1993 UNCAF Nations Cup

1993 UNCAF Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Honduras
Dates	16 February – 9 March
Teams	5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Honduras (1st title)
Runners-up	Costa Rica
Third place	Panama
Fourth place	El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	20 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	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

16 February 1993

Costa Rica	6–0	Nicaragua

Costa Rica

19 February 1993

Nicaragua	0–2	Costa Rica

Nicaragua

17 February 1993

Panama	w/o	Guatemala

Panama

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

•  Costa Rica
•  El Salvador
•  Honduras (Hosts)
•  Panama (Preliminary round) winners

Squads

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

Stadium

Tegucigalpa	Tegucigalpa
	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
	Capacity: 35,000

Group stage

All matches were played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Honduras	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	6
Costa Rica	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	4
Panama	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1
El Salvador	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

5 March 1993

CST

Day 1

Costa Rica	1–0	El Salvador
Gómez 67'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

5 March 1993

CST

Day 1

Honduras	2–0	Panama
Castro 11' Suazo 82'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

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7 March 1993

CST

Day 2

El Salvador	1–1	Panama
Díaz 48'		Ortega 83'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

7 March 1993

CST

Day 2

Honduras	2–0	Costa Rica
Suazo 53' Cálix 56'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

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9 March 1993

CST

Day 3

Costa Rica	2–0	Panama
Guthrie 6' Fonseca 21'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

9 March 1993

CST

Day 3

Honduras	3–0	El Salvador
Suazo 35', 43', 79'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Champions

1993 UNCAF Nations Cup winner
Honduras First title

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

Top scorers

5 goals

• Nicolas Suazo

3 goals

• Rónald Gómez

2 goals

• Javier Astúa
• Germán Rodríguez

Best XI of the Tournament

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

References

External links

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