The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's 50 years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition started on June 5, 2011, at

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in Arlington,

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and ended with the

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on June 25, 2011, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,

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, with Mexico beating the United States 4–2. This competition was the fifth tournament without guests from other confederations. Mexico won their sixth Gold Cup, and ninth CONCACAF Championship overall. It was the third consecutive Gold Cup final and second consecutive win also. As winner of the tournament, Mexico qualified for the

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in Brazil as the representative from

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Venues

The set of thirteen venues – the same number as the 2009 Gold Cup – was announced on December 16, 2010. Each stadium hosted a doubleheader, except the Rose Bowl which hosted the final.

Teams

Qualification

A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to

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, five to

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, and four to the

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Squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Suspension of Mexican players

On June 9, 2011, the names of five Mexican players were released announcing Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas,

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, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Sinha, all tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the start of the 2011 Gold Cup. They were withdrawn from the squad a few days after their June 5 Gold Cup starting match and 5-0 win against El Salvador. Mexican officials said they believed the positive tests were caused by eating meat tainted with the drug. CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organizing committee of the Gold Cup, was to be convened on June 10 to consider the situation, including possibly allowing Mexico to replace the five players. However, the meeting was postponed to allow for more information to be gathered. The

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said on June 14 that the "B" samples of those five involving players were negative. The CONCACAF Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico would be allowed to replace the suspended players. The replacement players were, Luis Ernesto Michel, Héctor Reynoso, Paul Aguilar, Marco Fabián, and Hiram Mier. All players were later acquitted by the

and the results were blamed on contamination of meat, with the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional. However, the

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(WADA) appealed to the

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to request a ban. On October 12, 2011, WADA withdrew the request after the full file was available for them.

El Salvador match fixing

On September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players for life due to their involvement with

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while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 8 players ( Dennis Alas,

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Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes,

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, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes), from El Salvador's 5-0 loss to Mexico on June 5 at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Group stage

''All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)''

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper). ;Best Saves ;Best Goals

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Concacaf Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup June 2011 sports events in the United States