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Canada At The CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the CONCACAF Championship was the regions' primary competition. It is currently held every two years. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States have hosted or co-hosted every tournament. Since then it has expanded to more countries in North America. From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup. Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles). Canada entered the tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North America, which includes Central America and the Caribbean. The Gold Cup is held every two years. The tournament succeeded the CONCACAF Championship (1963–1989), with its inaugural edition being held in 1991. North American Football Union's members Canada, United States and Mexico are the only three nations to have won the tournament. History Championships before CONCACAF Before the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was formed in 1961, association football in the region was divided into smaller, regional divisions. The two main bodies consisted of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) founded in 1938 (consisting of Central America and most of the Caribbean) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 CONCACAF Championship
The 1969 CONCACAF Championship was the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 November to 8 December. Six teams participated in the tournament. The event was hosted by Costa Rica in the city of San José. Seven teams qualified, but Haiti's disqualification left six teams to play in the round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by the host nation, for the second time after 1963, by tying defending champions Guatemala 1–1 in the deciding final match. Qualifying Tournament Venue Final tournament ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Awards Scorers ;4 goals * Víctor Ruiz ;3 goals * Nelson Melgar * Marco Fión ;2 goals * Álvaro Cascante * Roy Sáenz * Jaime Grant * Regales * Loefstok * Martijn * Adelbert Toppenberg * Ulrich Haynes ;1 goal * Carlos Santan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea were invited from AFC. With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland. The format of the tournament changed from 1996: it was expanded to ten teams, with four in Group A and three each in Groups B and C. The top team in each group, plus the second place in Group A would advance to the semifinals. Brazil was invited again, and brought their senior team this time. Jamaica, getting ready for the 1998 World Cup, pulled the stunner of the first round. They did not originally qualify for the tournament, but Canada withdrew, granting them a spot. Jamaica then topped Group A over Brazil (they tied the South Americans 0–0). In the semi-finals, the United States beat Brazil, as Preki scored the lone goal and Kasey Keller preserved the clean sheet. The United States could not repeat that performance in front of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Squads
These are the squad lists of the teams participating in the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Group A Guatemala Head coach: Juan Ramón Verón Mexico Head coach: Bora Milutinović Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Head coach: Lenny Taylor Group B Brazil Head coach: Mario Zagallo Canada Head coach: Bob Lenarduzzi Honduras Head coach: Ernesto Rosa Guedes Group C El Salvador Head coach: José Omar Pastoriza (N°)Carlos Edilberto Hernandez DF / / 19 Club Deportivo Aguila El Salvador *(N°)Oscar Armando Diaz FW 15/10/1970 Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago Head coach: Zoran Vranes Zoran ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means ''dawn, daybreak''. The name is esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament returned to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los Angeles, San Diego, and Anaheim. The format of the tournament changed from 1993: it was expanded to nine teams, separated into three groups of three and played in January as opposed to the 1993 edition which was played in July. The top team in each group, plus the best second-place finisher would advance to the semifinals. For the first time, a non-CONCACAF team was invited: Brazil, who sent their under-23 side. Mexico won their second straight Gold Cup, beating the Brazilians 2–0 in the final. Qualified teams Venues Squads The 9 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Group stage Group A ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup Squads
These are the squad lists of the teams participating in the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Group A Honduras Head Coach: Julio González Montemurro (N°2)Gustavo Calix DF 04/08/1972 Club Deportivo Petrotela Honduras (N°15)Victor Orlando Garay DF / /19 Club Deportivo Petrotela Honduras (N°17)Jose Villatoro Ulloa DF 02/04/1968 Club Deportivo Marathon Honduras (N°18)Giovanny Gayle Alarcon MF / /19 Club Deportivo Petrotela Honduras Jamaica Head coach: Carl Brown Panama Head Coach: Saúl Suárez United States Head Coach: Bora Milutinovic Group B Canada Head Coach: Bob Lenarduzzi Costa Rica Head Coach: Álvaro Grant MacDonald Martinique Head coach: Raymond Destin Mexico Head coach: Miguel Mejía Barón Miguel Mejía Barón (born 17 April 1944) is a Mexican former professional footballer and mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 1991: eight teams were broken up into two groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. It was the first Gold Cup to be co-hosted; Group A was held in the United States (Dallas), and Group B in Mexico (Mexico City). The tournament was won by Mexico, who beat the US 4–0 in the final. Qualified teams Venues Squads The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place match Costa Rica and Jamaica shared the third place. Final Statistics Goalscorers 11 goals * Zague 5 goals * Luis Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Squads
Below are the player squads of the teams participating in the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Group A Canada Head coach: Tony Waiters Honduras Head coach: Flavio Ortega – 26 May 2011 Jamaica Head coach: Carl BrownMexico Head coach:Group B Costa Rica Head coach:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was held was 1971, from that point on the first-place finishers of World Cup qualifying were considered continental champions. The tournament was hosted by the United States and played in the Greater Los Angeles area of California at two venues: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to the semifinals. The Gold Cup was won by the United States, who eliminated Mexico in the semi-finals match, and went on to beat Honduras on penalties after tying them in the final 0–0. Qualified teams Venues Squads The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 CONCACAF Championship
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. 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 afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 CONCACAF Championship
The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from 1 to 22 November. All games were played in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. This tournament was won by the host, Honduras, who earned their first title and secured for the first time a place in the FIFA World Cup, as the tournament also served as qualification to Spain 1982. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated two places (out of 24) in the final tournament. This edition was marked by an upset as Mexico, traditional CONCACAF heavyweights and needing a win to go through, were eliminated by Honduras. The 0–0 tie between Mexico and Honduras qualified El Salvador to participate in the World Cup as the CONCACAF runners-up. El Salvador also became the first Central American team to qualify for more than one World Cup. This would be the last tournament which would feature a host nation for the final round. Venues Qualification Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
