1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Regional association football event
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The 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification competition was the qualifying contest to decide the finalists for the 1989 CONCACAF Championship – the 10th international association football championship for members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). It was the last edition of the CONCACAF Championship which would be replaced by the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Qualifying ran from 17 April – 6 October 1988 and was contested by the national teams of 15 CONCACAF member associations. The competition doubled as the qualification competition for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April – 6 October 1988 |
| Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.28 per match) |
← 1985 | |
Unlike the previous edition, no teams qualified automatically. Five teams – United States, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador and Costa Rica – qualified for the final tournament.
Background
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was founded as a merger of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) and North American Football Confederation (NAFC) in 1961.[1] The first CONCACAF Championship, in which all the competing nations qualified automatically, was held in 1963.[2] A qualifying competition was introduced from the second edition in 1965.[3] From 1973, the competition doubled as the qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup for teams in North, Central America and the Caribbean. Only the winner of each edition would qualify for the World Cup.[1]
Format
Five of the 15 teams received a bye to the second round. The remaining 10 teams were drawn into five two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would advance to the second round. In the second round, the 10 teams were drawn into five two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would qualify for the final tournament.[4]
Participants
First round
Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, the United States and Mexico received a bye to the second round.[4]
The first round began on 17 April when Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guyana 4–0 in the first leg. On 30 April, Guatemala won 1–0 against Cub in the first leg. In the second leg on 8 May, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guyana 1–0 to advance 5–0 on aggregate. Four days later, Jamaica won 1–0 against Puerto Rico in the first leg. On May 15, Cuba and Guatemala drew 1–1 in the second leg as Guatemala advanced 2–1 on aggregate. A fortnight later, Jamaica won 2–1 in the second leg against Puerto Rico to advance 3–1 on aggregate. On 19 June, the Netherlands Antilles defeated Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 in the first leg. on 17 July, Costa Rica drew 1–1 with Panama in the first leg. On 29 July, the Netherlands Antilles defeated Antigua and Barbuda in the second leg 3–1 after extra time to advance 4–1 on aggregate. Two days later, Costa Rica defeated Panama 2–0 in the second leg to advance 3–1 on aggregate.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada  | Bye | n/a | — | — |
Honduras  | Bye | n/a | — | — |
El Salvador  | Bye | n/a | — | — |
United States  | Bye | n/a | — | — |
Mexico  | Bye | n/a | — | — |
Guyana  | 0–5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0–4 | 0–1 |
Cuba  | 1–2 |  Guatemala | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Jamaica  | 3–1 |  Puerto Rico | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Antigua and Barbuda  | 1–4 |  Netherlands Antilles | 0–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
Costa Rica  | 3–1 |  Panama | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Results
| Guyana | 0–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
Corneal  68' |
[4] |
Trinidad and Tobago won 5–0 on aggregate.
Guatemala won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Jamaica | 1–0 |  Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Brooks 10' (pen.) |
[4] |
| Puerto Rico | 1–2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| de la Campa 52' |
[4] | Anglin 32', 78' |
Jamaica won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| [4] | Rovina 54' |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
|
[4] | Edwards 38' |
The Netherlands Antilles won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Jara 26' |
[4] | Mendieta 17' |
| Panama | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
Costa Rica won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Mexico were disqualified for an infringement of age rules and Costa Rica were given a walkover to qualify for the final tournament.[4]
The second round began on 24 July when Jamaica and the United States played out a goalless first leg. On 13 August, the United States won the second leg 5–1 against Jamaica to qualify for the final tournament 5–1 on aggregate. On 1 October, El Salvador defeated the Netherlands Antilles 1–0 in the first leg. Eight days later, Guatemala defeated Canada 1–0 in the first leg. On 15 October, Canada won 3–2 in the second leg against Guatemala to level the tie at 3–3 on aggregate. Guatemala qualified for the final tournament on the away goals rule. The following day, El Salvador won the second leg 5–0 against the Netherlands Antilles to qualify for the final tournament 6–0 on aggregate. The final tie began on 30 October when Trinidad and Tobago played out a goalless first leg with Honduras. A fortnight later, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago drew the second leg 1–1. Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the final tournament on the away goals rule.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 1–5 | United States | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| Guatemala | (a) 3–3 | Canada | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | (a) 1–1 | Honduras | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–6 | El Salvador | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Mexico | w/o[a] | Costa Rica | — | — |
Results
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| [4] | García 53' |
El Salvador won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Jamaica | 0–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
The United States won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Honduras | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Flores 20' |
[4] | Charles 56' |
1–1 on aggregate. Trinidad and Tobago won on the away goals rule.
3–3 on aggregate. Guatemala won on the away goals rule.
| Mexico | Cancelled | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
| Costa Rica | Cancelled | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
Goalscorers
There were 41 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.
3 goals
Reymundo Rovina
2 goals
Dale Mitchell
Ricardo García- Luis Ramírez Zapata
Byron Pérez
Winston Anglin
Frank Klopas
1 goal
- Ian Bridge
Juan Cayasso- Claudio Jara
- Hernán Medford
- Salvador Coreas Privado
- Carlos Castañeda
- Juan Manuel López
- Adán Paniagua
Juan Alberto Flores- Dave Brooks
- Alton Sterling
- Shurbi Rosina
Hutson Charles- Anton Corneal
- Paul Elliot-Allen
- Marvin Faustin
- Geoffrey Lake
- Dexter Skeene
- Brian Bliss
- Paul Krumpe
- Hugo Pérez
Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo
Derrick Edwards