1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates28 March – 27 April 1997
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored37 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
(6 goals)

This page details the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, played in Guatemala.

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squads

Preliminary round

Panama 1–1 Belize
Ávila 69' Prat 78'
Belize 0–1 Panama
Guevara 13'

Venue

Guatemala City
Estadio Mateo Flores
Capacity: 26,000

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 4 Qualified to Final Round
2  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
3  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source:
Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua
Arnáez 13'
Ramírez 18', 42', 48'
Oviedo 39'		 Taylor 55'
Guatemala 6–1 Nicaragua
Machón 2'
Plata 5', 40' (pen.)
Westphal 13'
Funes 63'
Samayoa 75'		 Bermúdez 31'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Qualified to Final Round
2  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Panama 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source:
Honduras 5–0 Panama
Velásquez 1', 11', 16', 45' (pen.)
Guevara 73'

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Champion
2  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Runners-up
3  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1 Third Place
4  Honduras 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source:
Honduras 0–4 Costa Rica
Fonseca 5', 8', 71'
López 44'

Champions

 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup winner 

Costa Rica
Second title

All-star team

References

RSSSF archives

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