 In 1963 El Salvador participated in the first CONCACAF Championship which included all countries of the region , North America , Central America and the Caribbean . During 1963 to 1971 only 5 championships were played . El Salvador achieving only a runner @-@ up in 1963 . From 1973 to 1989 no championship was played . The CONCACAF proclaimed champion of the region for the country that achieved the first place in qualifying to the FIFA World Cup . In 1990 , CONCACAF again created a tournament as its showpiece event to crown the regional champion of the CONCACAF . The event was named the CONCACAF Gold Cup , with the USA hosting the first competition in 1991 . In the 2002 , 2003 , and 2011 events El Salvador reached the Quarter @-@ finals . 
