1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

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

1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates28 March – 27 April 1997
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored37 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s) Wilmer Velásquez
(6 goals)

Squads

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

Preliminary round

Panama 1–1 Belize
Díaz  69' Prat  78'
Belize 0–1 Panama
Guevara  13'

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source:

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
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
Source:
Honduras 5–0 Panama
Velásquez  1', 11', 16', 45' (pen.)
Guevara  73'


Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
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
Source:
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

RSSSF archives

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