The 1989 Caribbean Cup (known as the

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Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the

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, the

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championship of the Caribbean, one of the

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zones. The final stage was hosted by

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. The tournament was sponsored by Shell Company Ltd. after the tournament was first thought of by employees of Shell Antilles and Gulanas Ltd. Barbados received a bye to the final round as they were hosts of the competition and Shell (based in Barbados) felt that it was better suited to host the tournament as Barbados have an international airport.

Qualifying tournament

*Each group winner would qualify along with the two best runners-up. * qualified for the final tournament as hosts. * were disqualified due to failure to pay FIFA fines.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Final tournament

Group A

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Group B

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Final

Prize money

The following prize money was awarded to national association: *Winner: $10k *Runner-up: $5k *Third-place: $4k *Fourth-place: $3k

References

External links

RSSSF archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1989 Caribbean Cup

International sports competitions hosted by Barbados Caribbean Championship, 1989 Football competitions in Barbados