1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | 28 June – 7 July |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runners-up | Honduras |
Third place | Mexico |
Fourth place | Costa Rica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 50 (3.13 per match) |
Attendance | 397,124 (24,820 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Benjamín Galindo (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Jorge Campos |
The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the football (soccer) championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was held was 1971, from that point on the first-place finishers of World Cup qualifying were considered continental champions.[1][2]
The tournament was hosted by the United States and played in the Greater Los Angeles area of California at two venues: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to the semifinals. The Gold Cup was won by the United States, who eliminated Mexico in the semi-finals match, and went on to beat Honduras on penalties after tying them in the final 0–0.
Qualified teams[]
Team | Qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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Qualified through the 1989 CONCACAF Championship | |||
Costa Rica | Winners | 1st | Debut |
North American zone | |||
United States | Automatic | 1st | Debut |
Mexico | Automatic | 1st | Debut |
Canada | Automatic | 1st | Debut |
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup | |||
Jamaica | Winners | 1st | Debut |
Trinidad and Tobago | Runners-up | 1st | Debut |
Central American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||
Honduras | Runners-up | 1st | Debut |
Guatemala | Third Place | 1st | Debut |
Venues[]
Los Angeles | Pasadena |
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Memorial Coliseum | Rose Bowl |
Capacity: 93,607 | Capacity: 92,542 |
Squads[]
The 8 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[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Canada | 1–3 | Mexico |
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Lowery 83' | Report | Hermosillo 3' de la Torre 40' Galindo 89' (pen.) |
Mexico | 1–1 | Honduras |
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Hermosillo 57' | Report | Anariba 9' |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 2–0 | Guatemala |
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R. Gómez 14' Flores 17' |
Report |
United States | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Murray 85' Balboa 87' |
Report | Lewis 67' |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
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Lewis 38' 89' |
Report | Medford 6' |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Guatemala |
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Report | 89' |
United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
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Vermes 6' Pérez 49' (pen.) Marchena 59' (o.g.) |
Report | Arguedas 30' Jara 33' |
Knockout stage[]
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[3]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 July — Los Angeles | ||||||
Honduras | 2 | |||||
7 July — Los Angeles | ||||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
United States (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
5 July — Los Angeles | ||||||
Honduras | 0 (3) | |||||
United States | 2 | |||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
7 July — Los Angeles | ||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||
Costa Rica | 0 |
Semi-finals[]
Honduras | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Third place play-off[]
Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Final[]
Honduras | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
3–4 |
Statistics[]
Goalscorers[]
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Héctor Marchena (playing against the United States)
Awards[]
Winners[]
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners |
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United States First title |
References[]
- ^ Michael Lewis (1970-01-01). "When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ http://www.teletica.com/deportes/94452-Historia-de-Costa-Rica-en-la-Copa-Oro-1991.note.aspx[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1991 Gold Cup Final: U.S. edge Honduras in penalties". CONCACAF. 2 July 2020.
External links[]
- 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments
- 1991 in CONCACAF football
- International association football competitions hosted by the United States