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Trinidad And Tobago National Football Team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the "Soca music, Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF and FIFA since 1964, and also a member of Caribbean Football Union, CFU. The national team competes in the FIFA World Cup, World Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Gold Cup, and the CONCACAF Nations League, Nations League, as well as other competitions by invitation. The Soca Warriors' lone appearance at the FIFA World Cup came in 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006, after the team defeated Bahrain national football team, Bahrain 2–1 on aggregate in the CONCACAF–Asian Football Confederation, AFC 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off), intercontinental play-off. The team has qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup on 18 occasions with their best performance in 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soca Music
Soca music, or the "soul of calypso", is a genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1970s. It is considered an offshoot of Calypso music, calypso, with influences from Afro–Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Afro-Trinidadian and Indo–Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Indo-Trinidadian rhythms. It was created by Ras Shorty I (or Lord Shorty) in an effort to revive traditional calypso, the popularity of which had been declining amongst younger generations in Trinidad due to the rise in popularity of reggae from Jamaica and Soul music, soul and funk from the United States. From the 1980s onward, soca has developed into a range of new styles. Etymology "Soca" is a Blend word, portmanteau of the words "soul" and "calypso". The genre was defined by Lord Shorty as the "Soul of Calypso." The word was originally spelled s-o-k-a-h by Lord Shorty. In a 1979 interview with ''Carnival Magazine,'' Lord Shorty stated that he "came up with the name soca. I invented soca. And I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 CONCACAF Championship
The 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from 29 November to 18 December. All matches were played at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. This is the first edition to double as qualification for the World Cup. Haiti became winners for the first time in the CONCACAF region and qualified for West Germany '74. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the World Cup. Qualification Teams * * (Hosts) * * (Defending Champions) * * Venues Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Haiti qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Goalscorers ;7 goals * Steve David ;5 goals * Emmanuel Sanon ;4 goals * Octavio Muciño ;3 goals * Rubén Guifarro * Horacio López Salgado ;2 goals * Everald Cummings ;1 goal * Juan Banegas * Benjamín Monterroso * René Morales * Jorge Roldán * Jean-Claude Désir * Guy Saint-V ... [...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. Entrants * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Hosts and Defending Champions) * Withdraws * * 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 a ... [...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. Entrants * * * * * Brazil U-20 (Invitee) * * * * * * French Guiana (Later withdrew) * * * * * (Defending Champions) * * * * * * * * * (Hosts) * * Withdraws * * * * Qualifying tournament Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B Group C French Guiana 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 th ... [...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. Entrants * * * (Hosts) * * * * (Withdrew) * * (Withdrew) * French Guiana * * * (Withdrew) * * * * * (Hosts) * * * 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 Fina ... [...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. 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 ret ... [...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. Entrants * * * * * * (Hosts) * * * * French Guiana * * * * (Hosts) * * * * * * * * * * 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) ---- ---- 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 ---- ---- Semi-finals 3rd place match Final Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vicent and the Grenadines qualified to the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1996 CONCACAF Gol ... [...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. Entrants * * * * * * (Disqualified) * * * French Guiana * * * * * * (Defending Champions) * * * * * * * (Hosts) 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 t ... [...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. Entrants * * * * * * * * * French Guiana * * * * (Defending Champions) * * * * * * * * * (Hosts) 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 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Caribbean Cup
The 1989 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American .... 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. Entrants * * * (Hosts) * * * * * * (Disqualified) * * * * * * * * Qualifying tournament *Each group winner would qualify along with the two best runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 CFU Championship
The 1988 CFU Championship was the sixth and the final edition of CFU Championship held in Martinique, 4 teams participated in the tournament, Trinidad and Tobago won the title for the second time, the tournament would be succeeded by 1989 Caribbean Cup in 1989. Qualifying tournament First round The following are the known matches for the first round. However, there may be more matches. ---- Second round ---- Note: these two matches were also part of the first round of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification. ---- vs was another 2nd round fixture, Guadeloupe won but the result(s) were unknown. Finals The final stage was hosted in Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn .... The last match between Martinique and Trinidad/Tobago was abando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 CFU Championship
The 1981 CFU Championship was the third edition of CFU Championship, organized by CFU 4 teams participated in the tournament, Trinidad and Tobago won the title for the first time after defeating the host Puerto Rico. Qualifying tournament Preliminary round St. Lucia withdrew, so Barbados advanced to the first round First round ---- ---- ---- Second round ''Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the finals; Surinam went to the playoff.'' ---- ''Guadeloupe qualified for the finals; Saint Vincent and Grenadines went to the playoff.'' Playoff ''Saint Vincent and Grenadines won and qualified for the finals.'' Final tournament The final stage was held in Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo .... ---- ---- {{Winners, fb, 1981 Caribbean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
