The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union.
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 and Martinique qualified automatically for 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Fourth-placed team qualified for home and away playoff against fourth-placed team in UNCAF Nations Cup 2001.