| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Other Titles: | Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2009 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | July 3–26 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 13 |
| Cities: | 13 |
| Champion: | Mexico |
| Count: | 5 |
| Second: | United States |
| Matches: | 25 |
| Goals: | 66 |
| Attendance: | 860046 |
| Top Scorer: |  Miguel Sabah (4 goals) |
| Player: | Giovani dos Santos |
| Goalkeeper: | Keylor Navas |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
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.
The set of thirteen venues - the largest number ever used to stage the Gold Cup - was announced on March 9.[2] [3] [4]
| 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 | ||
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.
| style= | Team | style= | Qualification | style= | Appearances | style= | Last appearance | style= | Previous best performance | style= | FIFA Ranking[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||||||||||
| align=left | (TH) | Automatic | 10th | 2007 | Champion (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007) | 12 | |||||
| align=left | Automatic | 10th | 2007 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003) | 33 | ||||||
| align=left | Automatic | 9th | 2007 | Champions (2000) | 92 | ||||||
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2008 Caribbean Cup | |||||||||||
| align=left | Winners | 7th | 2005 | Third Place (1993) | 12 | ||||||
| align=left | Runners-up | 1st | None | Debut | 88 | ||||||
| align=left | Third Place | 2nd | 2007 | Semifinals (2007) | N/A | ||||||
| align=left | Fifth Place | 4th | 2007 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 120 | ||||||
| Central American zone qualified through the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||||||||
| align=left | Winners | 4th | 2007 | Runners-up (2005) | 69 | ||||||
| align=left | Runners-up | 9th | 2007 | Runners-up (2002) | 30 | ||||||
| align=left | Third Place | 9th | 2007 | Runners-up (2005) | 39 | ||||||
| align=left | Fourth Place | 6th | 2007 | Quarterfinals (2002, 2003) | 90 | ||||||
| align=left | Fifth Place | 1st | None | Debut | 135 | ||||||
Notes:
See 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.[6]
Paul Ward
Joel Aguilar
Courtney Campbell Benito Archundia Marco Antonio Rodríguez Roberto García
Roberto Moreno
Enrico Wijngaarde
Jair Marrufo Terry VaughnSee 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.[7] 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.
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See main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage.
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See main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final.
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).[8] [9] '[10] '[11]
| scope=col style="background-color: gold" | Golden Ball | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani dos Santos | |||
| scope=col style="background-color: gold" | Golden Boot | ||
| Miguel Sabah | |||
| 4 goals | |||
| Golden Glove | |||
| Keylor Navas | |||
| Fair Play Trophy | |||
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.