| Copa Naciones de UNCAF Copa Naciones DIGICEL | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Honduras |
| Dates | January 22 - February 1 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 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 played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 114,000 (8,143 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andy Furtado (3 goals) |
| Best player | Keylor Navas |
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TheUNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of theUNCAF Nations Cup, the biennialfootball (soccer) tournament for theCONCACAF-affiliated national teams ofCentral America. The first five places qualified for the2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] The event was going to take place inPanama City,Panama between January 22 and February 1, 2009,[2] but thePanamanian 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 inEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino inTegucigalpa.[3][6] The tournament was sponsored byDigicel.[7] On 1 February 2009 Panama won the tournament, the first UNCAF Nations Cup win in the country's history.
All sevenUNCAF members participated in the tournament:
Belize Costa Rica (Defending Champions) El Salvador
Guatemala Honduras (Hosts)
Nicaragua Panama| Tegucigalpa | |
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| Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |
| Capacity:35,000 | |
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The group stage draw took place on December 9, 2008 inGuatemala 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 withPanama andGuatemala, the first two runners-up from the2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[1] The remaining teams – El Salvador,Nicaragua, andBelize – were drawn into the same group as Honduras.[1]
| 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 |
| Honduras | 4–1 | Nicaragua |
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Rodríguez 16'Solórzano 65' (o.g.)S. Martínez 73'W. Martínez 79' | Report | Reyes 30' |
| 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 |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Panama |
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| Furtado 10',16' Sánchez 55' | Report |
The winner of the fifth place match qualified for the2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup as the fifth and final entrant from Central America.
All four semifinalists qualified for the2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
| Costa Rica | 3–0 Awarded | El Salvador |
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| Furtado 18' | Report |
| Honduras | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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| Espinoza 30' | Report |
| Panama | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Herrera Aguilar Phillips Jaramillo Henríquez | 5–3 | FurtadoNúñez JiménezOviedo |
          Panama |     Costa Rica |
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| 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup champions |
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 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 |
Silvio Avilés(for El Salvador)David Solorzano(for Honduras)
