1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1st edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup December 2022 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991 CONCACAF Championship 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup logo.jpg 200px 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup official programme United States June 28 – July 7 8 1 2 2 USA 1 HON 1949 MEX CRC 16 50 MEX Benjamín Galindo(4 goals) USA Tony Meola 1989 (Championship) 1993 The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the 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.Michael Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/25/usa-gold-cup-1991-concacaf When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Football The Guardian January 1, 1970 July 27, 2015http://www.teletica.com/deportes/94452-Historia-de-Costa-Rica-en-la-Copa-Oro-1991.note.aspxAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 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 4–3 on penalties after tying them in the final 0–0. Fernando Clavijo scored the winning penalty in the shootout for the United States.Concacaf https://www.concacaf.com/en/news/1991-gold-cup-final-us-edge-honduras-in-penalties/ 1991 Gold Cup Final: U.S. edge Honduras in penalties CONCACAF July 2, 2020 February 13, 2026 Qualified teams TeamQualificationAppearancesPrevious best performanceQualified through the 1989 CONCACAF Championship CRC Winners 1st DebutNorth American zone USA Automatic 1st Debut MEX Automatic 1st Debut CAN Automatic 1st DebutCaribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup JAM Winners 1st Debut TRI Runners-up 1st DebutCentral American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup HON 1949 Runners-up 1st Debut GUA Third Place 1st Debut Venues Los AngelesPasadenaMemorial ColiseumRose BowlCapacity: 93,607Capacity: 92,542150px150pxUSA center 400 USA 34.1614 -118.1675 Pasadena top USA 34.05 -118.25 Los Angeles bottom Squads 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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 main WDL Group A no_hide_class_rules RSSSF HON, MEX, CAN, JAM complete 2 2 1 0 10 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 2 6 9 0 0 3 3 12 HON 1949 MEX CAN JAM Q KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage June 28, 1991 Canada Report Honduras 1949 Mitchell 66 80 Bennett 28 pen.Espinoza 34Cálix 41Flores 51 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 13,374 Arturo Angeles (United States) 2 4 June 28, 1991 Mexico Report Jamaica Galindo 28 54 pen.Zague 36Hermosillo 58 Reid 39 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 13,374 Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda) 4 1 1px #aaa solid center Team details _greenborder3 _mex91h _greenborder3 _shorts _mex91h 005F1E FFFFFF FF0000 Mexico_jamaica 1980-1990 _jamaica 1980-1990 _jamaica 1980-1990 _jamaica20012 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF Jamaica GK1Pablo LariosRB2Juan HernándezCB4Roberto Ruiz EsparzaCB14Felix CruzLB5Héctor EsparzaRM8José Manuel de la TorreCM6Carlos Muñoz (c)CM11Gonzalo FarfánLM10Benjamín GalindoRF27Carlos Hermosillo 80LF17Luís Roberto Alves 80Substitutes:CB3Efraín HerreraGK12Adrián ChávezFW13Paul MorenoLM15Missael Espinoza 80CM16Jorge DávalosLB18Guillermo MuñozRF19Luis García 80Manager:Manuel Lapuente GK1Clive SmithDF2Barrington GaynorDF5Donovan Panton52 DF6Desmond Smith 44DF7Anthony CorbettMF10Hugh BlairMF11Winston AnglinMF15Hector WrightMF16Wayne PalmerMF12Roderick Reid 82FW9Paul DavisSubstitutes:DF3Richard DavisDF4Linval Dixon 44MF8Leroy FosterFW13Caple DonaldsonMF14Monteque Long 82FW17Walter BoydGK20Kristopher DaCostaManager:Carl Brown June 30, 1991 Jamaica Report Honduras 1949 Cálix 27 51Anariba 31Bennett 69Yearwood 89 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 45,797 Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago) 0 5 June 30, 1991 Canada Report Mexico Lowery 83 Hermosillo 3de la Torre 40Galindo 89 pen. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 45,797 Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica) 1 3 1px #aaa solid center Team details _benfica0708h _canada86h _feyenoord91 _adidasonred _3_stripes_red FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Canada _greenborder3 _mex91h _greenborder3 _shorts _mex91h 005F1E FFFFFF FF0000 Mexico GK1 Craig ForrestDF2 Frank Yallop DF3 Colin Miller DF5 Randy Samuel 69 DF6 Ian Bridge 7MF7 Carl Valentine MF8 Jamie Lowery 88FW9 Dale Mitchell FW10 John Catliff FW12 Nick Gilbert MF13 Scott Munson 46 Substitutes:MF4 John Limniatis MF11 Joseph Majcher DF14 Mark Watson 53 7DF15 Patrick Diotte 88MF16 Peter GilfillanDF17 Carl Fletcher GK18 Carlo MariniGK20 Paul Dolan Manager:ENG Tony Waiters GK12Adrián ChávezRB2Juan HernándezCB4Roberto Ruiz EsparzaCB14Felix Cruz14 LB18Guillermo MuñozRM8José Manuel de la Torre 83CM16Jorge DávalosCM11Gonzalo Farfán 60LM10Benjamín GalindoRF27Carlos HermosilloLF17Luís Roberto AlvesSubstitutes:GK1Pablo LariosCB3Efraín HerreraLB5Héctor EsparzaCM6Carlos Muñoz 83 (c)LF13Paul MorenoLM15Missael Espinoza 60RF19Luis GarcíaManager:Manuel Lapuente July 2, 1991 JAM Report CAN Wright 42Reid 63 Mitchell 34Miller 54Limniatis 60 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 36,703 José Carlos Ortíz (El Salvador) 2 3 July 2, 1991 MEX Report HON 1949 Hermosillo 57 Anariba 9 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 36,703 Jay Majid (United States) 1 1 1px #aaa solid center Team details _greenborder3 _mex91h _greenborder3 _shorts _mex91h 005F1E FFFFFF FF0000 Mexico_blue_stripes _blue_stripes _bluestripes _blue_stripes GGG0012 FFFFFF 00288E Honduras GK12Adrián ChávezRB3Efraín HerreraCB4Roberto Ruiz EsparzaCB5Héctor EsparzaLB18Guillermo MuñozRM15Missael EspinozaCM6Carlos Muñoz (c)LM16Jorge Dávalos 57RF27Carlos HermosilloCF19Luis GarcíaLF13Paul Moreno 46Substitutes:GK1Pablo LariosRB2Juan HernándezRM8José Manuel de la Torre 57LM10Benjamín GalindoCM11Gonzalo FarfánCB14Felix CruzLF17Luís Roberto Alves 46Manager:Manuel Lapuente GK 1Belarmino Rivera DF 4Juan Castro DF 5Raúl Sambulá 46 DF 6Mauricio Fúnez DF 18Daniel Zapata DF 21Marco Anariba61 MF 12Tomás Róchez 77MF 2Gilberto Yearwood FW 10Luis Cálix FW 7Eugenio Dolmo Flores FW 19Eduardo Bennett Substitutes:MF 8Juan Espinoza MF 9Luis Vallejo FW 11Alex Ávila 46 DF 14Arnold Cruz MF 15Camilo Bonilla MF 16Nahamán González 77GK 25Wilmer CruzManager:BRA Flavio Ortega Group B main WDL Group B no_hide_class_rules RSSSF USA, CRC, TRI, GUA complete 2 3 0 0 8 3 H 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 2 1 5 USA CRC TRI GUA Q KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage June 29, 1991 CRC Report GUA R. Gómez 14Flores 17 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 18,435 Mike Siefert (Canada) 2 0 June 29, 1991 USA Report TRI Murray 85Balboa 87 Lewis 67 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 18,435 José Carlos Ortíz (El Salvador) 2 1 July 1, 1991 TRI Report CRC Lewis 38Thomas 89 Medford 6 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 6,344 José Antonio Garza (Mexico) 2 1 July 1, 1991 GUA Report USA Murray 11Quinn 46Wynalda 52 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 6,344 Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda) 0 3 July 3, 1991 TRI Report GUA Espel 89 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 36,703 José Fuentes (Honduras) 0 1 July 3, 1991 USA Report CRC Vermes 6Pérez 49 pen.Marchena 59 o.g. Arguedas 30Jara 33 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 36,703 Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) 3 2 Knockout stage 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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.https://www.concacaf.com/news/1991-gold-cup-final-u-s-edge-honduras-in-penalties/#:~:text=A%200%2D0%20draw%20after,to%20a%20dramatic%20penalty%20shootout. 1991 Gold Cup Final: U.S. edge Honduras in penalties July 2, 2020 CONCACAF Bracket Bracket Semi-finals SF1 SF2 1px #aaa solid center Team details _three adidas white left shoulder stripes _three adidas white left shoulder stripes _three adidas white right legr stripes on blue _3_stripes_white 00288E 00288E 00288E 00288E 00288E United States _greenborder3 _mex91h _greenborder3 _shorts _mex91h 005F1E FFFFFF FF0000 Mexico GK1Tony MeolaDF16John Doyle73DF17Marcelo BalboaDF21Fernando Clavijo 83MF20Paul Caligiuri12MF14Brian QuinnMF19Chris HendersonMF7Hugo PerezFW4Bruce MurrayFW10Peter Vermes (c)FW11Eric Wynalda 71Substitutes:DF2Steve TrittschuhDF3Janusz MichallikMF5Ted Eck 71DF8Dominic KinnearDF15Desmond Armstrong 83GK18Mark DoddDF22Bruce SavageManager:YUG Velibor Milutinovic GK1Pablo LariosRB2Juan HernándezCB3Efraín HerreraCB4Roberto Ruiz EsparzaLB5Héctor EsparzaRM8José Manuel de la Torre 57CM6Carlos Muñoz (c)CM11Gonzalo FarfánLM10Benjamín Galindo 83RF27Carlos HermosilloLF17Luís Roberto AlvesSubstitutes:GK12Adrián ChávezLF13Paul MorenoCB14Felix CruzLM15Missael Espinoza 57RM16Jorge DávalosLB18Guillermo MuñozRF19Luis García 83Manager:Manuel Lapuente Third place play-off tpp 1px #aaa solid center Team details _fcbarcelona1213h _mex91a _fcbarcelona1213h _fcbarcelona1213h _redstripe 000090 005F1E 000090 000090 FFFFFF Mexico _black_stripes _juve190314h _black_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Costa Rica GK12Adrián ChávezRB2Juan HernándezCB3Efraín HerreraCB14Felix CruzLB5Héctor EsparzaRM15Missael EspinozaCM6Carlos Muñoz (c) 74CM11Gonzalo FarfánLM10Benjamín GalindoRF27Carlos HermosilloLF17Luís Roberto AlvesSubstitutes:GK1Pablo LariosCB4Roberto Ruiz EsparzaRM8José Manuel de la TorreLF13Paul MorenoRM16Jorge Dávalos 74LB18Guillermo MuñozRF19Luis GarcíaManager:Luis Fernando Tena GK1Luis Gabelo ConejoDF2Vladimir Quesada 19DF3Róger Flores (c)DF4Rónald González31DF13Ricardo ChacónDF6Héctor MarchenaMF12Austin BerryMF10Óscar Ramírez 57MF16Floyd GuthrieMF17Juan Carlos ArguedasFW9Hernán MedfordSubstitutes:MF5Róger GómezFW7Claudio Jara 57MF8Carlos Velásquez 19FW11Leonidas FloresFW14Norman GómezDF15Edwin SalazarGK18Pedro CubilloDF20Mauricio MonteroManager:Rolando Villalobos Final 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final Finalfb 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners United States First Statistics Goalscorers 4 goals MEX Benjamín Galindo 3 goals 22em CAN Dale Mitchell HON 1949 Eduardo Bennett HON 1949 Luis Calix MEX Carlos Hermosillo 2 goals 22em HON 1949 Marco Antonio Anariba HON 1949 Eugenio Dolmo Flores JAM Roderick Reid Trinidad and Tobago Leonson Lewis USA Bruce Murray USA Peter Vermes 1 goal 22em CAN John Limniatis CAN Jamie Lowery CAN Colin Miller CRC Juan Carlos Arguedas CRC Leonidas Flores CRC Róger Gómez CRC Claudio Jara CRC Hernán Medford GUA Luis Espel HON 1949 Juan Carlos Espinoza HON 1949 Gilberto Yearwood JAM Hector Wright MEX Luís Roberto Alves MEX Gonzalo Farfán MEX José Manuel de la Torre TRI Alvin Thomas USA Marcelo Balboa USA John Doyle USA Hugo Pérez USA Brian Quinn USA Eric Wynalda 1 own goal CRC Héctor Marchena (playing against the United States) Awards Source: Concacaf Basics History History http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/HistoryDetail/0,,12802~1677216,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090626041943/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/HistoryDetail/0,,12802~1677216,00.html 2009-06-26 2025-08-06 www.goldcup.org +Golden BallGolden BootUSA Tony MeolaMEX Benjamín Galindo Team of the Tournament +Best XI by Soccer AmericaCONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details https://www.rsssf.org/tables/91gc-details.html 2025-08-06 www.rsssf.orgGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsUSA Tony MeolaHON 1949 Marco AnaribaHON 1949 Raúl Martínez SambuláUSA John DoyleUSA Fernando ClavijoUSA Hugo PérezHON 1949 Gilberto YearwoodUSA Brian QuinnHON 1949 Eduardo BennettCRC Hernán MedfordHON 1949 Luis Cálix References External links Lineups/Squads - 1991 Concacaf Gold Cup 1991 Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991 Category:Events at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup Category:June 1991 sports events in the United States Category:July 1991 sports events in the United States