1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup official programme
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJune 28 – July 7
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored50 (3.13 per match)
Attendance397,124 (24,820 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Benjamín Galindo
(4 goals)
Best player(s)United States Tony Meola
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International football competition

The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was held was 1971, from that point on the first-place finishers of World Cup qualifying were considered continental champions.[1][2]

The tournament was hosted by the United States and played in the Greater Los Angeles area of California at two venues: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to the semifinals. The Gold Cup was won by the United States, who eliminated Mexico in the semi-finals match, and went on to beat Honduras on penalties after tying them in the final 0–0.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performance
Qualified through the 1989 CONCACAF Championship
 Costa Rica Winners 1st Debut
North American zone
 United States Automatic 1st Debut
 Mexico Automatic 1st Debut
 Canada Automatic 1st Debut
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica Winners 1st Debut
 Trinidad and Tobago Runners-up 1st Debut
Central American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Honduras Runners-up 1st Debut
 Guatemala Third Place 1st Debut

Venues

Los Angeles Pasadena
Memorial Coliseum Rose Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 92,542

Squads

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 5
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 2
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
Canada 2–4 Honduras
Mitchell 66', 80' Report Bennett 28' (pen.)
Espinoza 34'
Cálix 41'
Flores 51'
Mexico 4–1 Jamaica
Galindo 28', 54' (pen.)
Zague 36'
Hermosillo 58'		 Report Reid 39'
Attendance: 13,374
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)
Team details
Mexico
Jamaica
GK 1 Pablo Larios
RB 2 Juan Hernández
CB 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
CB 14 Felix Cruz
LB 5 Héctor Esparza
RM 8 José Manuel de la Torre
CM 6 Carlos Muñoz (c)
CM 11 Gonzalo Farfán
LM 10 Benjamín Galindo
RF 27 Carlos Hermosillo downward-facing red arrow 80'
LF 17 Luís Roberto Alves downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
CB 3 Efraín Herrera
GK 12 Adrián Chávez
FW 13 Paul Moreno
LM 15 Missael Espinoza upward-facing green arrow 80'
CM 16 Jorge Dávalos
LB 18 Guillermo Muñoz
RF 19 Luis García upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
GK 1 Clive Smith
DF 2 Barrington Gaynor
DF 5 Donovan Panton Yellow card 52'
DF 6 Desmond Smith downward-facing red arrow 44'
DF 7 Anthony Corbett
MF 10 Hugh Blair
MF 11 Winston Anglin
MF 15 Hector Wright
MF 16 Wayne Palmer
MF 12 Roderick Reid upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 9 Paul Davis
Substitutes:
DF 3 Richard Davis
DF 4 Linval Dixon upward-facing green arrow 44'
MF 8 Leroy Foster
FW 13 Caple Donaldson
MF 14 Monteque Long upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 17 Walter Boyd
GK 20 Kristopher DaCosta
Manager:
Carl Brown

Jamaica 0–5 Honduras
Report Cálix 27', 51'
Anariba 31'
Bennett 69'
Yearwood 89'
Attendance: 45,797
Referee: Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago)
Canada 1–3 Mexico
Lowery 83' Report Hermosillo 3'
de la Torre 40'
Galindo 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,797
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Team details
Canada
Mexico
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 2 Frank Yallop
DF 3 Colin Miller
DF 5 Randy Samuel Yellow card 69'
DF 6 Ian Bridge downward-facing red arrow 7'
MF 7 Carl Valentine
MF 8 Jamie Lowery downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 9 Dale Mitchell
FW 10 John Catliff
FW 12 Nick Gilbert
MF 13 Scott Munson Yellow card 46'
Substitutes:
MF 4 John Limniatis
MF 11 Joseph Majcher
DF 14 Mark Watson Yellow card 53' upward-facing green arrow 7'
DF 15 Patrick Diotte upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 16 Peter Gilfillan
DF 17 Carl Fletcher
GK 18 Carlo Marini
GK 20 Paul Dolan
Manager:
England Tony Waiters
GK 12 Adrián Chávez
RB 2 Juan Hernández
CB 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
CB 14 Felix Cruz Yellow card 14'
LB 18 Guillermo Muñoz
RM 8 José Manuel de la Torre downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 16 Jorge Dávalos
CM 11 Gonzalo Farfán downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 10 Benjamín Galindo
RF 27 Carlos Hermosillo
LF 17 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutes:
GK 1 Pablo Larios
CB 3 Efraín Herrera
LB 5 Héctor Esparza
CM 6 Carlos Muñoz upward-facing green arrow 83' (c)
LF 13 Paul Moreno
LM 15 Missael Espinoza upward-facing green arrow 60'
RF 19 Luis García
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Jamaica 2–3 Canada
Wright 42'
Reid 63'		 Report Mitchell 34'
Miller 54'
Limniatis 60'
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: José Carlos Ortíz (El Salvador)
Mexico 1–1 Honduras
Hermosillo 57' Report Anariba 9'
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: Jay Majid (United States)
Team details
Mexico
Honduras
GK 12 Adrián Chávez
RB 3 Efraín Herrera
CB 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
CB 5 Héctor Esparza
LB 18 Guillermo Muñoz
RM 15 Missael Espinoza
CM 6 Carlos Muñoz (c)
LM 16 Jorge Dávalos downward-facing red arrow 57'
RF 27 Carlos Hermosillo
CF 19 Luis García
LF 13 Paul Moreno downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Pablo Larios
RB 2 Juan Hernández
RM 8 José Manuel de la Torre upward-facing green arrow 57'
LM 10 Benjamín Galindo
CM 11 Gonzalo Farfán
CB 14 Felix Cruz
LF 17 Luís Roberto Alves upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
GK 1 Belarmino Rivera
DF 4 Juan Castro
DF 5 Raúl Sambulá downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 6 Mauricio Fúnez
DF 18 Daniel Zapata
DF 21 Marco Anariba Yellow card 61'
MF 12 Tomás Róchez downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 2 Gilberto Yearwood
FW 10 Luis Cálix
FW 7 Eugenio Dolmo Flores
FW 19 Eduardo Bennett
Substitutes:
MF 8 Juan Espinoza
MF 9 Luis Vallejo
FW 11 Alex Ávila upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Arnold Cruz
MF 15 Camilo Bonilla
MF 16 Nahamán González upward-facing green arrow 77'
GK 25 Wilmer Cruz
Manager:
Brazil Flavio Ortega

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
4  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 2–0 Guatemala
R. Gómez 14'
Flores 17'		 Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: Mike Siefert (Canada)
United States 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Murray 85'
Balboa 87'		 Report Lewis 67'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: José Carlos Ortíz (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Costa Rica
Lewis 38'
Thomas 89'		 Report Medford 6'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)
Guatemala 0–3 United States
Report Murray 11'
Quinn 46'
Wynalda 52'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Guatemala
Report Espel 89'
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: José Fuentes (Honduras)
United States 3–2 Costa Rica
Vermes 6'
Pérez 49' (pen.)
Marchena 59' (o.g.)		 Report Arguedas 30'
Jara 33'

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[3]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 5 — Los Angeles
 
 
 Honduras2
 
July 7 — Los Angeles
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 United States (p)0 (4)
 
July 5 — Los Angeles
 
 Honduras0 (3)
 
 United States2
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
July 7 — Los Angeles
 
 
 Mexico2
 
 
 Costa Rica0

Semi-finals

Honduras 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
United States 2–0 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 41,103
Referee: José Carlos Ortiz (El Salvador)
Team details
United States
Mexico
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 16 John Doyle Yellow card 73'
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa
DF 21 Fernando Clavijo upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 20 Paul Caligiuri Yellow card 12'
MF 14 Brian Quinn
MF 19 Chris Henderson
MF 7 Hugo Perez
FW 4 Bruce Murray
FW 10 Peter Vermes (c)
FW 11 Eric Wynalda downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh
DF 3 Janusz Michallik
MF 5 Ted Eck upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 8 Dominic Kinnear
DF 15 Desmond Armstrong upward-facing green arrow 83'
GK 18 Mark Dodd
DF 22 Bruce Savage
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velibor Milutinovic
GK 1 Pablo Larios
RB 2 Juan Hernández
CB 3 Efraín Herrera
CB 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
LB 5 Héctor Esparza
RM 8 José Manuel de la Torre downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 6 Carlos Muñoz (c)
CM 11 Gonzalo Farfán
LM 10 Benjamín Galindo downward-facing red arrow 83'
RF 27 Carlos Hermosillo
LF 17 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutes:
GK 12 Adrián Chávez
LF 13 Paul Moreno
CB 14 Felix Cruz
LM 15 Missael Espinoza upward-facing green arrow 57'
RM 16 Jorge Dávalos
LB 18 Guillermo Muñoz
RF 19 Luis García upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Third place play-off

Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 39,873
Referee: Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago)
Team details
Mexico
Costa Rica
GK 12 Adrián Chávez
RB 2 Juan Hernández
CB 3 Efraín Herrera
CB 14 Felix Cruz
LB 5 Héctor Esparza
RM 15 Missael Espinoza
CM 6 Carlos Muñoz (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 11 Gonzalo Farfán
LM 10 Benjamín Galindo
RF 27 Carlos Hermosillo
LF 17 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutes:
GK 1 Pablo Larios
CB 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
RM 8 José Manuel de la Torre
LF 13 Paul Moreno
RM 16 Jorge Dávalos upward-facing green arrow 74'
LB 18 Guillermo Muñoz
RF 19 Luis García
Manager:
Luis Fernando Tena


GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
DF 2 Vladimir Quesada downward-facing red arrow 19'
DF 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 4 Rónald González Yellow card 31'
DF 13 Ricardo Chacón
DF 6 Héctor Marchena
MF 12 Austin Berry
MF 10 Óscar Ramírez downward-facing red arrow 57'
MF 16 Floyd Guthrie
MF 17 Juan Carlos Arguedas
FW 9 Hernán Medford
Substitutes:
MF 5 Róger Gómez
FW 7 Claudio Jara upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 8 Carlos Velásquez upward-facing green arrow 19'
FW 11 Leonidas Flores
FW 14 Norman Gómez
DF 15 Edwin Salazar
GK 18 Pedro Cubillo
DF 20 Mauricio Montero
Manager:
Rolando Villalobos

Final

Honduras 0–0 (a.e.t.) United States
Report
Penalties
 3–4

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

Winners

 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 

United States
First title

References

  1. ^ Michael Lewis (January 1, 1970). "When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.teletica.com/deportes/94452-Historia-de-Costa-Rica-en-la-Copa-Oro-1991.note.aspx[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "1991 Gold Cup Final: U.S. edge Honduras in penalties". CONCACAF. July 2, 2020.
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