2011 Copa Centroamericana

2011 Copa Centroamericana
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) Costa Rica Marco Ureña
El Salvador Rafael Burgos
(3 goals each)

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]

Participating nations

All seven UNCAF members participated in the tournament:

Venue

All matches were played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.

Panama City
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Capacity: 32,000

Squads

Group stage

Tiebreakers[3]
  1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
  3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
  4. Greater goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
  6. 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 330060+69
 El Salvador 320174+36
 Nicaragua 301215−41
 Belize 301238−51
El Salvador  2–0  Nicaragua
Alas  70'
Burgos  75'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Panama  2–0  Belize
Aguilar  22'
Brown  28'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)
Belize  2–5  El Salvador
Smith  45+1' (pen.)
O. Jiménez  76'		 Report Romero  15'
Burgos  24', 46'
Alas  54'
Umanzor  59'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)
Panama  2–0  Nicaragua
Cooper  15'
Rentería  80'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Nicaragua  1–1  Belize
Espinoza  10' (pen.) Report D. Jiménez  81'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Panama  2–0  El Salvador
Aguilar  25'
Cooper  79'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 211042+24
 Costa Rica 211031+24
 Guatemala 200215−40
Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras
V. Núñez  42' Report R. Núñez  90+1'
Attendance: 6,000
Guatemala  0–2  Costa Rica
Report Ureña  47', 82'
Attendance: 2,000
Honduras  3–1  Guatemala
Núñez  13'
Claros  42', 89'		 Report Ramírez  24'
Attendance: 500

Final stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Honduras2
 
 
 
 El Salvador0
 
 Honduras2
 
 
 
 Costa Rica1
 
 Panama1 (2)
 
 
 Costa Rica (pen)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 El Salvador0 (4)
 
 
 Panama (pen)0 (5)
 
Fifth place
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Nicaragua1
 
 
 Guatemala2
 

Note: No extra time is played.

Fifth place match

Nicaragua  1–2  Guatemala
Rodríguez  23' Report G. Ruiz  45+1'
León  66'
Attendance: 5,000

Semifinals

Honduras  2–0  El Salvador
Leverón  77'
Chávez  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Third place match

El Salvador  0–0  Panama
Report
Penalties
Alvarez
J. Alas
Blanco
Portillo
D. Alas 		4–5 Brown
Torres
Bonaga
Davis
Henríquez
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Benigno Pineda (Honduras)

Final

Honduras  2–1  Costa Rica
W. Martínez  8'
E. Martínez  53'		 Report Ureña  73'
Attendance: 2,000
Honduras
Costa Rica
Honduras
HONDURAS:
GK23Noel Valladares
DF16Mauricio SabillónYellow card 29' 78'
DF14Juan Carlos García
DF2Osman Chávez
DF6Johnny LeverónYellow card 90'
MF10Ramón Núñez 46'
MF8Jorge Claros
MF21Mario Martínez
MF13Alfredo Mejía
MF7Emil MartínezYellow card 36' 63'
FW15Walter Martínez
Substitutions:
MF3Mariano Acevedo 46'
MF19Marvin Chávez 63'
DF4Johnny Palacios 78'Yellow card 79'
Manager:
Mexico Juan de Dios Castillo
Costa Rica
COSTA RICA:
GK23Donny Grant
DF19Roy Miller
DF4David Myrie
DF6Heiner Mora
DF20Dennis Marshall
DF3Darío DelgadoYellow cardRed card 51', 62'
MF5Celso Borges
MF22Allen Guevara 46'
MF14José Miguel Cubero 54'
FW17Josué Martínez 66'
FW7Marco UreñaYellow card 69'
Substitutions:
FW11César Elizondo 46'
FW10Randall Brenes 54'
MF12Cristian Gamboa 66'
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo La Volpe
 2011 Copa
Centroamericana Champions 

Honduras
Third title

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals

El Salvador Rafael Burgos
Costa Rica Marco Ureña

2 goals
1 goal

Source

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Reglamento Copa Centroamerica 2011
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