2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003 | |
|---|---|
 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | United States Mexico |
| Dates | July 12 – July 27 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 50 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Walter Centeno Landon Donovan (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Jesús Arellano |
| Best goalkeeper | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| Fair play award | United States |
← 2002 2005 → | |
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.[1] The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.
The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.
Qualifying Tournament
Squads
Venues
| Mexico | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | Miami | Foxborough |
| Estadio Azteca | Orange Bowl | Gillette Stadium |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 68,756 |
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Brazil
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Honduras
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colombia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Jamaica
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Guatemala
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 El Salvador
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
 Martinique
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
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Lewis  28'McBride 76' |
Report |
| Martinique | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McBride 39', 43' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Martinique |
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| González 76' |
Report |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
 Cuba
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 Canada
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Stalteri 59' |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 July - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| July 24 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Foxboro | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 5 | |||||||||
| July 27 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico (ASDET) | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Foxboro | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| July 23 - Miami | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil (ASDET) | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| July 26 - Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| United States | 5–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 22', 25', 55', 76' Ralston 42' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 5–2 | El Salvador |
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| Scott 11' Centeno 45+2', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)Bryce 72' |
Report | Murgas 34' (pen.) Pacheco 54' |
Semifinals
| Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Márquez 19' Borgetti 28' |
Report |
Third place match
| United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56'Convey 67' |
Report | Fonseca 24', 39' |
Final
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Awards
Winners
| 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners |
|---|
 Mexico Seventh title |
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Top Goalkeeper
Fair Play Trophy
Best XI
- G -
Oswaldo Sánchez - D -
Carlos Castro - D -
Maicon - D - Ricardo Osorio
- D - Mauricio Wright
- M - Walter Centeno
- M - Rafael García
- M -
Giovanni Hernández - F - Jesús Arellano
- F -
Landon Donovan - F - Kaká
Reserves
- G -
Odelín Molina - D - Bobby Convey
- D -
Jaime Rosales - M - Diego
- M - Fernando Salazar
- M -
Theodore Whitmore
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 2 | Brazil
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 3 | United States
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
| 4 | Costa Rica
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 5 | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 6 | El Salvador
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 7 | Jamaica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 8 | Cuba
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| 9 | Canada
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 10 | Honduras
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 11 | Guatemala
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 12 | Martinique
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
References
- ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup". National Soccer Hall of Fame. soccerhall.com. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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