2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2011 (in Spanish)
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Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates5–25 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (6th title)
Runners-up United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored80 (3.2 per match)
Attendance1,140,602 (45,624 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Javier Hernández
(7 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Mexico Javier Hernández[1]
Best goalkeeperHonduras Noel Valladares
Fair play award Mexico
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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]

Qualified teams[]

A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, five to Central America, and four to the Caribbean.

Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking
North American zone
 United States Automatic 11th 2009 Champion (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007) 22
 Mexico Automatic 11th 2009 Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009) 28
 Canada Automatic 10th 2009 Champions (2000) 77
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2010 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica Winners 8th 2009 Third Place (1993) 55
 Guadeloupe Runners-up 3rd 2009 Semifinals (2007) N/A
 Cuba Third Place 6th 2007 Quarterfinals (2003) 81
 Grenada Fourth Place 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009) N/A
Central American zone qualified through the 2011 Copa Centroamericana
 Honduras Winners 10th 2009 Runners-up (1991) 43
 Costa Rica Runners-up 10th 2009 Runners-up (2002) 56
 Panama Third Place 5th 2009 Runners-up (2005) 67
 El Salvador Fourth Place 7th 2009 Quarterfinals (2002, 2003) 87
 Guatemala Fifth Place 9th 2007 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
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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
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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
New Meadowlands Stadium Mezz Corner.jpg Rfkstadium.png
Reliantstadium.jpg
 Rose Bowl, panorama.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Suspension of Mexican players[]

On June 9, 2011, the names of five Mexican players were released announcing Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Sinha, 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] The replacement players were, Luis Ernesto Michel, Héctor Reynoso, Paul Aguilar, Marco Fabián, and Hiram Mier.[11] All players were later acquitted by the Mexican Football Federation and the results were blamed on contamination of meat, with the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional.[12] However, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.[13] On 12 October 2011, WADA withdrew the request after the full file was available for them.[14][15]

El Salvador match fixing[]

On September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 8 players (Dennis Alas, Luis Anaya, captain Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes, Dagoberto Portillo, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes), from El Salvador's 5-0 loss to Mexico on June 5 at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16]

Group stage[]

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

Group A[]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source:[citation needed]
Costa Rica 5–0 Cuba
Ureña Goal 7', 46'
Saborío Goal 41'
Mora Goal 47'
Campbell Goal 71'		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 80,108
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Mexico 5–0 El Salvador
Juárez Goal 55'
De Nigris Goal 58'
J. Hernández Goal 60', 67', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 80,108
Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador
Brenes Goal 90+5' Report Zelaya Goal 45'
Attendance: 46,012
Cuba 0–5 Mexico
Report J. Hernández Goal 35', 76'
Dos Santos Goal 63', 68'
De Nigris Goal 65'
Attendance: 46,012
Referee: (Jamaica)
El Salvador 6–1 Cuba
Zelaya Goal 13', 71'
Romero Goal 29'
Blanco Goal 69'
Álvarez Goal 84'
Quintanilla Goal 90+4'		 Report Márquez Goal 83'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: (Trinidad and Tobago)
Mexico 4–1 Costa Rica
Márquez Goal 17'
Guardado Goal 19', 26'
Barrera Goal 38'		 Report Ureña Goal 69'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Group B[]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4
3  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4  Grenada 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source:[citation needed]
Jamaica 4–0 Grenada
Shelton Goal 21'
Johnson Goal 39'
Phillips Goal 79'
O. Daley Goal 84'		 Report
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 21,507
Honduras 0–0 Guatemala
Report
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 21,507
Jamaica 2–0 Guatemala
Phillips Goal 66', 76' Report
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 18,057
Grenada 1–7 Honduras
Murray Goal 20' Report Bengtson Goal 26', 37'
Costly Goal 28', 67', 71'
W. Martínez Goal 88'
Mejía Goal 90+3'
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Guatemala 4–0 Grenada
del Aguila Goal 16'
Pappa Goal 22'
Ruiz Goal 54'
Gallardo Goal 59'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Honduras 0–1 Jamaica
Report Johnson Goal 36'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group C[]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Guadeloupe 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Panama 3–2 Guadeloupe
Pérez Goal 29'
Tejada Goal 31'
Gómez Goal 57' (pen.)		 Report Jovial Goal 65', 78'
Ford Field, Detroit
Attendance: 28,209
Referee: (El Salvador)
United States 2–0 Canada
Altidore Goal 15'
Dempsey Goal 62'		 Report
Ford Field, Detroit
Attendance: 28,209
Canada 1–0 Guadeloupe
De Rosario Goal 51' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 27,731
Referee: (Barbados)
United States 1–2 Panama
Goodson Goal 66' Report Goodson Goal 19' (o.g.)
Gómez Goal 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,731
Canada 1–1 Panama
De Rosario Goal 62' (pen.) Report Tejada Goal 90+1'
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 20,109
Guadeloupe 0–1 United States
Report Altidore Goal 9'
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: (Costa Rica)

Ranking of third-placed teams[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
June 19 – Washington
 
 
 Jamaica0
 
June 22 – Houston
 
 United States2
 
 United States1
 
June 19 – Washington
 
 Panama0
 
 Panama (pen.)1 (5)
 
June 25 – Pasadena
 
 El Salvador1 (3)
 
 United States2
 
June 18 – East Rutherford
 
 Mexico4
 
 Costa Rica1 (2)
 
June 22 – Houston
 
 Honduras (pen.)1 (4)
 
 Honduras0
 
June 18 – East Rutherford
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)2
 
 Mexico2
 
 
 Guatemala1
 

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

Quarterfinals[]

Costa Rica 1–1 Honduras
Marshall Goal 56' Report Bengtson Goal 49'
Penalties
Borges Penalty missed
Ruiz Penalty scored
Saborío Penalty missed
Campbell Penalty scored		 2–4 Penalty scored Costly
Penalty scored Bernárdez
Penalty scored Palacios
Penalty scored Bengtson
Attendance: 78,807
Mexico 2–1 Guatemala
De Nigris Goal 48'
J. Hernández Goal 66'		 Report Ruiz Goal 5'
Attendance: 78,807
Referee: (Jamaica)
Jamaica 0–2 United States
Report Jones Goal 49'
Dempsey Goal 80'
Attendance: 45,424
Panama 1–1 El Salvador
Tejada Goal 90' Report Zelaya Goal 78' (pen.)
Penalties
Barahona Penalty scored
Rentería Penalty scored
Godoy Penalty scored
Henríquez Penalty scored
Tejada Penalty scored		 5–3 Penalty missed Alas
Penalty scored Romero
Penalty scored Zelaya
Penalty scored Flores
Attendance: 45,424

Semifinals[]

United States 1–0 Panama
Dempsey Goal 76' Report
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,627
Honduras 0–2 Mexico
Report De Nigris Goal 93'
J. Hernández Goal 99'
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,627

Final[]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States 2–4 Mexico
Bradley Goal 8'
Donovan Goal 23'		 Report Barrera Goal 29', 50'
Guardado Goal 36'
Dos Santos Goal 76'
Attendance: 93,420
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards[]

Winners[]

 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexico
Sixth title

Individual awards[]

Golden Boot Award Most Valuable Player Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Play Award
Mexico Javier Hernández Mexico Javier Hernández Honduras Noel Valladares[17]  Mexico

The Fair Play Award was awarded to Mexico because they accumulated the fewest cards.

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