The eighth edition of the bi-annual

UNCAF Nations Cup The Copa Centroamericana (, Spanish for "Central American Cup") was the main association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' (UNCAF), the sport's Central A ...

was held in

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, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the

Estadio Mateo Flores The Estadio Nacional Doroteo Guamuch Flores is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest venue in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance ru ...

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. The four semifinalists qualified for

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ( CONCACAF). It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorio ...

Squads

:For a complete list of all participating squads see '' UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 squads''

Venue

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

;6 goals * Wilmer Velásquez ;5 goals * Milton Núñez ;4 goals *

Juan Carlos Plata Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been ...

;3 goals * Edwin Villatoro *

Whayne Wilson Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 in Limón – died 18 May 2005 in Costa Rica) was a Costa Rican professional footballer. Club career Wilson started his career at second division Limonense and made his professional debut with H ...

;2 goals *

Roy Myrie Roy Alexander Myrie Medrano (born 21 August 1982) is a Costa Rican professional football defender who currently plays for Pérez Zeledón. Club career Myrie started his career at Alajuelense where he stayed for 7 years. In 2005, he tested w ...

Hernán Sandoval Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro (born 22 July 1983) is a Guatemalan football striker who plays for local club Comunicaciones in the Guatemala's top division. Club career Nicknamed ''el Camello'' (the camel), Sandoval played for the U-20's of ...

;1 goal *

Erick Scott Erick Arnoldo Scott Bernard (born 21 May 1981) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Limón. Club career Scott joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer on loan in March 2004, after several exceptional years wi ...

* Géiner Segura *

Douglas Sequeira Douglas Esteban Sequeira Solano (Also known as ''El Esqueleto Sequeira'') (born 23 August 1977 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Sequeira started his c ...

Dennis Alas Dennis Jonathan Alas Morales (born 10 January 1985 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former association football player. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team. He is the older b ...

Gonzalo Romero Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz (born 25 March 1975) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder who last played for local club Deportivo Marquense in the Guatemala's top division. Club career Romero joined Guatemalan top side CSD Municipal in 2000 ...

* Milton Bustos *

Juan Vílchez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

Juan Ramón Solís Juan Ramón Solís Barragán (born June 14, 1984) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder. Club career ''Juanra'' played in the Pan de Azúcar youth teams and made his senior debut in 1999 for Sporting '89, then played for San Francisco a ...

External links

RSSSF Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nations Cup 2005 in Central American football

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