1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second edition of the Gold Cup, the football (soccer) championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).[1]

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 1993
(in Spanish)
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesUnited States
Mexico
Dates10–25 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Costa Rica
Third place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored60 (3.75 per match)
Attendance709,348 (44,334 per match)
Top scorer(s) Zague (11 goals)
Best player(s) Ramón Ramírez

The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 1991: eight teams were broken up into two groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. It was the first Gold Cup to be co-hosted; Group A was held in the United States (Dallas), and Group B in Mexico (Mexico City). The tournament was won by Mexico, who beat the US 4-0 in the final.[2]

Qualified teams
Team Qualification Appearances Last Appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
 United States (TH) Automatic 2nd 1991 Champions (1991) 24
 Mexico Automatic 2nd 1991 Third Place (1991) 25
 Canada Automatic 2nd 1991 Group stage (1991) 57
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1993 Caribbean Cup
 Martinique Winners 1st None Debut N/A
 Jamaica Runners-up 2nd 1991 Group stage (1991) 67
Central American zone qualified through the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Honduras Winners 2nd 1991 Runners-up (1991) 40
 Costa Rica Runners-up 2nd 1991 Fourth Place (1991) 35
 Panama Third Place 1st None Debut 120

Venues
MexicoUnited States
Mexico CityDallas
Estadio AztecaCotton Bowl
Capacity: 105,000Capacity: 71,615

Squads
Main article: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Honduras 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  Panama 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source:
Honduras 5–1 Panama
Gayle  25'
Bennett  51', 69' (pen.), 83'
Pineda Chacón  54'		 Report Julio  30'
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Badilla (CRC)
United States 1–0 Jamaica
Wynalda  67' Report
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Ulloa (CRC)
Jamaica 3–1 Honduras
Jarrett  28'
Davis  48'
Boyd  78'		 Report Bennett  18' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,771
Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX)
United States 2–1 Panama
Wynalda  69'
Dooley  74'		 Report Piggott  33'
Attendance: 13,771
Referee: Parisius (SUR)
Jamaica 1–1 Panama
Davis  76' Report Mendieta  50' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Marrufo (MEX)
United States 1–0 Honduras
Lalas  29' Report
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Sawtell (CAN)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 18 1 +17 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Canada 3 0 2 1 3 11 −8 2
4  Martinique 3 0 1 2 3 14 −11 1
Source:
Canada 1–1 Costa Rica
Dasovic  43' Report Myers  82'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Forde (BAR)
Mexico 9–0 Martinique
Zague  11', 21', 29', 54', 76', 84', 90'
R. Ramírez  40'
Hernández  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Alvarado (ESA)
Canada 2–2 Martinique
Aunger  25'
Bunbury  43'		 Report Gertrude  53'
Fondelot  86'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sabillón (HON)
Mexico 1–1 Costa Rica
Delgado  74' (o.g.) Report Cayasso  30'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)
Costa Rica 3–1 Martinique
Myers  28'
Cayasso  69', 87'		 Report Tinmar  59' (pen.)
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Jay (USA)
Mexico 8–0 Canada
Rodríguez  4', 67'
Mora  24', 30'
Zague  32', 34'
Salvador  83', 88'		 Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Domínguez (USA)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 21 - Dallas
 
 
 United States1
 
July 25 - Mexico City
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 Mexico4
 
July 22 - Mexico City
 
 United States0
 
 Mexico6
 
 
 Jamaica1
 
Third place
 
 
July 25 - Mexico City
 
 
 Costa Rica1
 
 
 Jamaica1

Semi-finals
United States 1–0 (asdet) Costa Rica
Kooiman  103' Report
Attendance: 14,826
Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)
Mexico 6–1 Jamaica
Salvador  9', 18', 34'
Mora  14'
Zague  50'
Ambriz  55'		 Report Wright  17'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Escobar (GUA)

Third place match
Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) Jamaica
Guthrie  10' Report Jarret  89'
Attendance: 130,800
Referee: Forde (BAR)


Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.

Final
Main article: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Mexico 4–0 United States
Ambriz  11'
Armstrong  31' (o.g.)
Zague  69'
Cantú  79'		 Report
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Sawtell (CAN)

Statistics

Goalscorers

11 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Awards
 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexico
First title

References
  1. "SOCCER / GOLD CUP : Kooiman's Overtime Goal Puts U.S. in Finals". Articles.latimes.com. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. "Mexico Defeats U.S., 4-0 : Soccer: Crowd of 120,000 watches the home team breeze to victory in Gold Cup final". Articles.latimes.com. 1993-07-26. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 December 1993. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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