1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year =
| othertitles =
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| country = Guatemala
| country2 =
| dates = 28 March – 27 April 1997
| num_teams = 7
| sub-confederations = 1
| venues =
| cities =
| champion = CRC
| count = 2
| second = GUA
| third = SLV
| fourth = HON
| fourth-flagvar = 1949
| matches = 14
| goals = 37
| attendance = 172175
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Wilmer Velásquez
(6 goals)
| player =
| updated =
| nextseason = 1999
| prevseason = 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
{{football box
|date = March 23, 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAN}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|BLZ|1981}}
|goals1 = Ávila {{goal|69}}
|goals2 = Prat {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
|attendance =10,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = March 30, 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BLZ|1981}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Guevara {{goal|13}}
|stadium = Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Cayo
|attendance = 6,000
|referee =
}}
Participating teams
6 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament
- {{fb|Costa Rica}}
- {{fb|El Salvador}}
- {{fb|Guatemala}} (Hosts)
- {{fb|Honduras|1949}} (Defending Champions)
- {{fb|Nicaragua}} (Debut)
- {{fb|Panama}} (Preliminary round) winners
Venue
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="8" | {{Location map+|Guatemala|float=center|width=300|caption=|places= {{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.625764|long=-90.510489|label=Guatemala City|position=bottom}}}} |
| Guatemala City |
|---|
| Estadio Mateo Flores |
| Capacity: 26,000 |
| 200px |
First round
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=GUA|name_GUA={{fb|GUA}}
|team2=CRC|name_CRC={{fb|CRC}}
|team3=NCA|name_NCA={{fb|NCA}}
|win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=1|loss_GUA=0|gf_GUA=7|ga_GUA=2
|win_CRC=1|draw_CRC=1|loss_CRC=0|gf_CRC=6|ga_CRC=2
|win_NCA=0|draw_NCA=0|loss_NCA=2|gf_NCA=2|ga_NCA=11
|col_Q=#D0F0C0|text_Q=Qualified to Final Round
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = 16 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|goals1 = Plata {{goal|7}}
|goals2 = Oviedo {{goal|43}}
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =15,975
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 18 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{fb|NCA}}
|goals1 = Arnáez {{goal|13}}
Ramírez {{goal|18||42||48}}
Oviedo {{goal|39}}
|goals2 = Taylor {{goal|55}}
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =2,000
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 20 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}
|score = 6–1
|team2 = {{fb|NCA}}
|goals1 = Machón {{goal|2}}
Plata {{goal|5||40|pen.}}
Westphal {{goal|13}}
Funes {{goal|63}}
Samayoa {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = Bermúdez {{goal|31}}
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =18,500
|referee =
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=HON|name_HON={{fb|HON|1949}}
|team2=SLV|name_SLV={{fb|SLV}}
|team3=PAN|name_PAN={{fb|PAN}}
|win_HON=2|draw_HON=0|loss_HON=0|gf_HON=8|ga_HON=0
|win_SLV=1|draw_SLV=0|loss_SLV=1|gf_SLV=2|ga_SLV=3
|win_PAN=0|draw_PAN=0|loss_PAN=2|gf_PAN=0|ga_PAN=7
|col_Q=#D0F0C0|text_Q=Qualified to Final Round
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = 16 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = 5–0
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 = Velásquez {{goal|1||11||16||45|pen.}}
Guevara {{goal|73}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =8,000
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 18 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 = Velásquez {{goal|4||25|pen.}}
Núñez {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =8,000
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 20 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 = Montes {{goal|63}}
Guerra {{goal|77}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =10,000
|referee =
}}
Final round
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Status
|team1=CRC|name_CRC={{fb|CRC}}
|team2=GUA|name_GUA={{fb|GUA}}
|team3=SLV|name_SLV={{fb|SLV}}
|team4=HON|name_HON={{fb|HON|1949}}
|win_CRC=2|draw_CRC=1|loss_CRC=0|gf_CRC=6|ga_CRC=1
|win_GUA=2|draw_GUA=1|loss_GUA=0|gf_GUA=3|ga_GUA=1
|win_SLV=0|draw_SLV=1|loss_SLV=2|gf_SLV=0|ga_SLV=2
|win_HON=0|draw_HON=1|loss_HON=2|gf_HON=0|ga_HON=5
|col_C=gold|text_C=Champion
|result1=C
|col_2ND=silver|text_2ND=Runners-up
|result2=2ND
|col_3RD=#c96|text_3RD=Third Place
|result3=3RD
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = 23 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Fonseca {{goal|5||8||71}}
López {{goal|44}}
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =12,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = 23 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 = Funes {{goal|55}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =15,975
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 25 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}
|goals1 = Plata {{goal|50}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =17,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = 25 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 = Arnáez {{goal|72}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =4,000
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 27 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =15,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = 27 April 1997
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}
|goals1 = Fonseca {{goal|2}}
|goals2 = Funes {{goal|87}}
|stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =29,725
|referee =
}}
Champions
{{Winners|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==
- {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Erick Lonnis
- {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Harold Wallace
- {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Mauricio Wright
- {{Flagicon|El Salvador}} Wilfredo Iraheta
- {{Flagicon|Guatemala}} Martín Machón
- {{Flagicon|Guatemala}} Juan Manuel Funes
- {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Luis Diego Arnáez
- {{Flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Amado Guevara
- {{Flagicon|Guatemala}} Juan Carlos Plata
- {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Rolando Fonseca
- {{Flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Wilmer Velásquez
References
[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam97.html RSSSF archives]
{{Copa Centroamericana}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nations Cup}}
Category:1997 in Central American football
Category:1996–97 in Salvadoran football
Category:1996–97 in Costa Rican football