2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = CONCACAF Gold Cup
year = 2003
other_titles = CONCACAF Championship


size =
caption = 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
country = USA
country2 = Mexico
dates = July 12 – July 27
num_teams = 12
confederations = 2
venues = 3
cities = 3
champion = MEX
count = 7
second = BRA
third = USA
fourth = CRC
matches = 20
goals = 50
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|Costa Rica Walter Centeno
flagicon|USA Landon Donovan
player = flagicon|Mexico Jesus ArellanoThe 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF).

For the first time since 1993, a part of the tournament was held outside the United States; Mexico co-hosted. The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern US city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.

The US's Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5-0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semifinals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2-1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1-0 in extra time.

quads

*2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Bracket

Round8-with third
20 July - Mexico City|fb|MEX|5|fb|JAM|0
19 July - Foxboro|fb|CRC|5|fb|SLV|2
19 July - Foxboro|fb|USA|5|fb|CUB|0
19 July - Miami|fb|COL|0|fb|BRA|2
July 24 - Mexico City|fb|MEX|2|fb|CRC|0
July 23 - Miami|fb|USA|1|fb|BRA (ASDET)|2
July 27 - Mexico City|fb|MEX (ASDET)|1|fb|BRA|0
July 26 - Miami|fb|USA|3|fb|CRC|2

Quarterfinals

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date = July 19, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 5–0
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team2 = fb|CUB
goals1 = Donovan 22'
Donovan 25'
Ralston 42'
Donovan 55'
Donovan 76'
goals2 =
stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 15.627
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)
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date = July 19, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|CRC
score = 5–2
report =
team2 = fb|SLV
goals1 = Scott 11'
Centeno 45+2'
Centeno 68' (pen)
Bryce 72'
Centeno 90+3' (pen)
goals2 = Murgas 34' (pen)
Pacheco 54'
stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 15.627
Referee: Ramos (MEX)
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date = July 19, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 2–0
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team2 = fb|COL
goals1 = Kaká 42'
Kaká 66'
goals2 =
stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 23.425
Referee: Stott (USA)
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date = July 20, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 5–0
report =
team2 = fb|JAM
goals1 = Bravo 38'
García 42'
Osorno 55'
Borgetti 61'
Rodríguez 83'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Navarro (CAN)

emifinals

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date = July 23, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 1–2 (AET)
report =
team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 = Bocanegra 62'
goals2 = Kaká 89'
Diego 100' (pen.)
stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 35.211
Referee: Batres (GUA)
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date = July 24, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Márquez 19'
Borgetti 28'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Nery (SLV)

Third place match

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date = July 26, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 3–2
report =
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Bocanegra 29'
Stewart 56'
Convey 67'
goals2 = Fonseca 24'
Fonseca 39'
stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 5.093
Referee: Piper (TRI)

Final

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date = July 27, 2003
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 1–0 (AET)
report =
team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 = Osorno 97'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Navarro (CAN)

Results and Awards

Top Scorers

4 goals
*flagicon|Costa Rica Walter Centeno
*flagicon|United States Landon Donovan3 goals
*flagicon|Brazil Kaká
*flagicon|Mexico Jared Borgetti
*flagicon|United States Brian McBride

Awards

Most Valuable Player
*flagicon|Mexico Jesus ArellanoTop Goalkeeper
*flagicon|Mexico Oswaldo SánchezFair Play Trophy
*fb|United States

Best XI
*G - flagicon|Mexico Oswaldo Sanchez
*D - flagicon|Costa Rica Carlos Castro
*D - flagicon|Brazil Maicon
*D - flagicon|Mexico Ricardo Osorio
*D - flagicon|Costa Rica Mauricio Wright
*M - flagicon|Costa Rica Walter Centeno
*M - flagicon|Mexico Rafael García
*M - flagicon|Colombia Giovanni Hernandez
*F - flagicon|Mexico Jesús Arellano
*F - flagicon|United States Landon Donovan
*F - flagicon|Brazil Kaká

Reserves
*G - flagicon|Cuba Odelin Molina
*D - flagicon|United States Bobby Convey
*D - flagicon|Honduras Jaime Rosales
*M - flagicon|Brazil Diego
*M - flagicon|Mexico Fernando Salazar
*M - flagicon|Jamaica Theodore Whitmore

Final Rankings

External links

* [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=2025 Final Recap]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/footy/2003/2003_gold_cup.php Award Winners]