The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a

UNCAF Nations Cup The Copa Centroamericana (, Spanish for "Central American Cup") was the main association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' (UNCAF), the sport's Central Am ...

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 Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

and third-placed

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 ...

for the

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Squads

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

Stadium

First round

All games were played in

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Group A

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Group B

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Final round

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Champions

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and

qualified automatically for the

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entered a play-off for qualification with

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and

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All Star Team

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

Wilmer Cruz Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes (born 18 December 1965) is a retired Honduran football player. He is currently the manager of Victoria. Club career Nicknamed ''Pájaro'' (Bird) and ''Supermán'', Cruz played 129 league matches for Real C.D. España ...

Erick Lonnis Erick Lonnis Bolaños (born 9 September 1965 in San José) is a retired Costa Rican football goalkeeper who played during the 1990s and early 2000s. Club career Lonnis made his debut in the Costa Rica Premier Division for Cartaginés on 22 J ...

Defenders: * Jervis Drummond * Julio Girón * José Hernández * Ninrod Medina * Erick Miranda *

Milton Reyes Milton Alexánder Reyes Galeas (born 2 May 1974 in Arenal, Yoro, Honduras) is a retired Honduran football player, who played for primarily F.C. Motagua. Club career Nicknamed ''Jocón'', Reyes began playing professional football as a centr ...

Midfielders: * Jorge Caballero *

Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Madriz (born June 30, 1971) is a Costa Rican football manager and retired player. He is currently the manager for Saprissa. Club career He was one of the most famous Costa Rican soccer midfielders during the 1990s and play ...

* Robel Benárdez *

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. 1 ...

* Guillermo García *

Christian Santamaría Christian Reniery Santamaría (born 20 December 1972) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with Olimpia and the national team in the second half of the 1990s. Club career Santamaría started his career at Olimpia and remaine ...

Forwards: * Milton Nunez *

Carlos Pavón Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer (born 9 October 1973) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best Honduran footballers in history, and by most as the nation's greatest player ever. Mos ...

* José Ramírez *

Jorge Rodas Jorge Alexander Rodas Hurtarte (born October 9, 1971) is a retired Guatemalan professional football midfielder. He last played for Aurora F.C. in the Guatemalan ''Primera División'' as of the end of the 2007-08 season. Rodas was the first Guat ...

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