1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa Oro de la Concacaf 1993
File:1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.jpg
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
United States
Dates10–25 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Third placeFile:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored60 (3.75 per match)
Attendance831,788 (51,987 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Zague (11 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico 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
File:Estadio Azteca 07a.jpg File:Image of TX OU Red River Shootout in Cotton Bowl seen from fair grounds - original.jpg

Teams

Qualification

Team Qualification Appearances Last Appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (TH) Automatic 2nd 1991 Champions (1991) 24
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Automatic 2nd 1991 Third Place (1991) 25
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Automatic 2nd 1991 Group stage (1991) 57
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1993 Caribbean Cup
File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Winners 1st None Debut N/A
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Runners-up 2nd 1991 Group stage (1991) 67
Central American zone qualified through the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup
File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Winners 2nd 1991 Runners-up (1991) 40
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Runners-up 2nd 1991 Fourth Place (1991) 35
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Third Place 1st None Debut 120

Squads

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (H) 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
3 File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 2
4 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host

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Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg5–1File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
Report
Attendance: 11,642

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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (H) 3 2 1 0 18 1 +17 5 Advanced to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4
3 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 0 2 1 3 11 −8 2
4 File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique 3 0 1 2 3 14 −11 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host

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Team details

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Knockout stage

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 July – Mexico City
 
 
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico6
 
25 July – Mexico City
 
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica1
 
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico4
 
21 July – Dallas
 
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States0
 
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (a.s.d.e.t.)1
 
 
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
25 July – Mexico City
 
 
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica1
 
 
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica1

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.

Final

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Statistics

Goalscorers

<section begin=Goalscorers />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

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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
Mexico Ramón Ramírez
Golden Boot
Mexico Zague
11 goals

References

  1. "SOCCER / GOLD CUP : Kooiman's Overtime Goal Puts U.S. in Finals". Articles.latimes.com. June 27, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 31, 1993. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. "1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. May 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009.

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