1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

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

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)
Attendance	172,175 (12,298 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wilmer Velásquez (6 goals)
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Squads

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

Preliminary round

Panama	1–1	Belize
Ávila 69'		Prat 78'

March 23, 1997

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

Attendance: 10,000

Belize	0–1	Panama
		Guevara 13'

March 30, 1997

Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Cayo

Attendance: 6,000

Participating teams

6 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament

•  Costa Rica
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala (Hosts)
•  Honduras (Defending Champions)
•  Nicaragua (Debut)
•  Panama (Preliminary round) winners

Venue

Guatemala City
	Guatemala City
	Estadio Mateo Flores
	Capacity: 26,000

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Guatemala	1–1	Costa Rica
Plata 7'		Oviedo 43'

16 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 15,975

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Costa Rica	5–1	Nicaragua
Arnáez 13' Ramírez 18', 42', 48' Oviedo 39'		Taylor 55'

18 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 2,000

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Guatemala	6–1	Nicaragua
Machón 2' Plata 5', 40' (pen.) Westphal 13' Funes 63' Samayoa 75'		Bermúdez 31'

20 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 18,500

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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

16 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 8,000

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Honduras	3–0	El Salvador
Velásquez 4', 25' (pen.) Núñez 78'

18 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 8,000

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El Salvador	2–0	Panama
Montes 63' Guerra 77'

20 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 10,000

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Honduras	0–4	Costa Rica
		Fonseca 5', 8', 71' López 44'

23 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 12,000

Guatemala	1–0	El Salvador
Funes 55'

23 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 15,975

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Guatemala	1–0	Honduras
Plata 50'

25 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 17,000

Costa Rica	1–0	El Salvador
Arnáez 72'

25 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 4,000

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Honduras	0–0	El Salvador

27 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 15,000

Costa Rica	1–1	Guatemala
Fonseca 2'		Funes 87'

27 April 1997

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 29,725

Champions

1997 UNCAF Nations Cup winner
Costa Rica Second title

• Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras qualified automatically for 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

All-star team

• Erick Lonnis
• Harold Wallace
• Mauricio Wright
• Wilfredo Iraheta
• Martín Machón
• Juan Manuel Funes
• Luis Diego Arnáez
• Amado Guevara
• Juan Carlos Plata
• Rolando Fonseca
• Wilmer Velásquez

References

RSSSF archives