2017 Copa Centroamericana

2017 Copa Centroamericana
Central American Cup 2017
Tournament details
Host country Panama
Dates13–22 January 2017
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Honduras (4th title)
Runners-up Panama
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored27 (1.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Eddie Hernández (3 goals)
Best player(s)Honduras Jorge Claros
Best young playerEl Salvador Roberto Domínguez
Best goalkeeperPanama José Calderón
Fair play award Costa Rica
2014

The 2017 Copa Centroamericana (English: 2017 Central American Cup) was the 14th and last edition of the Copa Centroamericana, the biennial international men's football championship of the Central American region organized by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF).[1] The tournament was hosted in Panama between 13–22 January 2017.[2]

The top four teams qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, while the fifth-placed team advanced to a play-off against the fifth-placed team from the 2017 Caribbean Cup for the final Gold Cup berth.

The tournament was played in round-robin format as a result of Guatemala not being able to participate due to FIFA's suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala.[3]

  1. ^ "Mario Monterrosa, Secretario de UNCAF: ¿'La Copa Regresará a Centroamérica en el 2016'?" [Mario Monterrosa, UNCAF Secretary: The 'Cup will return in Central America in 2016?] (Web). La Nación (in Spanish). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Panama to host 2017 Central American Cup". CONCACAF.com. 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Copa Centroamericana format revised". 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.