2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
| CONCACAF Championship Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003 | |
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 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | United States Mexico |
| Dates | July 12–27 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 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(s) | Jesús Arellano |
| Best goalkeeper | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| Fair play award | United States |
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.
Qualifying phase
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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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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Brazil |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Honduras |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colombia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 El Salvador |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
 Martinique |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Lewis  28'McBride 76' |
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| Martinique | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McBride 39', 43' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| González 76' |
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Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 July - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| July 24 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Foxboro | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 5 | |||||||||
| July 27 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico (ASDET) | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Foxboro | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| July 23 - Miami | ||||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil (ASDET) | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| July 26 - Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| United States | 5–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 22', 25', 55', 76' Ralston 42' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 5–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Scott 11' Centeno 45+2', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)Bryce 72' |
Report | Murgas 34' (pen.) Pacheco 54' |
Semi-finals
| Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Márquez 19' Borgetti 28' |
Report |
Third place match
| United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56'Convey 67' |
Report | Fonseca 24', 39' |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Awards
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Top Goalkeeper
Fair Play Trophy
Best XI
- G - Oswaldo Sánchez
- D - Carlos Castro
- D - Maicon
- D - Ricardo Osorio
- D - Mauricio Wright
- M - Walter Centeno
- M - Rafael García
- M - Giovanni Hernández
- F - Jesús Arellano
- F - Landon Donovan
- F - Kaká
Reserves
- G - Odelín Molina
- D - Bobby Convey
- D - Jaime Rosales
- M - Diego
- M - Fernando Salazar
- M - Theodore Whitmore
Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (H) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Brazil |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | United States (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 12 | Third place |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | El Salvador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 7 | Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Cuba |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Honduras |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 12 | Martinique |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
(H) Host.
References
- "CONCACAF Gold Cup". National Soccer Hall of Fame. soccerhall.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2010.