| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Honduras |
| Dates | 23 May–3 June 2001 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guatemala (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jorge Dely Valdés (6 goals) |
← 1999 2003 → | |
The 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup was played in Honduras.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Belize | 3rd | First round (1995, 1999) |
| Costa Rica | 6th | Champions (1991, 1997, 1999) |
| El Salvador | 6th | 3rd place (1995, 1997) |
| Guatemala | 5th | Runners-up (1995, 1997, 1999) |
 Honduras (Hosts) | 6th | Champions (1993, 1995) |
 Nicaragua | 3rd | First round (1997, 1999) |
| Panama | 4th | Third place (1993) |
| Tegucigalpa | San Pedro Sula | La Ceiba |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |
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| Puerto Cortés | ||
| Estadio Excélsior | ||
| Capacity: 7,910 | ||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to Final Round |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Rodríguez  1', 37'González 2' |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Corrales 58' Canjura 90' | Jo. Dely 90' |
| Honduras | 10–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Guerrero 22' Pavón 24', 33', 82'Rosales 38'Solórzano 54' (o.g.)M. Núñez 72', 80'Martínez 75', 76' | Webster 12' Bermúdez 86' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Qualified to Final Round |
| 2 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Belize | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| Belize | 0–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 27' (pen.), 37', 85' Marín 58' |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| A. Núñez 45' | Acevedo 70' (pen.) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Champions and qualified to 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Qualified to 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Enters a play-off for 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez 42' Centeno 84' | Ju. Dely 46' |
| 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup winner |
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 Guatemala First title |
David Solórzano (playing against Honduras )
