CONCACAF Retro

After not qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in Italy, the Canadian men's national team began its rebuilding process by capturing the 1990 North American Nations Cup for the first time over rivals Mexico and the United States. READ MORE >

The last international title won by a Costa Rican side occurred seven years ago (May 2005), when Deportivo Saprissa became the last non-Mexican side to capture oldest club competition in the region - the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. READ MORE >

Honduras qualified for its first Olympic Games by reaching the final of the 2000 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA (the Under-23 event was played April 21-30, 2000, entirely at Hersheypark Stadium). READ MORE >

When FC Dallas defeated host Pumas UNAM (1-0) in a CONCACAF Champions League encounter at Mexico City's Estadio Olímpico Universitario on August 17, 2011, it was the first time that a club from the United States won a confederation tournament match in Mexico since 1963. READ MORE >

Beginning its women's national team program six years earlier, the United States placed the first of several trophies onto its mantle after winning the inaugural CONCACAF championship at the Stade Silvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, played April 16-28, 1991. READ MORE >

After winning seven of the 10 CCCF (Confederación Centroamericana y Caribe de Fútbol) Championships, Costa Rica continued its success after the founding of CONCACAF in a competition called NORCECA (North, Central America & Caribbean), capturing the inaugural championship for national teams. READ MORE >

After attempts to qualify for the 1968 and 1976 Olympic Games failed, the third time proved to be the charm for Costa Rica, when it reached the finals of its first-ever major world competition - the 1980 Olympic Games. READ MORE >

El Salvador won three of four matches at the 1954 Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Games to capture its first-ever gold medal in the football competition. READ MORE >

After failing to qualify for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the United States set in motion a rebuilding process, so that the program could duplicate past successes. READ MORE >

Jamaica became only the second Caribbean nation (other Trinidad & Tobago) to qualify for a FIFA U-20 World Cup, when it secured a berth to the 2001 tournament in Argentina by finishing second to host Canada in the CONCACAF Final Round Group A event at Centennial Stadium in Victoria, British Columbia (February 28-March 4, 2001). READ MORE >