2009_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
International football competition
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United States.[1] This competition was the fourth tournament without guests from other confederations. Mexico won their fifth Gold Cup, and eighth CONCACAF Championship overall, after beating the United States 5–0 in the final. It was the second consecutive Gold Cup final and fourth overall to feature Mexico and the United States and the third won by Mexico.
| Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2009 (in Spanish) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 3–26 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 13 (in 13 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 66 (2.64 per match) |
| Attendance | 860,046 (34,402 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Miguel Sabah (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Giovani dos Santos |
| Best goalkeeper |  Keylor Navas |
| Fair play award | United States |
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The set of thirteen venues—the largest number ever used to stage the Gold Cup—was announced on March 9.[2][3][4][5]
| Carson | Seattle | Columbus | Oakland | Washington, D.C. |
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| The Home Depot Center | Qwest Field | Columbus Crew Stadium | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | RFK Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 22,555 | Capacity: 63,026 | Capacity: 56,692 |
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| Houston | Miami | Foxborough | Glendale | |
| Reliant Stadium | FIU Stadium | Gillette Stadium | University of Phoenix Stadium | |
| Capacity: 71,500 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 68,756 | Capacity: 63,400 | |
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| Philadelphia | Arlington | Chicago | East Rutherford | |
| Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys Stadium | Soldier Field | Giants Stadium | |
| Capacity: 68,532 | Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 61,500 | Capacity: 80,242 | |
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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.
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[6] |
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| North American zone | |||||
| United States (TH) |
Automatic | 10th | 2007 | Champion (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007) | 12 |
| Mexico |
Automatic | 10th | 2007 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003) | 33 |
 Canada |
Automatic | 9th | 2007 | Champions (2000) | 92 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2008 Caribbean Cup | |||||
 Jamaica |
Winners | 7th | 2005 | Third Place (1993) | 12 |
 Grenada |
Runners-up | 1st | None | Debut | 88 |
 Guadeloupe |
Third Place | 2nd | 2007 | Semifinals (2007) | N/A |
 Haiti |
Fifth Place[pn 1] | 4th | 2007 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 120 |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
 Panama |
Winners | 4th | 2007 | Runners-up (2005) | 69 |
| Costa Rica |
Runners-up | 9th | 2007 | Runners-up (2002) | 30 |
 Honduras |
Third Place | 9th | 2007 | Runners-up (2005) | 39 |
 El Salvador |
Fourth Place | 6th | 2007 | Quarterfinals (2002, 2003) | 90 |
 Nicaragua |
Fifth Place | 1st | None | Debut | 135 |
Notes:
- Cuba finished fourth at the Caribbean Championship, but withdrew from the Gold Cup due to issues related to player development and the ability to field a competitive team.[2][7] Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago, 3rd place in Group I and Group J, respectively, as the two highest finishing teams in the Caribbean Championship not already qualified for the Gold Cup, were placed in a draw by the CFU to determine who would replace Cuba, and Haiti won the draw.[8]
Squads
Participating teams selected a squad of 23 players (including three goalkeepers), except the United States, who were given an expanded 30-player roster due to their participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[9]
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The twelve teams that qualified were divided into three groups. The draw for the Group Stage was announced on April 2, 2009.[10] The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage along with the best two of the third-place teams, filling out the knockout field of eight.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | El Salvador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | El Salvador |
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Granados  64' |
Report | Romero 19', 87' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Haiti |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Grenada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | Honduras |
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| Quaranta 74' Ching 79' |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guadeloupe |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Panama |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 July – Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Chicago | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 July – Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 July – East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| Panama | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 July – Arlington | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| Guadeloupe | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Chicago | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 5 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 19 July – Arlington | ||||||||||
| Mexico (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| Haiti | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Guadeloupe | 1–5 | Costa Rica |
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| Alphonse 64' |
Report | Borges 3' Saborío 16', 71'Herron 47'Herrera 89' |
Semi-finals
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Mexico |
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| Ledezma 90+3' |
Report | Franco 88' |
| Penalties | ||
Saborío  Borges Ledezma  Oviedo |
3–5 | Franco Dos Santos Torrado Juárez Vela |
Final
Goalscorers
There were 66 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Patrice Bernier- Marcel de Jong
Walter Centeno- Warren Granados
- Pablo Herrera
- Froylán Ledezma
Alexandre Alphonse- Stéphane Auvray
- David Fleurival
- Ludovic Gotin
- Loïc Loval
Monès Chéry- James Marcelin
- Fabrice Noël
- Vaniel Sirin
Roger Espinoza- Melvin Valladares
Omar Cummings
José Antonio Castro- Luis Miguel Noriega
- Carlos Vela
Nelson Barahona- Gabriel Enrique Gómez
Freddy Adu- Davy Arnaud
- Kyle Beckerman
- Brian Ching
- Charlie Davies
- Clarence Goodson
- Santino Quaranta
- Robbie Rogers
The following Gold Cup awards will be given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).[11][12]'[13]'[14]
| Golden Ball | ||
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| Giovani dos Santos | ||
| Golden Boot | ||
| Miguel Sabah | ||
| 4 goals | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Keylor Navas | ||
| Fair Play Trophy | ||
| United States | ||
- All-Tournament team
The All-Tournament Team was selected by the CONCACAF Technical Study Group. The player selections were made from the eight teams that reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Broadcasting rights
In Australia, the tournament was broadcast by Setanta Sports
In Brazil, the tournament was broadcast by Multisports
In Canada, the tournament was broadcast by Rogers Sportsnet and GolTV Canada
In Costa Rica, the tournament was broadcast by Teletica Canal 7, XPERTV 33 and Repretel
In Mexico and Central America, the tournament was broadcast by Televisa and TV Azteca (Mexico and United States Matches) and SKY México
In Honduras, Televicentro was broadcasting in three of their channels, MegaTV, Tele Sistema, Canal 7y4.
In Panama, the tournament was broadcast by RPC TV Canal 4 and TV Max.
In Malaysia, the tournament was broadcast by Astro Supersports.
In the United States, English language coverage of games involving the US, as well as one game from each round of the knockout stages even if the USA was not involved, was on Fox Soccer Channel. All tournament games received Spanish language coverage split between Galavision, TeleFutura, Univision.
Worldwide, except in the Americas, the tournament was streamed by Omnisport.TV the legal online rights holder working in partnership with CONCACAF, with English commentary and in HDTV quality.
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