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1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup logo.jpg
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup official programme
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJune 28 – July 7
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored50 (3.13 per match)
Attendance397,124 (24,820 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Benjamín Galindo
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Jorge Campos

The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the football (soccer) championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was held was 1971, from that point on the first-place finishers of World Cup qualifying were considered continental champions.[1][2]

The tournament was held in the United States, in California cities Los Angeles and Pasadena. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to the semifinals. The Gold Cup was won by the United States, who eliminated Mexico in the semi-finals match, and went on to beat Honduras on penalties after tying them in the final 0–0.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performance
Qualified through the 1989 CONCACAF Championship
Costa Rica Winners 1st Debut
North American zone
United States Automatic 1st Debut
Mexico Automatic 1st Debut
Canada Automatic 1st Debut
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup
Jamaica Winners 1st Debut
Trinidad and Tobago Runners-up 1st Debut
Central American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup
Honduras Runners-up 1st Debut
Guatemala Third Place 1st Debut

Venues

Los Angeles Pasadena
Memorial Coliseum Rose Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 92,542
11-11-06-LA-Coliseum-USC-UO.jpg Rose Bowl, panorama.jpg

Squads

Main article: 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Honduras 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 5
Canada 3 1 0 2 6 9 -3 2
Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 12 -9 0
Canada 2–4 Honduras
Mitchell Goal 66', 80' Report Bennett Goal 28' (pen.)
Espinoza Goal 34'
Cálix Goal 41'
Flores Goal 51'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 13,374
Mexico 4–1 Jamaica
Galindo Goal 28', 54' (pen.)
Zague Goal 36'
Hermosillo Goal 58'		 Report Reid Goal 39'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 13,374
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)
Jamaica 0–5 Honduras
Report Cálix Goal 27', 51'
Anariba Goal 31'
Bennett Goal 69'
Yearwood Goal 89'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 45,797
Referee: Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago)
Canada 1–3 Mexico
Lowery Goal 83' Report Hermosillo Goal 3'
de la Torre Goal 40'
Galindo Goal 89' (pen.)
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 4,797
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Jamaica 2–3 Canada
Wright Goal 42'
Reid Goal 63'		 Report Mitchell Goal 34'
Miller Goal 54'
Limniatis Goal 60'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: José Carlos Ortíz (El Salvador)
Mexico 1–1 Honduras
Hermosillo Goal 57' Report Anariba Goal 9'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: Jay Majid (United States)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6
Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
Guatemala 3 1 0 2 1 5 –4 2
Costa Rica 2–0 Guatemala
R. Gómez Goal 14'
Flores Goal 17'		 Report
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: Mike Siefert (Canada)
United States 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Murray Goal 85'
Balboa Goal 87'		 Report Lewis Goal 67'
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: José Carlos Ortíz (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Costa Rica
Lewis Goal 38'
Thomas Goal 89'		 Report Medford Goal 6'
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)
Guatemala 0–3 United States
Report Murray Goal 11'
Quinn Goal 46'
Wynalda Goal 52'
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Guatemala
Report Espel Goal 89'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: José Fuentes (Honduras)
United States 3–2 Costa Rica
Vermes Goal 6'
Pérez Goal 49' (pen.)
Marchena Goal 59' (o.g.)		 Report Arguedas Goal 30'
Jara Goal 33'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
July 5 – Memorial Coliseum
 Honduras2
July 7 – Memorial Coliseum
 Costa Rica0
United States0 (4)
July 5 – Memorial Coliseum
 Honduras0 (3)
United States2
 Mexico0
Third place
July 7 – Memorial Coliseum
 Mexico2
 Costa Rica0

Semi-finals

Honduras 2–0 Costa Rica
Bennett Goal 37'
Flores Goal 79'		 Report
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 41,103
United States 2–0 Mexico
Doyle Goal 48'
Vermes Goal 64'		 Report
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 41,103
Referee: José Carlos Ortiz (El Salvador)

Third place play-off

Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Farfán Goal 9'
Galindo Goal 89'		 Report
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 41,103
Referee: Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final

Main article: 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States 0–0 (a.e.t.) Honduras
Report
Penalties
Balboa Penalty scored
Vermes Penalty missed
Pérez Penalty missed
Caligiuri Penalty scored
Eck Penalty missed
Quinn Penalty missed
Kinnear Penalty scored
Clavijo Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty scored Castro
Penalty missed Anariba
Penalty missed Yearwood
Penalty scored Flores
Penalty missed Zapata
Penalty missed Cálix
Penalty scored Vallejo
Penalty missed Espinoza
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 41,103
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

Winners

 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

United States
First title

Final ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 United States (H) 5 4 1 0 10 3 +7 13 Champions
2 Honduras 5 3 2 0 12 3 +9 11 Runners-up
3 Mexico 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 10 Third Place
4 Costa Rica 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4 3 Fourth Place
5 Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 Canada 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
7 Guatemala 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
8 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 1993. Source:
(H) Host.

References

  1. ^ Michael Lewis (1970-01-01). "When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  2. ^ http://www.teletica.com/deportes/94452-Historia-de-Costa-Rica-en-la-Copa-Oro-1991.note.aspx

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