UNCAF Nations Cup 1997
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Squads
- For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squadsUNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squadsBelow are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 tournament in Guatemala, from April 16 to April 27, 1997.-=Head coach: Horacio Cordero:=Head coach: Miguel Brindisi-=Head coach: Milovan Đorić...
Preliminary round
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Group A
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GuatemalaGuatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
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Costa RicaCosta Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
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NicaraguaNicaragua national football team
The Nicaragua national football team is the national team of Nicaragua and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. It is among the weakest teams in Central America and achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, when they qualified for the 2009...
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Group B
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HondurasHonduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
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El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
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PanamaPanama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
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Final round
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Costa RicaCosta Rica national football team
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GuatemalaGuatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
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El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
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HondurasHonduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
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Awards
- Costa RicaCosta Rica national football teamThe Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
, GuatemalaGuatemala national football teamThe Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
and El SalvadorEl Salvador national football teamEl Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
qualified automatically for 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup1998 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
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All-star team
- Erick LonnisErick LonnisErick Lonnis Bolaños is a former Costa Rican football goalkeeper during the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Club career:...
- Harold Wallace
- Mauricio WrightMauricio WrightWílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds is a former Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. He was named manager of Brujas F.C. of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to.Wright was capped 67 times for the Costa Rica national football team...
- Wilfredo IrahetaWilfredo IrahetaWilfredo Iraheta Sanabria is a retired Salvadoran football player who played as a defender.He is currently a politician.-Club career:...
- Martín MachónMartín MachónMartín Alejandro Machón Guerra is a Guatemalan former professional footballer.He played mostly in the midfield for local club Comunicaciones and Major League Soccer clubs Los Angeles Galaxy and Miami Fusion, and also became a member of the Guatemala national team, which he represented during three...
- Juan Manuel FunesJuan Manuel FunesJuan Manuel Funes Fernández , popularly known as Memín Funes is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who played professionally for the three most successful clubs in Guatemala – Aurora FC, Municipal, and Comunicaciones – and became a member and later captain of the...
- Luis Diego ArnáezLuis Diego ArnáezLuís Diego Arnáez Villegas is a retired Costa Rican football player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Costa Rica national football team.-Career:...
- Amado GuevaraAmado GuevaraAmado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...
- Juan Carlos PlataJuan Carlos PlataJuan Carlos Plata is a Guatemalan retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division...
- Rolando FonsecaRolando FonsecaRolando Fonseca Jiménez is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan National League...
- Wilmer VelasquezWilmer VelasquezWilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez is a retired Honduran footballer.-Career:Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top...