2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2011 (in Spanish) | |
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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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 80 (3.2 per match) |
Attendance | 1,140,602 (45,624 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (7 goals)[1] |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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.
The competition started on June 5, 2011, at 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]
Venues
[edit]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 | ||||
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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 | |
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Teams
[edit]Qualification
[edit]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 2022 | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking |
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North American zone | |||||
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Automatic | 11th | 2009 | Champion (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007) | 22 |
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Automatic | 11th | 2009 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009) | 28 |
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Automatic | 10th | 2009 | Champions (2000) | 77 |
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2010 Caribbean Cup | |||||
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Winners | 8th | 2009 | Third Place (1993) | 55 |
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Runners-up | 3rd | 2009 | Semifinals (2007) | N/A |
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Third Place | 6th | 2007 | Quarterfinals (2003) | 81 |
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Fourth Place | 2nd | 2009 | Group stage (2009) | N/A |
Central American zone qualified through the 2011 Copa Centroamericana | |||||
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Winners | 10th | 2009 | Runners-up (1991) | 43 |
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Runners-up | 10th | 2009 | Runners-up (2002) | 56 |
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Third Place | 5th | 2009 | Runners-up (2005) | 67 |
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Fourth Place | 7th | 2009 | Quarterfinals (2002, 2003) | 87 |
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Fifth Place | 9th | 2007 | Fourth Place (1996) | 124 |
Squads
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Mexico ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Juárez ![]() De Nigris ![]() J. Hernández ![]() |
Report |
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Brenes ![]() |
Report | Zelaya ![]() |
Cuba ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | J. Hernández ![]() Dos Santos ![]() De Nigris ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Zelaya ![]() Romero ![]() Blanco ![]() Álvarez ![]() Quintanilla ![]() |
Report | Márquez ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Grenada ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() |
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Murray ![]() |
Report | Bengtson ![]() Costly ![]() W. Martínez ![]() Mejía ![]() |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Canada ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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De Rosario ![]() |
Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
19 June – District of Columbia | ||||||||||
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22 June – Houston | ||||||||||
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19 June – District of Columbia | ||||||||||
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25 June – Pasadena | ||||||||||
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18 June – East Rutherford | ||||||||||
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22 June – Houston | ||||||||||
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18 June – East Rutherford | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
[edit]Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Marshall ![]() |
Report | Bengtson ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Borges ![]() Ruiz ![]() Saborío ![]() Campbell ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Panama ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Tejada ![]() |
Report | Zelaya ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Barahona ![]() Rentería ![]() Godoy ![]() Henríquez ![]() Tejada ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]United States ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Bradley ![]() Donovan ![]() |
Report | Barrera ![]() Guardado ![]() Dos Santos ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]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
Randall Brenes
Joel Campbell
Dennis Marshall
Heiner Mora
Álvaro Saborío
Yénier Márquez
Arturo Álvarez
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 (against Panama)
Awards
[edit]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 | ||
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Golden Boot | ||
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7 goals | ||
Golden Glove | ||
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Fair Play Trophy | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gio chosen as Gold Cup MVP". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Mexican team insists doping was accident". CONCACAF.com. June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Meeting on Mexican suspensions postponed". CONCACAF.com. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Mexican "B" samples test negative". concacaf.com. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mexico adds Reynoso, Aguilar, Mier". CONCACAF.com. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011.
- ^ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPN Deportes Mexico. July 10, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Doping case dropped against Mexico soccer players". USA Today. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life". BBC News. September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Best Goalkeeper" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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External links
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