1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

A total of 16 CONCACAF teams entered the competition, but FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to outstanding debt. There would be two rounds of play:

First Round: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, United States and Mexico, the five best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
Second Round: The 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the tournament.

Entrants

CONCACAF first round

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Guyana File:Flag of Guyana.svg	0–5	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	0–4	0–1
Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	1–2	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	0–1	1–1
Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg	3–1	File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico	1–0	2–1
Antigua and Barbuda File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg	1–4	File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles	0–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)
Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	3–1	File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama	1–1	2–0

Matches

17 April 1988

Guyana File:Flag of Guyana.svg	0–4	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
		Elliot-Allen File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Faustin File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Lake File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Skeene File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

Georgetown Cricket Club Ground "Bourda", Georgetown, Guyana

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Omar Monsón (Puerto Rico)

8 May 1988

Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
Corneal File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'

Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 1,744

Referee: Success (Netherlands Antilles)

Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, 5–0 on aggregate score.

30 April 1988

Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	0–1	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
		López File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Rodolfo Martínez (Honduras)

15 May 1988

Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg	1–1	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Pérez File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.)		González File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'

Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada, San Marcos, Guatemala

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Salas (United States)

Guatemala advanced to the Second Round, 2–1 on aggregate score.

12 May 1988

Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico
Brooks File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (pen.)

Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala)

29 May 1988

Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg	1–2	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
de la Campa File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'		Anglin File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 78'

Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Attendance: 675

Referee: Pearson (Bahamas)

Jamaica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

19 June 1988

Antigua and Barbuda File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg	0–1	File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles
		Rovina File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'

Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Attendance: 426

Referee: José Hernandez (Costa Rica)

29 July 1988

Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg	3–1 (a.e.t.)	File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
Rovina File:Soccerball shade.svg 104', 118' Rosina File:Soccerball shade.svg 120'		Edwards File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Attendance: 3,009

Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Second Round, 4–1 on aggregate score.

17 July 1988

Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	1–1	File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
Jara File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'		Mendieta File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Attendance: 14,694

Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)

31 July 1988

Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg	0–2	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
		Cayasso File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Medford File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama

Attendance: 26,657

Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

Costa Rica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF second round

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg	0–6	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador	0–1	0–5
Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg	1–5	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	0–0	1–5
Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	1–1 (a)	File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras	0–0	1–1
Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	w/o	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	n/a	n/a
Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg	3–3 (a)	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	1–0	2–3

Matches

1 October 1988

Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg	0–1	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
		García File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Attendance: 3,311

Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

16 October 1988

El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg	5–0	File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles
Coreas File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Garcia File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Francisca File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (o.g.) L. Zapata File:Soccerball shade.svg 58', 68'

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Steve Bucknor (Jamaica)

El Salvador qualified, 6–0 on aggregate score.

24 July 1988

Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg	0–0	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: López (Honduras)

13 August 1988

United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	5–1	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Bliss File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' H. Pérez File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.) Klopas File:Soccerball shade.svg 76', 85' Krumpe File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		Sterling File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'

West Community Stadium, Fenton, United States

Attendance: 6,100

Referee: David Brummitt (Canada)

United States qualified, 5–1 on aggregate score.

30 October 1988

Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	0–0	File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

13 November 1988

Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg	1–1	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
Flores File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'		Charles File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)

The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Trinidad and Tobago qualified on away goals.

Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	w/o ¹	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

¹ The tie was scratched and Costa Rica advanced to the final round as Mexico were disqualified after being suspended for fielding overaged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.

9 October 1988

Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
B. Pérez File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.)

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Attendance: 17,065

Referee: Bratsis (United States)

15 October 1988

Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	3–2	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', 83' (pen.) Bridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		Paniagua File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Castañeda File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada

Attendance: 6,318

Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

The aggregate score was tied at 3–3, however Guatemala qualified on away goals.

Goalscorers

3 goals

Netherlands Antilles Reymundo Rovina

2 goals

1 goal

References

v t e CONCACAF Championship
Editions	El Salvador 1963 Guatemala 1965 Honduras 1967 Costa Rica 1969 Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Haiti 1973 Mexico 1977 Honduras 1981 1985 (No fixed venue) 1989 (No fixed venue)
Qualification	1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989
Successor: CONCACAF Gold Cup (since 1991)

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1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Contents

Entrants

CONCACAF first round

Summary

Matches

CONCACAF second round

Summary

Matches

Goalscorers

References

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