The 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup was an
association football
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tournament. It was held in two venues in Panama in February 2003, and was played in a
round robin
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tournament, each of the 6 teams playing each other once.
Costa Rica
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won their record fourth title, and along with the Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, qualified to the
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one c ...
.
Participating teams
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Squads
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UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 squads
Below are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 tournament in Panama, held from February 19 to 27 2003.
Head coach: Julio César Cortés
Head coach: José de la Paz Herrera
Head coach: Mauri ...
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Venue
All matches were played at
Estadio Rommel Fernández
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in
Panama City
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Final round
Standings
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Awards
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
,
Guatemala
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and
El Salvador
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qualified for
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one c ...
finals.
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
won drawing of lots to finish in fourth place, and therefore qualify for playoff against second-placed teams in Caribbean section.''
Goalscorers
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Freddy García
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Carlos Ruiz
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Walter Centeno
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Erick Scott
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Club career
Scott joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer on loan in March 2004, after several exceptional years w ...
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Rudis Corrales
Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera (born November 6, 1979) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
Club career
Corrales' professional career began in 1997, when he signed a contract with Municipal Limeño. He officially made his debut that same year ...
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Carlos Figueroa
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Jairo Martínez
Jairo Manfredo Martínez Puerto (born 14 May 1978) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Nicknamed ''el Kiki'', Martínez started his professional career at F.C. Motagua with whom he would spend the ...
;1 goal
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Steven Bryce
Steven Bryce Valerio (born August 16, 1977) is a Costa Rican former footballer. Bryce was well known throughout his career for his versatility, playing as an attacking midfielder, winger, striker or right back, as needed; and possessing good ski ...
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Alonso Solís
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Josué Galdámez
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Diego Mejía
Diego Armando Mejía Pérez (born June 20, 1982 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
Club career
Mejía came through the Chelona youth academy and had a couple of seasons at Alianza before moving abroad to play ...
*
Víctor Velásquez
Víctor Manuel Velásquez Molina (born April 12, 1976) is a retired Salvadoran football player.
Club career
Velásquez started his career at Dragón in 1996 and left them after five years for Salvadoran giants FAS with whom he won five leag ...
*
César Alegría Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to:
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Places
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Guillermo Ramírez
Guillermo ''"El Pando"'' Ramírez Ortega (born 26 March 1978 in Livingston, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan former soccer player who was suspended for life from any soccer related activities due to his participation in money laundering and fixing ga ...
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Amado Guevara
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Julio César de León
Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Olancho F.C. in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an importan ...
*
Gilberto Murgas
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Emilio Palacios
Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals.
Club career
...
*
Roberto Brown
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Mario Méndez
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Víctor René Mendieta, Jr.
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2003
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2002–03 in Salvadoran football
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2002–03 in Honduran football
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2002–03 in Nicaraguan football
2002–03 in Panamanian football