The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup is an official FIFA international football tournament to be held in United States from June 5 to June 25, 2011. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players, as stipulated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament Rules and Regulations; only players listed in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament.[1] Listed players may only be substituted in the event of a serious injury up until 24 hours before the team's first match. The squads were submitted on May 21, 2011, 15 days prior to the first game.[1]
Group A
Costa Rica
Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe[2]
Cuba
Head coach: Raúl González Triana
Yosniel Mesa defected to the United States
El Salvador
Head coach: Rubén Israel[3]
M/F: On September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Dennis Alas, Luis Anaya, Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes, Dagoberto Portillo, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes.[4]
Mexico
Head coach: José Manuel de la Torre[5]
It was announced during the tournament on June 9, 2011, that five Mexican players, Sinha, Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa, all tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the Gold Cup and have therefore been withdrawn from the squad.[6] The CONCACAF Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico will be allowed to replace the suspended players.[7] Mexico called up the following five players as replacements:[8]
Group B
Guatemala
Head coach: Ever Hugo Almeida[9]
Grenada
Head coach: Mike Adams
Honduras
Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez[10]
Jamaica
Head coach: Theodore Whitmore
Group C
Canada
Head coach: Stephen Hart
Guadeloupe
Head coach: Roger Salnot
Panama
Head coach: Julio Dely Valdés
United States
Head coach: Bob Bradley
Player statistics
- Player representation by club
Three or more players
- Player representation by league
CONCACAF nations only
| Country | Players | Percentage | Outside national squad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 276 | ||
| United States | 31 | 11.23% | 24 |
| Guatemala | 23 | 8.33% | 3 |
| Cuba | 23 | 8.33% | 0 |
| El Salvador | 20 | 7.24% | 0 |
| Mexico | 18 | 6.52% | 4 |
| Honduras | 14 | 5.07% | 1 |
| Grenada | 13 | 4.71% | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 4.35% | 0 |
| Guadeloupe | 7 | 2.53% | 0 |
| Panama | 7 | 2.53% | 0 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1.81% | 1 |
| Canada | 4 | 1.45% | 1 |
| Others | 119 | 43.12% |
The Cuban squad was made up entirely of players from its domestic league.
References
- ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 Regulations". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Saborío named in Costa Rica roster for Gold Cup Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, MLSsoccer.com, retrieved May 21, 2011
- ^ "El Salvador 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ^ "El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life". BBC News. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Jonathan Orozco Replaces Jose De Jesus Corona On Mexico's Gold Cup Roster, SB Nation, retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ "Mexico suspends five players". CONCACAF.com. 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011.
- ^ "Gold Cup Organizing Committee authorizes Mexico to replace up to five players". CONCACAF.com. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Mexico adds Reynoso, Aguilar, Mier". CONCACAF.com. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011.
- ^ NOMINA SELECCION DE GUATEMALA PARA COPA DE ORO 2011, fedefutguate.org, retrieved May 22, 2011
- ^ Luis Fernando Suárez anunció la lista definitiva de Honduras para la Copa Oro, Univision, retrieved May 20, 2011