1993 Gold Cup

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa Oro de la Concacaf 1993
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
United States
Dates10–25 July
Teams8 (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 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
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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]

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

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

Main article: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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  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
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host
Honduras 5–1 Panama
 Report
  • Julio 29'
Attendance: 11,642
United States 1–0 Jamaica
 Report
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Berny Ulloa (Costa Rica)
Jamaica 3–1 Honduras
 Report
Attendance: 13,771
United States 2–1 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 13,771
Referee: Roberto Parisius (Suriname)
Jamaica 1–1 Panama
Davis 76' Report Mendieta 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)
United States 1–0 Honduras
Lalas 29' Report
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Robert Sawtell (CAN)

Group B

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
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host
Canada 1–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Brazil)
Mexico 9–0 Martinique
 Report
Attendance: 82,300
Referee: José Alvarado (El Salvador)
Canada 2–2 Martinique
 Report
  • Gertrude 53'
  • Fondelot 86'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
Mexico 1–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 92,350
Costa Rica 3–1 Martinique
 Report
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Majid Jay (United States)
Mexico 8–0 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Raúl Domínguez (United States)

Knockout stage

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

United States 1–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 15,826
Mexico 6–1 Jamaica
 Report
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Juan Escobar (Guatemala)

Third place play-off

Costa Rica 1–1 Jamaica
 Report
  • Jarret 89'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Brazil)


Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.

Final

Main article: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Mexico 4–0 United States
 Report
Attendance: 130,800
Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)

Statistics

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

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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