| 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 | 13 (in 13 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| 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] |
| Bestgoalkeeper |  Noel Valladares |
| Fair play award | Mexico |
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The2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of theCONCACAF 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, atCowboys Stadium inArlington,Texas and ended with thefinal on June 25, 2011, at theRose Bowl inPasadena,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 the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative fromCONCACAF.[3][4]
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 theRose 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 | |
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 Location of the host cities of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. | ||||
A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated toNorth America, five toCentral America, and four to theCaribbean.
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last appearance 2022 | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||||
| United States | Automatic | 11th | 2009 | Champion(1991,2002,2005,2007) | 22 |
| Mexico(TH) | Automatic | 11th | 2009 | Champions(1993,1996,1998,2003,2009) | 28 |
 Canada | Automatic | 10th | 2009 | Champions(2000) | 77 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the2010 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 the2011 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 |
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.
On June 9, 2011, the names of fiveMexican players were released announcingChristian Bermúdez,Édgar Dueñas,Guillermo Ochoa,Francisco Javier Rodríguez andSinha, all tested positive forclenbuterol 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 SecretaryChuck 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] TheMexican 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, andHiram Mier.[11] All players were later acquitted by theMexican Football Federation and the results were blamed on contamination of meat, with the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional.[12] However, theWorld Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to theCourt 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]
On September 20, 2013, theSalvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players for life due to their involvement withmatch fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 8 players (Dennis Alas,Luis Anaya,Marvin González,Reynaldo Hernández,Miguel Montes,Dagoberto Portillo,Osael Romero, andRamón Sánchez), from El Salvador's 5–0 loss to Mexico on June 5, 2011 Gold Cup match.[16]
All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Advance toKnockout 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 |
| Mexico | 5–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Juárez 55'de Nigris 58'J. Hernández 60',67',90+5' (pen.) | Report |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Brenes 90+5' | Report | Zelaya 45' |
| Cuba | 0–5 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | J. Hernández 35',76' dos Santos 63',68'de Nigris 65' |
| El Salvador | 6–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Zelaya 13',71' Romero 29'Blanco 69'Álvarez 84'Quintanilla 90+4' | Report | Márquez 83' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance toKnockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance toKnockout stage |
| 2 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 June –District of Columbia | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 June –Houston | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 June –District of Columbia | ||||||||||
| Panama | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama(p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 25 June –Pasadena | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 June –East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 22 June –Houston | ||||||||||
| Honduras(p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 June –East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| Mexico(a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| Guatemala | 1 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall 56' | Report | Bengtson 49' |
| Penalties | ||
Borges Ruiz  Saborío Campbell | 2–4 | CostlyBernárdezPalaciosBengtson |
| Panama | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Tejada 90' | Report | Zelaya 78' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Barahona Rentería Godoy Henríquez Tejada | 5–3 | AlasRomeroZelayaFlores |
| United States | 2–4 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley 8' Donovan 23' | Report | Barrera 29',50' Guardado 36'Dos Santos 76' |
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 BrenesJoel CampbellDennis MarshallHeiner MoraÁlvaro SaboríoYénier MárquezArturo ÁlvarezLéster BlancoEliseo QuintanillaOsael RomeroClive MurrayJosé Javier del AguilaCarlos GallardoMarco PappaWalter MartínezAlfredo MejíaOmar DaleyLuton SheltonEfraín JuárezRafael MárquezBlas PérezMichael BradleyLandon DonovanClarence GoodsonJermaine Jones1 own goal
Clarence Goodson (against Panama)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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Javier Hernández | ||
| Golden Boot | ||
| Javier Hernández | ||
| 7 goals | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Noel Valladares | ||
| Fair Play Trophy | ||
| Mexico | ||
Southern California's Rose Bowl will host CONCACAF's 2011 Gold Cup final next June 25, the confederation announced on Wednesday.
