 At a CONCACAF congress , held in Guatemala on 26 January 1991 , a new tournament , called the UNCAF Nations Cup , was conceived for Central America teams . The inaugural tournament was hosted in 1991 , hosted by Costa Rica . The tournament also doubled as qualification for the CONCACAF Gold Cup , a new tournament which replaced the CONCACAF Championship . In qualification , La Selecta defeated Nicaragua with an aggregate score of 5 – 2 ( 3 – 2 , 2 – 0 ) and advanced to the final tournament . In the finals , they played three games , drawing one and losing two , finishing in last place and failing to advance to the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup . The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup once again served as qualification to the Gold Cup , this time for the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup . For this tournament , La Selecta advanced to the final tournament automatically . There they played three games , once again drawing one and losing two and once again finished last and failed to advance to the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup . They were coached by Jorge Vieira . 
