2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads explained

The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup is an official FIFA international football tournament to be held in United States from June 5 to June 25, 2011. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players, as stipulated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament Rules and Regulations; only players listed in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament.[1] Listed players may only be substituted in the event of a serious injury up until 24 hours before the team's first match. The squads were submitted on May 21, 2011, 15 days prior to the first game.[1]

Group A

Costa Rica

Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe[2]

Cuba

Head coach: Raúl González Triana

Yosniel Mesa defected to the United States

El Salvador

Head coach: Rubén Israel[3]

M/F: On September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Dennis Alas, Luis Anaya, Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes, Dagoberto Portillo, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes.[4]

Mexico

Head coach: José Manuel de la Torre[5]

It was announced during the tournament on June 9, 2011, that five Mexican players, Sinha, Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa, all tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the Gold Cup and have therefore been withdrawn from the squad.[6] The CONCACAF Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico will be allowed to replace the suspended players.[7] Mexico called up the following five players as replacements:[8]

Group B

Guatemala

Head coach: Ever Hugo Almeida[9]

Grenada

Head coach: Mike Adams

Honduras

Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez[10]

Jamaica

Head coach: Theodore Whitmore

Group C

Canada

Head coach: Stephen Hart

Guadeloupe

Head coach: Roger Salnot

Panama

Head coach: Julio Dely Valdés

United States

Head coach: Bob Bradley

Player statistics

Player representation by club

Three or more players

PlayersClubs
8 Comunicaciones
6 Municipal
5 Águila, Luis Ángel Firpo, New York Red Bulls, Saprissa
4 Ciudad de La Habana, Monterrey, Hurricane, Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City, Toluca, Villa Clara
3 Alajuelense, Anchor Q.P.R., Ciego de Ávila, Houston Dynamo, Isidro Metapán, Marathón, Motagua, Moulien, Olimpia, USAC, Vålerenga
Player representation by league

CONCACAF nations only

CountryPlayersPercentageOutside national squad
Total276
United States3111.23%24
Guatemala238.33%3
Cuba238.33%0
El Salvador207.24%0
Mexico186.52%4
Honduras145.07%1
Grenada134.71%0
Costa Rica124.35%0
Guadeloupe72.53%0
Panama72.53%0
Jamaica51.81%1
Canada41.45%1
Others11943.12%
The Cuban squad was made up entirely of players from its domestic league.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 Regulations . CONCACAF . May 16, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101320/http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/b0/6f/0%2C%2C12813~159664%2C00.pdf . September 24, 2012 .
  2. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/21/sabor%C3%ADo-named-costa-rica-roster-gold-cup Saborío named in Costa Rica roster for Gold Cup
  3. Web site: El Salvador 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad. Spanish. May 21, 2011. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224629/http://fesfut.org.sv/actualidad.php?id_noticia=416. dead.
  4. News: El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life . . 2013-09-20 . 2020-06-14.
  5. https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2011/5/13/2169825/mexico-roster-2011-concacaf-gold-cup-copa-oro Jonathan Orozco Replaces Jose De Jesus Corona On Mexico's Gold Cup Roster
  6. Web site: Mexico suspends five players . CONCACAF.com . 2011-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612062721/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2374171%2C00.html . June 12, 2011 .
  7. Web site: Gold Cup Organizing Committee authorizes Mexico to replace up to five players . CONCACAF.com . 2011-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622063346/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2378800%2C00.html . June 22, 2011 .
  8. Web site: Mexico adds Reynoso, Aguilar, Mier . CONCACAF.com . 2011-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623191510/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2378823%2C00.html . June 23, 2011 .
  9. http://fedefutguate.org/index.php?news=1178 NOMINA SELECCION DE GUATEMALA PARA COPA DE ORO 2011
  10. http://futbol.univision.com/copa-oro/article/2011-05-20/luis-fernando-suarez-anuncio-la?ftloc=channel226:wcmWidgetUimStage&ftpos=channel226:wcmWidgetUimStage:1 Luis Fernando Suárez anunció la lista definitiva de Honduras para la Copa Oro