2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = CONCACAF Gold Cup
year = 2000
other_titles = CONCACAF Championship


size = 150px
caption = 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions
country = USA
dates = February 12 – February 27
num_teams = 12
confederations = 3
venues = 3
cities = 3
champion = CAN
count = 2
second = COL
matches = 19
goals = 55
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|Canada Carlo Corazzin
player = flagicon|Canada Craig ForrestThe 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea were invited from AFC.

With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarterfinals. They went on to win the championship, upsetting defending champions Mexico in Golden Goal extra time 2-1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semifinals 1-0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty, and, already assured as CONCACAF champions, topped invitees Colombia 2-0 in the final.

Participating nations

Qualified automatically:
*fb|USA (host, 5th Gold Cup appearance)
*fb|MEX (defending champion, 5th Gold Cup appearance)

Qualified through Caribbean Cup 1999:
*Winners: fb|JAM (3rd Gold Cup appearance)
*Runners-Up: fb|TRI (2nd Gold Cup appearance)

Qualified through UNCAF Nations Cup 1999:
*Winners: fb|CRC (3rd Gold Cup appearance)
*Runners-Up: fb|GUA (3rd Gold Cup appearance)
*3rd Place: fb|HON (4th Gold Cup appearance)

"'Qualified through playoff (played in the United States in December 1999)

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Bracket

Round8
19 February - Miami|fb|USA|2 (1)|fb|COL|2 (2)
19 February - Miami|fb|HON|3|fb|PER|5
20 February - San Diego|fb|CRC|1|fb|TRI|2
20 February - San Diego|fb|MEX|1|fb|CAN|2
23 February - San Diego|fb|COL|2|fb|PER|1
24 February - Los Angeles|fb|TRI|0|fb|CAN|1
27 February - Los Angeles|fb|CAN|2|fb|COL|0

Quarterfinals

footballbox
date = February 19, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 2–2
report =
team2 = fb|COL
goals1 = McBride 20'
Armas 51'
goals2 = Asprilla 24'
Bedoya 81'
stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 32.972
Referee: Batres (GUA)penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Wynalda : missed
Reyna : missed
Lewis : scored
Armas : missed
Olsen : saved
penaltyscore = 1–2
penalties2 = Pérez : missed
Martínez : scored
Candelo : saved
Mosquera : scored
footballbox
date = February 19, 2000
Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion
team1 = fb-rt|HON
score = 3–5
report =
team2 = fb|PER
goals1 = Clavasquín 32'
Pavón 67' (pen)
Pineda 69'
goals2 = Holsen 7'
J. Soto 14' (pen)
Del Solar 50'
Palacios 52'
Saenz 87'
stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 32.972
Referee: Sánchez (CHI)
footballbox
date = February 20, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CRC
score = 1–2 (AET)
report =
team2 = fb|TRI
goals1 = Wanchope 89'
goals2 = Dwarika 26'
Trotman 101'
stadium = Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 18.062
Referee: Kim Young-Yoo (KOR)
footballbox
date = February 20, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 1–2 (AET)
report =
team2 = fb|CAN
goals1 = Ramírez 35'
goals2 = Corazzin 83'
Hastings 92'
stadium = Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 18.062
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)

emifinals

footballbox
date = February 23, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|COL
score = 2–1
report =
team2 = fb|PER
goals1 = Salazar 39' (own goal)
Bonilla 53'
goals2 = Palacios 75'
stadium = Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 3.402
Referee: Rodríguez (SLV)
footballbox
date = February 24, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|TRI
score = 0–1
report =
team2 = fb|CAN
goals1 =
goals2 = Watson 68'
stadium = Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 2.841
Referee: Méndez (URU)

Final

footballbox
date = February 27, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CAN
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|COL
goals1 = deVos 45'
Corazzin 67' (pen)
goals2 =
stadium = Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)

Results and Awards

Top Scorers

4 goals
*flagicon|Canada Carlo Corazzin3 goals
*flagicon|Honduras Carlos Pavon2 goals
*flagicon|Peru Roberto Palacios
*flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago Arnold Dwarika
*flagicon|United States Cobi Jones

Best XI

*G - flagicon|Canada Craig Forrest
*D - flagicon|Mexico Rafael Marquez
*D - flagicon|Canada Jason DeVos
*M - flagicon|Mexico Ramon Ramirez
*M - flagicon|Peru Roberto Palacios
*M - flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy
*F - flagicon|United States Cobi Jones
*F - flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago Arnold Dwarika
*F - flagicon|Canada Carlo Corazzin
*F - flagicon|Honduras Carlos Pavon
*F - flagicon|Colombia Faustino Asprilla

Final Rankings

External links

* [http://www.concacaf.com/Signals.asp?id=3/1/2000&year=2000 Award Winners]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/00gc-full.html Squads]