1989 CONCACAF Championship

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1989 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates19 March – 19 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth placeFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored29 (1.61 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eight players
(2 goals each)
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The 1989 CONCACAF Championship was the tenth and final edition of the CONCACAF Championship held under the format of serving as qualification to the 1990 FIFA World Cup and having no host nation for the final round. The tournament would be succeeded by the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1991.

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Costa Rica narrowly emerged as champions on goal difference to win their third title and participate in their first World Cup. The United States finished runners-up by virtue of one goal and qualified for their first World Cup in forty years. The U.S. gained their first World Cup qualification in 40 years by beating Trinidad and Tobago in their last game by 1–0, with a goal dubbed "The Shot Heard around the World".

A total of sixteen CONCACAF teams entered the competition. However, FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to debts to FIFA.

Qualification

Five teams qualified from the two stage qualification process that ran from April to November 1988. Mexico were disqualified during this stage after having been found to have fielded over-aged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. Their scheduled opponents Costa Rica therefore advanced to the Final Round unopposed.

Final round

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts  CRC   USA   TRI   GUA   SLV
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 8512106+411 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 843163+311 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 833275+29 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 611447−33 1–0 0–0 0–1 Canc.
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 602428−62 2–4 0–1 0–0 Canc.
Source: RSSSF

Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship and, along with the United States, qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Chacón Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 32,093
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flores Soccerball shade.svg42'
Coronado Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Rodas Soccerball shade.svg51'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 25,003
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rhoden Soccerball shade.svg14'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 26,271
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg72'
Saint Louis Soccer Park, Fenton
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Rodolfo Méndez (Honduras)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Trittschuh Soccerball shade.svg48' Charles Soccerball shade.svg88'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Jones Soccerball shade.svg13' Coronado Soccerball shade.svg69'
National Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Cayasso Soccerball shade.svg2'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 18,282
Referee: José Joaquín Torres Cadena (Colombia)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Murray Soccerball shade.svg3'
Eichmann Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Chacón Soccerball shade.svg22'
Veterans Stadium, New Britain
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Cayasso Soccerball shade.svg16'
Hidalgo Soccerball shade.svg46'
Flóres Soccerball shade.svg51', 75'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Fernández Soccerball shade.svg55'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 26,473
Referee: Jorge Orellana Vimos (Ecuador)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg2–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Lewis Soccerball shade.svg50', 61'
National Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa [1]
Attendance: 16,882
Referee: Gonzalo Tejada (Honduras)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Jamerson Soccerball shade.svg57'
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Jones Soccerball shade.svg10'
Jamerson Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Rodas Soccerball shade.svg6'
National Stadium, Port of Spain
Referee: Horacio Cachay Díaz (Peru)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg61'
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa [2]
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Elías Jácome (Ecuador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Saint Louis Soccer Park, Fenton
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Caligiuri Soccerball shade.svg30'
National Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgNot Played [3] [4] Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svgNot Played [3] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
 1989 CONCACAF Championship winners 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
Third title

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ The El Salvador–Trinidad and Tobago match was played on neutral ground in Honduras instead of in El Salvador.
  2. ↑ The El Salvador–United States match was played on neutral ground in Honduras instead of in El Salvador.
  3. 1 2 Both matches between El Salvador and Guatemala were originally scheduled to be played in Guatemala; later it was agreed that they would not be played, due to their lack of importance (neither team could have qualified for the World Cup by winning both matches).
  4. ↑ "THE SIDELINES : Strife Cancels Salvador Soccer". Los Angeles Times . 17 November 1989. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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