1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Guatemala
Dates 28 March – 27 April 1997
Teams 7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up  Guatemala
Third place  El Salvador
Fourth place  Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 37 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s) Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
(6 goals)

This page details the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, played in Guatemala.

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squads

Preliminary round

Panama  1–1  Belize
Ávila McCaulay
Belize  0–1  Panama
Guevara  13'

First round

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Guatemala 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 4 Qualified to Final Round
2  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
3  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Guatemala  1–1  Costa Rica
Plata  7' Oviedo  43'
Costa Rica  5–1  Nicaragua
Arnáez  13'
Ramírez  18', 42', 48'
Oviedo  39'		 Taylor  55'
Guatemala  6–1  Nicaragua
Machón  2'
Plata  5', 40' (pen.)
Westphal  13'
Funes  63'
Samayoa  75'		 Bermúdez  31'

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Qualified to Final Round
2  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Panama 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Honduras  5–0  Panama
Velásquez  1', 11', 16', 45' (pen.)
Guevara  73'
Honduras  3–0  El Salvador
Velásquez  4', 25' (pen.)
Núñez  78'
El Salvador  2–0  Panama
Montes  63'
Guerra  77'

Final round

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Champion
2  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Runners-up
3  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1 Third Place
4  Honduras 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Honduras  0–4  Costa Rica
Fonseca  5', 8', 71'
López  44'

Champions

 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner 

Costa Rica
Second title


All-star team

References

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