2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Panama |
Dates | 19–27 February 2003 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Costa Rica (4th title) |
Runners-up | Guatemala |
Third place | El Salvador |
Fourth place | Honduras |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 30 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Freddy García Carlos Ruiz (3 goals each) |
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International football competition
The 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup was an association football tournament. It was held in two venues in Panama in February 2003, and was played in a round robin tournament, each of the 6 teams playing each other once. Costa Rica won their record fourth title, and along with the Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, qualified to the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Participating teams
6 UNCAF teams participated on the tourment
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala (Defending Champions)
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panama (Hosts)
Belize Did not enter the tourment
Squads
- For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 squads
Venue
All matches were played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.
Panama City | |
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Estadio Rommel Fernández | |
Capacity: 32,000 | |
Final round
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Costa Rica (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 13 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2 | Guatemala | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | |
3 | El Salvador | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
4 | Honduras | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying round |
5 | Panama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
6 | Nicaragua | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Panama | 1–2 | El Salvador |
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Díaz 34' | Galdámez 70' Corrales 77' |
Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
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Centeno 24' (pen.) | García 48' |
El Salvador | 3–0 | Nicaragua |
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Corrales 5' Velásquez 27' Mejía 89' |
Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Bryce 45+2' |
El Salvador | 0–2 | Guatemala |
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Alegría 18' García 83' (pen.) |
Awards
2003 UNCAF Nations Cup winner |
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Costa Rica Fourth title |
- Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador qualified for 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals. Honduras won drawing of lots to finish in fourth place, and therefore qualify for playoff against second-placed teams in Caribbean section.
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- Freddy García
- Carlos Ruiz
- 2 goals
- Walter Centeno
- Erick Scott
- Rudis Corrales
- Carlos Figueroa
- Jairo Martínez
- 1 goal
- Steven Bryce
- Alonso Solís
- Josué Galdámez
- Diego Mejía
- Víctor Velásquez
- César Alegría
- Guillermo Ramírez
- Amado Guevara
- Julio César de León
- Gilberto Murgas
- Emilio Palacios
- Roberto Brown
- Neftalí Díaz
- Mario Méndez
- Víctor René Mendieta, Jr.
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UNCAF Nations Cup | |
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Copa Centroamericana |