1999 UNCAF Nations Cup

1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Costa Rica
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Costa Rica (3rd title)
Runners-up	Guatemala
Third place	Honduras
Fourth place	El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	33 (2.75 per match)
	← 1997 2001 →

The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Participating teams

6 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament

Belize
Costa Rica (Hosts) and (Defending Champions)
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua

Panama Did not enter the tournament

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 squads

Stadium

San José	San José
	Estadio Nacional
	Capacity: 25,000

First round

All games were played in San José, Costa Rica.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Honduras	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6
Costa Rica	2	1	1	7	1	+6	3
Belize	2	0	2	1	12	−11	0

17 March 1999

Costa Rica	7–0	Belize
Wanchope 2' Fonseca 17', 72' Ledezma 27', 32' Soto 54' Drummond 79'

Estadio Nacional

19 March 1999

Honduras	5–1	Belize
Caballero 13' Nunez 34' Guevara 65' Ramírez 77' Benguché 85'		Garcia 57'

Estadio Nacional

21 March 1999

Honduras	1–0	Costa Rica
Pavon 14'

Estadio Nacional

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guatemala	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
El Salvador	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Nicaragua	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0

17 March 1999

Guatemala	1–0	Nicaragua
Rhodes 51'

Estadio Nacional

19 March 1999

Guatemala	1–1	El Salvador
Ruiz 27'		Corrales 21'

Estadio Nacional

21 March 1999

El Salvador	1–0	Nicaragua
Corrales 34'

Estadio Nacional

Final round

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Costa Rica	3	2	1	6	2	+4	6
Guatemala	3	2	1	3	1	+2	6
Honduras	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6
El Salvador	3	0	3	1	8	-7	0

24 March 1999

Costa Rica	1–0	Guatemala
Fonseca 34'

Estadio Nacional, San José

Referee: Borja (MEX)

24 March 1999

Honduras	3–1	El Salvador
Núñez 44', 77' Ramírez 90'		Quintanilla 62'

Estadio Nacional, San José

Referee: Bynoe (TRI)

26 March 1999

Guatemala	1–0	El Salvador
García 55'

Estadio Nacional, San José

Referee: Bynoe (TRI)

26 March 1999

Costa Rica	1–2	Honduras
Fonseca 36'		Clavasquín 10' (pen.) Pavón 75'

Estadio Nacional, San José

Referee: Borja (MEX)

28 March 1999

Costa Rica	4–0	El Salvador
Bryce 13' Row 42' Fonseca 46' Wanchope 53' (pen.)

Estadio Nacional, San José

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Bardales (HON)

28 March 1999

Honduras	0–2	Guatemala
		Rodas 8' Machón 89'

Estadio Nacional, San José

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Rodríguez (SLV)

Champions

1999 UNCAF Nations Cup winner
Costa Rica Third title

Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras qualified automatically for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. El Salvador entered a play-off for qualification with Canada, Haiti and Cuba.

All Star Team

As voted for by the CONCACAF technical Commission. A squad rather than an eleven was selected:

Goalkeepers:

Defenders:

Midfielders:

Forwards: