1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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 709,348 (44,334 per match)
Top scorer(s) Zague (11 goals)
Best player Ramón Ramírez
1991
1996

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]

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]

Venues

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
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Teams

Qualification

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

Squads

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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

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10 July 1993 (1993-07-10)
Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 5–1  Panama
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Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)


July 17, 1993
Jamaica  1–1  Panama
Davis Goal 76' Report Mendieta Goal 50' (pen.)
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)

July 17, 1993
United States  1–0  Honduras
Lalas Goal 29' Report
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Robert Sawtell (CAN)

Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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 Template:GoldenGoal 1
 
 
 Costa Rica 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
25 July – Mexico City
 
 
 Costa Rica 1
 
 
 Jamaica 1

Semi-finals


Third place play-off


Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.

Final

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Statistics

Goalscorers

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Awards

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

References

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