2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003
(in Spanish)
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
United States
DatesJuly 12–27
Teams12 (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 played20
Goals scored50 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Walter Centeno
United States Landon Donovan
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Mexico Jesús Arellano
Best goalkeeperMexico 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.

Venues
Mexico United States
Mexico City Miami Foxborough
Estadio Azteca Orange Bowl Gillette Stadium
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 72,319 Capacity: 68,756

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
Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico 1–0 Brazil
Borgetti 70' Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
Brazil 2–1 Honduras
Maicon 16'
Diego 84'		 Report De León 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Honduras 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

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
Source:
Jamaica 0–1 Colombia
Report Patiño 42'
Attendance: 15,423
Guatemala 0–2 Jamaica
Report Lowe 30'
Williams 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Colombia 1–1 Guatemala
Molina 79' Report Ruiz 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Grevin Porras (Costa Rica)

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
Source:
United States 2–0 El Salvador
Lewis 28'
McBride 76'		 Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Martinique 0–2 United States
Report McBride 39', 43'
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
El Salvador 1–0 Martinique
González 76' Report
Attendance: 10,361

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
Source:
Canada 1–0 Costa Rica
Stalteri 59' Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba 2–0 Canada
Moré 15', 46' Report
Attendance: 8,780
Costa Rica 3–0 Cuba
Centeno 45'
Bryce 72'
Scott 77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,361
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 July – Foxborough
 
 
 United States5
 
23 July – Miami
 
 Cuba0
 
 United States1
 
19 July – Miami
 
 Brazil (a.s.d.e.t.)2
 
 Colombia0
 
27 July – Mexico City
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil0
 
20 July – Mexico City
 
 Mexico (a.s.d.e.t.)1
 
 Mexico5
 
24 July – Mexico City
 
 Jamaica0
 
 Mexico2
 
19 July – Foxborough
 
 Costa Rica0 Third place play-off
 
 Costa Rica5
 
26 July – Miami
 
 El Salvador2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Costa Rica2
 

Quarter-finals
United States 5–0 Cuba
Donovan 22', 25', 55', 76'
Ralston 42'		 Report
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Costa Rica 5–2 El Salvador
Scott 11'
Centeno 45+2', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)
Bryce 72'		 Report Murgas 34' (pen.)
Pacheco 54'
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Colombia 0–2 Brazil
Report Kaká 42', 66'
Attendance: 23,425
Referee: Ken Stott (United States)
Mexico 5–0 Jamaica
Bravo 38'
García 42'
Osorno 55'
Borgetti 61'
Rodríguez 83'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Semi-finals
United States 1–2 Brazil
Bocanegra 62' Report Kaká 89'
Diego gold-colored soccer ball 100'  (pen.)
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (Guatemala)
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Márquez 19'
Borgetti 28'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

Third place play-off
United States 3–2 Costa Rica
Bocanegra 29'
Stewart 56'
Convey 67'		 Report Fonseca 24', 39'
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final
Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Brazil 0–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Report
Attendance: 80,000

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
Mexico Jesús Arellano
Golden Boot
Costa Rica Walter Centeno
United States Landon Donovan
4 goals
Golden Glove
United States Oswaldo Sánchez
Fair Play Trophy
 United States

References
  1. Wiebe, Andrew (July 8, 2015). "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. June 25, 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  4. "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  5. "2003 Gold Cup: Arellano, McBride among tournament's top players". CONCACAF. July 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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