The 1989 CONCACAF Championship was the tenth and final edition of the CONCACAF Championship held under the format of serving as qualification to the 1990 FIFA World Cup and having no host nation for the final round. The tournament would be succeeded by the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1991.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 19 November |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Fourth place |  Guatemala |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 29 (1.61 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eight players (2 goals each) |
Costa Rica narrowly emerged as champions on goal difference to win their third title and participate in their first World Cup. The United States finished runners-up by virtue of one goal and qualified for their first World Cup in forty years. The U.S. gained their first World Cup qualification in 40 years by beating Trinidad and Tobago in their last game by 1–0, with a goal dubbed "The Shot Heard around the World".
A total of sixteen CONCACAF teams entered the competition. However, FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to debts to FIFA.
Qualification
Five teams qualified from the two stage qualification process that ran from April to November 1988. Mexico were disqualified during this stage after having been found to have fielded over-aged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. Their scheduled opponents Costa Rica therefore advanced to the Final Round unopposed.
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CRC | USA | TRI | GUA | SLV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| United States | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Guatemala | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Canc. | ||
 El Salvador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Canc. |
Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship and, along with the United States, qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Chacón  39' (pen.) |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Flores 42' Coronado 78' | Rodas 51' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Rhoden 14' |
| United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos 72' |
| United States | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Trittschuh 48' | Charles 88' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Jones 13' | Coronado 69' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Cayasso 2' |
| United States | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Murray 3' Eichmann 67' | Chacón 22' |
| El Salvador | 2–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez 24' Rivas 63' | Cayasso 16' Hidalgo 46'Flóres 51', 75' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 55' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis 50', 61' |
| Guatemala | 0–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Jamerson 57' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Jones 10' Jamerson 88' | Rodas 6' |
| El Salvador | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 61' |
| El Salvador | Not Played[3][4] | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | Not Played[3] | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Costa Rica Third title |
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
Evaristo Coronado- Juan Arnoldo Cayasso
- Leónidas Flores
Raúl Chacón- Julio Rodas
Leonson Lewis- Kerry Jamerson
- Philibert Jones
- 1 goal
- Carlos Hidalgo
- Gilberto Rhoden
- Pastor Fernández
- Roger Flores
Jaime Rodríguez- José María Rivas
- Hutson Charles
Bruce Murray- Eric Eichmann
- Hugo Perez
- Paul Caligiuri
- Steve Trittschuh
- Tab Ramos
References
External links
- North, Central American and Caribbean zone at FIFA.com