2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
United States
| Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003 (in Spanish) | |
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2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Mexico United States |
| Dates | July 12–27 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 50 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Walter Centeno Landon Donovan (4 goals each) |
| Best player | Jesús Arellano |
| Best goalkeeper | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| Fair play award | United States |
← 2002 2005 → | |
For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.[1] The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.
The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.
Venues
| Mexico | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | Miami | Foxborough |
| Estadio Azteca | Orange Bowl | Gillette Stadium |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 68,756 |
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Location of the host cities of the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. | ||
Teams
Qualification
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||||
| Mexico |
Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998) | 11 |
| United States (TH) |
Automatic | 7th | 2002 | Champions (1991, 2002) | 9 |
 Canada |
Automatic | 6th | 2002 | Champions (2000) | 78 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the CFU Qualifying Tournament | |||||
 Jamaica |
Group A Winners | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 48 |
 Cuba |
Group B Winners | 3rd | 2002 | Group stage (1998, 2002) | 63 |
 Martinique |
Qualifying round | 3rd | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | N/A |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
| Costa Rica |
Winners | 6th | 2002 | Runners-up (2002) | 18 |
 Guatemala |
Runners-up | 6th | 2002 | Fourth Place (1996) | 65 |
 El Salvador |
Third Place | 4th | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 85 |
 Honduras |
Qualifying round | 6th | 2000 | Runners-up (1991) | 42 |
| Other | |||||
| Brazil |
Invitation | 3rd | 1998 | Runners-up (1996) | 1 |
 Colombia |
Invitation | 2nd | 2000 | Runners-up (2000) | 22 |
Squads
The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 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 | Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Honduras |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | El Salvador |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Martinique |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Lewis  28'McBride 76' |
Report |
| Martinique | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McBride 39', 43' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| González 76' |
Report |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cuba |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Canada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Stalteri 59' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 July – Foxborough | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Miami | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 July – Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Mexico (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| 24 July – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 July – Foxborough | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 July – Miami | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| United States | 5–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 22', 25', 55', 76' Ralston 42' |
Report |
Semi-finals
| Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Márquez 19' Borgetti 28' |
Report |
Third place play-off
| United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56'Convey 67' |
Report | Fonseca 24', 39' |
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 50 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Awards
The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).[3][4][5][6]
| Golden Ball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jesús Arellano | ||
| Golden Boot | ||
| Walter Centeno Landon Donovan | ||
| 4 goals | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Oswaldo Sánchez | ||
| Fair Play Trophy | ||
| United States | ||