2001 UNCAF Nations Cup

2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates23 May–3 June 2001
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Panama Jorge Dely Valdés
(6 goals)
1999
2003

The 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup was played in Honduras.

Participating teams

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Belize 3rd First round (1995, 1999)
 Costa Rica 6th Champions (1991, 1997, 1999)
 El Salvador 6th 3rd place (1995, 1997)
 Guatemala 5th Runners-up (1995, 1997, 1999)
 Honduras (Hosts) 6th Champions (1993, 1995)
 Nicaragua 3rd First round (1997, 1999)
 Panama 4th Third place (1993)

Squads

Venues

Tegucigalpa San Pedro Sula La Ceiba
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 18,000
Puerto Cortés
Estadio Excélsior
Capacity: 7,910

First round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Qualified to Final Round
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
El Salvador 3–0 Nicaragua
Rodríguez 1', 37'
González 2'


Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Qualified to Final Round
2  Guatemala 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3  Belize 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Belize 3–3 Guatemala
Frazer 34', 44'
Leslie 59'
Chen 23'
García 26', 85'

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Champions and qualified to 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Qualified to 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3  El Salvador 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Panama 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 Enters a play-off for 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Source: [citation needed]


Champions

 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup winner 

Guatemala

First title

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ^ RSSSF.com – UNCAF Tournament 2001 – 21 February 2007