2011_Copa_Centroamericana
2011 Copa Centroamericana
International football competition
The 2011 Copa Centroamericana (English: 2011 Central American Cup) was the eleventh edition of Copa Centroamericana (formerly known as the UNCAF Nations Cup), an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) of the CONCACAF region. It took place in Panama from January 14 to January 23, 2011. It was the second time for Panama to host the tournament. On January 23, 2011 Honduras won the cup by defeating Costa Rica 2-1 in the final.[1] The top five teams from this tournament qualified for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group stage draw was conducted on September 2, 2010 in Panama City.[2]
2011 Copa Centroamericana logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Panama |
| Dates | January 14–23 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Honduras (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  Panama |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 92,000 (6,571 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco Ureña Rafael Burgos (3 goals each) |
← 2009 2013 → | |
All seven UNCAF members participated in the tournament:
All matches were played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.
- Tiebreakers[3]
- Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
- Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
- Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
- Greater goal difference in all group matches.
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
- Drawing of lots.
All times are in local, Pamana Time (UTC−05:00).
| Key to colors in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the fifth place match | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| El Salvador |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
 Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
 Belize |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| Belize | 2–5 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Smith  45+1' (pen.)O. Jiménez 76' |
Report | Romero 15' Burgos 24', 46'Alas 54'Umanzor 59' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| V. Núñez 42' |
Report | R. Núñez 90+1' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Honduras | 2 | |||||
| El Salvador | 0 | |||||
| Honduras | 2 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
| Panama | 1 (2) | |||||
| Costa Rica (pen) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| El Salvador | 0 (4) | |||||
| Panama (pen) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Fifth place | ||
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| Guatemala | 2 | |
Note: No extra time is played.
Fifth place match
Semifinals
| Panama | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 75' |
Report | Borges 67' |
| Penalties | ||
Pérez  G. Torres  Gómez Baloy |
2–4 | Borges Núñez Ureña Marshall Miller |
Third place match
| El Salvador | 0–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Alvarez J. Alas Blanco Portillo D. Alas |
4–5 | Brown Torres Bonaga Davis Henríquez |
Final
| Honduras | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| W. Martínez 8' E. Martínez 53' |
Report | Ureña 73' |
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   Costa Rica
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| 2011 Copa Centroamericana champions |
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 Honduras Third title |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Awards
- Golden Ball:
Ramón Núñez (Honduras) - Golden Boot:
Rafael Burgos (El Salvador) & 
Marco Ureña (Costa Rica)
- "PANAMA SERA SEDE DE LA Copa Centroamericana 2011 - UNCAF" [Panama was the host of the 2011 Copa Centroamericana] (in Spanish). FedefutGuate. February 1, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- LaTribuna.hn – El 2 de septiembre será el sorteo Copa de Naciones Archived 2010-09-03 at the Wayback Machine – August 25, 2010 (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) 2011 Copa Centroamericana