2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone

The CONCACAF Caribbean Zone of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 24 CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean area.

The 24 teams were divided into three groups of eight teams each. The teams would play in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the semi-final round. The runners-up would advance to the play-offs.

Group 1

First round				Second round				Third round

Cuba	4	0	4

Cayman Islands	0	0	0
				Cuba	1	0	1

				Suriname	0	0	0
Saint Lucia	1	0	1 (1)

Suriname (p)	0	1	1 (3)
								Cuba	1	1	2 (4)

								Barbados (p)	1	1	2 (5)
Aruba	4	2	6

Puerto Rico	2	2	4
				Aruba	1	0	1

				Barbados	3	4	7
Barbados (a.e.t.)	2	3	5

Grenada	2	2	4

First round

March 5, 2000

Cuba	4–0	Cayman Islands
Marten 38' Álvarez 56' Prado 87' Gandara 90'	Report

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Hughil Thompson (Jamaica)

March 19, 2000

Cayman Islands	0–0	Cuba
	Report

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 800

Referee: Ibrahim Brohim (Dominica)

Cuba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

March 5, 2000

Saint Lucia	1–0	Suriname
Regis 46'	Report

Mindoo Philip Park, Castries

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Noel Egan (Antigua and Barbuda)

March 19, 2000

Suriname	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Saint Lucia
Doesburg 80'	Report
Penalties
	3–1

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Harlem Villar (Aruba)

1–1 on aggregate. Suriname won 3–1 on penalties and advanced to the second round.

March 11, 2000

Aruba	4–2	Puerto Rico
Gross 47' Filomina 54', 70' Mackay 85'	Report	Ortiz 12' Astondoa 43'

Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad

Attendance: 800

Referee: Roger Gurley (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

March 18, 2000

Puerto Rico	2–2	Aruba
Ortiz 7' Geerman 19' (o.g.)	Report	Mackay 37' Kross 43'

Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan

Attendance: 500

Referee: Urvin Faneijte (Netherlands Antilles)

Aruba won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

March 5, 2000

Barbados	2–2	Grenada
Alexander 31', 47'	Report	Modeste 75', 77'

Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Franklyn Dorset (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

March 18, 2000

Grenada	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Barbados
Babb 45+2' (o.g.) Fletcher 61'	Report	Cox 20' Forde 36' Riley 96'

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Barbados won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

April 1, 2000

Aruba	1–3	Barbados
Gross 89'	Report	Riley 2' Alexander 22', 85'

Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Timothy Hazelwood (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

April 16, 2000

Barbados	4–0	Aruba
Alexander 45', 67' Goodridge 47' Riley 70'	Report

Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

Attendance: 1,755

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Barbados won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

April 2, 2000

Cuba	1–0	Suriname
Hernández 19'	Report

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

April 16, 2000

Suriname	0–0	Cuba
	Report

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Wilson Saint-Claire (Haiti)

Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

May 7, 2000

Cuba	1–1	Barbados
More 45'	Report	Riley 16'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Richard Samuel (Dominican Republic)

May 21, 2000

Barbados	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Cuba
Cruzata 74' (o.g.)	Report	More 73'
Penalties
	5–4

Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

2–2 on aggregate. Barbados won 5–4 on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals. Cuba advanced to the play-offs.

Group 2

First round				Second round				Third round

Antigua and Barbuda (w/o)

Guyana
				Antigua and Barbuda (a)	0	1	1

				Bermuda	0	1	1
British Virgin Islands	1	0	1

Bermuda	5	9	14
								Antigua and Barbuda	2	0	2

								Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	4	5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9	5	14

U.S. Virgin Islands	0	1	1
				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	2	3

				Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1	1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	8	6	14

Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	0

First round

Guyana were suspended by FIFA, thus Antigua and Barbuda obtained a bye to the second round.

March 5, 2000

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9–0	U.S. Virgin Islands
Jack 6', 15', 48' Guy 18', 20', 31' Chewitt 74', 86' Gonsalves 81'	Report

Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Floyd Alexander (Saint Lucia)

March 19, 2000

U.S. Virgin Islands	1–5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Santos 72'	Report	Gonsalves 7' Chewitt 15', 35', 51', 89'

Paul Joseph Stadium, Frederiksted

Attendance: 425

Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 14–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

March 18, 2000

Saint Kitts and Nevis	8–0	Turks and Caicos Islands
Saddler 22', 53' (pen.), 66' Isaac 29' Francis 47' Crawford 50' Gumbs 75' Smith 86'	Report

Warner Park, Basseterre

Attendance: 853

Referee: Leroy Bryan (Anguilla)

March 21, 2000

Turks and Caicos Islands	0–6	Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Report	Huggins 20', 62' Gumbs 30' (pen.) Isaac 58' Francis 69' Smith 73'

Warner Park, Basseterre

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Ian Phillips (Cayman Islands)

Saint Kitts and Nevis won 14–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

March 5, 2000

British Virgin Islands	1–5	Bermuda
Williams 61'	Report	Lightbourne 20' Cann 22' Goater 35', 48', 65' (pen.)

Sherly Ground, Road Town

Attendance: 450

Referee: Caudel McNabb (Bahamas)

March 19, 2000

Bermuda	9–0	British Virgin Islands
Boyles 6' Russell 34' Wade 53' Burgess 57' (pen.) Lewis 60' Astwood 61', 79' Nusum 75', 89'	Report

Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Rosnick Grant (Haiti)

Bermuda won 14–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

April 16, 2000

Antigua and Barbuda	0–0	Bermuda
	Report

Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's

Attendance: 1,040

Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica)

April 23, 2000

Bermuda	1–1	Antigua and Barbuda
Burgess 60'	Report	Grayson 74'

Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Alexander Williams (Saint Lucia)

1–1 on aggregate. Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the third round on away goals.

April 16, 2000

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis
James 82'	Report

Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown

Attendance: 5,800

Referee: Noel Egan (Antigua and Barbuda)

April 22, 2000

Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gumbs 65'	Report	Jack 18' Velox 58'

Warner Park, Basseterre

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

May 7, 2000

Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Grayson 20', 64'	Report	Skeal 68' (o.g.)

Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

May 21, 2000

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4–0	Antigua and Barbuda
John 11' Charles 50' Guy 56', 61'	Report

Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown,

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals. Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the play-offs.

Group 3

First round				Second round				Third round

Trinidad and Tobago	5	1	6

Netherlands Antilles	0	1	1
				Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	4

				Dominican Republic	0	0	0
Dominican Republic	3	3	6

Montserrat	0	1	1
								Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	4

								Haiti	1	1	2
Haiti	4	3	7

Dominica	0	1	1
				Haiti	9	4	13

				Bahamas	0	0	0
Anguilla	1	1	2

Bahamas	3	2	5