2009 UNCAF Nations Cup

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2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
Copa Naciones de UNCAF
Copa Naciones DIGICEL
2009-Copa-Naciones.png
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
DatesJanuary 22 - February 1
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Panama (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Honduras
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Attendance114,000 (8,143 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Andy Furtado
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Costa Rica Keylor Navas
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2011 →

The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football (soccer) tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] The event was going to take place in Panama City, Panama between January 22 and February 1, 2009,[2] but the Panamanian FA announced that they would not host the event due to not having an adequate stadium available for the time period of the tournament.[3][4] The alternative hosts were Honduras and Guatemala.[5] Honduras submitted an official replacement bid on November 12, and after some consideration it was moved to Honduras.[3] All games were played in Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa.[3][6] The tournament was sponsored by Digicel.[7] On 1 February 2009 Panama won the tournament, the first UNCAF Nations Cup win in the country's history.

Participating nations[]

All seven UNCAF members participated in the tournament:

Squads[]

Main article: UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 squads

Stadium[]

 Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000
Estadio Carías.jpg

First round[]

The group stage draw took place on December 9, 2008 in Guatemala City.[1] The reigning champions, Costa Rica, and the hosts, Honduras, were automatically drawn as top seed in their respective groups.[7] Costa Rica was paired with Panama and Guatemala, the first two runners-up from the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007.[1] The remaining teams – El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Belize – were drawn into the same group as Honduras.[1]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualified to the Semifinals
2  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Nicaragua 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2 Qualified to the Fifth place playoff
4  Belize 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
El Salvador 1–1 Nicaragua
Avilés Goal 18' (o.g.) Report Medina Goal 85'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
Honduras 2–1 Belize
Guevara Goal 32'
Martínez Goal 61'		 Report Goal 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Belize 1–4 El Salvador
Goal 73' Report Pacheco Goal 11' (pen.), 30' (pen.)
Sánchez Goal 75'
Ayala Goal 88'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)
Honduras 4–1 Nicaragua
Rodríguez Goal 16'
Solórzano Goal 65' (o.g.)
S. Martínez Goal 73'
W. Martínez Goal 79'		 Report Reyes Goal 30'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
Nicaragua 1–1 Belize
Barrera Goal 66' Report Goal 27'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (HON)
Honduras 2–0 El Salvador
Pavón Goal 34' (pen.)
Chávez Goal 73'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualified to the Semifinals
2  Panama 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3  Guatemala 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 Qualified to the Fifth place playoff
Source:[citation needed]
Costa Rica 3–0 Panama
Furtado Goal 10', 16'
Sánchez Goal 55'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (JAM)
Guatemala 1–3 Costa Rica
López Goal 51' Report Sánchez Goal 34'
Herrera Goal 59'
Goal 61'
Attendance: 3,000
Panama 1–0 Guatemala
Zapata Goal 31' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

Final round[]

Fifth place[]

The winner of the fifth place match qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup as the fifth and final entrant from Central America.

Nicaragua 2–0 Guatemala
Wilson Goal 39', 85' Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: (HON)

Semifinals[]

All four semifinalists qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Semifinal
Costa Rica 3–0
Awarded		 El Salvador
Furtado Goal 18' Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
  • The game was called after sixty minutes of play when El Salvador was reduced to six players. Two El Salvador players, Alexander Escobar and Eliseo Quintanilla, were awarded red cards in the first half, and Deris Umanzor, Rodolfo Zelaya, and goalkeeper Juan José Gómez were injured and had to leave the game after El Salvador had already exhausted their three substitutions. The game was awarded 3–0 to Costa Rica[8]
Semifinal
Honduras 0–1 Panama
Report Phillips Goal 40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)

Third place[]

Honduras 1–0 El Salvador
Espinoza Goal 30' Report
Attendance: 900
Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)

Final[]

Final
Panama 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Penalties
Herrera Penalty scored
Aguilar Penalty scored
Phillips Penalty scored
Jaramillo Penalty scored
Henríquez Penalty scored		 5–3 Penalty scored Furtado
Penalty scored Núñez
Penalty missed
Penalty scored Oviedo
Attendance: 900
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
Panama
Costa Rica

Results[]

 2009 UNCAF
Nations Cup Champions 

Panama
First title
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final status
1  Panama 4 2 1 1 2 3 −1 7 Champions
2  Costa Rica 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10 Runner-up
3  Honduras 5 4 0 1 9 3 +6 12 Third place winner
4  El Salvador 5 1 1 3 5 8 −3 4 Third place loser
5  Nicaragua 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5 Fifth place winner
6  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0 Fifth place loser
7  Belize 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 Eliminated in Group stage
Source:[citation needed]

Scorers[]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal (Own Goal)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Six-time champ Costa Rica drawn with Panama, Guatemala in Central American Nations Cup". Guatemala City: CONCACAF. 9 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Panamá organizará la Copa de Naciones de la UNCAF del 2009" (in Spanish). Tanto Fútbol. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Central American Nations Cup moved from Panama to Honduras". Guatemala City: CONCACAF. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Panamá descarta organizar la Uncaf". La Nación (in Spanish). Panama. 2 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. ^ Estrada, Campo Elías (22 February 2008). "Copa de Naciones está más allá que acá". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2008.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Se confirma Honduras como sede de la Copa de Naciones de la UNCAF del 2009" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Digicel, UNCAF launch 2009 Nations Cup". The Nassau Guardian. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  8. ^ WASHINGTONPOST.com – Monday Kickaround – 2 February 2009

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