2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003
(in Spanish)
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
United States
DatesJuly 12–27
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (4th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored50 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Walter Centeno
United States Landon Donovan
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Mexico Jesús Arellano
Best goalkeeperMexico Oswaldo Sánchez
Fair play award United States
2002
2005

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.[1] The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. 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 quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.

The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. 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.

  1. ^ Wiebe, Andrew (July 8, 2015). "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.