CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003
Football Championship of North, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of nations	12
winner	Mexico (7th title)
venue	Mexico USA
Opening game	July 12, 2003
Endgame	July 27, 2003
Games	20th
Gates	50  (⌀: 2.5 per game)
spectator	461,000  (⌀: 23,050 per game)
Top scorer	Walter Centeno Landon Donovan
Best player	Jesús Arellano
Best goalkeeper	Oswaldo Sánchez
yellow cards	77  (⌀: 3.85 per game)
Yellow-red cards	2  (⌀: 0.1 per game)
Red cards	3  (⌀: 0.15 per game)

The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 was the 17th game of the continental football championship for North Central America and the Caribbean and the 7th under the name "Gold Cup" and took place from July 12th to 27th in the USA and Mexico .

Twelve teams took part, initially playing against each other in four groups of three and then competing against each other in elimination rounds. A total of 20 games took place. In addition to three Caribbean, four Central American and three North American representatives, two guest teams from South America took part, Colombia and Brazil .

Mexico beat Brazil 1-0 in the final with a golden goal and qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany.

Venues

The tournament took place in a total of three cities. Mexico played all games in Mexico City .

place	Stadion	capacity	Games
Mexico city	Aztec Stadium	105,000	Group A, quarter-finals and semi-finals, final
Miami	Orange Bowl Stadium	74,500	Group B, quarter-finals and semi-finals, play-off for 3rd place
Foxborough	Gillette Stadium	68,800	Groups C and D, two quarter-finals

Miami Foxborough Mexico city

Venues in 2003 in Mexico and the USA

Preliminary round

Group A

All games in Mexico City.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mexico	2	1	1	0	001-000	+1	04th
2.	Brazil	2	1	0	1	002: 200	± 0	03
3.	Honduras	2	0	1	1	001: 200	−1	01

July 13, 2003
Mexico	-	Brazil	1: 0 (0: 0)
July 15, 2003
Brazil	-	Honduras	2: 1 (1: 0)
July 17, 2003
Honduras	-	Mexico	0-0

Group B

All games in Miami.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Colombia	2	1	1	0	002: 100	+1	04th
2.	Jamaica	2	1	0	1	002: 100	+1	03
3.	Guatemala	2	0	1	1	001: 300	−2	01

July 13, 2003
Jamaica	-	Colombia	0: 1 (0: 1)
July 15, 2003
Guatemala	-	Jamaica	0: 2 (0: 1)
July 17, 2003
Colombia	-	Guatemala	1: 1 (0: 1)

Group C

All games in Foxborough.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	2	2	0	0	004-000	+4	06th
2.	El Salvador	2	1	0	1	001: 200	−1	03
3.	Martinique	2	0	0	2	000: 300	−3	00

July 12, 2003
United States	-	El Salvador	2: 0 (1: 0)
July 14, 2003
Martinique	-	United States	0: 2 (0: 2)
July 16, 2003
El Salvador	-	Martinique	1: 0 (0: 0)

Group D

All games in Foxborough.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	003: 100	+2	03
2.	Cuba	2	1	0	1	002: 300	−1	03
3.	Canada	2	1	0	1	001: 200	−1	03

July 12, 2003
Costa Rica	-	Canada	0: 1 (0: 0)
July 14, 2003
Canada	-	Cuba	0: 2 (0: 1)
July 16, 2003
Cuba	-	Costa Rica	0: 3 (0: 1)

Final round

Quarter finals

Foxborough July 19, 2003
United States	-	Cuba	5: 0 (3: 0)
Costa Rica	-	El Salvador	5: 2 (2: 1)
July 19, 2003 in Miami
Colombia	-	Brazil	0: 2 (0: 1)
July 20, 2003 in Mexico City
Mexico	-	Jamaica	5: 0 (2: 0)

Semifinals

July 23, 2003 in Miami
United States	-	Brazil	1: 2 n.GG. (1: 1, 0: 0)
July 24, 2003 in Mexico City
Costa Rica	-	Mexico	0: 2 (0: 2)

3rd place match

July 26, 2003 in Miami
United States	-	Costa Rica	3: 2 (1: 2)

final

July 27, 2003 in Mexico City
Mexico	-	Brazil	1: 0 n.GG.

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Landon Donovan	4th
	Walter Centeno	4th
3	Brian McBride	3
	Kaká	3
	Jared Borgetti	3

Web links

• Tournament details on rsssf.com