2003_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
International football competition
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).
| Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003 (in Spanish) | |
|---|---|
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 |  Mexico (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 50 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Walter Centeno Landon Donovan (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Jesús Arellano |
| Best goalkeeper | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| Fair play award | United States |
← 2002 2005 → | |
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.
| Mexico | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | Miami | Foxborough |
| Estadio Azteca | Orange Bowl | Gillette Stadium |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 68,756 |
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Qualification
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||||
| Mexico |
Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998) | 11 |
| United States (TH) |
Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1991, 2002) | 9 |
 Canada |
Automatic | 6th | 2002 | Champions (2000) | 78 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the CFU Qualifying Tournament | |||||
 Jamaica |
Group A Winners | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 48 |
 Cuba |
Group B Winners | 3rd | 2002 | Group stage (1998, 2002) | 63 |
 Martinique |
Qualifying round | 3rd | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | N/A |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
| Costa Rica |
Winners | 6th | 2002 | Runners-up (2002) | 18 |
 Guatemala |
Runners-up | 6th | 2002 | Fourth Place (1996) | 65 |
 El Salvador |
Third Place | 4th | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 85 |
 Honduras |
Qualifying round | 6th | 2000 | Runners-up (1991) | 42 |
| Other | |||||
| Brazil |
Invitation | 3rd | 1998 | Runners-up (1996) | 1 |
 Colombia |
Invitation | 2nd | 2000 | Runners-up (2000) | 22 |
Squads
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 A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Honduras |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | El Salvador |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Martinique |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Lewis  28'McBride 76' |
Report |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cuba |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Canada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 July – Foxborough | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Miami | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 July – Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Mexico (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| 24 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 July – Foxborough | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 July – Miami | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| United States | 5–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 22', 25', 55', 76' Ralston 42' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 5–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Scott 11' Centeno 45+2', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)Bryce 72' |
Report | Murgas 34' (pen.) Pacheco 54' |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
| United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56'Convey 67' |
Report | Fonseca 24', 39' |
Final
Goalscorers
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
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jesús Arellano | ||
| Golden Boot | ||
| Walter Centeno Landon Donovan | ||
| 4 goals | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Oswaldo Sánchez | ||
| Fair Play Trophy | ||
| United States | ||
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