 2 edit

Played in Castries, Saint Lucia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Martinique 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
  Saint Lucia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 9 8 +1 3
  Barbados 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Saint Lucia  2–1  Barbados
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  4–1  Martinique

Martinique  4–1  Barbados
Saint Lucia  3–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Lucia  1–2  Martinique
Barbados  4–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group 3 edit

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]
Dominica  1–1  Guadeloupe

Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–2  Dominica
Guadeloupe  3–0  British Virgin Islands

Saint Kitts and Nevis  2–1  Guadeloupe
Dominica  4–1  British Virgin Islands

Group 4 edit

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]
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'


Guyana  14–0  Anguilla
Hercules        
Nassy      
Scott      
Jerome    
Wong  
Milo  

Group 5 edit

  U.S. Virgin Islands withdrew

Played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Haiti 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
  Dominican Republic 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]


Group 6 edit

  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)[1] 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
  Bermuda 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cayman Islands  2–2  Cuba

Cuba  2–1  Bermuda

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

Final tournament edit

Group stage edit

Group A - (Trinidad and Tobago) edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
  Martinique 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
  Dominica 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Martinique  5–1  Dominica
Rano   28', 29', 42', 72'
Modestin   88'
Gustave   63'


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

Group B - (Jamaica) edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
  Haiti 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
  Netherlands Antilles 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Jamaica  4–0  Cayman Islands
Goodison   17'
Gardener   70'
Whitmore   76', 86'

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

Jamaica  2–1  Haiti
Goodison   51'
McDonald   83'
Montilas   86'
Cayman Islands  2–0  Netherlands Antilles
Brown   21'
Ramoon   45'

Semi-finals edit

Jamaica  1–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Lowe   110'

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

3rd Place Playoff edit

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

Final edit

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


 1998 Caribbean Cup winner 
 
Jamaica

Second title

Top scorers edit

  1.   Stern John (10)

References edit

  1. ^ "Resuelto el fútbol de Maracaibo; cubanos a Islas Caimán si llega visa" (in Spanish). Granma. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2020.