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1996 Caribbean Cup
Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1996
Tournament details
Host country	Trinidad and Tobago
Teams	19 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Trinidad and Tobago (5th title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Martinique
Fourth place	Suriname
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	97 (2.77 per match)
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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

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda (withdrew)
Barbados
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Guyana
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Netherlands Antilles (Withdrew, after playing first match)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Sint Maarten
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago (Host)

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

First round

23 March 1996

Netherlands Antilles	0–1	Grenada

Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles withdrew and the return round was not played

Second round

24 April 1996

Grenada	1–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Grenada

28 April 1996

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–1	Grenada

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	2	0	11	0	+11	6
Sint Maarten	2	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Anguilla	2	0	2	0	12	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All matches were played in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

27 March 1996

Saint Kitts and Nevis	8–0	Anguilla

29 March 1996

Sint Maarten	4–0	Anguilla

31 March 1996

Saint Kitts and Nevis	3–0	Sint Maarten

Group 3

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

26 April 1996

Haiti	6–0	Dominican Republic

28 April 1996

Haiti	1–1	Dominican Republic

Group 4

26 April 1996

Cayman Islands	0–4	Cuba

Cayman Islands

The return round was not played

Group 5

First round

3 March 1996

Dominica	0–1	Saint Lucia

Dominica

21 March 1996

Saint Lucia	1–1	Dominica

St. Lucia

Second round

24 April 1996

Martinique	1–0	Saint Lucia

Martinique

28 April 1996

Saint Lucia	0–1	Martinique

St. Lucia

Group 6

Antigua and Barbuda withdrew

24 April 1996

Jamaica	2–0	Barbados
Young 44' (pen.) Davis 89'

National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica

28 April 1996

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

Hadley Court Stadium
Bridgetown, Barbados

Group 7

First round

24 March 1996

French Guiana	1–2	Suriname

French Guiana

14 April 1996

Suriname	1–1	French Guiana

Suriname

Second round

28 April 1996

Suriname	2–1	Guyana

Suriname

5 May 1996

Guyana	2–1 (aet) (3–5 pen.)	Suriname

Guyana

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]}

24 May 1996

Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	Jamaica
Latapy 32'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 5,000

26 May 1996

Jamaica	4–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Wright 21' Davis 61', 72' Palmer 87'		Grumbs 89'

Industry Park
Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 4,000

26 May 1996

Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Suriname
Latapy 58', 61' Rougier 88'

Industry Park
Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 6,500

28 May 1996

Suriname	3–1	Jamaica
Riedwald 6' Boyce 7', 44'		Lowe 45'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 7,000

28 May 1996

Trinidad and Tobago	5–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Latapy 21', 29', 80' Marcelle 45' Dwarika 81'		Bedford 79'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 7,000

30 May 1996

Suriname	1–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kasanji 54'		Riley 72'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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]}

25 May 1996

Cuba	2–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sebrango 48' Layola 59'

Manny Ramjohn Stadium
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 2,500

25 May 1996

Martinique	1–0	Haiti
Sorbert 53'

Manny Ramjohn Stadium
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 1,500

27 May 1996

Haiti	2–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Golman 50', 56'		Hendrickson 60', 89'

Manny Ramjohn Stadium
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 5,000

27 May 1996

Cuba	1–0	Martinique
Darcourt 72'

Manny Ramjohn Stadium
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 3,300

29 May 1996

Haiti	0–0	Cuba

Malabar Stadium
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 3,000

29 May 1996

Martinique	3–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Valide 3' Reno 23', 34'

Malabar Stadium
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 1,000

Semifinals

3 June 1996

Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Martinique
John 90', 117'		Carole 88'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 11,000

3 June 1996

Cuba	4–0	Suriname
Darcourt 35', 55' Martínez 75' Sotolongo 83'

Manny Ramjohn Stadium
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

3rd Place Playoff

5 June 1996

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

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 2,000

Finals

7 June 1996

Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Cuba
Dwarika Nixon

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

1996 Caribbean Cup winner
Trinidad and Tobago Fifth title

1996 Caribbean Cup

Entrants

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

First round

Second round

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

First round

Second round

Group 6

Group 7

First round

Second round

Final tournament

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

3rd Place Playoff

Finals

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