2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2009 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 3–26
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (5th title)
Runners-up United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored66 (2.64 per match)
Attendance860,046 (34,402 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Miguel Sabah (4 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Giovani dos Santos
Best goalkeeperCosta Rica Keylor Navas
Fair play award United States
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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.

Venues

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.
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
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
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

Teams

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]
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:

  1. ^ 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

Main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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]

Match officials

Group stage

Main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage

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
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
Source: [citation needed]
Canada 1–0 Jamaica
Gerba 75' Report
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Costa Rica 1–2 El Salvador
Granados 64' Report Romero 19', 87'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Jamaica 0–1 Costa Rica
Report Borges 64'
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 7,059
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
El Salvador 0–1 Canada
Report Gerba 32'
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 7,059
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
Costa Rica 2–2 Canada
Herrón 23'
Centeno 35'		 Report Bernier 25'
De Jong 28'
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
El Salvador 0–1 Jamaica
Report Cummings 70'
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Honduras 1–0 Haiti
Costly 76' Report
Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 15,387
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
Grenada 0–4 United States
Report Adu 7'
Holden 31'
Rogers 60'
Davies 69'
Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 15,387
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Haiti 2–0 Grenada
Noël 14'
Marcelin 79'		 Report
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
United States 2–0 Honduras
Quaranta 74'
Ching 79'		 Report
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
United States 2–2 Haiti
Arnaud 6'
Holden 90+2'		 Report Sirin 46'
Chéry 49'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 24,137
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Honduras 4–0 Grenada
Martínez 2'
Espinoza 25'
Valladares 56'
Costly 67'		 Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 24,137
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Panama 1–2 Guadeloupe
Barahona 68' Report Loval 33'
Fleurival 43'
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Nicaragua 0–2 Mexico
Report Noriega 45' (pen.)
Barrera 86'
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)
Guadeloupe 2–0 Nicaragua
Auvray 57'
Gotin 59'		 Report
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 47,713
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Mexico 1–1 Panama
Sabah 10' Report Pérez 29'
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 47,713
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Panama 4–0 Nicaragua
Pérez 35'
Gómez 56'
Tejada 76', 88'		 Report
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 23,876
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)
Mexico 2–0 Guadeloupe
Torrado 42'
Sabah 85'		 Report
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 23,876
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Panama 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 B  Haiti 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3 A  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 July – Philadelphia
 
 
 Canada0
 
23 July – Chicago
 
 Honduras1
 
 Honduras0
 
18 July – Philadelphia
 
 United States2
 
 United States (a.e.t.)2
 
26 July – East Rutherford
 
 Panama1
 
 United States0
 
19 July – Arlington
 
 Mexico5
 
 Guadeloupe1
 
23 July – Chicago
 
 Costa Rica5
 
 Costa Rica1 (3)
 
19 July – Arlington
 
 Mexico (p)1 (5)
 
 Mexico4
 
 
 Haiti0
 

Quarter-finals

Canada 0–1 Honduras
Report Martínez 36' (pen.)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
United States 2–1 Panama
Beckerman 49'
Cooper 106' (pen.)		 Report Pérez 45'
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Guadeloupe 1–5 Costa Rica
Alphonse 64' Report Borges 3'
Saborío 16', 71'
Herron 47'
Herrera 89'
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)
Mexico 4–0 Haiti
Sabah 23', 63'
Dos Santos 42'
Barrera 83'		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Semi-finals

Honduras 0–2 United States
Report Goodson 45'
Cooper 90'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 55,173
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico
Ledezma 90+3' Report Franco 88'
Penalties
Saborío soccer ball with check mark
Borges soccer ball with check mark
Ledezma soccer ball with red X
Oviedo soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Franco
soccer ball with check mark Dos Santos
soccer ball with check mark Torrado
soccer ball with check mark Juárez
soccer ball with check mark Vela
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 55,173
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Final

Main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
United States 0–5 Mexico
Report
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 79,156
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Note: Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' goal counts or to match goal counts.

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

Awards

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
Mexico Giovani dos Santos
Golden Boot
Mexico Miguel Sabah
4 goals
Golden Glove
Costa Rica 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

Costa Rica Keylor Navas
Mexico Guillermo Ochoa

Canada Mike Klukowski
Costa Rica Freddy Fernández
Mexico Fausto Pinto
Panama Luis Moreno
United States Clarence Goodson
United States Chad Marshall

Canada Julian de Guzman
Costa Rica Celso Borges
Guadeloupe Stéphane Auvray
Mexico Gerardo Torrado
Mexico Giovani dos Santos
United States Stuart Holden

Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío
Honduras Walter Martínez
Mexico Miguel Sabah
United States Kenny Cooper

Marketing

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.

References

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  2. ^ a b "CONCACAF expands Gold Cup host cities, Canada plans modest tournament prep". Google News. CP. March 10, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup to be played in record 13 U.S. cities". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. New York City, New York. Sports Network. March 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup to be played at 13 sites is US". International Herald Tribune. New York City. AP. March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Gold Cup to be played in record 13 different U.S. cities July 3–26" (Press release). New York City: CONCACAF. March 9, 2009. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cubans withdraw from CONCACAF Gold Cup". Trinidad and Tobago Express. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  8. ^ "Haiti team profile" (Press release). CONCACAF. 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (July 3, 2009). "U.S. gets a real man advantage". Los Angeles Times. p. C4. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  10. ^ Costa Rica to face El Salvador on opening night of Gold Cup. New York City: CONCACAF. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  11. ^ "Golden Boot Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  12. ^ "Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  13. ^ "Best Goalkeeper" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  14. ^ "Fair Play Award" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  15. ^ "2009 All-Tournament Team" (Press release). CONCACAF. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2009.

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