1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship | |
|---|---|
 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | June 28 – July 7 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 |
| Runners-up |
 |
| Third place |
 |
| Fourth place |
 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 356,021 (22,251 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(4 goals) |
| Best player |
|
The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the football (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 held in the United States, in California cities Los Angeles and Pasadena. 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.
Participating nations
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Defending champions | ||
|
Winner of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship | 1st |
| North American zone | ||
|
Host | 1st |
|
Automatic | 1st |
 |
Automatic | 1st |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup | ||
 | Winners | 1st |
 | Runners-Up | 1st |
| Central American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Runners-Up | 1st |
 | 3rd Place | 1st |
Squads
Venues
| Los Angeles | Pasadena |
|---|---|
| Memorial Coliseum | Rose Bowl |
| Capacity: 93,607 | Capacity: 92,542 |
 |  |
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 0 |
| Canada |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
Lowery  |
Report | Hermosillo de la Torre Galindo |
| Mexico |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hermosillo |
Report | Anariba |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| Costa Rica |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Gómez Flores |
Report |
| United States |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Balboa |
Report | Lewis |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Thomas |
Report | Medford |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Espel |
| United States |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vermes Pérez Marchena |
Report | Arguedas Jara |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 5 – Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| July 7 – Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 0 (4) | |||||
| July 5 – Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
| 0 (3) | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| July 7 – Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| United States |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doyle Vermes |
Report |
Third place play-off
| Mexico |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Farfán Galindo |
Report |
Final
Awards
Winners
| 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners |
|---|
United States First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
|
|
|
- 2 goals
|
- 1 goal
|
- 1 own goal
Team statistics
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Dif | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| F | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| S | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| S | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| 1 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 1 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 1 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 1 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 |
References
- ↑ Michael Lewis (1970-01-01). "When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ↑ http://www.teletica.com/deportes/94452-Historia-de-Costa-Rica-en-la-Copa-Oro-1991.note.aspx
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