The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Costa Rica (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Guatemala |
| Third place | Honduras |
| Fourth place | El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.75 per match) |
← 1997 2001 → | |
Participating teams
6 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament
Belize
Costa Rica (Hosts) and (Defending Champions)
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama Did not enter the tournament
Squads
- For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 squads
Stadium
| San José | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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First round
Summarize
Perspective
All games were played in San José, Costa Rica.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Honduras |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 |
 Belize |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Honduras | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Pavon  14' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 El Salvador |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Nicaragua |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 1–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 27' |
Corrales 21' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Corrales 34' |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Guatemala |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Honduras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 34' |
Referee: Borja (MEX)
| Honduras | 3–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez 44', 77' Ramírez 90' |
Quintanilla 62' |
Referee: Bynoe (TRI)
| Guatemala | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| García 55' |
Referee: Bynoe (TRI)
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 36' |
Clavasquín 10' (pen.) Pavón 75' |
Referee: Borja (MEX)
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce 13' Row 42'Fonseca 46'Wanchope 53' (pen.) |
Champions
| 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup winner |
|---|
 Costa Rica Third title |
- Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras qualified automatically for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. El Salvador entered a play-off for qualification with Canada, Haiti and Cuba.
All Star Team
As voted for by the CONCACAF technical Commission. A squad rather than an eleven was selected:
Goalkeepers:
Defenders:
- Jervis Drummond
- Julio Girón
- José Hernández
- Ninrod Medina
- Erick Miranda
- Milton Reyes
Midfielders:
- Jorge Caballero
- Jeaustin Campos
- Robel Benárdez
- Rolando Fonseca
- Guillermo García
- Christian Santamaría
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