2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage

The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage was played July 3–12, 2009.

Format edit

The draw for the Group Stage was announced April 2, 2009.[1] The twelve qualified teams were divided into three groups of four. 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.

If teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order:[2]

  1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams (if applicable)
  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. If teams are still tied, CONCACAF will hold a drawing of lots

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
  El Salvador 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Canada  1–0  Jamaica
Gerba   75' Report
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Costa Rica  1–2  El Salvador
Granados   64' Report Romero   19', 87'

Jamaica  0–1  Costa Rica
Report Borges   64'
El Salvador  0–1  Canada
Report Gerba   32'

Costa Rica  2–2  Canada
Herrón   23'
Centeno   35'
Report Bernier   25'
De Jong   28'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
El Salvador  0–1  Jamaica
Report Cummings   70'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
  Honduras 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
  Haiti 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
  Grenada 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Honduras  1–0  Haiti
Costly   76' Report
Attendance: 15,387
Grenada  0–4  United States
Report Adu   7'
Holden   31'
Rogers   60'
Davies   69'
Attendance: 15,387

Haiti  2–0  Grenada
Noël   14'
Marcelin   79'
Report
United States  2–0  Honduras
Quaranta   74'
Ching   79'
Report

United States  2–2  Haiti
Arnaud   6'
Holden   90+2'
Report Sirin   46'
Chéry   49'
Honduras  4–0  Grenada
Martínez   2'
Espinoza   25'
Valladares   56'
Costly   67'
Report

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
  Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Panama 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Panama  1–2  Guadeloupe
Barahona   68' Report Loval   33'
Fleurival   43'
Nicaragua  0–2  Mexico
Report Noriega   45' (pen.)
Barrera   86'

Guadeloupe  2–0  Nicaragua
Auvray   57'
Gotin   59'
Report
Attendance: 47,713
Mexico  1–1  Panama
Sabah   10' Report Pérez   29'
Attendance: 47,713

Panama  4–0  Nicaragua
Pérez   35'
Gómez   56'
Tejada   76', 88'
Report
Mexico  2–0  Guadeloupe
Torrado   42'
Sabah   85'
Report

Ranking of third-place teams edit

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C   Panama 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
B   Haiti 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
A   Jamaica 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3

References edit

  1. ^ Costa Rica to face El Salvador on opening night of Gold Cup. New York City: CONCACAF. 2009-04-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009" (PDF) (Press release). CONCACAF. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-07-09.[permanent dead link]