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2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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).

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003
(in Spanish)
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
United States
DatesJuly 12–27
Teams12 (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 played20
Goals scored50 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Walter Centeno
United States Landon Donovan
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Mexico Jesús Arellano
Best goalkeeperMexico 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.

Venues edit

Mexico United States
Mexico City Miami Foxborough
Estadio Azteca Orange Bowl Gillette Stadium
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 72,319 Capacity: 68,756
     

Teams edit

Qualification edit

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 edit

Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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 stage edit

Group A edit

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
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico  1–0  Brazil
Borgetti   70' Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
Brazil  2–1  Honduras
Maicon   16'
Diego   84'		 Report De León   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Honduras  0–0  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

Group B edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
Jamaica  0–1  Colombia
Report Patiño   42'
Attendance: 15,423
Guatemala  0–2  Jamaica
Report Lowe   30'
Williams   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Colombia  1–1  Guatemala
Molina   79' Report Ruiz   21' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Grevin Porras (Costa Rica)

Group C edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
United States  2–0  El Salvador
Lewis   28'
McBride   76'		 Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Martinique  0–2  United States
Report McBride   39', 43'
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
El Salvador  1–0  Martinique
González   76' Report
Attendance: 10,361

Group D edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
Canada  1–0  Costa Rica
Stalteri   59' Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba  2–0  Canada
Moré   15', 46' Report
Attendance: 8,780
Costa Rica  3–0  Cuba
Centeno   45'
Bryce   72'
Scott   77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,361
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 July – Foxborough
 
 
  United States5
 
23 July – Miami
 
  Cuba0
 
  United States1
 
19 July – Miami
 
  Brazil (a.s.d.e.t.)2
 
  Colombia0
 
27 July – Mexico City
 
  Brazil2
 
  Brazil0
 
20 July – Mexico City
 
  Mexico (a.s.d.e.t.)1
 
  Mexico5
 
24 July – Mexico City
 
  Jamaica0
 
  Mexico2
 
19 July – Foxborough
 
  Costa Rica0 Third place play-off
 
  Costa Rica5
 
26 July – Miami
 
  El Salvador2
 
  United States3
 
 
  Costa Rica2
 

Quarter-finals edit

United States  5–0  Cuba
Donovan   22', 25', 55', 76'
Ralston   42'		 Report
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Costa Rica  5–2  El Salvador
Scott   11'
Centeno   45+2', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)
Bryce   72'		 Report Murgas   34' (pen.)
Pacheco   54'
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Colombia  0–2  Brazil
Report Kaká   42', 66'
Attendance: 23,425
Referee: Ken Stott (United States)
Mexico  5–0  Jamaica
Bravo   38'
García   42'
Osorno   55'
Borgetti   61'
Rodríguez   83'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Semi-finals edit

United States  1–2  Brazil
Bocanegra   62' Report Kaká   89'
Diego   100'  (pen.)
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (Guatemala)
Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica
Márquez   19'
Borgetti   28'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

Third place play-off edit

United States  3–2  Costa Rica
Bocanegra   29'
Stewart   56'
Convey   67'		 Report Fonseca   24', 39'
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final edit

Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Mexico  1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.)  Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 80,000

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
  Jesús Arellano
Golden Boot
  Walter Centeno
  Landon Donovan
4 goals
Golden Glove
  Oswaldo Sánchez
Fair Play Trophy
  United States

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. June 25, 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  4. ^ "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "2003 Gold Cup: Arellano, McBride among tournament's top players". CONCACAF. July 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.

External links edit

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