Copa Centroamericana 2017
| Copa Centroamericana 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Central American Cup 2017 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| Central American champions |
.svg){kind=small} Honduras (4th title)
|
| venue |
 Panama
|
| Opening game | January 13, 2017 |
| Endgame | 22nd January 2017 |
| Games | 15th |
| Gates | 27 (⌀: 1.8 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Eddie Hernández with 3 goals
|
| Best player |
Jorge Claros
|
The Copa Centroamericana 2017 ( English Central American Cup 2017 ) was the 14th game of the Central American Football Championship and took place in Panama from January 13th to 22nd, 2017 . Since Guatemala was suspended by FIFA and was therefore not allowed to take part in international competitions, the tournament was, in contrast to previous years, played as a round-robin tournament with six participants. All games took place at the Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City .
The winner was Honduras for the fourth time .
Attendees
With the exception of Guatemala, which was suspended by FIFA, all members of the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) took part in the Copa Centroamericana 2017 :
Results
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Honduras
|
5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 7: 3 | +4 | 13 |
| 2. |
Panama
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4: 2 | +2 | 10 |
| 3. |
 El Salvador
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5: 4 | +1 | 7th |
| 4th |
 Costa Rica
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4: 2 | +2 | 6th |
| 5. |
 Nicaragua
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5: 6 | −1 | 4th |
| 6th |
 Belize
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 2:10 | −8 | 1 |
| January 13, 2017 | |||
| Honduras | - | Nicaragua | 2: 1 |
| Costa Rica | - | El Salvador | 0-0 |
| Panama | - | Belize | 0-0 |
| 15th January 2017 | |||
| Belize | - | Costa Rica | 0: 3 |
| El Salvador | - | Honduras | 1: 2 |
| Panama | - | Nicaragua | 2: 1 |
| 17th January 2017 | |||
| El Salvador | - | Belize | 3: 1 |
| Costa Rica | - | Nicaragua | 0-0 |
| Panama | - | Honduras | 0: 1 |
| 20th January 2017 | |||
| Nicaragua | - | Belize | 3: 1 |
| Honduras | - | Costa Rica | 1: 1 |
| Panama | - | El Salvador | 1-0 |
| 22nd January 2017 | |||
| Belize | - | Honduras | 0: 1 |
| El Salvador | - | Nicaragua | 1-0 |
| Panama | - | Costa Rica | 1-0 |
Qualification for the Gold Cup
The Copa Centroamericana 2017 also served as qualification for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 . The first four teams qualified directly, the fifth-placed played two play-off games against the fifth-placed from qualifying for the 2017 Caribbean Championship . There Nicaragua prevailed against the Caribbean representative Haiti . The first leg was played on March 24 and the second leg on March 28, 2017.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Haiti 
|
3: 4 |
Nicaragua
|
3: 1 | 0: 3 |
Web links
- Schedule and results (English) on concacaf.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guatemala le dice adiós a Copa Centroamericana y Copa Oro (Spanish) on lared.com.gt, December 9, 2016, accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ Copa Centroamericana y su nuevo formato para el 2017 (Spanish) on diez.hn, accessed on July 18, 2017