| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala | 
| Dates | 28 March – 27 April 1997 | 
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Guatemala | 
| Third place |  El Salvador | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 | 
| Goals scored | 37 (2.64 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp) Wilmer Velásquez (6 goals) | 
This page details the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, played in Guatemala.
Squads
- For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squads
Preliminary round
Venue
| Guatemala City | 
|---|
| Estadio Mateo Flores | 
| Capacity: 26,000 | 
|  | 
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | Qualified to Final Round | 
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Guatemala  | 1–1 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Plata  7' | Oviedo  43' | 
| Costa Rica  | 5–1 |  Nicaragua | 
|---|---|---|
| Arnáez  13' Ramírez  18', 42', 48' Oviedo  39' | Taylor  55' | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Qualified to Final Round | 
| 2 |  El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Velásquez  4', 25' (pen.) Núñez  78' | 
| El Salvador  | 2–0 |  Panama | 
|---|---|---|
| Montes  63' Guerra  77' | 
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Champion | 
| 2 |  Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Runners-up | 
| 3 |  El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | Third Place | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | 
Source: 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 0–4 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca  5', 8', 71' López  44' | 
| Costa Rica  | 1–1 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca  2' | Funes  87' | 
Champions
| 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup winner | 
|---|
|  Costa Rica Second title | 
- Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras qualified automatically for 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
All-star team
References
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