Tournament details | |
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Host country | Guatemala |
Dates | 28 March – 27 April 1997 |
Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 37 (2.64 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
This page details the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, played in Guatemala.
6 UNCAF teams participated in the tourment
Guatemala City |
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Estadio Mateo Flores |
Capacity: 26,000 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | Qualified to Final Round |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Guatemala ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Plata ![]() | Oviedo ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Qualified to Final Round |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Honduras ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Velásquez ![]() Núñez ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Montes ![]() Guerra ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Champion |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | Third Place |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Honduras ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Fonseca ![]() López ![]() |
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Fonseca ![]() | Funes ![]() |
1997 UNCAF Nations Cup winner |
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![]() Costa Rica Second title |
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