2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage

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

Format

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Canada321042+27
 Costa Rica31114404
 Jamaica310212−13
 El Salvador310223−13
Canada  1–0  Jamaica
Gerba 75'Report
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Costa Rica  1–2  El Salvador
Granados 64'ReportRomero 19', 87'

Jamaica  0–1  Costa Rica
ReportBorges 64'
El Salvador  0–1  Canada
ReportGerba 32'

Costa Rica  2–2  Canada
Herrón 23'
Centeno 35'
ReportBernier 25'
De Jong 28'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
El Salvador  0–1  Jamaica
ReportCummings 70'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 United States321082+67
 Honduras320152+36
 Haiti311143+14
 Grenada3003010−100
Honduras  1–0  Haiti
Costly 76'Report
Attendance: 15,387
Grenada  0–4  United States
ReportAdu 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
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

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

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Mexico321051+47
 Guadeloupe320143+16
 Panama311163+34
 Nicaragua300308−80
Panama  1–2  Guadeloupe
Barahona 68'ReportLoval 33'
Fleurival 43'
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Nicaragua  0–2  Mexico
ReportNoriega 45' (pen.)
Barrera 86'
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Guadeloupe  2–0  Nicaragua
Auvray 57'
Gotin 59'
Report
Attendance: 47,713
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Mexico  1–1  Panama
Sabah 10'ReportPérez 29'
Attendance: 47,713

Panama  4–0  Nicaragua
Pérez 35'
Gómez 56'
Tejada 76', 88'
Report
Attendance: 23,876
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)
Mexico  2–0  Guadeloupe
Torrado 42'
Sabah 85'
Report
Attendance: 23,876
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Ranking of third-place teams

GrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
C  Panama311163+34
B  Haiti311143+14
A  Jamaica310212−13

References