1997 UNCAF Nations Cup squads
Below are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 tournament in Guatemala, from April 16 to April 27, 1997.
Group A
[edit]Head coach: 
Horacio Cordero
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Erick Lonnis | 9 September 1965 (aged 31) |  Deportivo Saprissa
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| 12 | GK | Hermidio Barrantes | 2 September 1964 (aged 32) | C.S. Cartaginés
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| 19 | GK | Paul Mayorga | 21 September 1970 (aged 26) | Deportivo Saprissa
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| 2 | DF | Austin Berry | LD Alajuelense
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| 4 | DF | Javier Delgado | LD Alajuelense
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| 6 | DF | Rónald González | Deportivo Saprissa
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| 3 | DF | Luis Marín | Deportivo Saprissa
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| 14 | DF | Hárold Wallace | LD Alajuelense
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| 22 | DF | Mauricio Wright | Deportivo Saprissa
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| 5 | MF | Benjamín Mayorga | CS Heridiano
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| 8 | MF | Wílmer López | LD Alajuelense
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| 18 | MF | Oscar Ramírez | Belen F.C.
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| 16 | MF | Joaquín Guillén | LD Alajuelense
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| 20 | MF | Heriberto Quirós | C.S. Cartaginés
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| 11 | MF | Luis Diego Arnáez | LD Alajuelense
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| 7 | FW | Rolando Fonseca |  America de Cali
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| 9 | FW | Gérald Drummond | Deportivo Saprissa
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| 13 | FW | Norman Gómez | C.S. Cartaginés
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| 15 | FW | Allan Oviedo | CS Heridiano
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- (N°2)Austin Gerardo Berry Moya|Austin Berry DF/MF 05/04/1971 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°3)Luis Antonio Marin Murillo|Luis Marin DF 10/08/1974 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°4)Javier Delgado DF 28/07/1968 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°5)Benjamin Joel Mayorga Mora|Benjamin Mayorga MF 15/10/1966 Club Sport Herediano (Costa Rica) *(N°6)Ronald Alfonso Gonzalez Brenes|Ronald Gonzalez DF 08/08/1970 Club Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) *(N°7)Rolando Fonseca Jimenez|Rolando Fonseca FW/MF 06/06/1974 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°8)Wilmer Lopez Argueda|Wilmer Lopez MF 08/03/1971 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°9)Gerold or Gerrold Drummond Johnson|Gerold Drummond FW 08/09/1976 Club Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) *(N°11)Luis Diego Arnaez|Luis Arnaez MF/DF 11/05/1967 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°13)Norman Gomez FW 09/01/1965 Club Sport Cartagines (Costa Rica) *(N°14)Harold Wallace DF/MF 07/09/1975 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°15)Allan Oviedo Rodriguez|Allan Oviedo FW 08/11/1970 Club Sport Herediano (Costa Rica) *(N°16)Joaquin Bernardo Guillen Gonzalez MF 12/01/1968 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°18)Oscar Ramirez Rodriguez|Oscar Ramirez MF 08/12/1964 Belen Futbol Club *(N°20)Heriberto de los Angeles Quiros Linton|Heriberto Quiros MF/FW 26/07/1972 Club Sport Cartagines (Costa Rica) *(N°22)Wilber Mauricio Wright Reynolds|Mauricio Wright DF 20/12/1970 Club Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
Head coach: Miguel Brindisi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Edgar Estrada | 16 November 1967 (aged 29) | 24 |  CSD Comunicaciones
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| 12 | GK | Vinicio Ovando | 1 December 1976 (aged 20) | 3 | CSD Municipal
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| 2 | DF | Erick Miranda | 17 December 1971 (aged 25) | 21 | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 4 | DF | Nelson Cáceres | 19 March 1974 (aged 22) | 1 | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 6 | DF | Rolando Cedeño | 4 June 1971 (aged 25) | 1 | Deportivo Chimaltenango
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| 3 | DF | Iván León | 3 March 1967 (aged 29) | 23 | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 19 | DF | German Ruano | 17 October 1971 (aged 25) | 19 | CSD Municipal
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| 5 | MF | Julio Girón | 2 March 1970 (aged 26) | 31 | Aurora F.C.
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| 16 | MF | Martín Machón | 4 February 1973 (aged 24) | 22 |  Los Angeles Galaxy
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| 8 | MF | Juan Manuel Funes | 16 May 1966 (aged 30) | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 14 | DF | Víctor Gómez | 5 October 1969 (aged 27) | 1 | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 23 | MF | Jorge Pérez | 4 February 1965 (aged 32) | Cobán Imperial
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| 15 | MF | Jorge Rodas | 9 October 1971 (aged 25) | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 10 | MF | Edgar Valencia | 31 March 1971 (aged 25) | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 13 | FW | Julio Rodas | 9 December 1966 (aged 30) | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 21 | FW | Guillermo Ramírez | 26 March 1978 (aged 18) | CSD Municipal
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| 7 | FW | Oscar Samayoa | 8 February 1975 (aged 22) | CSD Comunicaciones
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| 9 | FW | Juan Carlos Plata | 1 January 1971 (aged 26) | CSD Municipal
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| 11 | FW | Edwin Westphal | 4 March 1966 (aged 30) | CSD Comunicaciones
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Head coach: 
Mauricio Cruz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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| 1 | GK | Juan Quintanilla | 20 January 1970 (aged 27) | Los Angeles Galaxy
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| 3 | DF | Ezequiel Jérez | 30 April 1971 (aged 25) | Diriangen FC
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| DF | Ramón Otoniel Olivas | 28 February 1968 (aged 29) | {{{goals}}} | Real Estelí
(N°2) DF Norman Gonzalez 19/04/1973 Flor de Caña Futbol Club Nicaragua (N°4) DF Eitel Antonio Gonzalez 10/10/1970 Juventus Managua Futbol Club Nicaragua (N°5) MF Harry Cruz 02/02/1972 Joe Public FC Trinidad y Tobago (N°7) MF Hector David Perez 02/02/1972 Club Deportivo Jalapa Nicaragua (N°14)MF Humberto Sanchez 04/04/1973 Universidad Centroamericana Nicaragua (N°11)MF Jose Maria Bermudez 15/08/1975 Walter Ferretti Nicaragua (N°8) FW Livio Jose Bendaña 22/10/1969 Walter Ferretti Nicaragua (N°21)FW Jose Morales 24/07/1974 Real Esteli Nicaragua (N°13)FW David Taylor 05/05/1974 Managua Futbol CLub Nicaragua (N°24)FW Hamilton West 16/10/1976 Masachapa FC Nicaragua (N°9) FW Lester Gonzalez 18/07/1972 Diriangen FC Nicaragua |
Group B
[edit]Head coach: 
Milovan Đorić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Melvin Barrera |  C.D. Aguila
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| 22 | GK | Alvaro Misael Alfaro | Luis Ángel Firpo
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| 2 | DF | William Osorio | Luis Ángel Firpo
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| 4 | DF | Armando Argueta | ADET
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| 3 | DF | Leonel Cárcamo | Luis Ángel Firpo
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| 6 | MF | Sergio Valencia | C.D. Aguila
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| 16 | MF | Pedro Vásquez | Luis Ángel Firpo
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| 5 | MF | Carlos García | Alianza F.C.
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| 8 | MF | Elias Bladimir Montes | Alianza F.C.
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| 23 | MF | William Iraheta Sanabria | C.D. FAS
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| 9 | FW | Waldir Guerra | C.D. Águila
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| 21 | DF | Mario Meza | C.D. FAS
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| 10 | MF | Kilmar Jimenez | C.D. Aguila
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| 24 | DF | Nelson Nerio | C.D. Águila**
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| 15 | DF | Roberto Hernández | C.D. Aguila
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| 17 | DF | Luis Lazo | Luis Ángel Firpo
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| 14 | DF | Vladan Vićević | C.D. Águila
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| 7 | FW | William Alexander Renderos Iraheta | C.D. FAS
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| 20 | MF | Erber Burgos | C.D. FAS
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| 19 | DF | Guillermo García | El Roble
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| 18 | MF | José Alexander Amaya | C.D. Águila
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| 11 | FW | Jaime Reyna | ADET
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| 13 | MF | Daniel Sagastizado | Atletico Balboa
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- (N°1)Melvin Barrera Chavez|Melvin Barrera GK 05/08/1976 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°2)William Adalberto Osorio Rivera|William Osorio DF 13/04/1971 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°3)Leonel Carcamo Batres|Leonel Carcamo DF 05/05/1965 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
- (N°4)Armando Argueta DF 14/12/1973 Asociacion Deportiva El Transito or ADET (El Salvador) *(N°5)Carlos Jose Garcia|Carlos Garcia MF 21/11/1976 Alianza Futbol Club (El Salvador) *(N°6)Sergio Valencia DF/MF 18/03/1973 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°7)William Alexander Renderos Iraheta|William Renderos FW 03/10/1971 CD FAS or Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (El Salvador) *(N°8)Elias Bladimir Montes Alfaro MF/FW 25/12/1973 Alianza Futbol Club (El Salvador) *(N°9)Waldir Aristides Guerra Lopez|Waldir Guerra (El Salvador) and (United States of America) FW/MF 02/04/1967 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°10)Kilmar Wilfredo Jimenez Chicas|Kilmar Jimenez MF 12/05/1976 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°11)Jaime Reyna|Jaime Eduardo Reyna FW 28/01/1977 Asociacion Deportiva El Transito or ADET (El Salvador)
- (N°12)Raul Garcia|Raul Antonio Garcia Herrera GK CD Aguila or Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°13)Daniel Sagastizado Velazquez DF/MF 10/01/1971 Club Deportivo Atletico Balboa (El Salvador)
- (N°14)Vladan Vicevic [Yugoslavia], [Serbia] and [El Salvador] DF 26/07/1967 Club Deportivo Aguila o CD Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°15)Jose Roberto Hernandez|Roberto Hernandez DF 15/09/1968 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°16)Pedro Vazquez DF 14/04/1972 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
- (N°17)Luis Oscar Lazo Sanchez|Luis Lazo DF 23/07/1970 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°18)Jose Alexander Amaya del Cid|Alexander Amaya MF 03/01/1975 Club Deportivo Aguila or CD Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°19)Guillermo Humberto Garcia|Guillermo Garcia DF 03/08/1969 Club Deportivo El Roble or El Roble Ilobasco (El Salvador) *(N°20)Erber Alfredo Angel Burgos|Erber Burgos MF 08/04/1969 CD FAS or Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (El Salvador) *(N°21)Mario Ernesto Mayen Meza|Mario Mayen DF 19/05/1968 CD FAS or Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (El Salvador) *(N°22)Alvaro Misael Alfaro Sanchez|Misael Alfaro or Alvaro Misael Alfaro GK 06/01/1971 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°23)Wilfredo Iraheta Sanabria|Wilfredo Iraheta Sanabria MF 22/07/1967 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
- (N°24)Nelson Antonio Nerio Cetio|Nelson Nerio DF 03/01/1977 Club Deportivo Aguila or CD Aguila (El Salvador)
Note: Players number 12 and 24 did not travel a timely manner.
Head coach: 
Ramón Maradiaga
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Víctor Coello | 10 April 1974 (aged 23) | Platense
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| 3 | DF | Hernaín Arzú | Motagua
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| 4 | DF | Fabio Ulloa | 20 August 1976 (aged 20) | Olimpia
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| 6 | DF | Ninrod Medina | 26 August 1976 (aged 20) | Motagua
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| 2 | DF | Javier Martínez | 6 December 1971 (aged 25) | Cobán Imperial
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| 21 | DF | Abel Rodríguez | Platense
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| 5 | MF | Wilmer Peralta | 17 February 1977 (aged 20) | Olimpia
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| 8 | MF | Amado Guevara | 2 May 1976 (aged 20) | Motagua
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| 14 | MF | Antonio Arita | Platense
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| 16 | MF | Mario Chirinos | Motagua
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| 20 | MF | Fabricio Pérez | Motagua
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| 18 | MF | Ramón Romero | Motagua
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| 13 | FW | Camilo Bonilla | Real España
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| 11 | FW | Milton Núñez | 30 November 1972 (aged 24) | Real España
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| 9 | FW | Wilmer Velásquez | 28 April 1972 (aged 24) | Olimpia
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| 7 | FW | Eduardo Arriola | Olimpia
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| 15 | FW | Enrique Centeno | Victoria
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- (N°3)Hernain Arzu Guity|Hernain Arzu DF 13/10/1967 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras)
- (N°7)Eduardo Alonso Arriola Carter|Eduardo Arriola FW 11/10/1972 Club Deportivo Olimpia (Honduras)
- (N°13)Cristian Bonilla Paz|Cristian Bonilla MF 30/09/1971 Real Club Deportivo España (Honduras)
- (N°14)Antonio Rudon Arita MF 08/03/1975 Club Deportivo Platense (Honduras)
- (N°15)German Enrique Centeno Reneau|Enrique Reneau FW 09/04/1971 Club Deportivo Victoria (Honduras) or Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°16)Mario Roberto Chirinos Acosta|Mario Chirinos MF 29/07/1978 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras)
- (N°18)Jose Ramon Romero|Ramon Romero MF/DF 03/03/1972 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras) *(N°20)Fabricio Perez|Rafael Fabricio Perez MF/DF 09/11/1968 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras) *(N°21)Abel Rodriguez DF 24/12/1976 Club Deportivo Platense (Honduras)
Head coach: Oscar Aristizábal
GK Donaldo Gonzalez 27/11/1971 CD Olimpia Honduras
GK David Marciaga 13/08/1976 Chepo FC Panama
DF Franklin Ulises Delgado 18/02/1966 CD Platense Honduras
DF Daniel Gomez 22/04/1973 Rio Abajo FC Panama
DF Jair Serrano 03/11/1974 Tauro FC Panama
DF Armando Velardo 17/05/1969 Euro Kickers Panama
DF Jose Alfredo Poyatos 27/11/1969 Panama
DF Agustin Castillo / /19 Panama
DF Erick Martinez 15/02/1969 Panama
MF Osvaldo Isaac Solanilla 01/12/1972 San Miguelito Panama
MF Jose Smith 10/04/1973 Atletico Chiriqui Panama
MF Ruben Elias Guevara 27/01/1964 Tauro FC Panama
MF Mario Uriel Mendez 05/01/1977 Atletico Chiriqui Panama
MF Neftali Diaz 15/12/1971 CD FAS El Salvador
MF Rolando Palma 01/10/1972 Panama
MF Angel Luis Rodriguez 15/02/1976 Tauro FC Panama
FW Percivall Antonio Piggott 23/11/1966 CD Luis Angel Firpo El Salvador
FW Patricio Guevara 13/03/1967 Tauro FC Panama
FW Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 12/03/1967 Paris Saint Germain Francia
FW Oriel Radames Avila 29/09/1974 Panama
FW Agustin Salinas 17/05/1974 Panama
FW Jorge Luis Dely Valdes 12/03/1967 Consadole Sapporo Japon