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) |
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 |
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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 |
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Díaz 34' | Galdámez 70' Corrales 77' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
11 February 2003
Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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Scott 62' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
11 February 2003
Honduras | 2–0 | Nicaragua |
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Martínez 4' de León 20' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
13 February 2003
Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
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Centeno 24' (pen.) | García 48' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
13 February 2003
El Salvador | 3–0 | Nicaragua |
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Corrales 5' Velásquez 27' Mejía 89' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
15 February 2003
Costa Rica | 1–0 | Nicaragua |
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Scott 16' |
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón
15 February 2003
Honduras | 0–1 | El Salvador |
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Murgas 81' |
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón
16 February 2003
Panama | 2–0 | Guatemala |
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Méndez 29' Brown 36' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
18 February 2003
Guatemala | 5–0 | Nicaragua |
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Ruiz 33', 45', 66' García 77' Figueroa 81' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
18 February 2003
Panama | 1–1 | Honduras |
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Mendieta 60' | Martínez 28' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
20 February 2003
Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Bryce 45+2' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
20 February 2003
El Salvador | 0–2 | Guatemala |
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Alegría 18' García 83' (pen.) |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
21 February 2003
Panama | 0–1 | Nicaragua |
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Palacios 83' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
23 February 2003
Honduras | 1–2 | Guatemala |
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Guevara 76' | Ramírez 7' Figueroa 56' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
23 February 2003
Panama | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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Solís 73' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
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.