1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament took place from 10 to 25 July 1993 and jointly hosted by 2 cities in two North American countries: Mexico, and the United States.[1]
| Copa Oro de la Concacaf 1993 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Mexico United States |
| Dates | 10–25 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Costa Rica Jamaica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 60 (3.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 831,788 (51,987 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Zague (11 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ramón Ramírez |
← 1991 1996 → | |
Mexico were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder United States 4–0 . It was Mexico's fourth CONCACAF title and their first Gold Cup title.[2]
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).
| Mexico | United States |
|---|---|
| Mexico City | Dallas |
| Estadio Azteca | Cotton Bowl |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 71,615 |
| 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 |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 July – Mexico City | ||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||
| 25 July – Mexico City | ||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| 21 July – Dallas | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| United States (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 25 July – Mexico City | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
Third place play-off
Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.
There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
11 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Javier Delgado (against Mexico)
- Desmond Armstrong (against Mexico)
The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Ball (best overall player).[4]
| Golden Ball |
|---|
| Ramón Ramírez |
| Golden Boot |
| Zague |
| 11 goals |
- ^ "SOCCER / GOLD CUP : Kooiman's Overtime Goal Puts U.S. in Finals". Articles.latimes.com. June 27, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "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. July 26, 1993. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 31, 1993. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. May 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009.