1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was held was 1971, from that point on the first-place finishers of World Cup qualifying were considered continental champions.[1][2]

The tournament was hosted by the United States and played in the Greater Los Angeles area of California at two venues: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to the semifinals. The Gold Cup was won by the United States, who eliminated Mexico in the semi-finals match, and went on to beat Honduras 4–3 on penalties after tying them in the final 0–0. Fernando Clavijo scored the winning penalty in the shootout for the United States.[3]

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationAppearancesPrevious best performance
Qualified through the 1989 CONCACAF Championship
 Costa RicaWinners1stDebut
North American zone
 United StatesAutomatic1stDebut
 MexicoAutomatic1stDebut
 CanadaAutomatic1stDebut
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup
 JamaicaWinners1stDebut
 Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up1stDebut
Central American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup
 HondurasRunners-up1stDebut
 GuatemalaThird Place1stDebut

Venues

Los AngelesPasadena
Memorial ColiseumRose Bowl
Capacity: 93,607Capacity: 92,542

Squads

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Honduras3210103+75Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico321083+55
3 Canada310269−32
4 Jamaica3003312−90
Source: RSSSF
Canada 2–4 Honduras
Mitchell66', 80'ReportBennett28' (pen.)Espinoza34'Cálix41'Flores51'
Attendance: 13,374
Mexico 4–1 Jamaica
Galindo28', 54' (pen.)Zague36'Hermosillo58'ReportReid39'
Attendance: 13,374
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)
Team details
Jamaica 0–5 Honduras
ReportCálix27', 51'Anariba31'Bennett69'Yearwood89'
Attendance: 45,797
Canada 1–3 Mexico
Lowery83'ReportHermosillo3'de la Torre40'Galindo89' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,797
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Team details
Jamaica 2–3 Canada
Wright42'Reid63'ReportMitchell34'Miller54'Limniatis60'
Attendance: 36,703
Mexico 1–1 Honduras
Hermosillo57'ReportAnariba9'
Attendance: 36,703
Team details

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 United States(H)330083+56Advance to knockout stage
2 Costa Rica31025502
3 Trinidad and Tobago310234−12
4 Guatemala310215−42
Source: RSSSF(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 2–0 Guatemala
R. Gómez14'Flores17'Report
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: Mike Siefert (Canada)
United States 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Murray85'Balboa87'ReportLewis67'
Attendance: 18,435
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Costa Rica
Lewis38'Thomas89'ReportMedford6'
Attendance: 6,344
Guatemala 0–3 United States
ReportMurray11'Quinn46'Wynalda52'
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Guatemala
ReportEspel89'
Attendance: 36,703
United States 3–2 Costa Rica
Vermes6'Pérez49' (pen.)Marchenared-colored football59' (o.g.)ReportArguedas30'Jara33'
Attendance: 36,703

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[4]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 5 — Los Angeles
 
 
 Honduras2
 
July 7 — Los Angeles
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 United States(p)0 (4)
 
July 5 — Los Angeles
 
 Honduras0 (3)
 
 United States2
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
July 7 — Los Angeles
 
 
 Mexico2
 
 
 Costa Rica0

Semi-finals

Honduras 2–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 41,103
United States 2–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 41,103
Team details

Third place play-off

Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 39,873
Team details

Final

 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 
United StatesFirst title

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

Source: [5]

Golden BallGolden Boot
United StatesTony MeolaMexicoBenjamín Galindo

Team of the Tournament

Best XI by Soccer America[6]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
United StatesTony MeolaHondurasMarco AnaribaHondurasRaúl Martínez SambuláUnited StatesJohn DoyleUnited StatesFernando ClavijoUnited StatesHugo PérezHondurasGilberto YearwoodUnited StatesBrian QuinnHondurasEduardo BennettCosta RicaHernán MedfordHondurasLuis Cálix

References

  1. ↑Michael Lewis (January 1, 1970). "When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ↑http://www.teletica.com/deportes/94452-Historia-de-Costa-Rica-en-la-Copa-Oro-1991.note.aspx
  3. ↑Concacaf (July 2, 2020). "1991 Gold Cup Final: U.S. edge Honduras in penalties". CONCACAF. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  4. ↑"1991 Gold Cup Final: U.S. edge Honduras in penalties". CONCACAF. July 2, 2020.
  5. ↑"Concacaf | Basics | History | History". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. ↑"CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved August 6, 2025.