2005 UNCAF Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala | 
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (5th title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png) Honduras | 
| Third place |  Guatemala | 
| Fourth place |  Panama | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 | 
| Goals scored | 34 (2.62 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png) Wilmer Velásquez (6 goals) | 
| ← 2003  2007 →  | |
The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Participating teams
7 UNCAF teams participated in the tournament
.svg.png) Belize Belize
 Costa Rica (Defending Champions) Costa Rica (Defending Champions)
 El Salvador El Salvador
 Guatemala (Hosts) Guatemala (Hosts)
.svg.png) Honduras Honduras
 Nicaragua Nicaragua
 Panama Panama
Squads
- For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 squads
Venue
| Guatemala City | 
|---|
| Estadio Mateo Flores | 
| Capacity: 26,000 | 
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First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Honduras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Qualified to semifinals | 
| 2 |  Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Belize | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | 
Source: 
   Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to semifinals | 
| 2 |  Panama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 
Source: 
 | El Salvador  | 0–1 |  Panama | 
|---|---|---|
| Solís  77' | 
| Costa Rica  | 2–1 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Wilson  75' Myrie  90+1' | Alas  40' | 
| Costa Rica  | 1–0 |  Panama | 
|---|---|---|
| Myrie  81' | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| February 25 - Guatemala City | ||||||
| .svg.png) Honduras | 1 | |||||
| February 27 - Guatemala City | ||||||
|  Panama | 0 | |||||
| .svg.png) Honduras | 1 (6) | |||||
| February 25 - Guatemala City | ||||||
|  Costa Rica | 1 (7) | |||||
|  Costa Rica | 4 | |||||
|  Guatemala | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| February 27 - Guatemala City | ||||||
|  Panama | 0 | |||||
|  Guatemala | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
| Costa Rica  | 1–1 (a.e.t) | .svg.png) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| Wilson  68' | Núñez  58' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Soto  Alfaro  Wilson  Cubero  Sequeira  Fonseca  Díaz  Umaña  | 7–6 |  Velásquez  López  Mendoza  Berríos  Núñez  Guerrero  Reyes  Vallecillo | 
|      Costa Rica |       Honduras | 
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Awards
| 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup winner | 
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|  Costa Rica Fifth title | 
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal





