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
DatesJune 5–25
Teams 12  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored80 (3.2 per match)
Attendance1,140,602 (45,624 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández
(7 goals) [1]
Best player(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández [1]
Best goalkeeper Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Noel Valladares
Fair play awardFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's 50 years of existence. The United States was the host nation.

Contents

The competition started on June 5, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas 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]

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: 80,000Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 65,000Capacity: 73,778Capacity: 18,000
June 5June 6June 7June 9June 10
Cowboysstadium js.jpg Home Depot Center, Carson, CA.jpg Ford Field NFL Lions-Interior.jpg Bank of America Stadium soccer.jpg FIU at UCF - Spectrum Stadium (36777463782).jpg
Tampa Chicago Harrison Kansas City
Raymond James Stadium Soldier Field Red Bull Arena Livestrong Sporting Park
Capacity: 68,857Capacity: 61,500Capacity: 25,189Capacity: 18,500
June 11June 12June 13June 14
Raymond James Stadium infield 2.jpg The Soldier Field.jpg A crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.jpg Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg
Knockout stage
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
East Rutherford Washington, D.C. Houston Pasadena
New Meadowlands Stadium RFK Stadium Reliant Stadium Rose Bowl
Capacity: 82,566Capacity: 45,596Capacity: 71,500Capacity: 91,136
June 18June 19June 22June 25
Metlife stadium (Aerial view).jpg RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988.JPEG
Reliantstadium.jpg
2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0037 (42855657521) (cropped).jpg

Teams

Qualification

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.

TeamQualification Appearances Last appearance 2022Previous best performance FIFA Ranking
North American zone
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic11th 2009 Champion ( 1991 , 2002 , 2005 , 2007 )22
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (TH)Automatic11th 2009 Champions ( 1993 , 1996, 1998, 2003 , 2009)28
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic10th 2009 Champions (2000)77
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2010 Caribbean Cup
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Winners8th 2009 Third Place (1993)55
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe Runners-up3rd 2009 Semifinals (2007)N/A
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Third Place6th 2007 Quarterfinals (2003)81
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Fourth Place2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)N/A
Central American zone qualified through the 2011 Copa Centroamericana
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Winners10th 2009 Runners-up (1991)43
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Runners-up10th 2009 Runners-up (2002)56
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Third Place5th 2009 Runners-up (2005)67
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Fourth Place7th 2009 Quarterfinals (2002, 2003)87
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Fifth Place9th 2007 Fourth Place (1996)124

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 October 12, 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 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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3300141+139Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 311175+24
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 31117704
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3003116−150
Source: [ citation needed ]
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 5–0 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Ureña Soccerball shade.svg7', 46'
Saborío Soccerball shade.svg41'
Mora Soccerball shade.svg47'
Campbell Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 80,108
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 5–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Juárez Soccerball shade.svg55'
De Nigris Soccerball shade.svg58'
J. Hernández Soccerball shade.svg60', 67', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 80,108
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Brenes Soccerball shade.svg90+5' Report Zelaya Soccerball shade.svg45'
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Attendance: 46,012
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg 0–5 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report J. Hernández Soccerball shade.svg35', 76'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg63', 68'
De Nigris Soccerball shade.svg65'
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Attendance: 46,012
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg 6–1 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Zelaya Soccerball shade.svg13', 71'
Romero Soccerball shade.svg29'
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg69'
Álvarez Soccerball shade.svg84'
Quintanilla Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Márquez Soccerball shade.svg83'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 4–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Márquez Soccerball shade.svg17'
Guardado Soccerball shade.svg19', 26'
Barrera Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Report Ureña Soccerball shade.svg69'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 330070+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 311172+54
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 311142+24
4Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 3003115−140
Source: [ citation needed ]
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 4–0 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Shelton Soccerball shade.svg21'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg39'
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg79'
O. Daley Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 21,507
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 21,507
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 2–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg66', 76' Report
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg 1–7 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Murray Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Bengtson Soccerball shade.svg26', 37'
Costly Soccerball shade.svg28', 67', 71'
W. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg88'
Mejía Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg 4–0 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
del Aguila Soccerball shade.svg16'
Pappa Soccerball shade.svg22'
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg54'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–1 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report Johnson Soccerball shade.svg36'
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 321064+27Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320142+26
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 311123−14
4Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 300325−30
Source: [ citation needed ]
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 3–2 Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg29'
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg31'
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)		 Report Jovial Soccerball shade.svg65', 78'
Ford Field, Detroit
Attendance: 28,209
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Altidore Soccerball shade.svg15'
Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report
Ford Field, Detroit
Attendance: 28,209
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–0 Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
De Rosario Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.) Report
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Attendance: 27,731
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–2 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Goodson Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Goodson Soccerball shade.svg19' (o.g.)
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Attendance: 27,731
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–1 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
De Rosario Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.) Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Guadeloupe  Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Altidore Soccerball shade.svg9'
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 311142+24Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 31117704
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 311123−14
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
19 June – District of Columbia
 
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
 
22 June – Houston
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
19 June – District of Columbia
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (p)1 (5)
 
25 June – Pasadena
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1 (3)
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
18 June – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1 (2)
 
22 June – Houston
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (p)1 (4)
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 0
 
18 June – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (a.e.t.)2
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
 

Quarter-finals

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
De Nigris Soccerball shade.svg48'
J. Hernández Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg5'
New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 78,807
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 0–2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Jones Soccerball shade.svg49'
Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg80'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 45,424
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Semi-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg76' Report
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,627
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report De Nigris Soccerball shade.svg93'
J. Hernández Soccerball shade.svg99'
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,627
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–4 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bradley Soccerball shade.svg8'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg23'		 Report Barrera Soccerball shade.svg29', 50'
Guardado Soccerball shade.svg36'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg76'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 93,420
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 80 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper). [17] [18] [19] [20]

Golden Ball
Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández
Golden Boot
Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández
7 goals
Golden Glove
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Noel Valladares
Fair Play Trophy
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 "Gio chosen as Gold Cup MVP". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ Cherry, Gene (July 21, 2010). "Rose Bowl to host 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup final". Reuters.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010. Southern California's Rose Bowl will host CONCACAF's 2011 Gold Cup final next June 25, the confederation announced on Wednesday.
  3. ↑ "West Ham's Pablo Barrera scores twice to help Mexico to Gold Cup glory". Guardian. June 26, 2011. Archived from the original on July 29, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ "In an Early 2-0 Hole, Mexico Storms Back to Win the Gold Cup". New York Times. June 26, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Gold Cup to visit new cities, stadiums in 2011". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. December 16, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mexico suspends five players". CONCACAF.com. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Mexican team insists doping was accident". CONCACAF.com. June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Meeting on Mexican suspensions postponed". CONCACAF.com. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Mexican "B" samples test negative". concacaf.com. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Gold Cup Organizing Committee authorizes Mexico to replace up to five players". CONCACAF.com. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Mexico adds Reynoso, Aguilar, Mier". CONCACAF.com. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011.
  12. ↑ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPN Deportes Mexico. July 10, 2011.
  13. ↑ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Doping case dropped against Mexico soccer players". USA Today . October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  16. ↑ "El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life". BBC News . September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  18. ↑ "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  19. ↑ "Best Goalkeeper" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  20. ↑ "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  21. ↑ "CONCACAF". Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
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