1983 CFU Championship

1983 CFU Championship

Tournament details
Host country	French Guiana
Dates	23–27 July 1983
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Martinique
Runners-up	Trinidad and Tobago
Third place	French Guiana
Fourth place	Antigua and Barbuda
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The 1983 CFU Championship was the fourth edition of CFU Championship, 4 teams qualified to the tournament and French Guiana qualified has hosts, Martinique won the title for the first time.

Qualifying tournament

Group 1

First round

6 March 1983

Barbados	1–0	Suriname

Barbados

8 March 1983

Barbados	0–0	Suriname

Barbados

Both matches were played in Barbados due to political unrest in Surinam

Second round

24 April 1983

Barbados	1–1	Guyana

Barbados

8 May 1983

Guyana	2–0	Barbados

Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana

Group 2

First round

20 February 1983

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–3	Martinique

Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

It is unknown whether the return round was ever played or not.

Second round

Martinique	?-?	Netherlands Antilles

Unknown

Martinique won; no results known.

Group 3

First round

20 February 1983

Guadeloupe	1–0	Dominica

Guadeloupe

6 March 1983

Dominica	1–2	Guadeloupe

Roseau, Dominica

Second round

2 April 1983

Guadeloupe	2–3	Antigua and Barbuda

Guadeloupe

8 May 1983

Antigua and Barbuda	3–3	Guadeloupe

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Group 4

First round

??/??/1983

Jamaica	w/o	Puerto Rico

Unknown

Jamaica advance after Puerto Rico withdrew

Second round

??/??/1981

Saint Kitts and Nevis	w/o	Jamaica

Unknown

Saint Kitts & Nevis advance after Jamaica withdrew

Qualifying play-offs

The winner of each group advanced to the play-offs

29 May 1983

Guyana	0–0	Antigua and Barbuda

Guyana

5 June 1983

Antigua and Barbuda	4–0	Guyana

Antigua and Barbuda

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25 May 1983

Martinique	7–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Martinique

5 June 1983

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–5	Martinique

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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• Martinique, Antigua and Barbuda qualified to the finals
• Trinidad and Tobago qualified as holders; French Guiana qualified as hosts

Final tournament

All matches were played in Cayenne, French Guiana at the Stade Georges-Chaumet

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Martinique	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5
Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	4
French Guiana	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	3
Antigua and Barbuda	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0

23 July 1983

Martinique	2–0	Antigua and Barbuda

23 July 1983

Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	French Guiana

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25 July 1983

Martinique	3–1	Trinidad and Tobago

25 July 1983

Antigua and Barbuda	0–1	French Guiana

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27 July 1983

French Guiana	0–0	Martinique

27 July 1983

Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Antigua and Barbuda

1983 Caribbean Championship winner
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References

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