CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011
Football Championship of North, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of nations	12  (of 34 applicants)
winner	Mexico (9th title)
venue	United States
Opening game	June 5, 2011
Endgame	June 25, 2011
Games	25th
Gates	80  (⌀: 3.2 per game)
spectator	1,140,600  (⌀: 45,624 per game)
Top scorer	Chicharito (7 goals)
Best player	Chicharito
Best goalkeeper	Noel Valladares
yellow cards	92  (⌀: 3.68 per game)
Yellow-red cards	5  (⌀: 0.2 per game)
Red cards	5  (⌀: 0.2 per game)

The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 was the 21st game of the continental football championship for North Central America and the Caribbean and 11th under the name "Gold Cup" and took place from June 5th to 25th in the USA .

Twelve national teams took part in the tournament, initially in groups and then in a knockout system . The United States has been the sole host of the tournament since 1991, or in cooperation (1993 and 2003 with Mexico ). The 2011 final was played at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena , California .

Tournament winners Mexico qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil .

qualification

The qualification for the Gold Cup was organized by the three regional associations of CONCACAF :

North America (NAFU Zone)

All three North American associations ( Canada , USA , Mexico ) are set for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and did not have to play any qualifying games.

Central America ( UNCAF zone)

→ Main article: Central American Cup 2011

All seven UNCAF associations participated in the 2011 Central American Cup, which took place in Panama in January . The first five teams are qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Caribbean ( CFU zone)

→ Main article: 2010 Caribbean Football Championship

24 of the 30 associations of the CFU took part in the 2010 Caribbean Championship. From August 2010 onwards, 21 associations played a qualification; Jamaica as the defending champion and Martinique as the host of the finals, which took place from November 19 to 28, 2010 with 8 teams, were set. The first four teams of the Caribbean Cup have qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Venues

The tournament took place in a total of 13 venues. Each game day, within a group, took place in one stadium. The quarter-finals were held in two stadiums, the semi-finals were played in one stadium. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the venue for the final.

Of the 13 stadiums, only three can be regarded as pure football stadiums . These are the Red Bull Arena, the Livestrong Sporting Park and the Home Depot Center. All others are mostly used for NFL games.

The following 13 venues were presented on December 16, 2010:

Detroit Arlington Carson Charlotte Miami Tampa Chicago Harrison Kansas City East Rutherford Washington, DC Houston Pasadena

2009 venues in the USA

place	Stadion	capacity	Games
Arlington , TX	Cowboys Stadium	80,000	2 group games each
Carson , CA	Home Depot Center	27,000
Detroit , MI	Ford Field	65,000
Charlotte , NC	Bank of America Stadium	73,500
Miami , FL	FIU stadium	23,500
Tampa , FL	Raymond James Stadium	68,800
Chicago , IL	Soldier Field	61,500
Harrison , NJ	Red Bull Arena	25,200
Kansas City , KS	Livestrong Sporting Park	18,500
East Rutherford , NJ	New Meadowlands Stadium	82,500	2 quarter-finals
Washington, DC	RFK Memorial Stadium	45,600	2 quarter-finals
Houston , TX	Reliant Stadium	71,500	both semi-finals
Pasadena , CA	Rose Bowl Stadium	91,000	final

Attendees

→ See main article: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 / Kader

Group A	Group B	Group C
Costa Rica	Grenada	Guadeloupe
El Salvador	Guatemala	Canada
Cuba	Jamaica	Panama
Mexico	Honduras	United States

Positive drug test in Mexico

On June 9, 2011, it was announced that five Mexican players tested positive for Clenbuterol . This result relates to a test that was carried out on May 21, 2011 during the Mexican training camp before the Gold Cup. Zinha , Christian Bermúdez , Édgar Dueñas , Francisco Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa were then suspended by the Mexican Football Association. CONCACAF Secretary General Chuck Blazer immediately convened a meeting of the member associations to discuss the matter. CONCACAF spokesman Ben Spencer said the game against El Salvador would remain in the ranking. However, the meeting was adjourned to gather further information. The Mexican Football Association announced on June 14, 2011 that the second test, the so-called B-sample , was negative. On June 19, Mexico was given permission to replace the suspended players. After food contamination was identified as the cause, the Mexican Football Association, with the support of FIFA, decided not to punish the players who tested positive.

mode

In the final round, the 12 participants form three preliminary round groups with four teams each, of which the first two qualify for the quarter-finals. In addition, the two best third-placed finishers qualify. In the group stage, each team plays against every other team in its group according to the championship mode, with three points being awarded for a win and one point for a draw.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mexico	3	3	0	0	014: 100	+13	09
2.	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	007: 500	+2	04th
3.	El Salvador	3	1	1	1	007: 700	± 0	04th
4th	Cuba	3	0	0	3	001:160	−15	00

June 5th in Arlington
Costa Rica	-	Cuba	5: 0 (2: 0)
Mexico	-	El Salvador	5: 0 (0: 0)
June 9 in Charlotte
Costa Rica	-	El Salvador	1: 1 (0: 1)
Cuba	-	Mexico	0: 5 (0: 1)
June 12 in Chicago
El Salvador	-	Cuba	6: 1 (2: 0)
Mexico	-	Costa Rica	4: 1 (4: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Jamaica	3	3	0	0	007-000	+7	09
2.	Honduras	3	1	1	1	007: 200	+5	04th
3.	Guatemala	3	1	1	1	004: 200	+2	04th
4th	Grenada	3	0	0	3	001:150	−14	00

June 6th in Carson
Jamaica	-	Grenada	4: 0 (2: 0)
Honduras	-	Guatemala	0-0
June 10 in Miami
Jamaica	-	Guatemala	2: 0 (0: 0)
Grenada	-	Honduras	1: 7 (1: 3)
June 13 in Harrison
Guatemala	-	Grenada	4: 0 (2: 0)
Honduras	-	Jamaica	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Panama	3	2	1	0	006: 400	+2	07th
2.	United States	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
3.	Canada	3	1	1	1	002: 300	−1	04th
4th	Guadeloupe	3	0	0	3	002: 500	−3	00

June 7th in Detroit
Panama	-	Guadeloupe	3: 2 (2: 0)
United States	-	Canada	2: 0 (1: 0)
June 11 in Tampa
Guadeloupe	-	Canada	0: 1 (0: 0)
United States	-	Panama	1: 2 (0: 2)
June 14 in Kansas City
Canada	-	Panama	1: 1 (0: 0)
Guadeloupe	-	United States	0: 1 (0: 1)

Table of the best third placed

The two best third-placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Guatemala	3	1	1	1	004: 200	+2	04th
2.	El Salvador	3	1	1	1	007: 700	± 0	04th
3.	Canada	3	1	1	1	002: 300	−1	04th

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	June 18 - East Rutherford
	Costa Rica	1 (2)1
					June 22 - Houston
	Honduras	1 (4) 1
					Honduras	0 2
	June 18 - East Rutherford
					Mexico	2 2
	Mexico	2
									June 25 - Pasadena
	Guatemala	1
									Mexico	4th
	June 19 - Washington DC
									United States	2
	Jamaica	0
					June 22 - Houston
	United States	2
					United States	1
	June 19 - Washington DC
					Panama	0
	Panama	1 (5) 1
	El Salvador	1 (3)1

¹ win on penalties,
² win after extra time

Quarter finals

June 18th in East Rutherford
Costa Rica	-	Honduras	1: 1 n.V. (0: 0), 2: 4 i. E.
Mexico	-	Guatemala	2: 1 (0: 1)
June 19 in Washington, DC
Jamaica	-	United States	0: 2 (0: 1)
Panama	-	El Salvador	1: 1 n.V. (0: 0), 5: 3 i. E.

Semifinals

June 22nd in Houston
United States	-	Panama	1: 0 (0: 0)
Honduras	-	Mexico	0: 2 a.d.

final

June 25th in Pasadena
United States	-	Mexico	2: 4 (2: 2)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Chicharito	7th
2	Aldo de Nigris	4th
	Rodolfo Zelaya	4th
4th	Jerry Bengtson	3
	Carlo Costly	3
	Clint Dempsey	3
	Demar Phillips	3
	Luis Tejada	3
	Marco Ureña	3
	Giovani dos Santos	3
	Andrés Guardado	3
	Pablo Barrera	3

Awards

• Golden shoe: Chicharito 
• Best player: Chicharito 
• Best goalkeeper: Noel Valladares 
• Fair Play Award: Mexico 

Sponsors

The tournament's main sponsors were The Home Depot , Miller Brewing Company , Nike , William Wrigley Jr. Company , State Farm, and Sprint Nextel Corporation .

media

In the US, the tournament was broadcast on the Fox Soccer Channel and Univision . Other broadcasters were Telefutura and Galavision. Univision, Telefutura and Galavision all broadcast the games in Spanish. The Fox Soccer Channel broadcast all USA games and the matches of the final round.

In Europe, the games could be viewed on Eurosport and online at bet365.co.uk.

Web links

• Tournament details on rsssf.com (English)