Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003 (in Spanish) | |
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![]() 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host countries | Mexico United States |
Dates | July 12–27 |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 50 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.[1] The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.
The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.
Venues
[edit]Mexico | United States | |
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Mexico City | Miami | Foxborough |
Estadio Azteca | Orange Bowl | Gillette Stadium |
Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 68,756 |
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Location of the host cities of the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
Teams
[edit]Qualification
[edit]Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[2] |
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North American zone | |||||
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Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998) | 11 |
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Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1991, 2002) | 9 |
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Automatic | 6th | 2002 | Champions (2000) | 78 |
Caribbean zone qualified through the CFU Qualifying Tournament | |||||
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Group A Winners | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 48 |
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Group B Winners | 3rd | 2002 | Group stage (1998, 2002) | 63 |
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Qualifying round | 3rd | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | N/A |
Central American zone qualified through the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
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Winners | 6th | 2002 | Runners-up (2002) | 18 |
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Runners-up | 6th | 2002 | Fourth Place (1996) | 65 |
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Third Place | 4th | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 85 |
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Qualifying round | 6th | 2000 | Runners-up (1991) | 42 |
Other | |||||
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Invitation | 3rd | 1998 | Runners-up (1996) | 1 |
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Invitation | 2nd | 2000 | Runners-up (2000) | 22 |
Squads
[edit]The 12 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
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lewis ![]() McBride ![]() |
Report |
Martinique ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | McBride ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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González ![]() |
Report |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Canada ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Stalteri ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
19 July – Foxborough | ||||||||||
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23 July – Miami | ||||||||||
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19 July – Miami | ||||||||||
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27 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | |||||||||
20 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
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![]() | 5 | |||||||||
24 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
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19 July – Foxborough | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
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26 July – Miami | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]United States ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Donovan ![]() Ralston ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Scott ![]() Centeno ![]() Bryce ![]() |
Report | Murgas ![]() Pacheco ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]Mexico ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Márquez ![]() Borgetti ![]() |
Report |
Third place play-off
[edit]United States ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Bocanegra ![]() Stewart ![]() Convey ![]() |
Report | Fonseca ![]() |
Final
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 50 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Awards
[edit]The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).[3][4][5][6]
Golden Ball | ||
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Golden Boot | ||
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4 goals | ||
Golden Glove | ||
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Fair Play Trophy | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ Wiebe, Andrew (July 8, 2015). "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. June 25, 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "2003 Gold Cup: Arellano, McBride among tournament's top players". CONCACAF. July 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.