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 | .svg.png) 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) |  Marco Ureña  Rafael Burgos (3 goals each) | 
| ← 2009  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:
.svg.png) Belize Belize
 Costa Rica Costa Rica
 El Salvador El Salvador
 Guatemala Guatemala
.svg.png) Honduras Honduras
 Nicaragua Nicaragua
 Panama (Hosts) and (Defending Champions) Panama (Hosts) and (Defending Champions)
Venue
All matches were played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.
| Panama City | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Rommel Fernández | |
| Capacity: 32,000 | |
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Squads
Group stage
- Tiebreakers[3]
- Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
- Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
- Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
- Greater goal difference in all group matches.
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
- Drawing of lots.
All times are in local, Panama 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | 
|  El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | 
| .svg.png) Belize | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 
| El Salvador  | 2–0 |  Nicaragua | 
|---|---|---|
| Alas  70' Burgos  75' | Report | 
| Belize .svg.png) | 2–5 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Smith  45+1' (pen.) O. Jiménez  76' | Report | Romero  15' Burgos  24', 46' Alas  54' Umanzor  59' | 
| Panama  | 2–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar  25' Cooper  79' | Report | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) Honduras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 
|  Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 
|  Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
| Costa Rica  | 1–1 | .svg.png) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Núñez  42' | Report | R. Núñez  90+1' | 
| Guatemala  | 0–2 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ureña  47', 82' | 
Final stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| .svg.png) Honduras | 2 | |||||
|  El Salvador | 0 | |||||
| .svg.png) Honduras | 2 | |||||
|  Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
|  Panama | 1 (2) | |||||
|  Costa Rica (pen) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
|  El Salvador | 0 (4) | |||||
|  Panama (pen) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Fifth place | ||
|  Nicaragua | 1 | |
|  Guatemala | 2 | |
Note: No extra time is played.
Fifth place match
Semifinals
| Honduras .svg.png) | 2–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Leverón  77' Chávez  90+3' | Report | 
| Panama  | 1–1 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Pérez  75' | Report | Borges  67' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Pérez   G. Torres   Gómez   Baloy  | 2–4 |  Borges  Núñez  Ureña  Marshall  Miller | 
Third place match
| El Salvador  | 0–0 |  Panama | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Alvarez  J. Alas  Blanco  Portillo  D. Alas  | 4–5 |  Brown  Torres  Bonaga  Davis  Henríquez | 
Final
| Honduras .svg.png) | 2–1 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| W. Martínez  8' E. Martínez  53' | Report | Ureña  73' | 
|         Honduras |          Costa Rica | 
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| 2011 Copa Centroamericana champions | 
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| .svg.png) Honduras Third title | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Awards
- Golden Ball: .svg.png) Ramón Núñez (Honduras) Ramón Núñez (Honduras)
- Golden Boot:  Rafael Burgos (El Salvador) & Rafael Burgos (El Salvador) & Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) Marco Ureña (Costa Rica)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Reglamento Copa Centroamerica 2011
External links
- (in Spanish) 2011 Copa Centroamericana







