1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament took place from 10 to 25 July 1993 and jointly hosted by 2 cities in two North American countries: Mexico, and the United States.^[1]

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Copa Oro de la Concacaf 1993
Tournament details
Host countries	Mexico United States
Dates	10–25 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Costa Rica  Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	60 (3.75 per match)
Attendance	820,988 (51,312 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zague (11 goals)
Best player(s)	Ramón Ramírez
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Mexico were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder United States 4–0 . It was Mexico's fourth CONCACAF title and their first Gold Cup title.^[2]

Venues

It was the first Gold Cup to be co-hosted; Group A was held in the United States (Dallas), and Group B in Mexico (Mexico City).

Mexico	United States
Mexico City	Dallas
Estadio Azteca	Cotton Bowl
Capacity: 105,000	Capacity: 71,615
Mexico City Dallas

Teams

Qualification

Team	Qualification	Appearances	Last Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
United States (TH)	Automatic	2nd	1991	Champions (1991)	24
Mexico	Automatic	2nd	1991	Third Place (1991)	25
Canada	Automatic	2nd	1991	Group stage (1991)	57
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1993 Caribbean Cup
Martinique	Winners	1st	None	Debut	N/A
Jamaica	Runners-up	2nd	1991	Group stage (1991)	67
Central American zone qualified through the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup
Honduras	Winners	2nd	1991	Runners-up (1991)	40
Costa Rica	Runners-up	2nd	1991	Fourth Place (1991)	35
Panama	Third Place	1st	None	Debut	120

Squads

Main article: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Jamaica	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Honduras	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	2
4	Panama	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host

10 July 1993 (1993-07-10)

Honduras	5–1	Panama
Gayle 25' Bennett 51', 69' (pen.), 82' Pineda Chacón 54'	Report	Julio 29'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 11,642

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

10 July 1993 (1993-07-10)

United States	1–0	Jamaica
Wynalda 67'	Report

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 11,642

Referee: Berny Ulloa (Costa Rica)

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14 July 1993 (1993-07-14)

Jamaica	3–1	Honduras
Jarrett 28' Davis 48' Boyd 77'	Report	Bennett 19' (pen.)

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 13,771

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

14 July 1993 (1993-07-14)

United States	2–1	Panama
Wynalda 68' Dooley 74'	Report	Piggott 32'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 13,771

Referee: Roberto Parisius (Suriname)

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July 17, 1993

Jamaica	1–1	Panama
Davis 76'	Report	Mendieta 50' (pen.)

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 18,527

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)

July 17, 1993

United States	1–0	Honduras
Lalas 29'	Report

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 18,527

Referee: Robert Sawtell (CAN)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico (H)	3	2	1	0	18	1	+17	5	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Costa Rica	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	4
3	Canada	3	0	2	1	3	11	−8	2
4	Martinique	3	0	1	2	3	14	−11	1

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host

11 July 1993 (1993-07-11)

Canada	1–1	Costa Rica
Dasovic 43'	Report	Myers 81'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Mark Forde (Brazil)

11 July 1993 (1993-07-11)

Mexico	9–0	Martinique
Zague 10', 21', 40', 52', 81', 84', 90' R. Ramírez 40' Hernández 90+1'	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 82,300

Referee: José Alvarado (El Salvador)

Team details

Mexico Martinique GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 6 Juan Hernández CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales LB 7 Abraham Nava RM 20 Jorge Rodríguez CM 4 Ignacio Ambriz LM 5 Ramón Ramírez  46' RF 10 Octavio Mora CF 9 Luis Miguel Salvador  46' LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves Substitutes: MF 8 Alberto Coyote  46' GK 12 Alejandro García  46' DF 13 Ricardo Cadena DF 14 José Luis Montes de Oca DF 15 Carlos Turrubiates MF 16 Juan Carlos Chávez MF 17 José Antonio Noriega MF 18 Guillermo Cantú MF 19 Joaquín Del Olmo Manager: Miguel Mejia Baron GK 1 Mark Lagier RB 12 Dominique Zaire CB 5 Thierry Tinmar CB 8 Muriel Valide  64' LB 16 Englebert Bellemare RM 11 Charles-Édouard Coridon CM 2 Patrick Antonin CM 10 Jean-Pierre Honore  64' LM 13 Jean-Hubert Sophie RF 7 Jean-Michel Modestin LF 14 Daniel Borval Substitutes: DF 3 Menlin Boungo MF 4 Maurice Narcisse  64' MF 6 Camille Marguerite FW 9 Georges Gertrude FW 15 Jean-Marc Emica  64' FW 17 Philibert Carole FW 18 Thierry Fondelot MF 19 Dominique Lagin GK 21 Jocelyn Modestin Manager: Raymond Destin

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15 July 1993 (1993-07-15)

Canada	2–2	Martinique
Aunger 25' Bunbury 43'	Report	Gertrude 53' Fondelot 86'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

15 July 1993 (1993-07-15)

Mexico	1–1	Costa Rica
Delgado 74' (o.g.)	Report	Cayasso 31'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 92,350

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Team details

Mexico Costa Rica GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 6 Juan Hernández CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales LB 7 Abraham Nava RM 20 Jorge Rodríguez  45' CM 4 Ignacio Ambriz LM 5 Ramón Ramírez RF 9 Luis Miguel Salvador CF 10 Octavio Mora  60' LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves Substitutes: MF 8 Alberto Coyote  45' GK 12 Alejandro García DF 13 Ricardo Cadena DF 14 José Luis Montes de Oca DF 15 Carlos Turrubiates MF 16 Juan Carlos Chávez MF 17 José Antonio Noriega  60' MF 18 Guillermo Cantú MF 19 Joaquín Del Olmo Manager: Miguel Mejia Baron GK 1 Erick Lonnis DF 17 Maximilian Peynado DF 3 Luis Marín DF 4 Erick Mata DF 6 Javier Delgado MF 8 Giancarlo Morera MF 14 Floyd Guthrie MF 19 Erick Rodríguez  63' FW 7 Michael Myers  63' FW 10 Juan Cayasso FW 18 Ronald Gómez Substitutes: DF 2 Reynaldo Parks DF 5 Adolfo Rojas FW 9 Roy Myers  63' MF 11 Carlos Luis Castro MF 12 Johnny Murillo MF 13 José Alberto Solano  73' MF 15 Sergio Morales GK 16 Alexis Rojas GK 20 Fernando Patterson Manager: Álvaro Grant MacDonald

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18 July 1993 (1993-07-18)

Costa Rica	3–1	Martinique
Myers 27' Cayasso 69', 85'	Report	Tinmar 60' (pen.)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 59,000

Referee: Majid Jay (United States)

18 July 1993 (1993-07-18)

Mexico	8–0	Canada
Rodríguez 4', 67' Mora 24', 31' Zague 34', 38' Salvador 82', 85'	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Raúl Domínguez (United States)

Team details

Mexico Canada GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 6 Juan Hernández CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales LB 5 Ramón Ramírez RM 20 Jorge Rodríguez CM 4 Ignacio Ambriz LM 19 Joaquín Del Olmo RF 10 Octavio Mora  45' CF 9 Luis Miguel Salvador LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves  52' Substitutes: DF 7 Abraham Nava MF 8 Alberto Coyote GK 12 Alejandro García  52' DF 13 Ricardo Cadena DF 14 José Luis Montes de Oca DF 15 Carlos Turrubiates MF 16 Juan Carlos Chávez MF 17 José Antonio Noriega MF 18 Guillermo Cantú  45' Manager: Miguel Mejia Baron GK 1 Craig Forrest DF 2 Frank Yallop DF 5 Randy Samuel DF 6 Colin Miller DF 16 Mark Watson MF 4 Nick Dasovic MF 8 Lyndon Hooper MF 10 Geoff Aunger FW 14 Domenic Mobilio  55' FW 11 Roderick Scott  86' FW 9 Alex Bunbury Substitutes: DF 3 Enzo Concina  86' MF 7 John Limniatis FW 12 Paul Peschisolido  55' FW 13 Niall Thompson FW 15 Eddy Berdusco DF 17 Paul Fenwick GK 18 Pat Onstad Manager: Bob Lenarduzzi

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 July – Mexico City
	Mexico	6
					25 July – Mexico City
	Jamaica	1
					Mexico	4
	21 July – Dallas
					United States	0
	United States (a.s.d.e.t.)	1
	Costa Rica	0
					Third place play-off
					25 July – Mexico City
					Costa Rica	1
					Jamaica	1

Semi-finals

21 July 1993 (1993-07-21)

United States	1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Costa Rica
Kooiman 103'	Report

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 15,826

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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22 July 1993 (1993-07-22)

Mexico	6–1	Jamaica
Salvador 9', 18', 34' Mora 14' Zague 51' Ambríz 55'	Report	Wright 17'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 110,000

Referee: Juan Escobar (Guatemala)

Team details

Mexico Jamaica GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 6 Juan Hernández CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales LB 5 Ramón Ramírez  58' RM 20 Jorge Rodríguez CM 4 Ignacio Ambriz LM 19 Joaquín Del Olmo RF 10 Octavio Mora  59' CF 9 Luis Miguel Salvador LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves Substitutes: LB 7 Abraham Nava MF 8 Alberto Coyote GK 12 Alejandro García  59' DF 13 Ricardo Cadena DF 14 José Luis Montes de Oca DF 15 Carlos Turrubiates  58' MF 16 Juan Carlos Chávez MF 17 José Antonio Noriega MF 18 Guillermo Cantú Manager: Miguel Mejia Baron GK 1 Warren Barrett DF 2 Barrington Gaynor DF 3 Dean Sewell DF 15 Desmond Smith DF 21 Durrant Brown DF 7 Anthony Corbett MF 10 Donald Hewitt  61' MF 18 Hector Wright FW 23 Devon Jarrett  61' FW 9 Paul Davis FW 16 Walter Boyd Substitutes: DF 4 Linval Dixon FW 8 Byron Earle MF 11 Winston Anglin FW 12 Roderick Reid  61' DF 17 Ifidel Hamilton DF 20 Anthony Dennis  61' GK 22 Clave Smith Manager: Carl Brown

Third place play-off

25 July 1993 (1993-07-25)

Costa Rica	1–1	Jamaica
Guthrie 10'	Report	Jarret 89'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 110,000

Referee: Mark Forde (Brazil)

Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.

Final

Main article: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

25 July 1993 (1993-07-25)

Mexico	4–0	United States
Ambríz 12' Armstrong 31' (o.g.) Zague 71' Cantú 80'	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 120,000

Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

11 goals

• Zague

5 goals

• Luis Miguel Salvador

4 goals

• Eduardo Bennett

3 goals

• Juan Cayasso
• Octavio Mora

2 goals

• Roy Myers
• Paul Davis
• Devon Jarrett
• Ignacio Ambríz
• Jorge Rodríguez
• Eric Wynalda

1 goal

• Geoff Aunger
• Alex Bunbury
• Nick Dasovic
• Floyd Guthrie
• Giovanni Gayle
• Alex Pineda Chacón
• Walter Boyd
• Hector Wright
• Thierry Fondelot
• Georges Gertrude
• Thierry Tinmar
• Guillermo Cantú
• Juan Hernández
• Ramón Ramírez
• Jesús Julio
• Víctor Mendieta
• Percibal Piggott
• Thomas Dooley
• Cle Kooiman
• Alexi Lalas

1 own goal

• Javier Delgado (against Mexico)
• Desmond Armstrong (against Mexico)

Awards

The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Ball (best overall player).^[4]

Golden Ball
Ramón Ramírez
Golden Boot
Zague
11 goals