2014 Copa Centroamericana
| Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 3–13 September |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Costa Rica (8th title)
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| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  Panama |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 27 (2.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 305,784 (25,482 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Marco Pappa (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Marco Pappa
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| Best goalkeeper |
Jaime Penedo
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| Fair play award | Guatemala |
The 2014 Copa Centroamericana (also known as the Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th Copa Centroamericana, the regional championship for men's national association football teams in Central America. It was organized by the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol or UNCAF, and took place in the United States.
In January 2013, UNCAF tentatively announced that the competition would be hosted in the United States, specifically California and Texas. Eduardo Li, the President of the Costa Rican FA and Vice-President of UNCAF said that the competition is to celebrate 25 years of UNCAF. The announcement became official in January 2014, and it was announced that the competition would take place in September 2014.
Following the announcement, UNCAF President Rafael Tinocco said that September 2014 was chosen because "September is the month of independence" and that there are nine days in September on the FIFA International Match Calendar which would allow national associations to choose their first choice players. Tinocco also stated that the competition would be hosted outside of the Central American region, and hosted in United States due to the "money factor".
The top four teams would qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The fifth place team would advance to a play-off against the fifth place team from the 2014 Caribbean Cup tournament to determine which other nation will qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. This is the first time that the two overall fifth-placed teams compete to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, previously five teams from Central America and four from the Caribbean have qualified for the Confederation's competition.
The winner of the tournament would qualify for the Copa América Centenario, a 16-team tournament of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF national teams to be held in the United States in 2016.
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