2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
























































2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
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)
Guatemala Freddy García
Guatemala Carlos Ruiz
(3 goals each)

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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.




Contents






  • 1 Participating teams


  • 2 Squads


  • 3 Final round


    • 3.1 Standings




  • 4 Awards


  • 5 Goalscorers





Participating teams



  •  Costa Rica

  •  El Salvador

  •  Guatemala

  •  Honduras

  •  Nicaragua

  •  Panama



Squads


For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 squads


Final round



Standings































































































Pos

Team


Pld


W


D


L


GF


GA


GD


Pts

Qualification or relegation

1

 Costa Rica
5
4
1
0
5
1
+4

13
Champions & Qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2

 Guatemala
5
3
1
1
10
4
+6

10
Qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3

 El Salvador
5
3
0
2
6
4
+2

9
4

 Honduras
5
1
1
3
4
5
−1

4
5

 Panama
5
1
1
3
4
5
−1

4
6

 Nicaragua
5
1
0
4
1
11
−10

3


9 February 2003












Panama  1–2  El Salvador

Díaz Goal 34'

Galdámez Goal 70'
Corrales Goal 77'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





11 February 2003












Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador

Scott Goal 62'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City



11 February 2003












Honduras  2–0  Nicaragua

Martínez Goal 4'
de León Goal 20'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





13 February 2003












Costa Rica  1–1  Guatemala

Centeno Goal 24' (pen.)

García Goal 48'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City



13 February 2003












El Salvador  3–0  Nicaragua

Corrales Goal 5'
Velásquez Goal 27'
Mejía Goal 89'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





15 February 2003












Costa Rica  1–0  Nicaragua

Scott Goal 16'

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón



15 February 2003












Honduras  0–1  El Salvador

Murgas Goal 81'

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón





16 February 2003












Panama  2–0  Guatemala

Méndez Goal 29'
Brown Goal 36'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





18 February 2003












Guatemala  5–0  Nicaragua

Ruiz Goal 33'45'66'
García Goal 77'
Figueroa Goal 81'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City



18 February 2003












Panama  1–1  Honduras

Mendieta Goal 60'

Martínez Goal 28'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





20 February 2003












Costa Rica  1–0  Honduras

Bryce Goal 45+2'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City



20 February 2003












El Salvador  0–2  Guatemala

Alegría Goal 18'
García Goal 83' (pen.)

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





21 February 2003












Panama  0–1  Nicaragua

Palacios Goal 83'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City





23 February 2003












Honduras  1–2  Guatemala

Guevara Goal 76'

Ramírez Goal 7'
Figueroa Goal 56'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City



23 February 2003












Panama  0–1  Costa Rica

Solís Goal 73'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City



Awards





 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner 


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




  • Guatemala Freddy García


  • Guatemala Carlos Ruiz



2 goals




  • Costa Rica Walter Centeno


  • Costa Rica Erick Scott


  • El Salvador Rudis Corrales


  • Guatemala Carlos Figueroa


  • Honduras Jairo Martínez



1 goal




  • Costa Rica Steven Bryce


  • Costa Rica Alonso Solís


  • El Salvador Josué Galdámez


  • El Salvador Diego Mejía


  • El Salvador Víctor Velásquez


  • Guatemala César Alegría


  • Guatemala Guillermo Ramírez


  • Honduras Amado Guevara


  • Honduras Julio César de León


  • Honduras Gilberto Murgas


  • Nicaragua Emilio Palacios


  • Panama Roberto Brown


  • Panama Neftalí Díaz


  • Panama Mario Méndez


  • Panama Víctor René Mendieta, Jr.










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