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)	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.

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  34'		Galdámez  70' Corrales  77'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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11 February 2003

Costa Rica	1–0	El Salvador
Scott  62'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

11 February 2003

Honduras	2–0	Nicaragua
Martínez  4' de León  20'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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13 February 2003

Costa Rica	1–1	Guatemala
Centeno  24' (pen.)		García  48'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

13 February 2003

El Salvador	3–0	Nicaragua
Corrales  5' Velásquez  27' Mejía  89'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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15 February 2003

Costa Rica	1–0	Nicaragua
Scott  16'

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón

15 February 2003

Honduras	0–1	El Salvador
		Murgas  81'

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón

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16 February 2003

Panama	2–0	Guatemala
Méndez  29' Brown  36'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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18 February 2003

Guatemala	5–0	Nicaragua
Ruiz  33', 45', 66' García  77' Figueroa  81'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

18 February 2003

Panama	1–1	Honduras
Mendieta  60'		Martínez  28'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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20 February 2003

Costa Rica	1–0	Honduras
Bryce  45+2'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

20 February 2003

El Salvador	0–2	Guatemala
		Alegría  18' García  83' (pen.)

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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21 February 2003

Panama	0–1	Nicaragua
		Palacios  83'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

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23 February 2003

Honduras	1–2	Guatemala
Guevara  76'		Ramírez  7' Figueroa  56'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

23 February 2003

Panama	0–1	Costa Rica
		Solís  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

2 goals

1 goal