2005 UNCAF Nations Cup

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Costa Rica (5th title)
Runners-up	Honduras
Third place	Guatemala
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	34 (2.62 per match)

The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were being played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 squads

First round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Honduras 7 3 2 1 0 10 2 Guatemala 7 3 2 1 0 7 1 Nicaragua 3 3 1 0 2 2 9 Belize 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 February 19, 2005 Honduras 5–1 Nicaragua Guatemala Milton Núñez  19', 84' Wilmer Velásquez  42', 51', 73' Milton Bustos  54' February 19, 2005 Guatemala 2–0 Belize Guatemala Edwin Villatoro]  35' Juan Carlos Plata  72' (pen) February 21, 2005 Belize 0–4 Honduras Guatemala Wilmer Velásquez  7' Milton Núñez  33', 80' Wilson Palacios  88' February 21, 2005 Guatemala 4–0 Nicaragua Guatemala Juan Carlos Plata  11' Hernán Sandoval  30', 77' Edwin Villatoro  66' February 23, 2005 Nicaragua 1–0 Belize Guatemala Juan Carlos Vilchez  85' February 23, 2005 Guatemala 1–1 Honduras Guatemala Gonzalo Romero Wilmer Velásquez Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Costa Rica 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 Panama 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 El Salvador 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 February 19, 2005 El Salvador 0–1 Panama Guatemala Juan Ramón Solís  77' February 21, 2005 Costa Rica 2–1 El Salvador Guatemala Whayne Wilson  75' Roy Myrie  90+' Dennis Alas  40' February 23, 2005 Panama 0–1 Costa Rica Guatemala Roy Myrie  81' Bracket   Semi-finals Final February 25 - Guatemala City  Honduras  1    Panama  0     February 27 - Guatemala City      Honduras  1 (6)    Costa Rica  1 (7) Third place February 25 - Guatemala City February 27 - Guatemala City  Costa Rica  4  Panama  0  Guatemala  0    Guatemala  3 Semi-Finals February 25, 2005 Honduras 1–0 Panama Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 11.159 Referee: Sibrian (SLV) Velásquez  72' February 25, 2005 Costa Rica 4–0 Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 11.159 Referee: Archundia (MEX) Segura  8' Sequeira  22' Wilson  42' Scott  61' 3rd/4th Place Play-Off February 27, 2005 Guatemala 3–0 Panama Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 1.491 Referee: Quesada (CRC) Villatoro  7' Plata  41', 49' Final February 27, 2005 Costa Rica 1–1 Honduras Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 1.491 Referee: Batres (GUA) Wilson  68' Núñez  58'   Penalties   Soto Alfaro Wilson Cubero Sequeira Fonseca Díaz Umaña 7–6 Velásquez López Mendoza Berríos Núñez Guerrero Reyes Vallecillo Awards  2005 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner  Costa Rica Fifth title Top scorers Six goals Wilmer Velásquez Five goals Milton Núñez Four goals Juan Carlos Plata Three goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne Wilson Two goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval External links RSSSF Archive