The 2013 Copa Centroamericana was the 12th Copa Centroamericana, the regional championship for men's national association football teams in

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. It was organized by the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' or

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, and took place in

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from 18 January to 27 January 2013. The top five teams go on to participate in the

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. The tournament consisted of two stages. In the

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of the tournament finals, the seven teams competed for points in two round-robin groups, one of four teams and the other of three, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These four teams advanced to the semi-final stage, with the winners advancing to the final, while the losers contested a third-place match. The fifth-place match was played between the third-ranked teams from the group stage. In the final,

defeated defending champions

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1–0, with Giancarlo González's goal in the 38th minute giving Costa Rica their seventh Central American title; they also became the first host nation to win the tournament since Costa Rica did it in

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. The final between Costa Rica and Honduras, being the fifth time the two teams have contested final together, became the most frequent match-up at that stage.

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made history in this tournament by managing to advance to the semifinals and qualifying to compete in the

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for the first time.

Participating nations

All seven

members participated in the tournament: * * (Hosts) * * * (Defending Champions) * *

Venue

All matches were played at Estadio Nacional in San José, built as a replacement for the original National Stadium and opened in 2011.

Squads

Group stage

The group stage draw was held in San José on October 9, 2012. ;Tiebreakers #Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams. #Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points). #Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points). #Greater goal difference in all group matches. #Greater number of goals scored in all group matches. #Drawing of lots. ''All times local ( UTC−06:00).''

Group A

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Group B

El Salvador and Panama finished with identical records and so their positions were determined by drawing of lots. El Salvador won and was placed second. ---- ----

Final stage

In case of a draw, no

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would be played, and the match would be decided by a

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Fifth place match

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Awards

;Golden Ball * Patrick Pemberton ;Golden Boot * Jairo Arrieta (2 goals) ;Golden Glove * Patrick Pemberton

Goalscorers

;2 goals * Jairo Arrieta ;1 goal * Trevor Lennen *

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* Celso Borges * Giancarlo González * Cristian Lagos * Rodney Wallace * Nelson Bonilla * Rafael Burgos * José Manuel Contreras * David Espinoza * Minor López * Brayan Beckeles * Jerry Bengtson * Juan Pablo Montes * Elvis Figueroa * Josue Quijano *

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* Alberto Quintero * Alcibíades Rojas * Marcos Sánchez

Final standings

References

External links

Copa Centroamericana
UNCAF.net
Copa Centroamericana
CONCACAF.com
Results from CONCACAF

Official Facebook page
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