2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesUnited States
Mexico
DatesJuly 12–27
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (4th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored50 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Walter Centeno
Landon Donovan
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Jesús Arellano
Best goalkeeper Oswaldo Sánchez
Fair play award United States

For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.[1] The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.

The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.

Qualifying phase
Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Venues
Mexico United States
Mexico City Miami Foxborough
Estadio Azteca Orange Bowl Gillette Stadium
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 72,319 Capacity: 68,756

Squads
Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 211010+14
 Brazil 21012203
 Honduras 201112-11
Mexico 1–0 Brazil
Borgetti  70' Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
Brazil 2–1 Honduras
Maicon  16'
Diego  84'		 Report De León  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Honduras 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 211021+14
 Jamaica 210121+13
 Guatemala 201113−21
Jamaica 0–1 Colombia
Report Patiño  42'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 15,423
Guatemala 0–2 Jamaica
Report Lowe  30'
Williams  73' (pen.)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Colombia 1–1 Guatemala
Molina  79' Report Ruiz  21' (pen.)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Grevin Porras (Costa Rica)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 220040+46
 El Salvador 210112−13
 Martinique 200203−30
United States 2–0 El Salvador
Lewis  28'
McBride  76'		 Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Martinique 0–2 United States
Report McBride  39', 43'
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
El Salvador 1–0 Martinique
González  76' Report
Attendance: 10,361
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 210131+23
 Cuba 210123−13
 Canada 210112−13
Canada 1–0 Costa Rica
Stalteri  59' Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba 2–0 Canada
Moré  15', 46' Report
Attendance: 8,780
Costa Rica 3–0 Cuba
Centeno  45'
Bryce  72'
Scott  77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,361
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 July - Mexico City
 
 
 Mexico5
 
July 24 - Mexico City
 
 Jamaica0
 
 Mexico2
 
19 July - Foxboro
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 Costa Rica5
 
July 27 - Mexico City
 
 El Salvador2
 
 Mexico (ASDET)1
 
19 July - Foxboro
 
 Brazil0
 
 United States5
 
July 23 - Miami
 
 Cuba0
 
 United States1
 
19 July - Miami
 
 Brazil (ASDET)2 Third place
 
 Colombia0
 
July 26 - Miami
 
 Brazil2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Costa Rica2
 

Quarter-finals
United States 5–0 Cuba
Donovan  22', 25', 55', 76'
Ralston  42'		 Report
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Costa Rica 5–2 El Salvador
Scott  11'
Centeno  45+2', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)
Bryce  72'		 Report Murgas  34' (pen.)
Pacheco  54'
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Colombia 0–2 Brazil
Report Kaká  42', 66'
Attendance: 23,425
Referee: Ken Stott (United States)
Mexico 5–0 Jamaica
Bravo  38'
García  42'
Osorno  55'
Borgetti  61'
Rodríguez  83'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Semi-finals
United States 1–2 (ASDET) Brazil
Bocanegra  62' Report Kaká  89'
Diego  100'  (pen.)
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (Guatemala)
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Márquez  19'
Borgetti  28'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

Third place match
United States 3–2 Costa Rica
Bocanegra  29'
Stewart  56'
Convey  67'		 Report Fonseca  24', 39'
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final
Mexico 1–0 (ASDET) Brazil
Osorno  97' Report
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Statistics

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Winners
 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexico
Fourth title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player

Top Goalkeeper

Fair Play Trophy

Best XI

Reserves

Final ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 0 9 0 +9 13 Champions
2  Brazil 5 3 0 2 6 4 +2 9 Runners-up
3  United States (H) 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 12 Third place
4  Costa Rica 5 2 0 3 10 8 +2 6 Fourth place
5  Colombia 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  El Salvador 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
7  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
8  Cuba 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
9  Canada 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
10  Honduras 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
11  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
12  Martinique 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2003. Source:
(H) Host.

References
  1. "CONCACAF Gold Cup". National Soccer Hall of Fame. soccerhall.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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