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) | |
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 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.
Venues
edit| 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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Location of the host cities of the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. | ||
Teams
editQualification
edit| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||||
| Mexico
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Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998) | 11 |
| United States (TH)
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Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1991, 2002) | 9 |
 Canada
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Automatic | 6th | 2002 | Champions (2000) | 78 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the CFU Qualifying Tournament | |||||
 Jamaica
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Group A Winners | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 48 |
 Cuba
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Group B Winners | 3rd | 2002 | Group stage (1998, 2002) | 63 |
 Martinique
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Qualifying round | 3rd | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | N/A |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
| Costa Rica
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Winners | 6th | 2002 | Runners-up (2002) | 18 |
 Guatemala
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Runners-up | 6th | 2002 | Fourth Place (1996) | 65 |
 El Salvador
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Third Place | 4th | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 85 |
 Honduras
|
Qualifying round | 6th | 2000 | Runners-up (1991) | 42 |
| Other | |||||
| Brazil
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Invitation | 3rd | 1998 | Runners-up (1996) | 1 |
 Colombia
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Invitation | 2nd | 2000 | Runners-up (2000) | 22 |
Squads
editThe 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
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Honduras
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Guatemala
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | El Salvador
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Martinique
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Lewis  28'McBride 76' |
Report |
| Martinique | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McBride 39', 43' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| González 76' |
Report |
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cuba
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Canada
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Stalteri 59' |
Report |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit
| Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Márquez 19' Borgetti 28' |
Report |
Third place play-off
edit| United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56'Convey 67' |
Report | Fonseca 24', 39' |
Final
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
editThere 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
editThe 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
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| Golden Boot | ||
| Walter Centeno Landon Donovan
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| 4 goals | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Oswaldo Sánchez
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| Fair Play Trophy | ||
| United States
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. June 25, 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "2003 Gold Cup: Arellano, McBride among tournament's top players". CONCACAF. July 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.