1991 UNCAF Nations Cup Preliminary Round

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1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualifying
Tournament details
DatesApril 4, 1991 – May 17, 1991
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Attendance37,000 (6,167 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of El Salvador.svg Raúl Díaz Arce
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Luis Orlando Vallejo
(3 goals each)

The qualifying competition for the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup was a football competition that was played from April 4, 1991, to May 12, 1991, to determine the 3 teams to join Costa Rica, who qualified automatically as hosts of the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup. Six member associations participated in the qualifying process for the tournament places; however, Belize withdrew due to economic reasons.

Contents

Qualifying group stage

Groups

Group A

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 210132+12
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 210123−12
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg20Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Lynch Soccerball shade.svg14'
Valdés Soccerball shade.svg57' [1]
Attendance: 10,000

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg30Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Vallejo Soccerball shade.svg64', 70', 82'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: P. Guevara (SLV)

Group B

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 220052+34
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 200225−30
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg23Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Bendaña Soccerball shade.svg60', 87' Arce Soccerball shade.svg25', 89' (pen.)
Rivera Soccerball shade.svg43'

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg20Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg28'
Arce Soccerball shade.svg62'
Attendance: 2,000

Group C

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Qualified through Bye
2Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Withdrew
Belize  Flag of Belize.svg w/o Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg w/o Flag of Belize.svg  Belize

Belize withdrew from the tournament, soGuatemalaqualified automatically. [2]

Goalscorers

1 goal

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