2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup
, the football championship of North America
, Central America
and the Caribbean
(CONCACAF
). It was contested in the United States
in July 2005. The United States
emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama
team led by tournament MVP Luis Tejada
. After regulation and 30 minutes of extra time ended scoreless, the USA won 3-1 on penalties
.
For this edition, the format was switched from four groups of three teams each to the three groups of four teams. As a result, there was one more group stage game for each team, and the likelihood of teams advancing on a coin toss was much less. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams would advance to the quarterfinals.
As usual for the Gold Cup, several of the top teams fielded less than their top squads, including guest teams Colombia and South Africa. Mexico and the United States were missing at least half their usual starters, and a few top name players on smaller nations (Paulo Wanchope
and Amado Guevara
, among others) also declined to participate. During the tournament, matches in Miami
's Group A had to be postponed because of Hurricane Dennis
.
qualified from the Caribbean Cup
:
Central American zone qualified from the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005
:
North American zone qualified automatically:
Guests:
, Honduras
, Panama
, and Trinidad & Tobago) started with an upset 1-0 win for Panama over Colombia and a 1-1 draw between Honduras and Trinidad. The second matchday saw Honduras defeat Colombia 2-1 and Panama and Trinidad draw with two goals apiece. This left guest nation Colombia at the bottom of the table heading into the final matchday, but with the format of the tournament all the teams were still alive. Colombia beat Trinidad in the first half of a doubleheader, meaning that Panama and Honduras would be guaranteed qualification. Honduras won to finish on top of the group, leaving Panama second; Colombia finished with three points and a goal differential of 0; they would have to wait for other games to determine whether they would advance.
Qwest Field
with Canada facing Costa Rica and Cuba facing the United States. Costa Rica won 1-0 in the first match of the doubleheader. In the second match, Cuba opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but the U.S. responded just before the half. Neither side was able to score in the second half until Landon Donovan
scored for the US on a free kick in the 87th minute. The U.S. then added two more goals to their tally in the closing minutes to make a close game on the pitch look like a blowout on paper. The second round of matches featured Costa Rica versus Cuba and the U.S. versus Canada. Costa Rica won 3-1 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals; the United States won 2-0, also clinching a spot in the next round. This would set up a Costa Rica-United States battle with not much more than pride on the line; Canada and Cuba, despite earning no points in the first two matches, were both still alive if other results went their way. The third matchday, played at Gillette Stadium
in Foxboro, Massachusetts
, started with a 0-0 draw between the group's top teams. Since Group A's matches had been played earlier in the day, both Cuba and Canada knew what they would need to do to guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals: Canada would need to win by four goals and Cuba would need to win by six goals. Canada won, but only by a 2-1 margin.
. The first matches featured South Africa versus Mexico and Guatemala versus Jamaica. South Africa jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the Mexicans in the first half and held on to win 2-1. In the second match, a Carlos Ruiz hat trick
was not enough for Guatemala as the Jamaicans, helped by two goals in the opening five minutes, managed to outscore the Guatemalans for a final tally of 4-3. In the second matchday Mexico rebounded from their loss to defeat Guatemala 4-0 with two goals in each half. The Jamaica-South Africa match was another high-scoring affair; Jamaica took a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute but South Africa answered a minute later. Jamaica jumped to a 2-1 lead in the 41st but again the South Africans answered, this time in the 43rd minute. The Jamaicans took yet another lead in the 57th but South Africa scored ten minutes before the end of the match and the game ended 3-3. Thanks to the results from the other groups, Jamaica and South Africa were both automatically qualified for the next round before playing their third match; Mexico would advance unless they lost by six goals or more or lost and Guatemala won and ended up with a better goal differential (an unlikely scenario, since Guatemala would have to make up an 8-goal difference). The final group matches took place in Houston; in the first match of the evening, Guatemala earned a draw against the South Africans for their only point of the tournament, essentially assuring the Mexicans of qualification. With both teams having little to play for, Mexico managed to win 1-0; thanks to this result and the night's other result, the Mexicans managed to end up on top of group C with 6 points.
poured on the attack to lead Costa Rica
3-0 after 29 minutes, and held on to win 3-2. The U.S. scored early and Kasey Keller
saved Andy Williams
' penalty in the first ten minutes, and from there Jamaica put up little resistance, 3-1 the final result. Colombia outplayed Mexico in the first half, but had nothing to show for it. Both teams traded goals in a tense second half, and then Abel Aguilar
's improbable 40 yard shot flew over the keeper and into the net, settling the game and eliminating the holders. Panama and South Africa battled to a 1-1 stalemate, where Panama prevailed in the shootout.
In the semifinals, Honduras scored early on through Iván Guerrero
and nearly held on for a famous victory, if not for an errant clearance which led to John O'Brien's equalizer four minutes from time. Oguchi Onyewu
made for a thrilling finish, as his header off a free kick won the match in stoppage time for the U.S. The underdogs, Panama, jumped all over Colombia and led by two at halftime. Colombia got one back, but Panama would score again and hold on (Tressor Moreno
hitting the post in stoppage time) for a 3-2 victory.
The final was a game of missed chances. The U.S. controlled the run of play, but it was Panama who had the better chances and were unlucky not to score. In the shootout, Panama could not recreate the success against South Africa and missed two penalties while having another saved. The U.S.'s young players showed little fear and after four rounds, they were champions.
In the tournament's 25 games, 73 goals were scored for an average of 2.93, the highest since the 1996 edition. American DaMarcus Beasley
scored three goals to win the tournament's Golden Boot
, beating out four others on the assists tiebreaker.
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(Golden Boot Winner) Landon Donovan
Carlos Ruiz Wilmer Velasquez
Luis Tejada
Two goals Abel Aguilar
Jairo Patiño
Randall Brenes
Ricardo Fuller
Jermaine Hue
Jared Borgetti
Jorge Dely Valdes
Ricardo Phillips
Lungisani Ndlela
One goal Ali Gerba
Atiba Hutchinson
Jaime Castrillon
Hector Hugo Hurtado Tressor Moreno
Christian Bolaños
Bryan Ruiz
Alain Cervantes
Maykel Galindo
Lester More
Gonzalo Romero
Samuel Caballero
Mario Ivan Guerrero Maynor Figueroa
Milton Núñez
Danilo Turcios
Teafore Bennett
Luton Shelton
Damion Stewart
Andy Williams
Omar Bravo
Gonzalo Pineda
Alberto Medina Francisco Rodríguez
Philip Evans Elrio Van Heerden
Solace Nkosi Siyabango Nomvete Abram Raselemane
Marvin Andrews
Chris Birchall
Cornell Glen
Clint Dempsey
John O'Brien Oguchi Onyewu
Josh Wolff
Top Goalkeeper Jaime Penedo
Fair Play Trophy Honduras
Best XI
Honorable Mention
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
, the football championship of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
(CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
). It was contested in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in July 2005. The United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
team led by tournament MVP Luis Tejada
Luis Tejada
Luis "Matador" Tejada is a Panamanian professional association football striker. He currently plays for Juan Aurich of the Peruvian Primera División and the Panamanian national team.-Club career:...
. After regulation and 30 minutes of extra time ended scoreless, the USA won 3-1 on penalties
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
.
For this edition, the format was switched from four groups of three teams each to the three groups of four teams. As a result, there was one more group stage game for each team, and the likelihood of teams advancing on a coin toss was much less. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams would advance to the quarterfinals.
As usual for the Gold Cup, several of the top teams fielded less than their top squads, including guest teams Colombia and South Africa. Mexico and the United States were missing at least half their usual starters, and a few top name players on smaller nations (Paulo Wanchope
Paulo Wanchope
Pablo César Wanchope Watson , more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. As of February 2009, Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the national football team, behind Rolando Fonseca, with 45 goals in 73 international...
and Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...
, among others) also declined to participate. During the tournament, matches in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
's Group A had to be postponed because of Hurricane Dennis
Hurricane Dennis
Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the very active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season...
.
Qualifiers
Caribbean zoneCaribbean Football Union
The Caribbean Football Union, often referred to by the acronym CFU, is the nominal governing body for Caribbean football. It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 5 territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. Its member associations compete in the CONCACAF region...
qualified from the Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup, formerly known as the Copa Caribe, is the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition was contested in 1989 in Barbados. The Caribbean Cup also serves as a qualification tournament among...
:
Central American zone qualified from the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005
-Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*...
:
North American zone qualified automatically:
Guests:
Group A
Group A (ColombiaColombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
, Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
, Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
, and Trinidad & Tobago) started with an upset 1-0 win for Panama over Colombia and a 1-1 draw between Honduras and Trinidad. The second matchday saw Honduras defeat Colombia 2-1 and Panama and Trinidad draw with two goals apiece. This left guest nation Colombia at the bottom of the table heading into the final matchday, but with the format of the tournament all the teams were still alive. Colombia beat Trinidad in the first half of a doubleheader, meaning that Panama and Honduras would be guaranteed qualification. Honduras won to finish on top of the group, leaving Panama second; Colombia finished with three points and a goal differential of 0; they would have to wait for other games to determine whether they would advance.
Group B
Group B play started at Seattle'sSeattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
Qwest Field
Qwest Field
CenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer...
with Canada facing Costa Rica and Cuba facing the United States. Costa Rica won 1-0 in the first match of the doubleheader. In the second match, Cuba opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but the U.S. responded just before the half. Neither side was able to score in the second half until Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
scored for the US on a free kick in the 87th minute. The U.S. then added two more goals to their tally in the closing minutes to make a close game on the pitch look like a blowout on paper. The second round of matches featured Costa Rica versus Cuba and the U.S. versus Canada. Costa Rica won 3-1 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals; the United States won 2-0, also clinching a spot in the next round. This would set up a Costa Rica-United States battle with not much more than pride on the line; Canada and Cuba, despite earning no points in the first two matches, were both still alive if other results went their way. The third matchday, played at Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...
in Foxboro, Massachusetts
Foxborough, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...
, started with a 0-0 draw between the group's top teams. Since Group A's matches had been played earlier in the day, both Cuba and Canada knew what they would need to do to guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals: Canada would need to win by four goals and Cuba would need to win by six goals. Canada won, but only by a 2-1 margin.
Group C
Group C's first matches took place in the Los Angeles area, with the first matchday at the Home Depot Center and the second at the Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
. The first matches featured South Africa versus Mexico and Guatemala versus Jamaica. South Africa jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the Mexicans in the first half and held on to win 2-1. In the second match, a Carlos Ruiz hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
was not enough for Guatemala as the Jamaicans, helped by two goals in the opening five minutes, managed to outscore the Guatemalans for a final tally of 4-3. In the second matchday Mexico rebounded from their loss to defeat Guatemala 4-0 with two goals in each half. The Jamaica-South Africa match was another high-scoring affair; Jamaica took a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute but South Africa answered a minute later. Jamaica jumped to a 2-1 lead in the 41st but again the South Africans answered, this time in the 43rd minute. The Jamaicans took yet another lead in the 57th but South Africa scored ten minutes before the end of the match and the game ended 3-3. Thanks to the results from the other groups, Jamaica and South Africa were both automatically qualified for the next round before playing their third match; Mexico would advance unless they lost by six goals or more or lost and Guatemala won and ended up with a better goal differential (an unlikely scenario, since Guatemala would have to make up an 8-goal difference). The final group matches took place in Houston; in the first match of the evening, Guatemala earned a draw against the South Africans for their only point of the tournament, essentially assuring the Mexicans of qualification. With both teams having little to play for, Mexico managed to win 1-0; thanks to this result and the night's other result, the Mexicans managed to end up on top of group C with 6 points.
Knockout round
In the quarterfinals, HondurasHonduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
poured on the attack to lead Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
3-0 after 29 minutes, and held on to win 3-2. The U.S. scored early and Kasey Keller
Kasey Keller
Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....
saved Andy Williams
Andy Williams (soccer)
Andrew "Andy" Williams is a Canadian-born Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-College:...
' penalty in the first ten minutes, and from there Jamaica put up little resistance, 3-1 the final result. Colombia outplayed Mexico in the first half, but had nothing to show for it. Both teams traded goals in a tense second half, and then Abel Aguilar
Abel Aguilar
Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias is a Colombian footballer who plays for Hércules CF in Spain, as a midfielder.-Italy:...
's improbable 40 yard shot flew over the keeper and into the net, settling the game and eliminating the holders. Panama and South Africa battled to a 1-1 stalemate, where Panama prevailed in the shootout.
In the semifinals, Honduras scored early on through Iván Guerrero
Iván Guerrero
Iván Guerrero is a Honduran footballer.-Club:Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez...
and nearly held on for a famous victory, if not for an errant clearance which led to John O'Brien's equalizer four minutes from time. Oguchi Onyewu
Oguchi Onyewu
Oguchialu Chijoke Onyewu also known as "Oguchi" Onyewu is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in Primeira Liga, and the United States national team. Onyewu also holds a Belgian passport....
made for a thrilling finish, as his header off a free kick won the match in stoppage time for the U.S. The underdogs, Panama, jumped all over Colombia and led by two at halftime. Colombia got one back, but Panama would score again and hold on (Tressor Moreno
Tressor Moreno
Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:...
hitting the post in stoppage time) for a 3-2 victory.
The final was a game of missed chances. The U.S. controlled the run of play, but it was Panama who had the better chances and were unlucky not to score. In the shootout, Panama could not recreate the success against South Africa and missed two penalties while having another saved. The U.S.'s young players showed little fear and after four rounds, they were champions.
In the tournament's 25 games, 73 goals were scored for an average of 2.93, the highest since the 1996 edition. American DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
scored three goals to win the tournament's Golden Boot
Golden Boot
A Golden Boot or Golden Shoe is an award, most often in football sports, given to the individual player who scores the most goals in a league or a tournament.These terms may also refer to:In association football...
, beating out four others on the assists tiebreaker.
Venues
| Foxborough | East Rutherford | Carson Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city.... |
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Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
Home Depot Center | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team... |
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First Round results
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | |
Group A
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
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Group B
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
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Group C
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
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| C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Scorers
Three goals DaMarcus BeasleyDaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
(Golden Boot Winner) Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
Carlos Ruiz Wilmer Velasquez
Wilmer Velasquez
Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez is a retired Honduran footballer.-Career:Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top...
Luis Tejada
Luis Tejada
Luis "Matador" Tejada is a Panamanian professional association football striker. He currently plays for Juan Aurich of the Peruvian Primera División and the Panamanian national team.-Club career:...
Two goals Abel Aguilar
Abel Aguilar
Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias is a Colombian footballer who plays for Hércules CF in Spain, as a midfielder.-Italy:...
Jairo Patiño
Jairo Patiño
Jairo "el viejo" Patiño is a Colombian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Nacional.-Club career:...
Randall Brenes
Randall Brenes
Randall Brenes Moya is a Costa Rican professional football forward who currently plays for Cartaginés in the Costa Rican Primera División.-Early career:...
Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team....
Jermaine Hue
Jermaine Hue
Jermaine "Jerry" Hue is a professional football midfielder who currently plays for Harbour View.-Club career:...
Jared Borgetti
Jared Borgetti
Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability...
Jorge Dely Valdes
Jorge Dely Valdés
Jorge Luis Dely Valdés is a Panamanian football player. He is a twin brother of Julio Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés....
Ricardo Phillips
Ricardo Phillips
Ricardo Phillips is a football midfielder. He currently plays in Panama for the Liga Panameña de Fútbol team San Francisco FC.-International career:...
Lungisani Ndlela
Lungisani Ndlela
Lungisani Ndlela is a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows and South Africa. Standing at 2.00m, he is one of the tallest players in world football.-References:...
One goal Ali Gerba
Ali Gerba
-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...
Atiba Hutchinson
Atiba Hutchinson
Atiba Hutchinson is a professional Canadian soccer player who plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:...
Jaime Castrillon
Jaime Castrillón
Jaime Castrillón is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Once Caldas as a midfielder and for the Colombia national football team.He played and scored for Colombia in Copa América 2007.-Honors:...
Hector Hugo Hurtado Tressor Moreno
Tressor Moreno
Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:...
Christian Bolaños
Christian Bolaños
Christian Bolaños Navarro is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga side F.C...
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Ruiz González , commonly known as Bryan Ruiz is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing....
Alain Cervantes
Alain Cervantes
Alain Cervantes is a footballer from Cuba currently playing for FC Ciego de Ávila. He is a member of the Cuba national football team.-External links:*...
Maykel Galindo
Maykel Galindo
Maykel Galindo is a Cuban footballer currently playing for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.-Cuba:A rising star in the youth ranks of the Cuban national team, he made his debut in a January 2002 friendly match against Guatemala...
Lester More
Lester Moré
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Gonzalo Romero
Gonzalo Romero
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Samuel Caballero
Samuel Caballero
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Mario Ivan Guerrero Maynor Figueroa
Maynor Figueroa
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Milton Núñez
Milton Núñez
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Danilo Turcios
Danilo Turcios
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Teafore Bennett
Teafore Bennett
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Luton Shelton
Luton Shelton
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Damion Stewart
Damion Stewart
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Andy Williams
Andy Williams (soccer)
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Omar Bravo
Omar Bravo
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Gonzalo Pineda
Gonzalo Pineda
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Alberto Medina Francisco Rodríguez
Francisco Javier Rodríguez
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Philip Evans Elrio Van Heerden
Elrio van Heerden
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Solace Nkosi Siyabango Nomvete Abram Raselemane
Abram Raselemane
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Marvin Andrews
Marvin Andrews
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Chris Birchall
Chris Birchall
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Cornell Glen
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Clint Dempsey
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John O'Brien Oguchi Onyewu
Oguchi Onyewu
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Josh Wolff
Josh Wolff
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Awards
Most Valuable Player Luis TejadaLuis Tejada
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Top Goalkeeper Jaime Penedo
Jaime Penedo
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Fair Play Trophy Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
Best XI
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Jaime PenedoJaime PenedoJaime Penedo is a Panamanian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Liga Nacional de Guatemala team CSD Municipal-Club career:Back in Panamá, he used to play for Árabe Unido... - D - Felipe BaloyFelipe BaloyFelipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez is a football defender who currently plays in Mexico for Primera División de México team Santos Laguna and is the current captain of the Panama national football team.-Early life:...
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Samuel CaballeroSamuel CaballeroJorge Samuel Caballero is a Honduran football defender.-Club career:Caballero began his career with Olimpia in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2001. He moved to Serie A to play for Udinese, where he would remain until moving to Salernitana in 2004... - D -
Oguchi OnyewuOguchi OnyewuOguchialu Chijoke Onyewu also known as "Oguchi" Onyewu is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in Primeira Liga, and the United States national team. Onyewu also holds a Belgian passport.... - M - DaMarcus BeasleyDaMarcus BeasleyDaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
- M - Landon DonovanLandon DonovanLandon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
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Jairo PatiñoJairo PatiñoJairo "el viejo" Patiño is a Colombian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Nacional.-Club career:... - M -
Luis Ernesto PérezLuis Ernesto PérezLuis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México... - F - Tressor MorenoTressor MorenoMalher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:...
- F - Luis TejadaLuis TejadaLuis "Matador" Tejada is a Panamanian professional association football striker. He currently plays for Juan Aurich of the Peruvian Primera División and the Panamanian national team.-Club career:...
- F - Wilmer VelasquezWilmer VelasquezWilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez is a retired Honduran footballer.-Career:Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top...
Honorable Mention
- G - Kasey KellerKasey KellerKasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....
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Tyrone MarshallTyrone MarshallTyrone Marshall is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:Marshall moved to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area when he was twelve years old... - D -
Michael UmañaMichael UmañaMíchael Umaña Corrales is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:... - M -
Philip Evans - M - John O'Brien
- F - Jorge Dely ValdesJorge Dely ValdésJorge Luis Dely Valdés is a Panamanian football player. He is a twin brother of Julio Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés....
- F - Jafet SotoJafet SotoJafet Soto Molina is a Costa Rican retired football player who played for CS Herediano and other teams.In Costa Rica, Soto has only played for CS Herediano, were he is considered an idol by local fans. He also played for several seasons in the Mexican premier league, in teams such as Puebla...
Team statistics
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Dif | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| F | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| S | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||
| S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Q | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Q | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Q | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Q | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||