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Trinidad And Tobago National Football Team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the " Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), and the global jurisdiction of FIFA. The national team competes in the World Cup, Gold Cup, and the Nations League, as well as other competitions by invitation. The Soca Warriors lone appearance at the FIFA World Cup came in 2006, after the team defeated Bahrain 2–1 on aggregate in the CONCACAF–AFC intercontinental play-off. The team has qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup on 16 occasions with their best performance in 2000, after reaching the semi-finals, finishing third. However, the national team did experience great success at the defunct Caribbean Cup, having won the sub-continental compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soca Music
Soca music is a genre of music defined by Lord Shorty, its inventor, as the "Soul of Calypso", which has influences of African and East Indian rhythms. It was originally spelt "sokah" by its inventor but through an error in a local newspaper when reporting on the new music it was erroneously spelt "soca"; Lord Shorty confirmed the error but chose to leave it that way to avoid confusion. It is a genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after. Soca was initially developed by Lord Shorty in an effort to revive traditional calypso, the popularity of which had been flagging amongst younger generations in Trinidad due to the rise in popularity of reggae from Jamaica and soul and funk from the United States. Soca is an offshoot of Calypso/ Kaiso, with influences from East Indian rhythms and hooks. Soca has evolved since the 1980s primarily through musicians from various Anglophone Caribbean cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition, established by Shell and run by former England Cricket fast bowler Fred Rumsey, was contested in 1989 in Barbados. The Caribbean Cup served as a qualification tournament among CFU members for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Caribbean Cup replaced the CFU Championship competition which was active between 1978 and 1988. Trinidad and Tobago, eight-time winners, and Jamaica, six-time winners, were the most successful sides, winning a combined 14 of 18 titles. Martinique, Haiti, Cuba and Curaçao also won the tournament. In 1990 on the day of the final, an insurrection in Trinidad and Tobago, the host nation, by the Jamaat al Muslimeen forced an abandonment of the tournament with only the final and 3rd place play-off game remaining. Also, the tournament was not held in 2000, 2002 and 2003. The 2017 edition of the tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Caribbean Cup
The 1991 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final round of the competition was held from the 24 May to 2 June and saw six teams qualifying through to the final round where they joined defending champions Trinidad and Tobago and hosts Jamaica. The eight teams (seven after Cuba withdrew from the competition) were separated into two groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying through to the knockout stage where the semi-finals winners qualifying through to the Gold Cup which was held four weeks after the Caribbean tournament. In the final, Jamaica defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 with goals from Paul Davis and Winston Anglin securing Jamaica's first title as they qualified to the Gold Cup with Trinidad and Tobago. In the third place play-off, Saint Lucia defeated Guyana 4-1. Qualifying tournament (as host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 CFU Championship
This page provides summaries for the 1983 CFU Championship. Qualifying tournament Group 1 First round ''Both matches were played in Barbados due to political unrest in Surinam'' Second round Group 2 First round It is unknown whether the return round was ever played or not. Second round Fixture: vs . Martinique won; no results known. Group 3 First round Second round Group 4 First round Jamaica advance after Puerto Rico withdrew Second round Saint Kitts & Nevis advance after Jamaica withdrew Qualifying Play-offs The winner of each group advanced to the play-offs ---- ---- * Martinique, Antigua and Barbuda qualified to the finals * Trinidad and Tobago qualified as holders; French Guiana qualified as hosts Final tournament ''All matches were played in Cayenne, French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 CFU Championship
This page provides summaries for the 1979 CFU Championship. Qualifying round First round The following are known results only; there may be more matches. ---- ---- ---- ---- vs , Martinique advanced to the second round after Dominican Republic withdrew due to revolution. Second round ---- ---- ---- Final tournament The final stage was held in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of .... {{Winners, fb, 1978 Caribbean Championship Winner, Suriname, First ReferencesRSSSF archives Caribbean Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. Qualifying tournament Preliminary round Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- Group 3 ---- * Bahamas withdrew meaning that US Virgin Islands progressed. Qualifying round Top team in each group and best runner up qualified for finals Group 1 Played in Guyana ---- ---- Group 2 Played in Martinique ---- ---- Group 3 Played in Haiti ---- ---- Group 4 Played in Antigua and Barbuda ( were scheduled to be hosts but they withdrew) ---- ---- Group 5 Played in Suriname ---- ---- Final tournament Played in Trinidad and Tobago First round Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-Finals ---- Third Place Match Final Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti and Martinique qualified automatically for 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Fourth-placed team qualified for home and away pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup, established in 1989, was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. Qualifying tournament Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B Group C withdrew ---- Group D withdrew, leaving British Virgin Islands and Montserrat to compete. Group E and both withdrew. Qualifying round Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- Group 4 ---- ---- Group 5 Saint-Martin withdrew ---- ---- Final tournament Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Semi-Finals ---- ''The match was postponed from June 10 due to bad lighting.'' Third Place Match ''The third place playoff was cancelled due to the condition of the field. Third place was shared between Jamaica and Haiti.'' Final Result Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2000 Gold Cup Awards * Most Valuable Player Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Caribbean Cup
The 1997 Caribbean Cup (known as Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons ) was the ninth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Qualifying Tournament First stage The winners of each group enter the qualifying play-off. Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 * and withdrew Group 3 First round * Both matches were played in Georgetown, Guyana Second round * 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. ---- ---- Group 4 ---- ---- Group 5 and withdrew. ''The return round was not played.'' Qualifying Playoff ---- ''The return round was not played.'' ---- * received a lucky bye to the final tournament. * The qualified teams are: (holders), (co-hosts), (co-hosts), , and Final tournament Group A Hosted in Antigua and Barbuda ---- ---- Group B Hosted in Saint Kitts and Nevis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 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. 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 Group 7 First round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Caribbean Cup
The 1995 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Jamaica and Cayman Islands. Preliminary qualifying round ''Netherlands Antilles'' advances with a 7–5 aggregate score. Qualifying round Qualifying Group 1 (in Dominican Republic) ---- ---- Qualifying Group 2 (in French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas ...) ---- ---- Qualifying Group 3 First round ---- Second round Qualifying Group 4 First round ---- Second round Qualifying Group 5 First round ---- Second round Final tournament First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Caribbean Cup
The 1994 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. Qualifying Tournament * (holders) and (hosts) automatically qualified for the Final Round. Regulation An unusual rule was imposed in the qualifying tournament: every match was required to have a winner. If the two teams had the same score after 90 minutes, they played a sudden death extra time in which the golden goal was counted as two goals. If no team scored in the extra time, then a penalty shootout determined the winner. Group 1 ---- ---- Anomaly Grenada went into the match with a superior goal difference, meaning that Barbados needed to win by at least two goals to progress to the finals. Barbados exploited two unusual rules variations in its final group stage game. First, unlike most group stages in football competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Caribbean Cup
The 1992 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. Qualifying tournament Group 1 Played in Barbados Group 2 * played in Sint Maarten Group 3 Played in Suriname Group 4 Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis Group 5 Played in Saint Lucia Group 6 Note: There might have been another team in this group but if so, they withdrew. Final tournament The final tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago. First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- 3rd place match Final {{Caribbean Cup 1992 Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup, 1992 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
