2003 UNCAF Nations Cup

This was the 7th biennial UNCAF Nations Cup Competition. It was held in two venues in Panama in February 2003, and was played in a round robin tournament, each of the 6 teams playing each other once. Costa Rica won their record fourth title, and along with the Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, qualified to the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Panama
Dates February 19 to 27, 2003
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) Estadio Rommel Fernández
Estadio La Pedregaleña
Final positions
Champions  Costa Rica (4th title)
Runners-up  Guatemala
Third place  El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 30 (2 per match)

Participating teams

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 squads

Final round

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Costa Rica 5 4 1 0 5 1 +4 13 Champions & Qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2  Guatemala 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10 Qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3  El Salvador 5 3 0 2 6 4 +2 9
4  Honduras 5 1 1 3 4 5 −1 4
5  Panama 5 1 1 3 4 5 −1 4
6  Nicaragua 5 1 0 4 1 11 −10 3

February 18, 2003
Guatemala  5–0  Nicaragua
Carlos Ruiz  33', 45', 66'
Freddy García  77'
Carlos Figueroa  81'

February 20, 2003
El Salvador  0–2  Guatemala
César Alegría  18'
Freddy García  83' (pen.)

Awards

 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner 

Costa Rica
Fourth title
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