The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the

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championship of

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and the

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). For the first time since

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, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico. The games were played in

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, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in

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: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals.

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and

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were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team. The

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put four past

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in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1.

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won their first championship since

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, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.

Qualified teams

Venues

Squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

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Walter Centeno Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and current manager of Guadalupe. He was a regular member of the Costa Rica national team and holds the record ...

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Kaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...

Jared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (; born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who currently works as a commentator for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America, ESPN Mexico. As a player, Borgetti wa ...

Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the fifth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For m ...

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* Steven Bryce *

Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''El Principito'' (The little prince)''La Nación'"Nuevo Estadio Nacional: Joya del Deporte Costarricense" p. 30. ...

Erick Scott Erick Arnoldo Scott Bernard (born 21 May 1981) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Limón. Club career Scott joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer on loan in March 2004, after several exceptional years w ...

Lester Moré Lester Oriel Moré Henningham (born 15 July 1978) is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Cuba national team's all-time record goalscorer, with 30. Club career Moré played for over a decade for his hometo ...

Daniel Osorno Daniel Osorno Calvillo (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger. Career Osorno made his debut on 11 January 1997 in a game against Tecos UAGMedioTiempo"Daniel Osorno - Puebla". Retrie ...

Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played professionally in England, Scotland, France, and Spain. He earned over 1 ...

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Paul Stalteri Paul Andrew Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, winning the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in th ...

* Mauricio Molina *

Jairo Patiño Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero (born 5 April 1978) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Nicknamed ''El Viejo'', Patiño started his career in 1999 at his hometown club Deportivo Cali. He moved to ...

Marvin González Marvin René González Leiva (born April 17, 1982) is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Born in El Refugio, González came through the reserves of FAS in 2001 to claim his place in the senior team and to st ...

Gilberto Murgas Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo (born January 22, 1981 in El Refugio, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player. Club career Nicknamed ''Gárgamel'', he started his career as a midfielder for FAS, making his debut against Belizean ...

Alfredo Pacheco Alfredo Alberto Pacheco (December 1, 1982 – December 27, 2015) was a Salvadoran footballer who had the record for most appearances on the El Salvador national football team when he was banned for life in 2013, for match-fixing while playing fo ...

* Carlos Ruiz *

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 ...

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Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born 4 March 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is Guadalajara's all-time leading scorer in all matches. Club career Club Deportivo Guadalajara Omar Bravo has scored 132 goals ...

* Rafael García *

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Juan Pablo Rodríguez Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born 7 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of ...

Bobby Convey Robert Francis Convey (; born May 27, 1983) is an American former football player who last played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. In addition to several MLS clubs, Convey spent five years in England with Reading, whom he helped i ...

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Awards

Winners

Individual awards

References

External links

Official Gold Cup Technical Report
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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 Ameri ...

CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments