1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Dates	28 March – 27 April 1997
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up	Guatemala
Third place	El Salvador
Fourth place	Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	37 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	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 v Belize

March 28, 1997

Panama	1–1	Belize

Panama

Belize v Panama

March 30, 1997

Belize	0–1	Panama

Belize

First round

Group A


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualified to Final Round
3	Nicaragua	2	0	0	2	2	11	−9	0

Guatemala v Costa Rica

16 April 1997

Guatemala	1–1	Costa Rica
Plata 7'		Oviedo 43'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Costa Rica v Nicaragua

18 April 1997

Costa Rica	5–1	Nicaragua
Arnáez 13' Ramírez 18', 42', 48' Oviedo 39'		Taylor 55'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Guatemala v Nicaragua

20 April 1997

Guatemala	6–1	Nicaragua
Machón 2' Plata 5', 40' (pen.) Westphal 13' Funes 63' Samayoa 75'		Bermúdez 31'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Group B


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Honduras	2	2	0	8	0	+8	6	Qualified to Final Round
2	El Salvador	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3	Qualified to Final Round
3	Panama	2	0	2	0	7	−7	0

Honduras v Panama

16 April 1997

Honduras	5–0	Panama
Velásquez 1', 11', 16', 45' (pen.) Guevara 73'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Honduras v El Salvador

18 April 1997

Honduras	3–0	El Salvador
Velásquez 4', 25' (pen.) Núñez 78'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

El Salvador v Panama

20 April 1997

El Salvador	2–0	Panama
Montes 63' Guerra 77'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Final round


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Honduras v Costa Rica

23 April 1997

Honduras	0–4	Costa Rica
		Fonseca 5', 8', 71' López 44'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Guatemala v El Salvador

23 April 1997

Guatemala	1–0	El Salvador
Funes 55'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Guatemala v Honduras

25 April 1997

Guatemala	1–0	Honduras
Plata 50'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Costa Rica v El Salvador

25 April 1997

Costa Rica	1–0	El Salvador
Arnáez 72'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Honduras v El Salvador

27 April 1997

Honduras	0–0	El Salvador

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Costa Rica v Guatemala

27 April 1997

Costa Rica	1–1	Guatemala
Fonseca 2'		Funes 87'

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Champions

1997 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner
Costa Rica Second title

Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador qualified automatically for 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

All-star team

References

RSSSF archives

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

CONCACAF competitions

National team tournaments

CONCACAF era

Current	CONCACAF Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Cup CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Championship CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Regional Copa Centroamericana Caribbean Cup Multi-sport events Pan-American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Copa América Centenario

Defunct	CONCACAF Championship North American Nations Cup CFU Championship

Pre-CONCACAF

Defunct	NAFC (NAFC Championship) CCCF (CCCF Championship CCCF Youth Championship)

Club tournaments

CONCACAF tournaments	Champions League CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Regional CFU Club Championship Supercopa Centroamericana UNCAF Women's Club Championship

Invitational tournaments	Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana (2004–2008) Recopa Sudamericana

Defunct tournaments	Copa Interamericana Copa Interclubes UNCAF CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup North American SuperLiga

Copa Centroamericana

Tournaments

UNCAF Nations Cup	Costa Rica 1991 Honduras 1993 El Salvador 1995 Guatemala 1997 Costa Rica 1999 Honduras 2001 Panama 2003 Guatemala 2005 El Salvador 2007 Honduras 2009

Copa Centroamericana	Panama 2011 Costa Rica 2013 United States 2014 Panama 2017

Squads

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