1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2nd edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
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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]
Host countriesMexico
United States
United States
Dates10–25 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
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| Host countries | Mexico United States |
| Dates | 10–25 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 60 (3.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 820,988 (51,312 per match) |
| Top scorer | Zague (11 goals) |
| Best player | 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 |
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| Mexico City | Dallas |
| Estadio Azteca | Cotton Bowl |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 71,615 |
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Teams
Qualification
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[3] |
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| 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
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 |
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| 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 |
| United States | 1–0 | Jamaica |
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| United States | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Mexico | 9–0 | Martinique |
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| Canada | 2–2 | Martinique |
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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
| United States | 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.) | Costa Rica |
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Third place play-off
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Jamaica |
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Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place.
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
11 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
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]
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| Ramón Ramírez |
| Golden Boot |
| Zague |
| 11 goals |