2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
Appearance
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]
- Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams (if applicable)
- 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
- 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 |
Costa Rica | 1–2 | El Salvador |
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Granados 64' | Report | Romero 19', 87' |
Jamaica | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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Report | Borges 64' |
El Salvador | 0–1 | Canada |
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Report | Gerba 32' |
El Salvador | 0–1 | Jamaica |
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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 |
United States | 2–0 | Honduras |
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Quaranta 74' Ching 79' |
Report |
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
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 |
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Barahona 68' | Report | Loval 33' Fleurival 43' |
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Guadeloupe | 2–0 | Nicaragua |
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Auvray 57' Gotin 59' |
Report |
Mexico | 2–0 | Guadeloupe |
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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]- ^ 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.
- ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009" (PDF) (Press release). CONCACAF. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-07-09.[permanent dead link ]