2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

This article is about the men's soccer tournament. For the women's soccer tournament, see 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 12–27
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored55 (2.89 per match)
Attendance695,087 (36,584 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carlo Corazzin
(4 goals)
Best player Craig Forrest
Best young player Richard Hastings
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The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea was invited from AFC.[1]

With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.[2][3]

The tournament marks the only time a CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by a country other than the United States or Mexico, and the only time in the tournament's history that neither the United States nor Mexico made the final, both losing in the quarterfinals.

Venues

Los Angeles San Diego Miami
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Qualcomm Stadium Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 70,561 Capacity: 74,476
Location of the host cities of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Teams

Qualification

Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[4]
North American zone
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 5th 1998 Champions (1993,1996, 1998) 10
 United States Automatic 5th 1998 Champions (1991) 22
 Canada Playoff 4th 1996 Group Stage (1991, 1993, 1996) 80
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 and 1999 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica 1998 Winners 4th 1998 Third place (1993) 41
 Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Winners 4th 1998 Group Stage (1991, 1996, 1998) 45
 Haiti Playoff 1st None Debut 77
Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Costa Rica Winners 4th 1998 Third place (1993) 64
 Guatemala Runners-up 4th 1998 Fourth place 1996 73
 Honduras Third place 5th 1998 Runners-up (1991) 71
Other
 Colombia Invitation 1st None Debut 24
 Peru Invitation 1st None Debut 42
 South Korea Invitation 1st None Debut 52

Qualification play-off

A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualify for the Gold Cup
2  Haiti 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Cuba 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:
Canada 0–0 Cuba
Report
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
El Salvador 1–1 Haiti
Montes 3' Report Descolines 80'
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Cuba 0–1 Haiti
Report Descolines 75'
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Mario Ramirez (Guatemala)
Canada 2–1 El Salvador
Corazzin 9'
Fletcher 59'		 Report Díaz Arce 47' (pen.)
Cienfuegos  38'
Attendance: 6,507
Canada 2–1 Haiti
Corazzin 9', 43' Report Descolines 48'
Thélusma  75'
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
Cuba 3–1 El Salvador
Bobadilla 43'
Prado 75'
Roldán 90'		 Report Díaz Arce 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,605

Squads

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 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

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Colombia 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3  Jamaica 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:
Colombia 1–0 Jamaica
Martínez 15' Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Jamaica 0–2 Honduras
Report Pavón 51' (pen.)
Caballero 84'
Attendance: 50,164
Honduras 2–0 Colombia
Pavón 71'
Nuñez 78'		 Report
Attendance: 36,004

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Haiti 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source:
United States 3–0 Haiti
Kirovski 18'
Wynalda 55' (pen.)
Jones 89'		 Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Olger Mejías (Costa Rica)
Haiti 1–1 Peru
Vorbe 61' Report Zúñiga 69'
Attendance: 23,795
Peru 0–1 United States
Report Jones 59'
Attendance: 36,004
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
3  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source:
Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez 36'
Hernández 52'
David 75' (o.g.)
Palencia 85'		 Report
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–2 Guatemala
Latapy 26'
Dwarika 36'
Nakhid 52'
Yorke 83'		 Report Plata 30'
Ramírez 47'
Attendance: 23,621
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)
Guatemala 1–1 Mexico
Miranda 28' Report Mora 26'
Attendance: 54,246

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2[a]
3  South Korea 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2[a]
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Having finished level on both points and goal difference, Canada and South Korea were separated by a coin toss.
Costa Rica 2–2 Canada
J. Soto 11'
Wallace 54'		 Report Corazzin 19' (pen.), 57'
Attendance: 22,131
Canada 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 23,621
South Korea 2–2 Costa Rica
Lee Dong-gook 14'
Lee Min-sung 75'		 Report Wanchope 66'
Medford 85'
Attendance: 54,246
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 February – San Diego
 
 
 Costa Rica1
 
24 February – Los Angeles
 
 Trinidad and Tobago (a.s.d.e.t.)2
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
20 February – San Diego
 
 Canada1
 
 Mexico1
 
27 February – Los Angeles
 
 Canada (a.s.d.e.t.)2
 
 Canada2
 
19 February – Miami
 
 Colombia0
 
 United States (p)2 (1)
 
23 February – San Diego
 
 Colombia2 (2)
 
 Colombia2
 
19 February – Miami
 
 Peru1
 
 Honduras3
 
 
 Peru5
 

Quarter-finals

United States 2–2 (a.e.t.) Colombia
McBride 20'
Armas 51'		 Report Asprilla 24'
Bedoya 81'
Penalties
Wynalda
Reyna
Lewis
Armas
Olsen 		1–2 Pérez
Martínez
Candelo
A. Mosquera
Attendance: 32,972
Honduras 3–5 Peru
Clavasquín 32'
Pavón 67' (pen.)
Pineda 69'		 Report Holsen 7'
J. Soto 14' (pen.)
Del Solar 50'
Palacios 52'
Sáenz 87'
Attendance: 32,972

Match abandoned in the 88th minute of play with the score at 3–5 due to lack of security conditions.[5]

Costa Rica 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope 89' Report Dwarika 26'
Trotman 101'
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)
Mexico 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) Canada
Ramírez 35' Report Corazzin 83'
Hastings 92'
Attendance: 18,062

Semi-finals

Colombia 2–1 Peru
Salazar 39' (o.g.)
Bonilla 53'		 Report Palacios 75'
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Canada
Report Watson 68'
Attendance: 2,841

Final

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Canada 2–0 Colombia
 Report
Attendance: 6,197[6]

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.89 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

Team of the Tournament[7]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Craig Forrest Rafael Márquez
Jason DeVos 		Ramón Ramírez
Cobi Jones
Roberto Palacios 		Russell Latapy
Arnold Dwarika
Carlo Corazzin
Carlos Pavón
Faustino Asprilla

Player of the Tournament

The Player of the Tournament award was given to Craig Forrest.[8]

Young Player of the Tournament

The award was given to Richard Hastings.[7]

Top Scorer

Carlo Corazzin won the award with four goals scored in the tournament.[8]

Broadcasting

References

  1. ^ Concacaf (July 20, 2020). "2000 Gold Cup: Canada make history to lift trophy". Concacaf. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  2. ^ "Canada win Gold Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. February 28, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Da Costa, Norman (February 26, 2010). "Norman da Costa Recalls the 2000 Gold Cup Experience". RedNationOnline. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. January 19, 2000. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Peru 5 - Honduras 3". La nación. February 20, 2000. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (February 28, 2000). "Canada Has Its Golden Moment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Gold Awards". February 25, 2000. Archived from the original on April 22, 2000. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  8. ^ a b "CANADA TAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER HONOR AT GOLD CUP 2000". March 1, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2000. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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