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.
Entrants
Qualifying tournament
First stage
The winners of each group enter the qualifying play-off.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
First round
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
Semifinals
3rd place playoff
Final
References