# 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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.
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.
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 to the semifinal.

## Venues

| Los Angeles | San Diego | Miami |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Qualcomm Stadium | Orange Bowl |
| Capacity: 93,607 | Capacity: 70,561 | Capacity: 74,476 |
| Los AngelesSan DiegoMiamiclass=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the 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.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking |
| 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:
* Canada, as the lowest ranking member of the North American Football Union
* Haiti, as third place team in the 1998 Caribbean Cup
* Cuba, as runner-up in the 1999 Caribbean Cup
* El Salvador, as fourth place team in the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
| 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 | Qualify for the Gold Cup |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

## Group stage
### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Haiti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Canada and South Korea required a coin toss as a final tiebreaker.

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 20 - San Diego | February 20 - San Diego | | | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | | | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | February 24 - Los Angeles | February 24 - Los Angeles | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | February 24 - Los Angeles | February 24 - Los Angeles | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |
| February 20 - San Diego | February 20 - San Diego | | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |
| February 20 - San Diego | February 20 - San Diego | Canada | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | Canada | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | February 27 - Los Angeles | February 27 - Los Angeles |
| Canada | 2 | | | | February 27 - Los Angeles | February 27 - Los Angeles |
| Canada | 2 | | | | Canada | 2 |
| February 19 - Miami | February 19 - Miami | | | | | Canada | 2 |
| February 19 - Miami | February 19 - Miami | | | | Colombia | 0 |
| United States | 2 (1) | | | | Colombia | 0 |
| United States | 2 (1) | February 23 - San Diego | February 23 - San Diego | | | |
| Colombia | 2 (2) | February 23 - San Diego | February 23 - San Diego | | | |
| Colombia | 2 (2) | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| February 19 - Miami | February 19 - Miami | | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| February 19 - Miami | February 19 - Miami | Peru | 1 | |
| Honduras | 3 | Peru | 1 | |
| Peru | 5 | | | |

### Quarter-finals

Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion.

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

4 goals
* Carlo Corazzin
3 goals
* Carlos Pavón
2 goals
* Paulo Wanchope
* Roberto Palacios
* Arnold Dwarika
* Cobi Jones
1 goal
* Jason De Vos
* Richard Hastings
* Mark Watson
* Faustino Asprilla
* Gerardo Bedoya
* Víctor Bonilla
* Gonzalo Martínez
* Hernán Medford
* Jafet Soto
* Harold Wallace
* Erick Miranda
* Juan Carlos Plata
* Guillermo Ramírez
* Sébastien Vorbe
* Samuel Caballero
* Reynaldo Clavasquín
* Milton Núñez
* José Luis Pineda
* Luis Hernández
* Rafael Márquez
* Emilio Mora
* Francisco Palencia
* Ramón Ramírez
* José del Solar
* Roberto Holsen
* Waldir Sáenz
* Jorge Soto
* Ysrael Zúñiga
* Lee Dong-gook
* Lee Min-sung
* Russell Latapy
* David Nakhid
* Mickey Trotman
* Dwight Yorke
* Chris Armas
* Jovan Kirovski
* Brian McBride
* Eric Wynalda
Own goals
* Marcial Salazar for Colombia
* Shurland David for Mexico

## Awards

* 2000 Gold Cup winners
* Canada First title
| Top Scorer: | Most Valuable Player: | Rookie of the tournament: | Fair Play Award: |
| Carlo Corazzin | Craig Forrest | Richard Hastings | Jason de Vos |

### Team of the Tournament

Source:
| 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 |