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1996 Caribbean Cup

Field	Value
year	1996
other_titles	Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup 1996
country	Trinidad and Tobago
num_teams	19
confederations	1
champion	Trinidad and Tobago
count	5
second	Cuba
third_other
fourth	Suriname
matches	35
goals	97
prevseason	[1995](1995-caribbean-cup)
nextseason	[1997](1997-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

(withdrew)
(Withdrew, after playing first match)
(Host)

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

First round

Netherlands Antilles withdrew and the return round was not played

Second round

Group 2

All matches were played in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Group 3

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

Group 4

The return round was not played

Group 5

First round

Second round

Group 6

withdrew Davis Kingston, Jamaica}} (3–4 pen) Sobers Bridgetown, Barbados}}

Group 7

First round

Second round

(3–5 pen.)

Final tournament

Group A

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Davis Palmer Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago Rougier Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago

Boyce Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Marcelle Dwarika Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Group B

Played in San Fernando and Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Layola San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago Reno Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Semifinals

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Martínez Sotolongo San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|}}

3rd Place Playoff

(3–2 pen.)

Finals

Nixon

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