2013 Copa Centroamericana
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 18–27 January |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Costa Rica (7th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Honduras |
| Third place |
 El Salvador |
| Fourth place |
 Belize |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 22 (1.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 48,683 (3,477 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Jairo Arrieta (2 goals) |
| Best player |
Patrick Pemberton |
| Best goalkeeper |
Patrick Pemberton |
The 2013 Copa Centroamericana was the 12th Copa Centroamericana, the regional championship for men's national association football teams in Central America. It was organized by the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol or UNCAF, and took place in Costa Rica from 18 January to 27 January 2013. The top five teams go on to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The tournament consisted of two stages. In the group stage of the tournament finals, the seven teams competed for points in two round-robin groups, one of four teams and the other of three, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These four teams advanced to the semi-final stage, with the winners advancing to the final, while the losers contested a third-place match. The fifth-place match was played between the third-ranked teams from the group stage.
In the final, Costa Rica defeated defending champions Honduras 1–0, with Giancarlo González's goal in the 38th minute giving Costa Rica their seventh Central American title; they also became the first host nation to win the tournament since Costa Rica did it in 1999. The final between Costa Rica and Honduras, being the fifth time the two teams have contested final together, became the most frequent match-up at that stage. Belize made history in this tournament by managing to advance to the semifinals and qualifying to compete in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time.
Participating nations
All seven UNCAF members participated in the tournament:
Venue
All matches were played at Estadio Nacional in San José, built as a replacement for the original National Stadium and opened in 2011.
| San José | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional | |
| Capacity: 35,060 | |
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Squads
Group stage
The group stage draw was held in San José on October 9, 2012.[1][2]
- Tiebreakers[3]
- Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
- Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
- Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
- Greater goal difference in all group matches.
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
- Drawing of lots.
All times local (UTC−06:00).
| Key to colors in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals | |
| Group third placed teams advance to the fifth place match | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Belize |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| El Salvador |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Panama |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
El Salvador and Panama finished with identical records and so their positions were determined by drawing of lots. El Salvador won and was placed second.[4]
Final stage
In case of tie, no extra time is played, and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[3]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Honduras |
1 | ||||||
| Belize |
0 | ||||||
| Honduras |
0 | ||||||
| Costa Rica |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| Costa Rica |
1 | Belize |
0 | ||||
| El Salvador |
0 | El Salvador |
1 | ||||
| Fifth place | ||
| Guatemala |
1 | |
| Panama |
3 | |
Fifth place match
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
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       Costa Rica
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 Honduras
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| 2013 Copa Centroamericana Champions |
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Costa Rica Seventh title |
Awards
- Golden Ball
- Golden Boot
- Jairo Arrieta (2 goals)
- Golden Glove
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Final Standings
References
External links
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