The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football 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]
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Mexico United States |
| Dates | 10–25 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 60 (3.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 820,988 (51,312 per match) |
| Top scorer | Zague (11 goals) |
| Best player | Ramón Ramírez |
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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
editIt 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 |
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| Mexico City | Dallas |
| Estadio Azteca | Cotton Bowl |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 71,615 |
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Teams
editQualification
edit| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[3] |
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| 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
editThe 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
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| United States | 1–0 | Jamaica |
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| United States | 2–1 | Panama |
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| United States | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Mexico | 9–0 | Martinique |
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| Canada | 2–2 | Martinique |
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| Mexico | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 July – Mexico City | ||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||
| 25 July – Mexico City | ||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| 21 July – Dallas | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| United States (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 25 July – Mexico City | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| United States | 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.) | Costa Rica |
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Third place play-off
edit| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Jamaica |
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Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.
Final
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
editThere 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
- Javier Delgado (against Mexico)
- Desmond Armstrong (against Mexico)
Awards
editThe 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 |
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| Ramón Ramírez |
| Golden Boot |
| Zague |
| 11 goals |
References
edit- ↑ "SOCCER / GOLD CUP : Kooiman's Overtime Goal Puts U.S. in Finals". Articles.latimes.com. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "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. 26 July 1993. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 December 1993. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009.