2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2011 (Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	June 5 – 25
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (9th title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Honduras
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	80 (3.2 per match)
Attendance	1,140,602 (45,624 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Javier Hernández (7 goals)[1]
Best player	Javier Hernández[1]
Best goalkeeper	Noel Valladares
Fair play award	Mexico

The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence. The United States was the host nation.

The competition started on June 5, 2011 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, and ended with the final on June 25, 2011 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California,^[2] with Mexico beating the United States 4-2.

This competition was the fifth tournament without guests from other confederations. Mexico won their sixth Gold Cup, and ninth CONCACAF Championship overall. It was the third consecutive Gold Cup final and second consecutive win also.

As winner of the tournament, Mexico qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CONCACAF.^[3][4]

Participating nations

Team	Qualification	Appearance in the Gold Cup	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking at start of event
North American zone
United States	Host	11th	Champion (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007)	22
Mexico (TH)	Automatic	11th	Champion (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009)	28
Canada	Automatic	10th	Champion (2000)	77
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2010 Caribbean Championship
Jamaica	Winner	8th	Third Place (1993)	55
Guadeloupe	Runner-up	3rd	Semifinals (2007)	N/A
Cuba	Third Place	6th	Quarterfinals (2003)	81
Grenada	Fourth Place	2nd	First Round (2009)	N/A
Central American zone qualified through the 2011 Copa Centroamericana
Honduras	Winner	10th	Runner-up (1991)	43
Costa Rica	Runner-up	10th	Runner-up (2002)	56
Panama	Third Place	5th	Runner-up (2005)	67
El Salvador	Fourth Place	7th	Quarterfinals (2002, 2003)	87
Guatemala	Fifth Place	9th	Fourth Place (1996)	124

Venues

The set of thirteen venues – the same number as the 2009 Gold Cup – was announced on December 16, 2010.^[5] Each stadium hosted a doubleheader, except the Rose Bowl which hosted the final.

Group stage
Arlington	Carson	Detroit	Charlotte	Miami
Cowboys Stadium	The Home Depot Center	Ford Field	Bank of America Stadium	FIU Stadium
Capacity: 80,000	Capacity: 27,000	Capacity: 65,000	Capacity: 73,778	Capacity: 18,000
June 5	June 6	June 7	June 9	June 10
Tampa	Chicago	Harrison	Kansas City
Raymond James Stadium	Soldier Field	Red Bull Arena	Livestrong Sporting Park
Capacity: 68,857	Capacity: 61,500	Capacity: 25,189	Capacity: 18,500
June 11	June 12	June 13	June 14
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals		Semifinals	Final
East Rutherford	Washington, D.C.	Houston	Pasadena
New Meadowlands Stadium	RFK Stadium	Reliant Stadium	Rose Bowl
Capacity: 82,566	Capacity: 45,596	Capacity: 71,500	Capacity: 91,136
June 18	June 19	June 22	June 25

Squads

Each team can register a squad of 23 players.

Suspension of Mexican players

On June 9, 2011, the names of five Mexican players were released announcing Antônio Naelson Sinha, Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa, all tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the start of the 2011 Gold Cup. They were withdrawn from the squad a few days after their June 5 Gold Cup starting match and 5-0 win against El Salvador.^[6] Mexican officials said they believed the positive tests were caused by eating meat tainted with the drug.^[7] CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organizing committee of the Gold Cup, was to be convened on June 10 to consider the situation, including possibly allowing Mexico to replace the five players. However, the meeting was postponed to allow for more information to be gathered.^[8] The Mexican Football Federation said on June 14 that the "B" samples of those five involving players were negative.^[9] The CONCACAF Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico would be allowed to replace the suspended players.^[10]

Draw

The teams learned their path to the regional title when CONCACAF announced the groups and match schedule for the 2011 Gold Cup on concacaf.com Tuesday, March 8 at 12 pm ET. The confederation championship ran from June 5 to 25 in 13 different stadiums across the United States, culminating at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the championship final.^[11]

Group stage

For the first round, or group stage, the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group, as well as the two best-placed third teams among all groups, qualified for the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams are equal on points (including ties among third place teams), the manner in which teams advance to the next round are resolved as follows and in the order indicated:^[12]

1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
4. Greater goal difference in all group matches.
5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
6. Drawing of lots.

All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)

Key to colors in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals Group winners Group runners-up Best two third-placed teams among all groups

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
El Salvador	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
Cuba	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0

Costa Rica  v  Cuba

June 5, 2011 18:00 (17:00 UTC−5)

Costa Rica	5–0	Cuba
Ureña  7', 46' Saborío  41' Mora  47' Campbell  71'	Report

Cowboys Stadium, Arlington Attendance: 80,108 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

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Mexico  v  El Salvador

June 5, 2011 20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Mexico	5–0	El Salvador
Juárez  55' de Nigris  58' J. Hernández  60', 67', 90+5' (pen.)	Report

Cowboys Stadium, Arlington Attendance: 80,108 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

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Costa Rica  v  El Salvador

June 9, 2011 19:00 (19:00 UTC−4)

Costa Rica	1–1	El Salvador
Brenes  90+5'	Report	Zelaya  45'

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte Attendance: 46,012 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

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Cuba  v  Mexico

June 9, 2011 21:00 (21:00 UTC−4)

Cuba	0–5	Mexico
	Report	J. Hernández  35', 76' dos Santos  63', 68' de Nigris  65'

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte Attendance: 46,012 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

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El Salvador  v  Cuba

June 12, 2011 18:00 (17:00 UTC−5)

El Salvador	6–1	Cuba
Zelaya  13', 71' Romero  29' Blanco  69' Alvarez  84' Quintanilla  90+4'	Report	Márquez  83'

Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Mexico  v  Costa Rica

June 12, 2011 20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Mexico	4–1	Costa Rica
Márquez  17' Guardado  19', 26' Barrera  38'	Report	Ureña  69'

Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
Honduras	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	4
Guatemala	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
Grenada	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Jamaica  v  Grenada

June 6, 2011 21:00 (18:00 UTC−7)

Jamaica	4–0	Grenada
Shelton  21' Johnson  39' Phillips  79' O. Daley  84'	Report

The Home Depot Center, Carson Attendance: 21,507 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

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Honduras  v  Guatemala

June 6, 2011 23:00 (20:00 UTC−7)

Honduras	0–0	Guatemala
	Report

The Home Depot Center, Carson Attendance: 21,507 Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

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Jamaica  v  Guatemala

June 10, 2011 19:00 (19:00 UTC−4)

Jamaica	2–0	Guatemala
Phillips  66', 76'	Report

FIU Stadium, Miami Attendance: 18,057 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

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Grenada  v  Honduras

June 10, 2011 21:00 (21:00 UTC−4)

Grenada	1–7	Honduras
Murray  20'	Report	Bengtson  26', 37' Costly  28', 67', 71' W. Martínez  88' Mejía  90+3'

FIU Stadium, Miami Attendance: 18,057 Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)

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Guatemala  v  Grenada

June 13, 2011 19:00 (19:00 UTC−4)

Guatemala	4–0	Grenada
del Aguila  16' Pappa  22' Ruiz  54' Gallardo  59'	Report

Red Bull Arena, Harrison Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

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Honduras  v  Jamaica

June 13, 2011 21:00 (21:00 UTC−4)

Honduras	0–1	Jamaica
	Report	Johnson  36'

Red Bull Arena, Harrison Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Panama	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
United States	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Canada	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Guadeloupe	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Panama  v  Guadeloupe

June 7, 2011 18:00 (18:00 UTC−4)

Panama	3–2	Guadeloupe
Pérez  29' Tejada  31' Gómez  57' (pen.)	Report	Jovial  65', 78'

Ford Field, Detroit Attendance: 28,209 Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

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United States  v  Canada

June 7, 2011 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)

United States	2–0	Canada
Altidore  15' Dempsey  62'	Report

Ford Field, Detroit Attendance: 28,209 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

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Canada  v  Guadeloupe

June 11, 2011 18:00 (18:00 UTC−4)

Canada	1–0	Guadeloupe
De Rosario  51' (pen.)	Report

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Attendance: 27,731 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

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United States  v  Panama

June 11, 2011 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)

United States	1–2	Panama
Goodson  66'	Report	Goodson  19' (o.g.) Gómez  36' (pen.)

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Attendance: 27,731 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

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Canada  v  Panama

June 14, 2011 19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)

Canada	1–1	Panama
De Rosario  62' (pen.)	Report	Tejada  90+1'

Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City Attendance: 20,109 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

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Guadeloupe  v  United States

June 14, 2011 21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Guadeloupe	0–1	United States
	Report	Altidore  9'

Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City Attendance: 20,109 Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
B	Guatemala	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
A	El Salvador	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
C	Canada	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	June 19 – Washington
	Jamaica	0
					June 22 – Houston
	United States	2
					United States	1
	June 19 – Washington
					Panama	0
	Panama (pen.)	1 (5)
									June 25 – Pasadena
	El Salvador	1 (3)
									United States	2
	June 18 – East Rutherford
									Mexico	4
	Costa Rica	1 (2)
					June 22 – Houston
	Honduras (pen.)	1 (4)
					Honduras	0
	June 18 – East Rutherford
					Mexico (a.e.t.)	2
	Mexico	2
	Guatemala	1

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local times in parentheses)

Quarterfinals

Costa Rica  v  Honduras

June 18, 2011 17:00 (17:00 UTC−4)

Costa Rica	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Honduras
Marshall  56'	Report	Bengtson  49'
	Penalties
Borges Ruiz Saborío Campbell	2–4	Costly Bernárdez Palacios Bengtson

New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 78,807 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

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Mexico  v  Guatemala

June 18, 2011 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)

Mexico	2–1	Guatemala
de Nigris  48' J. Hernández  66'	Report	Ruiz  5'

New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 78,807 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

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Jamaica  v  United States

June 19, 2011 15:00 (15:00 UTC−4)

Jamaica	0–2	United States
	Report	Jones  49' Dempsey  79'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 45,424 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

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Panama  v  El Salvador

June 19, 2011 18:00 (18:00 UTC−4)

Panama	1–1 (a.e.t.)	El Salvador
Tejada  90'	Report	Zelaya  78' (pen.)
	Penalties
Barahona Rentería Godoy Henríquez Tejada	5–3	Alas Romero Zelaya Flores

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 45,424 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Semifinals

United States  v  Panama

June 22, 2011 19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)

United States	1–0	Panama
Dempsey  76'	Report

Reliant Stadium, Houston Attendance: 70,627 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

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Honduras  v  Mexico

June 22, 2011 22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)

Honduras	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
	Report	de Nigris  93' J. Hernández  99'

Reliant Stadium, Houston Attendance: 70,627 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Final

United States  v  Mexico

June 25, 2011 21:00 (18:00 UTC−7)

United States	2–4	Mexico
Bradley  8' Donovan  23'	Report	Barrera  29', 50' Guardado  36' dos Santos  76'

Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 93,420 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Javier Hernández

4 goals

Rodolfo Zelaya

Aldo de Nigris

3 goals

Marco Ureña Jerry Bengtson Carlo Costly

Demar Phillips Pablo Barrera Giovani dos Santos

Andrés Guardado Luis Tejada Clint Dempsey

2 goals

Dwayne De Rosario Brice Jovial

Carlos Ruiz Ryan Johnson

Gabriel Gómez Jozy Altidore

1 goal

Randall Brenes Joel Campbell Dennis Marshall Heiner Mora Álvaro Saborío Yénier Márquez Arturo Alvarez Léster Blanco

Eliseo Quintanilla Osael Romero Clive Murray José Javier del Aguila Carlos Gallardo Marco Pappa Walter Martínez Alfredo Mejía

Omar Daley Luton Shelton Efraín Juárez Rafael Márquez Blas Pérez Michael Bradley Landon Donovan Clarence Goodson Jermaine Jones

1 own goal

• Clarence Goodson (playing against Panama)

Tournament ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Mexico	6	6	0	0	22	4	+18	18	Champions
2	United States (H)	6	4	0	2	9	6	+3	12	Runners-up
3	Panama	5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	8	Third place
4	Honduras	5	1	2	2	8	5	+3	5	Fourth place
5	Jamaica	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	9	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	Costa Rica	4	1	2	1	8	6	+2	5
7	El Salvador	4	1	2	1	8	8	0	5
8	Guatemala	4	1	1	2	5	4	+1	4
9	Canada	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Eliminated in Group stage
10	Guadeloupe	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0
11	Grenada	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0
12	Cuba	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2011. Source: CONCACAF.com
(H) Host.

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Awards

Winners

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners
Mexico Ninth title

Individual awards

Golden Boot Award	Most Valuable Player Award	Best Goalkeeper Award	Fair Play Award
Javier Hernández	Javier Hernández	Noel Valladares[13]	Mexico

The Fair Play Award was awarded to Mexico because they accumulated the least amount of cards.

Best Saves [14] # Individual Rival 1 Tim Howard Canada 2 Alfredo Talavera Honduras 3 Noel Valladares Costa Rica 4 Noel Valladares Mexico 5 Keylor Navas Mexico 6 Jaime Penedo United States 7 Miguel Montes Costa Rica 8 Dennis Marshall Honduras 9 Ricardo Jerez Grenada 10 Franck Grandel United States

Best Goals [15] # Individual Rival 1 Giovani Dos Santos United States 2 Andres Guardado Costa Rica 3 Javier Hernández Guatemala 4 Jozy Altidore Guadeloupe 5 Rodolfo Zelaya Costa Rica 6 Landon Donovan Mexico 7 Joel Campbell Cuba 8 Omar Daley Grenada 9 Carlos Ruiz Mexico 10 Pablo Barrera United States

References

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14. CONCACAF
15. CONCACAF

External links

• Official website