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1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

The 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification competition was the qualifying contest to decide the finalists for the 1989 CONCACAF Championship – the 10th international association football championship for members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). It was the last edition of the CONCACAF Championship which would be replaced by the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Qualifying ran from 17 April – 6 October 1988 and was contested by the national teams of 15 CONCACAF member associations. The competition doubled as the qualification competition for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates17 April – 6 October 1988
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored41 (2.28 per match)
← 1985

Unlike the previous edition, no teams qualified automatically. Five teams – United States, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador and Costa Rica – qualified for the final tournament.

Background

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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was founded as a merger of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) and North American Football Confederation (NAFC) in 1961.[1] The first CONCACAF Championship, in which all the competing nations qualified automatically, was held in 1963.[2] A qualifying competition was introduced from the second edition in 1965.[3] From 1973, the competition doubled as the qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup for teams in North, Central America and the Caribbean. Only the winner of each edition would qualify for the World Cup.[1]

Format

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Five of the 15 teams received a bye to the second round. The remaining 10 teams were drawn into five two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would advance to the second round. In the second round, the 10 teams were drawn into five two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would qualify for the final tournament.[4]

Participants

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First round

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Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, the United States and Mexico received a bye to the second round.[4]

The first round began on 17 April when Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guyana 4–0 in the first leg. On 30 April, Guatemala won 1–0 against Cub in the first leg. In the second leg on 8 May, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guyana 1–0 to advance 5–0 on aggregate. Four days later, Jamaica won 1–0 against Puerto Rico in the first leg. On May 15, Cuba and Guatemala drew 1–1 in the second leg as Guatemala advanced 2–1 on aggregate. A fortnight later, Jamaica won 2–1 in the second leg against Puerto Rico to advance 3–1 on aggregate. On 19 June, the Netherlands Antilles defeated Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 in the first leg. on 17 July, Costa Rica drew 1–1 with Panama in the first leg. On 29 July, the Netherlands Antilles defeated Antigua and Barbuda in the second leg 3–1 after extra time to advance 4–1 on aggregate. Two days later, Costa Rica defeated Panama 2–0 in the second leg to advance 3–1 on aggregate.[4]

First round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Canada Byen/a——
Honduras Byen/a——
El Salvador Byen/a——
United States Byen/a——
Mexico Byen/a——
Guyana 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago0–40–1
Cuba 1–2 Guatemala0–11–1
Jamaica 3–1 Puerto Rico1–02–1
Antigua and Barbuda 1–4 Netherlands Antilles0–11–3 (a.e.t.)
Costa Rica 3–1 Panama1–12–0

Results

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Guyana 0–4 Trinidad and Tobago
[4]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Omar Monsón (Puerto Rico)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Guyana
Corneal 68' [4]
Skinner Park, San Fernando
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: Success (Netherlands Antilles)

Trinidad and Tobago won 5–0 on aggregate.

Cuba 0–1 Guatemala
[4] López 44'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez (Honduras)
Guatemala 1–1 Cuba
Pérez 68' (pen.) [4] González 40'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Salas (United States)

Guatemala won 2–1 on aggregate.

Jamaica 1–0 Puerto Rico
Brooks 10' (pen.) [4]
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala)
Puerto Rico 1–2 Jamaica
de la Campa 52' [4] Anglin 32', 78'
Attendance: 675
Referee: Pearson (Bahamas)

Jamaica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Antigua and Barbuda 0–1 Netherlands Antilles
[4] Rovina 54'
Attendance: 426
Referee: José Hernandez (Costa Rica)
Netherlands Antilles 3–1 (a.e.t.) Antigua and Barbuda
 [4] Edwards 38'
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

The Netherlands Antilles won 4–1 on aggregate.

Costa Rica 1–1 Panama
Jara 26' [4] Mendieta 17'
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Panama 0–2 Costa Rica
[4]
Attendance: 26,657
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

Costa Rica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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Mexico were disqualified for an infringement of age rules and Costa Rica were given a walkover to qualify for the final tournament.[4]

The second round began on 24 July when Jamaica and the United States played out a goalless first leg. On 13 August, the United States won the second leg 5–1 against Jamaica to qualify for the final tournament 5–1 on aggregate. On 1 October, El Salvador defeated the Netherlands Antilles 1–0 in the first leg. Eight days later, Guatemala defeated Canada 1–0 in the first leg. On 15 October, Canada won 3–2 in the second leg against Guatemala to level the tie at 3–3 on aggregate. Guatemala qualified for the final tournament on the away goals rule. The following day, El Salvador won the second leg 5–0 against the Netherlands Antilles to qualify for the final tournament 6–0 on aggregate. The final tie began on 30 October when Trinidad and Tobago played out a goalless first leg with Honduras. A fortnight later, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago drew the second leg 1–1. Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the final tournament on the away goals rule.[4]

Second round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jamaica 1–5 United States0–01–5
Guatemala (a) 3–3 Canada1–02–3
Trinidad and Tobago (a) 1–1 Honduras0–01–1
Netherlands Antilles 0–6 El Salvador0–10–5
Mexico w/o[a] Costa Rica——
Notes:
  1. ↑ Mexico were disqualified for an infringement of age rules.[4]

Results

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Netherlands Antilles 0–1 El Salvador
[4] García 53'
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador 5–0 Netherlands Antilles
 [4]
Attendance: 40,000

El Salvador won 6–0 on aggregate.

Jamaica 0–0 United States
[4]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: López (Honduras)
United States 5–1 Jamaica
 [4] Sterling 54'
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: David Brummitt (Canada)

The United States won 5–1 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate. Trinidad and Tobago won on the away goals rule.

Guatemala 1–0 Canada
B. Pérez 20' (pen.) [4]
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Bratsis (United States)
Canada 3–2 Guatemala
 [4]
Attendance: 6,318

3–3 on aggregate. Guatemala won on the away goals rule.

Mexico Cancelled Costa Rica
[4]
Costa Rica Cancelled Mexico
[4]

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel (7 July 2025). "CCCF and Concacaf Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Gandini, Luca; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Reyes, Macario (15 September 2021). "I. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP (NORCECA) 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Gandini, Luca; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Reyes, Macario (19 August 2021). "II. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1965". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (14 March 2024). "World Cup 1990 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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