1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

Guatemala 28 March – 27 April 1997 7 1 CRC 2 GUA SLV HON 1949 14 37 172175 HON 1949 Wilmer Velásquez(6 goals) 1999 1995 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 March 23, 1997 PAN 1–1 BLZ 1981 Ávila 69 Prat 78 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City 10,000 March 30, 1997 BLZ 1981 0–1 PAN Guevara 13 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Cayo 6,000 Participating teams 6 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala (Hosts) Honduras 1949 (Defending Champions) Nicaragua (Debut) Panama (Preliminary round) winners Venue Guatemala center 300 Guatemala 14.625764 -90.510489 Guatemala City bottom Guatemala City Estadio Mateo Flores Capacity: 26,000 200px First round Group A main WDL Group A Q GUA GUA CRC CRC NCA NCA 1 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 11 #D0F0C0 Qualified to Final Round Q Q complete 16 April 1997 GUA 1–1 CRC Plata 7 Oviedo 43 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 15,975 18 April 1997 CRC 5–1 NCA Arnáez 13Ramírez 18 42 48Oviedo 39 Taylor 55 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 2,000 20 April 1997 GUA 6–1 NCA Machón 2Plata 5 40 pen.Westphal 13Funes 63Samayoa 75 Bermúdez 31 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 18,500 Group B main WDL Group B Q HON HON 1949 SLV SLV PAN PAN 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 7 #D0F0C0 Qualified to Final Round Q Q complete 16 April 1997 HON 1949 5–0 PAN Velásquez 1 11 16 45 pen.Guevara 73 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 8,000 18 April 1997 HON 1949 3–0 SLV Velásquez 4 25 pen.Núñez 78 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 8,000 20 April 1997 SLV 2–0 PAN Montes 63Guerra 77 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 10,000 Final round main WDL Status CRC CRC GUA GUA SLV SLV HON HON 1949 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 gold Champion C silver Runners-up 2ND #c96 Third Place 3RD complete 23 April 1997 HON 1949 0–4 CRC Fonseca 5 8 71López 44 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 12,000 23 April 1997 GUA 1–0 SLV Funes 55 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 15,975 25 April 1997 GUA 1–0 HON 1949 Plata 50 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 17,000 25 April 1997 CRC 1–0 SLV Arnáez 72 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 4,000 27 April 1997 HON 1949 0–0 SLV Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 15,000 27 April 1997 CRC 1–1 GUA Fonseca 2 Funes 87 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 29,725 Champions fb 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup winner CRC Second Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras qualified automatically for 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. All-star team Costa Rica Erick Lonnis Costa Rica Harold Wallace Costa Rica Mauricio Wright El Salvador Wilfredo Iraheta Guatemala Martín Machón Guatemala Juan Manuel Funes Costa Rica Luis Diego Arnáez Honduras 1949 Amado Guevara Guatemala Juan Carlos Plata Costa Rica Rolando Fonseca Honduras 1949 Wilmer Velásquez References RSSSF archives Category:1997 in Central American football 1997 1997 Category:1996–97 in Salvadoran football Category:1996–97 in Costa Rican football Category:1996–97 in Honduran football Category:1996–97 in Guatemalan football