2001 UNCAF Nations Cup

2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
Copa de Naciones Uncaf
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates23 May–3 June 2001
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)PanamaJorge Dely Valdés(6 goals)
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The 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup was played in Honduras.

Participating teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Belize3rdFirst round (1995, 1999)
 Costa Rica6thChampions (1991, 1997, 1999)
 El Salvador6th3rd place (1995, 1997)
 Guatemala5thRunners-up (1995, 1997, 1999)
 Honduras(Hosts)6thChampions (1993, 1995)
 Nicaragua3rdFirst round (1997, 1999)
 Panama4thThird place (1993)

Squads

Venues

TegucigalpaSan Pedro SulaLa Ceiba
Estadio Tiburcio Carías AndinoEstadio Olímpico MetropolitanoEstadio Nilmo Edwards
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 18,000
Puerto Cortés
Estadio Excélsior
Capacity: 7,910

First round

Group 1

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  El Salvador3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Qualified to Final Round
2  Panama3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Honduras3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
4  Nicaragua3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source:


Group 2

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Costa Rica2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Qualified to Final Round
2  Guatemala2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3  Belize2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 1
Source:

Belize 3–3 Guatemala
Frazer 34', 44'Leslie 59'Chen23'García26', 85'

Final round

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Guatemala3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Champions and qualified to 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2  Costa Rica3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Qualified to 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3  El Salvador3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Panama3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 Enters a play-off for 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Source:


Champions

 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup winner 
GuatemalaFirst title

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References