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(Top) 1 Entrants 2 Venue 3 Original draw 4 Squads 5 Standings 6 Matches 6.1 Matchday 1 6.2 Matchday 2 6.3 Matchday 3 6.4 Matchday 4 6.5 Matchday 5 7 Goalscorers 8 Awards 9 Qualified teams for CONCACAF Gold Cup 10 References 11 External links

2017 Copa Centroamericana

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2017 Copa Centroamericana
Central American Cup 2017

Tournament details
Host country	Panama
Dates	13–22 January 2017
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Honduras (4th title)
Runners-up	Panama
Third place	El Salvador
Fourth place	Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	27 (1.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eddie Hernández (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Jorge Claros
Best young player	Roberto Domínguez
Best goalkeeper	José Calderón
Fair play award	Costa Rica
← 2014

The 2017 Copa Centroamericana (English: 2017 Central American Cup) was the 14th and last edition of the Copa Centroamericana, the biennial international men's football championship of the Central American region organized by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF).^[1] The tournament was hosted in Panama between 13–22 January 2017.^[2]

The top four teams qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, while the fifth-placed team advanced to a play-off against the fifth-placed team from the 2017 Caribbean Cup for the final Gold Cup berth.

The tournament was played in round-robin format as a result of Guatemala not being able to participate due to FIFA's suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala.^[3]

Entrants[edit]

Six of the seven UNCAF members were eligible to participate in the tournament.

Team	UNCAF Nations Cup / Copa Centroamericana appearances	Previous best performance	FIFA ranking at start of event
Belize	11th	4th place (2013)	163
Costa Rica	14th	Champions (1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014)	17
El Salvador	14th	3rd place (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2013)	138
Honduras	14th	Champions (1993, 1995, 2011)	75
Nicaragua	14th	5th place (2009)	111
Panama	13th	Champions (2009)	58

On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until the suspension is lifted, Guatemalan teams are not permitted to participate in international competitions.^[4] CONCACAF had set the deadline of 9 December 2016 for the suspension to be lifted, otherwise by rule, Guatemala would be disqualified from the 2017 Copa Centroamericana, and any revision to the tournament format would be discussed once the deadline had passed.^[5] The suspension was not lifted before the deadline, so Guatemala could not participate in the competition.^[6]

Venue[edit]

All matches were played at Estadio Rommel FernándezinPanama City.

Panama City	Panama City
	Estadio Rommel Fernández
	Capacity: 32,000

Original draw[edit]

The original format of the competition was to be a group stage (one group of four teams and one group of three teams) followed by a knockout stage (fifth-placed match, semi-finals, third-placed match and final). The draw for the competition with the original format took place on 25 October 2016, 18:00 UTC−5, at the Hotel Sortis in Panama City, Panama.^[7]^[8]

Pot	Team
Hosts (A1)	Panama
Title holders (B1)	Costa Rica
Pot 1 (A3 or A4)
	Belize
	Nicaragua
Pot 2 (A2, B2 or B3)	El Salvador
	Guatemala
	Honduras

The original draw results were:^[9]

Group A

Group B

A change in format was announced on 10 December 2016 following FIFA's decision not to lift the suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala.^[10]

Squads[edit]

Each team squad had to have a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.^[11]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honduras (C)	5	4	1	0	7	3	+4	13	Qualification to 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2	Panama (H)	5	3	1	1	4	2	+2	10
3	El Salvador	5	2	1	2	5	4	+1	7
4	Costa Rica	5	1	3	1	4	2	+2	6
5	Nicaragua	5	1	1	3	5	6	−1	4	Advance to 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off
6	Belize	5	0	1	4	2	10	−8	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in matches between tied teams; 5) Goal difference in matches between tied teams; 6) Goals scored in matches between tied teams; 7) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 8.4).^[12]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches[edit]

All times are EST (UTC−5).

Matchday 1[edit]

13 January 2017

16:00

Honduras	2–1	Nicaragua
Hernández 23' Andino 69'	Report	Figueroa 20' (o.g.)