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).
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003 (in Spanish) | |
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2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | Mexico United States |
Dates | July 12–27 |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 50 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 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.
Mexico | United States | |
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Mexico City | Miami | Foxborough |
Estadio Azteca | Orange Bowl | Gillette Stadium |
Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 68,756 |
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Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[2] |
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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 |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Mexico | 1–0 | Brazil |
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Borgetti 70' | Report |
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
Brazil | 2–1 | Honduras |
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Maicon 16' Diego 84' |
Report | De León 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Honduras | 0–0 | Mexico |
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Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Jamaica | 0–1 | Colombia |
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Report | Patiño 42' |
Attendance: 15,423
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Guatemala | 0–2 | Jamaica |
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Report | Lowe 30' Williams 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Colombia | 1–1 | Guatemala |
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Molina 79' | Report | Ruiz 21' (pen.) |
Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Grevin Porras (Costa Rica)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Lewis 28' McBride 76' |
Report |
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Martinique | 0–2 | United States |
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Report | McBride 39', 43' |
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
El Salvador | 1–0 | Martinique |
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González 76' | Report |
Attendance: 10,361
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Stalteri 59' | Report |
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba | 2–0 | Canada |
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Moré 15', 46' | Report |
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Costa Rica | 3–0 | Cuba |
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Centeno 45' Bryce 72' Scott 77' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,361
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| 19 July – Foxborough | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Costa Rica | 2 | ||||||||
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United States | 5–0 | Cuba |
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Donovan 22', 25', 55', 76' Ralston 42' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Costa Rica | 5–2 | El Salvador |
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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 |
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Report | Kaká 42', 66' |
Attendance: 23,425
Referee: Ken Stott (United States)
Mexico | 5–0 | Jamaica |
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Bravo 38' García 42' Osorno 55' Borgetti 61' Rodríguez 83' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
United States | 1–2 | Brazil |
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Bocanegra 62' | Report | Kaká 89' Diego 100' (pen.) |
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (Guatemala)
Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Márquez 19' Borgetti 28' |
Report |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)
United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
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Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56' Convey 67' |
Report | Fonseca 24', 39' |
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)
Mexico | 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.) | Brazil |
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Report |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
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
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 | ||
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Jesús Arellano | ||
Golden Boot | ||
Walter Centeno Landon Donovan | ||
4 goals | ||
Golden Glove | ||
Oswaldo Sánchez | ||
Fair Play Trophy | ||
United States |