About Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup, known as the Copa Caribe began in 1989.
The Caribbean Cup is a tournament for the CFU currently contested biannually (in odd years). The Caribbean Cup is a Qualifier for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In 1990 on the day of the Final an insurrection by the Jamaat al Muslimeen forced an abandonment and the tournament, one match from completion, was cancelled in Trinidad and Tobago (host).
Over the years the competition was named after its sponsors: Shell and Umbro Interforever Caribbean Cup, in 1999, 2001 it was referred to as Caribbean Nations Cup, Digicel announced its four year sponsorship of the tournament in May 2004 Following on the heels of its announcement.
The tournament was not held in years 2000, 2002 and 2003.
