During the early years of football in the Caribbean, tournaments, tours and
test series were played to forge competition within the region. Many of these,
by the nature of the times, were inter-colonial. Whilst this list is by no way
complete in detail, it does give an outline to the matches played and teams
involved where possible.
Any additions or corrections would be welcomed.
Included are "series" or "test" matches as some were played as part of a
tournament and others it is currently unknown. Also these were referred to as
"Goodwill" tours.
In determining the winners of a series of matches, most reports refer to results
as being relevant ie wins/draws but do not use an form of goal difference as a
determining factor. Some games may not fit into the criteria but are listed for
reference
1925
Haiti hosted Jamaica
Results:
22/03/1925 Port-au-Prince HAITI 1-2 JAMAICA
26/03/1925 Port-au-Prince HAITI 0-3 JAMAICA
29/03/1925 Port-au-Prince HAITI 0-1 JAMAICA
Jamaica wins series
JAMAICA 3 3-0-0 6-1 6
HAITI 3 0-0-3 1-6 0
1926
Haiti hosted Curacao
Results:
24/01/1926 Port-au-Prince HAITI 1-1 CURACAO
31/01/1926 Port-au-Prince HAITI 0-1 CURACAO
07/02/1926 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-1 CURACAO (Match Abandoned)
14/02/1926 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-2 CURACAO
Series Drawn
HAITI 4 1-2-1 5-5 4
CURACAO 4 1-2-1 5-5 4
Curacao squad:
Hendriks (D.F.C.) (keeper)
Santiago, Argus, Provence, Jourdain (all Jong-Holland)
Oudeland, Claessens, Mantingh (all Stormvogels)
J.Lourens, Vos, G.Lourens (all Volharding)
Domacassè, H.Hernandez, D.Laurens, Castillo, Tromp, Haseth (all Sparta)
Verheyen (president Cur. Voetbal-bond)
1932
Haiti hosted Jamaica
Results:
13/03/1932 Port-au-Prince HAITI 4-1 JAMAICA
20/03/1932 Port-au-Prince HAITI 0-1 JAMAICA
Series Drawn
HAITI 2 1-0-1 4-2 2
JAMAICA 2 1-0-1 2-4 2
1935/36
Jamaica hosted Trinidad
Pre tournament friendlies:
SHERWOOD FORESTERS 2-2 TRINDAD/T (- Henderson 2)
KINGSTON 1-0 TRINIDAD/T
COMBINED SCHOOLS 0-5 TRINIDAD/T
MONTEGO BAY 1-2 TRINIDAD/T
ST GEORGE OLD BOYS 2-0 TRINIDAD/T
Results: (Sabina Park)
28/12/1935 Kingston JAMAICA 2-3 TRINIDAD (? - Payne 2, Henderson)
02/01/1936 Kingston JAMAICA 0-1 TRINIDAD (Johnny Alkins)
09/01/1936 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 TRINIDAD (John Sutherland 2) *Result also quoted as 0-2
Trinidad wins series
TRINIDAD 3 3-0-0 6-3 6
JAMAICA 3 0-0-3 3-6 0
Trinidad squad:
Frank Ambard, FJ Merry, A Maynard, D Galt, O Wilkes, CB Trench, L Henderson, A Wilkinson
[Capt], R Well, Rex Burnett, Johnny Alkins, John Sutherland, Prior Jones, Bertie Thompson,
L Payne
A "tournament" was played in Barranquilla, Colombia to celebrate that countries'
Olympic celebrations. Reports vary...
Possibly involving Costa Rica, Trinidad and Curacao in a "Triangular" but known results
cannot confirm.
Known results:
COLOMBIA/COSTA RICA XI 3-1 TRINIDAD/T
BARRANQUILLA 4-2 TRINIDAD/T
1937
Surinam hosted Trinidad/T and British Guyana
This was to celebrate the marriage of the Crown Princess Juliana to Prince Bernhard
zurr Biesterfeld on Jan 7th, 1937
Known Results:
Paramaribo BRITISH GUYANA 0-3 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo BRITISH GUYANA 2-3 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 4-4 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 2-2 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 3-3 TRINIDAD/T
It is unknown whether Surinam met British Guyana as part of a "Triangular", but reports
indicate the series was drawn between Surinam and Trinidad/T
1938
Haiti hosted Jamaica
Results:
13/03/1938 Port-au-Prince HAITI 5-2 JAMAICA
17/03/1938 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-0 JAMAICA
20/03/1938 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-0 JAMAICA
Haiti won series
HAITI 3 3-0-0 9-2 6
JAMAICA 3 0-0-3 2-9 0
1939
Haiti hosted Panama
Results:
15/03/1939 Port-au-Prince HAITI 1-0 PANAMA
19/03/1939 Port-au-Prince HAITI 1-1 PANAMA
24/03/1939 Port-au-Prince HAITI 3-0 PANAMA
Haiti won series
HAITI 3 2-1-0 5-1 5
PANAMA 3 0-1-2 1-5 1
1944
Barbados hosted Trinidad/T
Results:
BARBADOS 1-1 TRINIDAD/T
BARBADOS 1-1 TRINIDAD/T
BARBADOS 1-4 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad/T won series
TRINIDAD 3 1-2-0 6-3 4
BARBADOS 3 0-2-1 3-6 2
Trinidad squad:
Ralph Knowles, Randolph Merritt, Joey Gonzales, John Sampson, Dudley Husbands,
S Nicholson, Lionel Lynch, Kenny Warner, Rex Burnett, Ahamad Charles, Bertie
Thompson, Carlton Downes, Tom McLean, Nattie Sealey, Sackie Govia
Manager: Aldwin Francis Coach: Prior Jones
1944
Trinidad hosted British Guyana and Barbados (Triangular)
Results:
04/10/1944 TRINIDAD/T 1-1 BRITISH GUYANA
[Ahamad Charles / Edward Vangenderen]
05/10/1944 TRINIDAD/T 3-0 BARBADOS
["Nattie" Sealy, Jeffrey Stollmeyer, Johnny Alkins]
07/10/1944 BARBADOS 0-3 BRITISH GUYANA
[Alvin Rodrigues x2, Stanley Moore]
09/10/1944 TRINIDAD/T 6-1 BARBADOS
["Nattie" Sealy x3, Rex Burnett x2, Johnny Alkins / A.G. 'Boogles' Williams]
11/10/1944 BARBADOS 0-1 BRITISH GUYANA
[Alvin Rodrigues]
13/10/1944 TRINIDAD/T 3-0 BRITISH GUYANA
["Natty" Sealy, Ahamad Charles, Malcolm McLean]
Table:
TRINIDAD/T 4 3-1-0 13-1 7
BRITISH GUYANA 4 2-1-1 7-4 5
BARBADOS 4 0-0-4 1-13 0
1947
Jamaica hosted Trinidad/T
Pre tournament friendlies
06/02/1947 Kingston COMBINED SCHOOLS 0-3 TRINIDAD/T
??/02/1947 Kingston ST GEORGES 2-4 TRINIDAD/T
??/02/1947 Kingston LUCAS 1-1 TRINIDAD/T
??/02/1947 Kingston MELBOURNE 2-1 TRINIDAD/T
Results: (Sabina Park)
11/02/1947 Kingston JAMAICA 0-0 TRINIDAD/T
15/02/1947 Kingston JAMAICA 2-1 TRINIDAD/T (Dudley Smith, Claude Morris - Putty Lewis)
19/02/1947 Kingston JAMAICA 1-0 TRINIDAD/T (McMorris)
22/02/1947 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 TRINIDAD/T (McMorris - Lionel Lynch, Andy Ganteaume)
26/02/1947 Kingston JAMAICA 0-6 TRINIDAD/T (Ken Galt 2, Gerry Gomez, Putty Lewis,
Noel Winn, Lionel Lynch)
Series Drawn
JAMAICA 5 2-1-2 4-9 5
TRINIDAD/T 5 2-1-2 9-4 5
Trinidad squad:
Joey Gonzales, Popo Simmons, Ian Seales, Prior Jones, Lionel Lynch, Randolph Merritt,
Johnny Huggins, Gerry Gomez, Rex Burnett, Putty Lewis, Malcolm McLean, Syl Dopson,
William Baird, Noel Winn, Ken Galt, Andy Ganteaume
1948
Jamaica hosted Cuba
Results:
09/06/1948 Kingston JAMAICA 3-0 CUBA
12/06/1948 Kingston JAMAICA 1-1 CUBA
Jamaica won series
JAMAICA 2 1-1-0 4-1 3
CUBA 2 0-1-1 1-4 1
Jamaica hosted Haiti
Results:
09/10/1948 Kingston JAMAICA 1-0 HAITI
11/10/1948 Kingston JAMAICA 3-0 HAITI
13/10/1948 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 HAITI
Jamaica won series
JAMAICA 3 2-0-1 5-2 4
HAITI 3 1-0-2 2-5 2
Surinam hosted Trinidad/T (Goodwill Tour)
Results:
Paramaribo SURINAM 1-0 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 0-0 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 0-2 TRINIDAD/T (Delbert Charleau, Len Munroe)
Series Drawn
SURINAM 3 1-1-1 1-2 3
TRINIDAD/T 3 1-1-1 2-1 3
Trinidad/T hosted Haiti (Goodwill Tour)
nb: These matches may have been in Haiti
Results:
TRINIDAD/T 2-2 HAITI
TRINIDAD/T 3-2 HAITI (Espinal, Delbert Charleau, Paul Carr)
TRINIDAD/T 0-5 HAITI
Series Drawn
TRINIDAD/T 3 1-1-1 5-9 3
HAITI 3 1-1-1 9-5 3
Jamaica hosted Trinidad/T (Goodwill Tour)
Results:
JAMAICA 3-1 TRINIDAD/T
JAMAICA 1-2 TRINIDAD/T (Len Munroe, Carlton Hinds)
Series Drawn
JAMAICA 2 1-0-1 4-3 2
TRINIDAD/T 2 1-0-1 3-4 2
Trinidad Goodwill Tour squad:
Joey Gonzales, Rudolph Merritt, Syl Dopson, Popo Simmonds, Delbert Charleau, Ian
Seales, Noel Winn, Putty Lewis, Rex Burnett, Carlton Hinds, Phil Douglin, Lionel
Lynch, Dudley Husbands, Williamson, Bertie Harding, Len Munroe, Paul Carr
Martinique hosted Surinam (unsure if other countries/colonies involved)
Named the "Caribbean Trophy"
Known Result:
18/12/1948 Fort-de-France MARTINIQUE 3-2 SURINAM
1949
Haiti hosted Trinidad/T (Goodwill Tour)
Results:
??/04/1949 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-2 TRINIDAD/T
??/04/1949 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-3 TRINIDAD/T
??/04/1949 Port-au-Prince HAITI 5-0 TRINIDAD/T
Series Drawn
HAITI 3 1-1-1 9-5 3
TRINIDAD/T 3 1-1-1 5-9 3
(NB: Although the results are exactly the same as 1948, it was a seperate test series
as this point (ie the same scores) was emphasised in reports).
Jamaica hosted Trinidad/T (Goodwill Tour)
Results:
02/05/1949 Kingston JAMAICA 3-1 TRINIDAD/T
04/05/1949 Kingston JAMAICA 2-1 TRINIDAD/T
07/05/1949 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 TRINIDAD/T
Jamaica won their first series against Trinidad/T
JAMAICA 3 2-0-1 6-4 4
TRINIDAD/T 3 1-0-2 4-6 2
Puerto Rico hosted Trinidad/T (Goodwill Tour)
Results:
??/05/1949 San Juan PUERTO RICO 2-8 TRINIDAD/T
??/05/1949 San Juan PUERTO RICO 0-7 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad/T won series
TRINIDAD/T 2 2-0-0 15-2 4
PUERTO RICO 2 0-0-2 2-15 0
Trinidad Goodwill Tour squad:
Joey Gonzales, Rudolph Merritt, Syl Dopson, Gerry Parsons, Dudley Husbands,
Delbert Charleau, Allan Joseph, Noel Winn, Bernard Garcia, Paul Carr, J Bolden,
Carlton Hinds, E Espinal, Len Munroe, Rex Burnett, Horace Lovelace, Robert Hamel-Smith
Surinam hosted Cuba
Kings Cup
Known Result:
12/05/1949 Paramaribo SURINAM 0-1 CUBA
Guadeloupe hosted Trinidad/T
ESSO and Standards Cup
Trinidad/T won score unknown
Haiti hosted Jamaica and Cuba (Triangular)
Known Results:
18/12/1949 Port-au-Prince JAMAICA 5-2 CUBA
20/12/1949 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-0 JAMAICA
Haiti v Cuba unknown
1950
Curacao hosted El Salvador and Guatemala (Triangular)
Known Results:
02/09/1950 Willemstad EL SALVADOR 2-1 GUATEMALA
04/09/1950 Willemstad CURACAO 2-2 EL SALVADOR
Curacao v Guatemala unknown
British Guyana hosted Trinidad/T
Results:
Georgetown BRITISH GUYANA 0-1 TRINIDAD/T (Len Munroe)
Georgetown BRITISH GUYANA 1-4 TRINIDAD/T (Paul Carr, Delbert Charleau, Phil Douglin, Putty Lewis)
Georgetown BRITISH GUYANA 1-0 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad won series
TRINIDAD/T 3 2-0-1 5-2 4
BRITISH GUYANA 3 1-0-2 2-5 2
Trinidad squad:
Joey Gonzales, Gerry Parsons, Bernard Garcia, K Akal, Allan Joseph, Noel Winn, Doyle
Griffith, Delbert Charleau, Putty Lewis, Carlton Hinds, Paul Carr, Phil Douglin, Len
Munroe, Robert Hamel-Smith, G Worrell
Manager Vic Richardson
Barbados hosted Malvern (Trinidad club side)
Results:
Bridgetown BARBADOS 1-2 MALVERN
Bridgetown BARBADOS 2-3 MALVERN
Bridgetown BARBADOS 1-0 MALVERN
Dominica hosted Trinidad/T (Indian select) team
No results known
Guadeloupe hosted Trinidad/T
ESSO and Standards Oil Cup
Result:
GUADELOUPE 0-1 TRINIDAD/T (Putty Lewis)
1951
Guadeloupe hosted Trinidad/T
No results known but Trinidad/T won series
Jamaica hosted Haiti
Results:
24/12/1951 Kingston JAMAICA 2-1 HAITI
26/12/1951 Kingston JAMAICA 2-2 HAITI
27/12/1951 Kingston JAMAICA 0-1 HAITI
Series Drawn
JAMAICA 3 1-1-1 4-4 3
HAITI 3 1-1-1 4-4 3
1952
Haiti hosted Jamaica
Results:
19/07/1952 Port-au-Prince HAITI 4-1 JAMAICA
20/07/1952 Port-au-Prince HAITI 3-3 JAMAICA
23/07/1952 Port-au-Prince HAITI 2-0 JAMAICA
27/07/1952 Port-au-Prince HAITI 3-2 JAMAICA
Haiti won series
HAITI 4 3-1-0 12-6 7
JAMAICA 4 0-1-3 6-12 1
1953
Surinam hosted Aruba (Unknown if any other team involved)
Results:
29/08/1953 Paramaribo SURINAM 3-3 ARUBA
03/09/1953 Paramaribo SURINAM 3-3 ARUBA
Series Drawn
SURINAM 2 0-2-0 6-6 2
ARUBA 2 0-2-0 6-6 2
Haiti hosted Jamaica
Results:
14/11/1953 Port-au-Prince HAITI 4-1 JAMAICA
21/11/1953 Port-au-Prince HAITI 1-0 JAMAICA
Haiti won series
HAITI 2 2-0-0 5-1 4
JAMAICA 2 0-0-2 1-5 0
1955
Surinam hosted Trinidad/T
Results:
Paramaribo SURINAM 5-2 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 3-1 TRINIDAD/T
Paramaribo SURINAM 3-0 TRINIDAD/T
Surinam won series
SURINAM 3 3-0-0 11-3 6
TRINIDAD/T 3 0-0-3 3-11 0
1956
Haiti hosted Venezuela
Results:
10/03/1956 Port-au-Prince HAITI 1-1 VENEZUELA
16/03/1956 Port-au-Prince HAITI 3-0 VENEZUELA
Haiti win series
HAITI 2 1-1-0 4-1 3
VENEZUELA 2 0-1-1 1-4 1
1957
Jamaica hosted Trinidad/T
Results:
Kingston JAMAICA 1-0 TRINIDAD/T
Kingston JAMAICA 2-0 TRINIDAD/T
Kingston JAMAICA 2-1 TRINIDAD/T
Jamaica win series
JAMAICA 3 3-0-0 5-1 6
TRINIDAD/T 3 0-0-3 1-5 0
Curacao hosted Aruba and Panama (Triangular)
Known Results:
26/08/1957 Willemstad PANAMA 0-0 ARUBA
27/08/1957 Willemstad CURACAO 2-2 PANAMA
Curacao v Aruba result unknown
1958
Trinidad/T hosted Jamaica
Results:
04/05/1958 TRINIDAD/T 1-0 JAMAICA
11/05/1958 TRINIDAD/T 4-0 JAMAICA
13/05/1958 TRINIDAD/T 0-1 JAMAICA
Trinidad/T won series
TRINIDAD/T 3 2-0-1 5-1 4
JAMAICA 3 1-0-2 1-5 2
1959
Trinidad/T hosted Jamaica, Surinam and Barbados (Quadrangular)
This tournament was also used to select players for the Caribbean All Stars
squad to tour England
Known Results:
02/03/1959 Port of Spain TRINIDAD/T 2-2 BRITISH GUYANA
04/03/1959 Port of Spain TRINIDAD/T 3-1 BARBADOS
10/03/1959 Port of Spain TRINIDAD/T 2-1 JAMAICA
Caribbean All Stars toured England
1961
Panama hosted Haiti
Results:
22/03/1961 Ciudad de Panamá PANAMA 0-3 HAITI
23/03/1961 Ciudad de Panamá PANAMA 0-2 HAITI
Haiti win series
HAITI 2 2-0-0 5-0 4
PANAMA 2 0-0-2 0-5 0
Trinidad/T hosted Jamaica and Surinam (Triangular)
Known Result:
JAMAICA 5-0 SURINAM
1962
Jamaica hosted Haiti
Results:
17/05/1962 Kingston JAMAICA 2-5 HAITI
19/05/1962 Kingston JAMAICA 3-4 HAITI
21/05/1962 Kingston JAMAICA 1-3 HAITI
Haiti won series
HAITI 3 3-0-0 12-6 6
JAMAICA 3 0-0-3 6-12 0
Jamaica hosted Dutch Antilles
Results:
07/07/1962 Kingston JAMAICA 4-4 DUTCH ANTILLES
09/07/1962 Kingston JAMAICA 2-1 DUTCH ANTILLES
11/07/1962 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 DUTCH ANTILLES
Series Drawn
JAMAICA 3 1-1-1 7-7 3
DUTCH ANTILLES 3 1-1-1 7-7 3
1963
Jamaica hosted Haiti and Dutch Antilles
Phillip Seaga Cup
23/02/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 3-2 HAITI (Sydney Bartlett 28, 80, Peter Lewin 48; St. Vil 50, Morin 88)
25/02/1963 Kingston Jamaica B 1-6 Haiti B (not part of tournament)
25/02/1963 Kingston St. George's Old Boys (Jamaica) 1-2 Dutch Antilles B/Haiti B XI (not part of tournament)
27/02/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 DUTCH ANTILLES
02/03/1963 Kingston HAITI 0-0 DUTCH ANTILLES
04/03/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 1-2 DUTCH ANTILLES (rematch; not part of tournament)
06/03/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 0-3 HAITI (rematch; not part of tournament)
Seaga Cup final standings
DUTCH ANTILLES 2 1-1-0 2-1 3
JAMAICA 2 1-0-1 4-4 2
HAITI 2 0-1-1 2-3 1
NB: Dutch Antilles were handed the cup on 4 March prior to their match vs Jamaica;
some sources report a second match between Dutch Antilles and Haiti on 25/02
but that is incorrect; apparently, it is also not correct that any of these
matches served as qualification for the first Concacaf Nations Cup 1963 (in
which the Dutch Antilles and Jamaica participated but Haiti did not).
Overall record (including matches 4 and 6 March)
DUTCH ANTILLES 3 2-1-0 4-2 5
HAITI 3 1-1-1 5-3 3
JAMAICA 4 1-0-3 5-9 2
Jamaica hosted El Salvador
Results:
05/08/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 0-1 EL SALVADOR
07/08/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 0-0 EL SALVADOR
09/08/1963 Kingston JAMAICA 1-1 EL SALVADOR
El Salvador won the series
EL SALVADOR 3 1-2-0 2-1 4
JAMAICA 3 0-2-1 1-2 2
1967
Trinidad/T hosted Jamaica
DIAMOND JUBILEE TOURNAMENT
Results:
25/11/1967 TRINIDAD 1-0 JAMAICA
02/12/1967 TRINIDAD 1-0 JAMAICA
Trinidad/T won series
TRINIDAD/T 2 2-0-0 2-0 4
JAMAICA 2 0-0-2 0-2 0
1968
Haiti hosted USA
Results:
20/10/1968 Port-au-Prince HAITI 3-6 USA
21/10/1968 Port-au-Prince HAITI 5-2 USA
23/10/1968 Port-au-Prince HAITI 0-1 USA
USA won the series
USA 3 2-0-1 9-8 4
HAITI 3 1-0-2 8-9 2
1969
Jamaica hosted Haiti
Results:
??/02/1969 Kingston JAMAICA 2-1 HAITI
??/02/1969 Kingston JAMAICA 0-3 HAITI
Series Drawn
JAMAICA 2 1-0-1 2-4 2
HAITI 2 1-0-1 4-2 2
Corrections on 1963 Seaga Cup thanks to Mark Sensen
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