2009 UNCAF Nations Cup explained

Tourney Name:UNCAF Nations Cup
Year:2009
Other Titles:Copa Naciones de UNCAF
Copa Naciones DIGICEL
Country:Honduras
Dates:January 22 - February 1
Num Teams:7
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:Panama
Count:1
Second:Costa Rica
Third:Honduras
Third-Flagvar:1949
Fourth:El Salvador
Matches:14
Goals:32
Attendance:114000
Top Scorer: Andy Furtado
(3 goals)
Player: Keylor Navas
Nextseason:2011
Prevseason:2007

The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football (soccer) tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The event was going to take place in Panama City, Panama between January 22 and February 1, 2009,[1] but the Panamanian FA announced that they would not host the event due to not having an adequate stadium available for the time period of the tournament.[2] The alternative hosts were Honduras and Guatemala.[3] Honduras submitted an official replacement bid on November 12, and after some consideration it was moved to Honduras. All games were played in Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa.[4] [5] The tournament was sponsored by Digicel.[6] On 1 February 2009 Panama won the tournament, the first UNCAF Nations Cup win in the country's history.

Participating nations

All seven UNCAF members participated in the tournament:

Squads

See main article: 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup squads.

Stadium

Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000

First round

The group stage draw took place on December 9, 2008 in Guatemala City.[7] The reigning champions, Costa Rica, and the hosts, Honduras, were automatically drawn as top seed in their respective groups.[6] Costa Rica was paired with Panama and Guatemala, the first two runners-up from the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[7] The remaining teams – El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Belize – were drawn into the same group as Honduras.[7]

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Fifth place

The winner of the fifth place match qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup as the fifth and final entrant from Central America.

Semifinals

All four semifinalists qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Final


PANAMA:
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
DF 2 Carlos Rivera
DF 4 José Torres (C)
DF 6 Amílcar Henríquez
DF 13 Adolfo Machado
DF 14 Armando Gun
MF 5
MF 10
MF 15 Ricardo Phillips
FW 8
FW 9
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 11
MF 20
Manager:
Gary Stempel

COSTA RICA:
GK 23 Ricardo González
DF 3 Freddy Fernández (C)
DF 4 Michael Umaña
DF 12
DF 17
DF 19 Carlos Johnson
MF 5
MF 15 Jorge Davis
MF 22
FW 7
FW 11 Andy Furtado
Substitutions:
FW 21
MF 16
MF 14
Manager:
Rodrigo Kenton

Results

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal (Own Goal)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Panamá organizará la Copa de Naciones de la UNCAF del 2009 . es . Tanto Fútbol . 28 February 2008 . 17 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117233514/http://tantofutbol.com/2008/02/28/panam-organizar-la-copa-de-naciones-de-la-uncaf-del-2009 . 2009-01-17 . dead.
  2. News: Panamá descarta organizar la Uncaf . es . 2 November 2008 . . . 2 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081207022609/http://nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/noviembre/02/deportes1759889.html . 7 December 2008 . dead.
  3. News: Campo Elías . Estrada . Copa de Naciones está más allá que acá . . es. 22 February 2008 . 26 February 2008.
  4. Web site: Central American Nations Cup moved from Panama to Honduras . . 17 November 2008 . . 17 December 2008 .
  5. Web site: Se confirma Honduras como sede de la Copa de Naciones de la UNCAF del 2009 . es . . 16 November 2008 . 21 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724120106/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/contenidoes/item.php?itemid=77%2F . 2011-07-24 . dead.
  6. News: Digicel, UNCAF launch 2009 Nations Cup . . 17 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020555/http://www.thenassauguardian.com/sports/340563042874912.php . 2011-07-17 . dead.
  7. Web site: Six-time champ Costa Rica drawn with Panama, Guatemala in Central American Nations Cup . 9 December 2008 . . . 17 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081220132228/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4564 . 2008-12-20 . dead.
  8. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/02/monday_kickaround_5.html WASHINGTONPOST.com – Monday Kickaround