2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates July 6 – July 24
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (3rd title)
Runners-up  Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played 25
Goals scored 73 (2.92 per match)
Attendance 340,018 (13,601 per match)
Top scorer(s) United States DaMarcus Beasley
United States Landon Donovan
Guatemala Carlos Ruiz
Honduras Wilmer Velasquez
Panama Luis Tejada
(3 goals each)
Best player Panama Luis Tejada
Best goalkeeper Panama Jaime Penedo
Fair play award  Honduras

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.

Qualifiers

Caribbean zone qualified from the 2005 Caribbean Cup:

Central American zone qualified from the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005:

North American zone qualified automatically:

Guests:

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

Venues

Foxborough East Rutherford Carson Los Angeles
Gillette Stadium Giants Stadium Home Depot Center Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 68,756 Capacity: 80,042 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 93,607
Miami Seattle Houston
Orange Bowl Qwest Field Reliant Stadium
Capacity: 72,319 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 71,500

First round

Group A

Group A (Colombia, 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.

Group B

Group B play started at Seattle's 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.

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 Coliseum. 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.

Knockout round

In the quarterfinals, Honduras 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.

First Round results

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 321042+27
 Panama 31113304
 Colombia 31023303
 Trinidad and Tobago 30213522

July 5, 2005
Colombia  0 1  Panama
(Report) Tejada  70'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 10,311
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

July 5, 2005
Trinidad and Tobago  1 1  Honduras
Birchall  28' (Report) Figueroa  43'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 10,311
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

July 9, 2005
Panama  2 2  Trinidad and Tobago
Tejada  24', 90+1' (Report) Andrews  17'
Glenn  90'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 17,292
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

July 9, 2005
Honduras  2 1  Colombia
Velásquez  79', 82' (Report) Moreno  30' (pen.)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 17,292
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

July 11, 2005
Colombia  2 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Aguilar  77'
Hurtado  79'
(Report)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 8,457
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

July 11, 2005
Honduras  1 0  Panama
Caballero  80' (Report)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 8,457
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 321061+57
 Costa Rica 321041+37
 Canada 31022423
 Cuba 30033960


July 7, 2005
Canada  0 1  Costa Rica
(Report) Soto  30' (pen.)
Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 15,831
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

July 7, 2005
Cuba  1 4  United States
Moré  18' (Report) Dempsey  44'
Donovan  87', 90+2'
Beasley  89'
Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 15,831
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

July 9, 2005
Costa Rica  3 1  Cuba
Brenes  61', 85' (pen.)
Soto  81' (pen.)
(Report) Galindo  72'
Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

July 9, 2005
United States  2 0  Canada
Hutchinson  48' (o.g.)
Donovan  90'
(Report)
Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

July 11, 2005
United States  0 0  Costa Rica
(Report)
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

July 11, 2005
Canada  2 1  Cuba
Gerba  69'
Hutchinson  87'
(Report) Cervantes  90'
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 320162+46
 South Africa 312065+15
 Jamaica 31117704
 Guatemala 30124951

July 7, 2005
South Africa  2 1  Mexico
Evans  28'
van Heerden  41'
(Report) Rodríguez  83'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

July 7, 2005
Guatemala  3 4  Jamaica
Ruiz  11' (pen.), 45', 87' (Report) Shelton  3'
Fuller  5'
Williams  45' (pen.)
Hue  57'

July 9, 2005
Mexico  4 0  Guatemala
Borgetti  5', 14'
Galindo  54'
Bravo  65'
(Report)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 30,710
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

July 9, 2005
Jamaica  3 3  South Africa
Hue  35'
Stewart  45'
Bennett  80'
(Report) Raselemane  35'
Ndlela  41'
Nomvethe  56'
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 30,710
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

July 11, 2005
Guatemala  1 1  South Africa
Romero  37' (Report) Nkosi  45'
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 45,311
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

July 11, 2005
Mexico  1 0  Jamaica
Medina  19' (Report)
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 45,311
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C Jamaica 31117704
A Colombia 31023303
B Canada 31022423

Knockout Round Results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
16 July - Foxboro        
  Honduras  3
July 21 - East Rutherford
  Costa Rica  2  
  Honduras  1
16 July - Foxboro
      United States  2  
  United States  3
July 24 - East Rutherford
  Jamaica  1  
  United States  0 (3)
17 July - Houston    
    Panama  0 (1)
  Mexico  1
July 21 - East Rutherford
  Colombia  2  
  Colombia  2
17 July - Houston
      Panama  3  
  South Africa  1 (3)
  Panama  1 (5)  
 

Quarterfinals

July 16, 2005
13:00
Honduras  32  Costa Rica
Velásquez  6'
Turcios  27'
Núñez  30'
Report Bolaños  40'
Ruiz  81'
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 22.108
Referee: Archundia (MEX)


July 16, 2005
16:00
United States  31  Jamaica
Wolff  6'
Beasley  42'  83'
Report Fuller  88'
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 22.108
Referee: Batres (GUA)


July 17, 2005
15:00
Mexico  12  Colombia
Pineda  65' Report Castrillón  58'
Aguilar  74'
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 60.050
Referee: Sibrian (SLV)


July 17, 2005
18:00
South Africa  11 (a.e.t.)  Panama
Ndlela  68' Report Dely Valdés  48'
  Penalties  
Evans
Gaxa
Katza
Lekgwathi
35 Tejada
Rodríguez
Baloy
Blanco
Gómez
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 60.050
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)

Semifinals

July 21, 2005
18:00
Honduras  12  United States
Guerrero  30' Report O'Brien  86'
Onyewu  90+2'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 41.721
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)


July 21, 2005
21:00
Colombia  23  Panama
Patiño  63'  89' Report Phillips  11'  73'
Dely Valdés  26'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 41.721
Referee: Sibrian (SLV)

Final

July 24, 2005
15:00
United States  00 (a.e.t.)  Panama
Report
  Penalties  
Quaranta
Armas
Donovan
Davis
31 Tejada
Dely Valdés
Baloy
Blanco
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 31.018
Referee: Batres (GUA)

Result

 2005 Gold Cup Winners 

United States
Third title

Scorers

Three goals


Two goals


One goal

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Top Goalkeeper

Fair Play Trophy

Best XI

Honorable Mention

Team statistics

Team GP W T L GF GA Dif
F  United States 6420113+8
F  Panama 623176+1
S  Honduras 531186+2
S  Colombia 5203770
Q  Costa Rica 421164+2
Q  Mexico 420274+3
Q  South Africa 413076+1
Q  Jamaica 4112810-2
1  Canada 310224-2
1  Trinidad and Tobago 302135-2
1  Guatemala 301249-5
1  Cuba 300339-6

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