2011 Copa Centroamericana Explained

Tourney Name:	Copa Centroamericana
Year:	2011
Size:	180px
Country:	Panama
Dates:	January 14–23
Sub-Confederations:	1
Num Teams:	7
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion:	Honduras
Champion-Flagvar:	1949
Count:	3
Second:	Costa Rica
Third:	Panama
Fourth:	El Salvador
Matches:	14
Goals:	35
Top Scorer:	Marco Ureña Rafael Burgos (3 goals each)
Prevseason:	2009
Nextseason:	2013

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:

• • • • • • • (Hosts) and (Defending Champions)

Venue

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

	Panama City
	Estadio Rommel Fernández
	Capacity: 32,000

Squads

See main article: 2011 Copa Centroamericana 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 .

Key to colors in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the semifinals
	Teams that advanced to the fifth place match

Group A

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	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1
	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

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Group B

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	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

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Final stage

Note: No extra time is played.

Semifinals

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Final

HONDURAS: GK 23 Noel Valladares DF 16 DF 14 Juan Carlos García DF 2 Osman Chávez DF 6 MF 10 MF 8 Jorge Claros MF 21 Mario Martínez MF 13 Alfredo Mejía MF 7 FW 15 Walter Martínez Substitutions: MF 3 MF 19 DF 4 Manager: Juan de Dios Castillo

COSTA RICA: GK 23 Donny Grant DF 19 Roy Miller DF 4 David Myrie DF 6 Heiner Mora DF 20 Dennis Marshall DF 3 MF 5 Celso Borges MF 22 MF 14 FW 17 FW 7 Substitutions: FW 11 FW 10 MF 12 Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals Rafael Burgos
Marco Ureña

2 goals Jaime Alas
Armando Cooper Jorge Claros
Ramón Núñez Edwin Aguilar

Manuel León
Guillermo Ramírez
Gregory Ruiz
Marvin Chávez
Johnny Leverón
Emil Martínez
Walter Martínez
Denis Espinoza
Félix Rodríguez
Roberto Brown
Blas Pérez
Luis Rentería

Source

Awards

• Golden Ball: Ramón Núñez (Honduras)
• Golden Boot: Rafael Burgos (El Salvador) & Marco Ureña (Costa Rica)

References

1. Web site: PANAMA SERA SEDE DE LA Copa Centroamericana 2011 - UNCAF . es . Panama was the host of the 2011 Copa Centroamericana . February 1, 2010 . . March 15, 2010.
2. http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=173693 LaTribuna.hn – El 2 de septiembre será el sorteo Copa de Naciones
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123165838/http://uncaf.net/portal/uploads/PDdownloads/reglamento_copa_centroamericana_uncaf_2011_rev%5B1%5D.pdf Reglamento Copa Centroamerica 2011

External links

• 2011 Copa Centroamericana