1989 CONCACAF Championship
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| 1989 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Championship |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | March 19 – November 19 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Costa Rica (3rd title) |
Second place  |
 USA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 29 (1.61 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Raúl Chacón Julio Rodas Evaristo Coronado Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Leonidas Flores Leonson Lewis Kerry Jamerson Philibert Jones |
The 1989 CONCACAF Championship was last edition held under the format of serving as qualification to the World Cup (Italy 1990) and having no host nation for the final round. Mexico was disqualified for fielding over-aged players in a youth tournament, so Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round almost unopposed. Costa Rica came out victorious to win their third title and participate in their first World Cup ever. USA managed a surprise qualification as well, dubbed "The Shot Heard around the World", by beating Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain 1-0.
A total of 16 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. However, FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to debts to FIFA. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
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[edit] Qualification
[edit] Results
March 19, 1989, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 1 - 0 Costa Rica
April 2, 1989, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 2 - 1 Guatemala
April 16, 1989, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 1 - 0 USA
April 30, 1989, Torrance, USA - USA 1 - 0 Costa Rica
May 13, 1989, Torrance, USA - USA 1 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
May 28, 1989, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 1 Costa Rica
June 11, 1989, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 1 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
June 17, 1989, New Britain, USA - USA 2 - 1 Guatemala
June 25, 1989, San Salvador, El Salvador - 
El Salvador 2 - 4 Costa Rica
- The match was abandoned at 2-4, and the result was verified by FIFA.
July 16, 1989, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 1 - 0 El Salvador
July 30, 1989, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 0 El Salvador
August 13, 1989, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - El Salvador 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
- This match was played on neutral ground instead of in El Salvador.
August 20, 1989, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
September 3, 1989, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 1 Guatemala
September 17, 1989, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - El Salvador 0 - 1 USA
- This match was played on neutral ground instead of in El Salvador.
October 8, 1989, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 0 USA
November 5, 1989, Fenton, Missouri, USA - USA 0 - 0 El Salvador
November 19, 1989, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 0 - 1 USA
The two matches between Guatemala and El Salvador, scheduled for November 19, 1989 and November 21, 1989 in Guatemala were not played due to political instability in El Salvador. Neither team could qualify with two wins anyway.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Costa Rica |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | USA |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Guatemala |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 5 | El Salvador |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
[edit] Result
| 1989 CONCACAF Championship Winners |
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 Costa Rica Third title |
Costa Rica and USA qualified for Italy 1990.
[edit] Topscorers
2 Goals
- Raúl Chacón
- Julio Rodas
- Evaristo Coronado
- Juan Arnoldo Cayasso
- Leonidas Flores
- Leonson Lewis
- Kerry Jamerson
- Philibert Jones
[edit] External links
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