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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 1997
| other_titles    = Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1997
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Antigua and Barbuda
| country2 = Saint Kitts and Nevis
| dates =
| num_teams = 23
| confederations = 1
| finalists = 6
| venues =
| cities =
| champion = Trinidad and Tobago
| count = 6
| second = Saint Kitts and Nevis
| third =  Jamaica
| fourth = Grenada
| matches = 30
| goals = 111
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| updated =
| prevseason = [[1996 Caribbean Cup|1996]]
| nextseason = [[1998 Caribbean Cup|1998]]
}}

The '''1997 Caribbean Cup''' (known as '''[[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]/[[Umbro]] Caribbean Cup''' for sponsorship reasons<ref>{{cite news|title=We know what it takes to be world class (Shell Advertisement)|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|page=17|date=16 January 1997}}</ref> ) was the ninth edition of the [[Caribbean Cup]] hosted by [[Antigua and Barbuda]] and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]].

==Entrants==
*{{fb|Aruba}}
*{{fb|Anguilla}}
*{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} (Hosts)
*{{fb|Barbados}}
*{{fb|Bermuda|1910}}
*{{fb|British Virgin Islands}}
*{{fb|Cayman Islands|old}} (Withdrew)
*{{fb|Dominica}}
*{{fb|Dominican Republic}} (Withdrew)
*{{flagdeco|GUF}} [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]]
*{{fb|Grenada}}
*{{fb|Guyana}}
*{{fb|Haiti}} (Withdrew)
*{{fb|Jamaica}}
*{{fb|Martinique|snake}}
*{{fb|Netherlands Antilles}}
*{{fb|Puerto Rico}}
*{{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} (Hosts)
*{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
*{{fb|Saint Lucia|1979}}
*{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}

==Qualifying tournament==
===First stage===
The winners of each group enter the qualifying play-off.

====Group 1====
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|team1=MTQ|name_MTQ={{fb|MTQ|snake}}
|team2=LCA|name_LCA={{fb|LCA|1979}}
|team3=VIN|name_VIN={{fb|VIN}}
|win_MTQ=2|draw_MTQ=0|loss_MTQ=0|gf_MTQ=8|ga_MTQ=1
|win_LCA=1|draw_LCA=0|loss_LCA=1|gf_LCA=3|ga_LCA=3
|win_VIN=0|draw_VIN=0|loss_VIN=2|gf_VIN=3|ga_VIN=10

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{{football box
|date = 12 March 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|LCA|1979}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Martinique]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 14 March 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LCA|1979}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fb|VIN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Martinique]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 March 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
|score = 7–1
|team2 = {{fb|VIN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Curtis Joseph (footballer)|Joseph]] {{goal|54}}
|stadium = [[Martinique]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

====Group 2====
{{football box
|date = 21 February 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|BER|1910}}
|goals1 = [[Andy Williams (Jamaican footballer)|Williams]] {{goal|6}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Stadium]]<br />[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]}}

{{football box
|date = 27 February 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fb|BER|1910}}
|goals1 = [[Linval Dixon|Dixon]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Stephen Malcolm|Malcolm]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Dean Sewell|Sewell]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2 = [[Ascento Russell|Russell]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Darron Simons|Simons]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium = [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Stadium]]<br>[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]}}

* {{fb|Cayman Islands|old}} and {{fb|Puerto Rico}} withdrew

====Group 3====
'''First round'''
* Both matches were played in [[Georgetown, Guyana]]
{{football box
|date = 19 February 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUY}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagdeco|GUF}} [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]]
|goals1 = [[Anthony Stanton|Stanton]] {{goal}} {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Georgetown, Guyana]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

{{football box
|date = 23 February 1997
|team1 = [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]] {{flagdeco|GUF}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fb|GUY}}
|goals1 = ?
|goals2 = [[Anthony Stanton|Stanton]] {{goal}} {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Georgetown, Guyana]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

'''Second round'''

* {{fb|TRI}} also entered the match; but since they already secured a spot in the final tournament as the holders, their matches were counted merely as friendlies.
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|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

|team1=GRN|name_GRN={{fb|GRN}}
|team2=BRB|name_BRB={{fb|BRB}}
|team3=GUY|name_GUY={{fb|GUY}}
|win_GRN=1|draw_GRN=1|loss_GRN=0|gf_GRN=6|ga_GRN=2
|win_BRB=1|draw_BRB=1|loss_BRB=0|gf_BRB=3|ga_BRB=1
|win_GUY=0|draw_GUY=0|loss_GUY=2|gf_GUY=1|ga_GUY=7

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|result1=A
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{{football box
|date = 2 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRB}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}
|goals1 = [[Eric Lavine|Lavine]] {{goal|22}}
|goals2 = Joseph {{goal|89}}
|stadium = [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 4 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRN}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{fb|GUY}}
|goals1 = [[Ricky Charles|Charles]] {{goal|19}}<br />[[Robert Celestine|Celestine]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Franklyn Drayton|Drayton]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Patrick Modeste|Modeste]] {{goal|89}}<br />? {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Andre Trotz|Trotz]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 6 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUY}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fb|BRB}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Eric Lavine|Lavine]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Jerry Alexander|Alexander]] {{goal|52}}
|stadium = [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

====Group 4====
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

|team1=DMA|name_DMA={{fb|DMA}}
|team2=SXM|name_SXM={{fb|Sint Maarten}}
|team3=VGB|name_VGB={{fb|VGB}}
|team4=AIA|name_AIA={{fb|AIA}}
|win_DMA=3|draw_DMA=0|loss_DMA=0|gf_DMA=12|ga_DMA=1
|win_SXM=2|draw_SXM=0|loss_SXM=1|gf_SXM=6|ga_SXM=3
|win_VGB=1|draw_VGB=0|loss_VGB=2|gf_VGB=7|ga_VGB=10
|win_AIA=0|draw_AIA=0|loss_AIA=3|gf_AIA=1|ga_AIA=12

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{{football box
|date = 2 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sint Maarten}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|AIA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

{{football box
|date = 2 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}
|score = 6–1
|team2 = {{fb|VGB}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 3 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VGB}}
|score = 4–1
|team2 = {{fb|AIA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

{{football box
|date = 4 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|Sint Maarten}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 6 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sint Maarten}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fb|VGB}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

{{football box
|date = 6 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}
|score = 5–0
|team2 = {{fb|AIA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

====Group 5====
{{fb|Haiti}} and {{fb|Dominican Republic}} withdrew.

{{football box
|date = 2 March 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARU}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fb|ANT}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Aruba]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

''The return round was not played.''

===Qualifying playoff===

{{football box
|date = 27 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DMA}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fb|MTQ|snake}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Dominica]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}

{{football box
|date = 4 May 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
|score = 7–0
|team2 = {{fb|DMA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Martinique]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
----
{{football box
|date = 4 May 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARU}}
|score = 0–6
|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Theodore Whitmore|Whitmore]] {{goal}} {{goal}}<br />[[Paul Young (footballer, born 1968)|Young]] {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br />[[Dean Sewell|Sewell]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Aruba]]
|attendance =
|referee =}}
''The return round was not played.''
----
*{{fb|Grenada}} received a lucky bye to the final tournament.
* The qualified teams are: {{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}} (holders), {{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} (co-hosts), {{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} (co-hosts), {{fb|JAM}}, {{fb|Martinique|snake}} and {{fb|Grenada}}

==Final tournament==
===Group A===
Hosted in [[Antigua and Barbuda]]

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

|team1=GRN|name_GRN={{fb|GRN}}
|team2=JAM|name_JAM={{fb|JAM}}
|team3=ATG|name_ATG={{fb|ATG}}
|win_GRN=1|draw_GRN=1|loss_GRN=0|gf_GRN=4|ga_GRN=2
|win_JAM=1|draw_JAM=1|loss_JAM=0|gf_JAM=3|ga_JAM=1
|win_ATG=0|draw_ATG=0|loss_ATG=2|gf_ATG=1|ga_ATG=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = 4 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRN}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}
|goals1 = [[Ricky Charles|Charles]] {{goal|6}}
|goals2 = [[Paul Hall (footballer)|Hall]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Antigua Recreation Ground]]<br />[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}
----
{{football box
|date = 6 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}
|goals1 = [[Derrick Edwards|Edwards]] {{goal|22}}
|goals2 = Dinnha {{goal}}<br />[[Patrick Modeste|Modeste]] {{goal}} {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Antigua Recreation Ground]]<br />[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}
----
{{football box
|date = 8 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Fitzroy Simpson|Simpson]] {{goal|26}}<br />[[Theodore Whitmore|Whitmore]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Antigua Recreation Ground]]<br />[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}

===Group B===
Hosted in [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

|team1=TRI|name_TRI={{fb|TRI}}
|team2=SKN|name_SKN={{fb|SKN}}
|team3=MTQ|name_MTQ={{fb|MTQ|snake}}
|win_TRI=1|draw_TRI=0|loss_TRI=1|gf_TRI=4|ga_TRI=2
|win_SKN=1|draw_SKN=0|loss_SKN=1|gf_SKN=2|ga_SKN=3
|win_MTQ=1|draw_MTQ=0|loss_MTQ=1|gf_MTQ=2|ga_MTQ=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{football box
|date = 4 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
|goals1 = Thierry Fondelot {{goal|17|pen.}}<br />Mondenstti {{goal|87}}
|goals2 = [[David Nakhid|Nakhid]] {{goal|7}}
|stadium = [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park]]<br />[[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}
----
{{football box
|date = 6 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fb|SKN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park]]<br />[[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}
----
{{football box
|date = 8 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SKN}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Jerren Nixon|Nixon]] {{goal|6||44}}<br />[[David Nakhid|Nakhid]] {{goal|26}}
|stadium = [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park]]<br />[[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}

===Semifinals===
{{football box
|date = 10 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
|score =  1–1
|aet = yes
|penaltyscore = 4–2
|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}
|goals1 = [[Marvin Andrews|Andrews]] {{goal|65}}
|goals2 = [[Theodore Whitmore|Whitmore]] {{goal|23}}
|stadium = [[Antigua Recreation Ground]]<br />[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}
----
{{football box
|date = 10 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SKN}}
|score =  2–1
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}
|goals1 = [[Keith Gumbs|Grumbs]] {{goal|86||107|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Patrick Modeste|Modeste]] {{goal|51}}
|stadium = [[Stade de Rivière des Pères]]<br />[[Basse-Terre]], [[Guadeloupe]]}}

===3rd place playoff===
{{football box
|date = 13 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
|score =  4–1
|team2 = {{fb|GRN}}
|goals1 = [[Paul Hall (footballer)|Hall]] {{goal|5||20}}<br />[[Ricardo Gardner|Gardener]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Paul Young (footballer, born 1968)|Young]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =  [[Everette Watts|Watts]] {{goal|13}}
|stadium = [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}

===Final===
{{football box
|date = 13 July 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
|score =  4–0
|team2 = {{fb|SKN}}
|goals1 = [[Jerren Nixon|Nixon]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[Marvin Andrews|Andrews]] {{goal|28}}<br />[[Peter Prospar|Prospar]] {{goal|46||65}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Antigua Recreation Ground]]<br />[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}

==References==
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{{Caribbean Cup}}
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