1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

A total of 16 CONCACAF teams entered the competition, but FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to outstanding debt.

Main article: 1989 CONCACAF Championship

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, United States and Mexico, the five best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
  • Second Round: The 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the tournament.

CONCACAF first round

Summary
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guyana  0–5  Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 0–1
Cuba  1–2  Guatemala 0–1 1–1
Jamaica  3–1  Puerto Rico 1–0 2–1
Antigua and Barbuda  1–4  Netherlands Antilles 0–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Costa Rica  3–1  Panama 1–1 2–0

Matches
Guyana 0–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Elliot-Allen 41'
Faustin 71'
Lake 77'
Skeene 85'
Referee: Omar Monsón (Puerto Rico)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Guyana
Corneal 68'
Referee: Success (Netherlands Antilles)

Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, 5–0 on aggregate score.

Cuba 0–1 Guatemala
López 44'
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez (Honduras)
Guatemala 1–1 Cuba
Pérez 68' (pen.) González 40'
Referee: Salas (United States)

Guatemala advanced to the Second Round, 2–1 on aggregate score.

Jamaica 1–0 Puerto Rico
Brooks 10' (pen.)
Referee: Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala)
Puerto Rico 1–2 Jamaica
de la Campa 52' Anglin 32', 78'
Referee: Pearson (Bahamas)

Jamaica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

Antigua and Barbuda 0–1 Netherlands Antilles
Rovina 54'
Referee: José Hernandez (Costa Rica)
Netherlands Antilles 3–1 (a.e.t.) Antigua and Barbuda
Rovina 104', 118'
Rosina 120'		 Edwards 38'
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Second Round, 4–1 on aggregate score.

Costa Rica 1–1 Panama
Jara 26' Mendieta 17'
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Panama 0–2 Costa Rica
Cayasso 1'
Medford 71'
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

Costa Rica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF second round

Summary
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles  0–6  El Salvador 0–1 0–5
Jamaica  1–5  United States 0–0 1–5
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1 (a)  Honduras 0–0 1–1
Costa Rica  w/o  Mexico n/a n/a
Guatemala  3–3 (a)  Canada 1–0 2–3

Matches
Netherlands Antilles 0–1 El Salvador
García 53'
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador 5–0 Netherlands Antilles
Coreas 5'
Garcia 35'
Francisca 62' (o.g.)
L. Zapata 58', 68'

El Salvador qualified, 6–0 on aggregate score.

Jamaica 0–0 United States
Referee: López (Honduras)
United States 5–1 Jamaica
Bliss 18'
H. Pérez 69' (pen.)
Klopas 76', 85'
Krumpe 78'		 Sterling 54'
Referee: David Brummitt (Canada)

United States qualified, 5–1 on aggregate score.

Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Honduras
Honduras 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Flores 20' Charles 56'

The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Trinidad and Tobago qualified on away goals.

Costa Rica w/o 1 Mexico

1 The tie was scratched and Costa Rica advanced to the final round as Mexico were disqualified after being suspended for fielding overaged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.

Guatemala 1–0 Canada
B. Pérez 20' (pen.)
Referee: Bratsis (United States)
Canada 3–2 Guatemala
Mitchell 63', 83' (pen.)
Bridge 88'		 Paniagua 7'
Castañeda 37'

The aggregate score was tied at 3–3, however Guatemala qualified on away goals.

Goalscorers
3 goals
  • Netherlands Antilles Reymundo Rovina
2 goals
1 goal

References
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