2005 UNCAF Nations Cup

The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (5th title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Guatemala
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored34 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
(6 goals)
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Participating teams

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7 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament

Squads

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For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 squads

Venue

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Guatemala City
Estadio Mateo Flores
Capacity: 26,000
 

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Honduras 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Qualified to semifinals
2   Guatemala 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
3   Nicaragua 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4   Belize 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Honduras  5–1  Nicaragua
Núñez   19', 84'
Velásquez   42', 51', 73'
Bustos   54'
Guatemala  2–0  Belize
Villatoro   35'
Plata   72' (pen.)

Belize  0–4  Honduras
Velásquez   7'
Núñez   33', 80'
Palacios   88'
Guatemala  4–0  Nicaragua
Plata   11'
Sandoval   30', 77'
Villatoro   66'

Belize  0–1  Nicaragua
Vílchez   85'
Guatemala  1–1  Honduras
Romero   22' Velásquez   72'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Qualified to semifinals
2   Panama 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3   El Salvador 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
El Salvador  0–1  Panama
Solís   77'

Costa Rica  2–1  El Salvador
Wilson   75'
Myrie   90+1'
Alas   40'

Costa Rica  1–0  Panama
Myrie   81'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
February 25 - Guatemala City
 
 
  Honduras1
 
February 27 - Guatemala City
 
  Panama0
 
  Honduras1 (6)
 
February 25 - Guatemala City
 
  Costa Rica1 (7)
 
  Costa Rica4
 
 
  Guatemala0
 
Third place
 
 
February 27 - Guatemala City
 
 
  Panama0
 
 
  Guatemala3

Semifinals

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Honduras  1–0  Panama
Velásquez   72'

Guatemala  0–4  Costa Rica
Segura   8'
Sequeira   22'
Wilson   42'
Scott   61'

Third place match

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Guatemala  3–0  Panama
Villatoro   7'
Plata   41', 49'

Final

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Costa Rica
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honduras
GK 18 José Porras
DF 3 Michael Umaña
DF 6 Danny Fonseca
DF 8 Berny Peña
DF 15 Júnior Díaz   60'
DF 19 Roy Myrie
DF 20 Douglas Sequeira
MF 10 Alonso Solís   59'
MF 13 Géiner Segura   65'
FW 21 Whayne Wilson
FW 22 Erick Scott   90'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Jafet Soto   59'   75'
FW 7 Jhonny Cubero   65'   89'
FW 17 Éver Alfaro   90'
Manager:
  Jorge Pinto
GK 1 Víctor Coello
DF 6 Sergio Mendoza
DF 15 Darwin Pacheco
DF 17 Érick Vallecillo
DF 23 Iván Guerrero
MF 8 Wilson Palacios   68'
MF 13 Dennis Ferrera
MF 16 Walter López
MF 19 Mario Berríos
FW 10 Wilmer Velásquez
FW 11 Milton Núñez
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milton Reyes   68'
Manager:
  José Herrera

Awards

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 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup winner 
 
Costa Rica

Fifth title

Goalscorers

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6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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