1993 UNCAF Nations Cup

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| country = Honduras

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| dates = 16 February – 9 March

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| champion = HON

| champion-flagvar = 1949

| count = 1

| second = CRC

| third = PAN

| fourth = SLV

| matches = 8

| goals = 20

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| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Nicolas Suazo (5 goals)

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The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup was the second edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the football championship of Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF).

Preliminary round

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|date = 16 February 1993

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|score = 6–0

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{{football box

|date = 19 February 1993

|team1 = {{fb|NCA}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

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|stadium = Nicaragua

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{{football box

|date = 17 February 1993

|team1 = {{fb|PAN}}

|score = w/o

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

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|stadium = Panama

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Guatemala withdrew from the tournament, due to the unexpected resignation of coach Migue Ángel Bridinsi and the lack of cooperation of the teams with providing the players from the series, so Panama qualified automatically.

Participating teams

4 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament

{{fb|Costa Rica}}
{{fb|El Salvador}}
{{fb|Honduras|1949}} (Hosts)
{{fb|Panama}} (Preliminary round) winners

Squads

:For a complete list of all participating squads see 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup squads

Stadium

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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000
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Group stage

All matches were played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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4	1

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| date = 5 March 1993

| time = CST

| round = Day 1

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

| score = 1–0

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| team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

| goals1 = Gómez {{goal|67}}

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| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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| date = 5 March 1993

| time = CST

| round = Day 1

| team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

| score = 2–0

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| team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

| goals1 = Castro {{goal|11}}
Suazo {{goal|82}}

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| location = Tegucigalpa

| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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| date = 7 March 1993

| time = CST

| round = Day 2

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

| score = 1–1

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| team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

| goals1 = Díaz {{goal|48}}

| goals2 = Ortega {{goal|83}}

| location = Tegucigalpa

| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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{{football box

| date = 7 March 1993

| time = CST

| round = Day 2

| team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

| score = 2–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

| goals1 = Suazo {{goal|53}}
Cálix {{goal|56}}

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| location = Tegucigalpa

| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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| nobars = Y

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{{football box

| date = 9 March 1993

| time = CST

| round = Day 3

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

| score = 2–0

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| team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

| goals1 = Guthrie {{goal|6}}
Fonseca {{goal|21}}

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{{football box

| date = 9 March 1993

| time = CST

| round = Day 3

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| score = 3–0

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| team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

| goals1 = Suazo {{goal|35||43||79}}

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Champions

Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified automatically for 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Top scorers

5 goals

{{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Nicolas Suazo

3 goals

{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Rónald Gómez

2 goals

{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Javier Astúa
{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Germán Rodríguez

Best XI of the Tournament

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Name !Position !Team
Erick Lonnis \|Goalkeeper \|{{fb\|Costa Rica}}
Arnold Cruz \|Defender \|{{fb\|Honduras\|1949}}
Gilberto Yearwood \|Defender \|{{fb\|Honduras\|1949}}
Rónald González Brenes \|Defender \|{{fb\|Costa Rica}}
Leonel Carcamo \|Defender \|{{fb\|El Salvador}}
Frank Losada \|Midfielder \|{{fb\|Panama}}
José Guillermo Rivera \|Midfielder \|{{fb\|El Salvador}}
Luis Enrique Calix \|Midfielder \|{{fb\|Honduras\|1949}}
Kenneth Paniagua \|Midfielder \|{{fb\|Costa Rica}}
Nicolas Suazo \|Forward \|{{fb\|Honduras\|1949}}
Dolmo Flores \|Forward \|{{fb\|Honduras\|1949}}

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Name

!Position

!Team

Erick Lonnis

|Goalkeeper

|{{fb|Costa Rica}}

Arnold Cruz

|Defender

|{{fb|Honduras|1949}}

Gilberto Yearwood

|Defender