The 2014 Copa Centroamericana (also known as the Central American Cup
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Copa Centroamericana
The Copa Centroamericana (, Spanish for "Central American Cup") was the main association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' (UNCAF), the sport's Central Am ...
, the regional championship for
men's national association football teams in
Central America
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. It was organized by the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' or
UNCAF
The Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (Central American Football Union), more commonly known by the acronym UNCAF, represents the national football teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Pa ...
, and took place in the
United States
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.
Overview
In January 2013, UNCAF tentatively announced that the competition would be hosted in the United States, specifically California and Texas. Eduardo Li, the President of the Costa Rican FA and Vice-President of UNCAF said that the competition is to celebrate 25 years of UNCAF. The announcement became official in January 2014, and it was announced that the competition would take place in September 2014.
Following the announcement, UNCAF President Rafael Tinocco said that September 2014 was chosen because "September is the month of independence" and that there are nine days in September on the
FIFA International Match Calendar
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which would allow national associations to choose their first choice players.
Tinocco also stated that the competition would be hosted outside of the
Central America
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n region, and hosted in
United States
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due to the "money factor".
The top four teams would qualify for the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches bein ...
. The fifth place team would advance to a
play-off
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against the fifth place team from the
2014 Caribbean Cup
The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region.
The final competition stage ( ...
tournament to determine which other nation will qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
This is the first time that the two overall fifth-placed teams compete to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, previously five teams from Central America and four from the Caribbean have qualified for the Confederation's competition.
The winner of the tournament would qualify for the
Copa América Centenario
The Copa América Centenario ( pt, Copa América Centenário, french: Coupe Amerique Centennaire, en, Centennial Cup America; literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's association football tournament that was hosted by the ...
, a 16-team tournament of
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
and
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
national teams to be held in the United States in 2016.
FIFA calendar issue
Two of the four competition dates fall outside of the FIFA International Match Calendar's "international window" for September 2014. Any two dates between 1 and 9 September at least three days apart were allocated as possible fixture dates in the window, meaning that the fixtures that took place on 3 and 7 September would be able to have a first choice selection available as clubs would be unable to reject call-ups, while the fixtures that took place on 10 and 13 September (including the final) would require the players' clubs to agree that players could participate.
Teams
All seven
UNCAF
The Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (Central American Football Union), more commonly known by the acronym UNCAF, represents the national football teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Pa ...
member national teams participated in the tournament.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.
Venues
In May and June 2014, UNCAF announced that the following venues would host the tournament:
*The
RFK Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the ...
in
Washington, D.C.
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
hosted the three matches of the first day of group stage on 3 September.
*The
Cotton Bowl in
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
hosted the three matches of the second day of group stage on 7 September.
*The
BBVA Compass Stadium
Shell Energy Stadium (formerly BBVA Compass Stadium, BBVA Stadium, then PNC Stadium) is an American multi-purpose stadium located in Houston, Texas that is home to Houston Dynamo FC, a Major League Soccer club, the Houston Dash of the Nation ...
in
Houston
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hosted the three matches of the last day of group stage on 10 September.
*The
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a mem ...
in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
hosted the final, third-place and fifth-place matches on 13 September.
Squads
Officials
The following officials were selected for the tournament:
;Referees
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Roberto Moreno
Roberto Pupo Moreno (born 11 February 1959), usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a Brazilian former auto racing, racing driver. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 c ...
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Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
)
*
Jeffrey Solís
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* ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name
* ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film
...
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
)
*
Héctor Rodríguez (
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
)
*
Joel Aguilar
Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas (born July 2, 1975) is a Salvadoran retired football referee. He has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2002.
Aguilar was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he re ...
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El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
)
*
Walter López (
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
)
*
Roberto García (
Mexico
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)
*
Sandy Vásquez
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People and fictional characters
*Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Sandy (surname), a list of people
*Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983)
* (Sandy) ...
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
)
*
Jair Marrufo
Jair Marrufo (born June 7, 1977) is an American soccer referee. He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2002 and a FIFA referee since 2007.
Career
Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.
Marrufo was suspended by MLS for the remai ...
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United States
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)
;Assistant referees
*Daniel Williamson (Panama)
*Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
*Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
*Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
*Oscar Omar Velasquez (Honduras)
*Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
*Gerson Lopez Castellanos (Guatemala)
*Adam Garner (United States)
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was made on 29 January 2014. The schedule was announced on 17 July 2014. Changes to the schedule were made on 18 August.
Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to
points
Point or points may refer to:
Places
* Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
* Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
* Point ...
(3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
#Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
#Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
#Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
#Greater goal difference in all group matches.
#Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
#Drawing of lots.
Group A
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Group B
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Final stage
In the final stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...
(no
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
is played).
Fifth place match
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
advanced to represent the Central American Football Union at the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-off, where they faced
French Guiana
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, the
2014 Caribbean Cup
The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region.
The final competition stage ( ...
fifth-placed team.
Third place match
Final
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
qualified for the
Copa América Centenario
The Copa América Centenario ( pt, Copa América Centenário, french: Coupe Amerique Centennaire, en, Centennial Cup America; literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's association football tournament that was hosted by the ...
.
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Goalscorers
;4 goals
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Marco Pappa
Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce (born 15 November 1987) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Achuapa.
Club career
Born in Guatemala City, Pappa, who plays as a winger, joined his local side, Munic ...
;2 goals
*
Celso Borges
Celso Borges Mora (born 27 May 1988), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.
Early years
His father is Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-born, Co ...
*
Johan Venegas
Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa (born 27 November 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Venegas started his career at Santos de Guápiles and had a sho ...
*
Rafael Burgos
Rafael Edgardo Burgos (born June 3, 1988 in La Paz, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente.
Club career
Burgos started his career at Alianza F.C., but moved to Segunda División club ...
*
Carlos Ruiz
*
Blas Pérez
Blas Antonio Pérez Ortega (born 13 March 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a forward for the Dallas Sidekicks in the Major Arena Soccer League.
Club career
Pérez began his career in his native Panama with Panamá Viejo. He made ...
*
Román Torres
Román Aureliano Torres Morcillo (; born 20 March 1986) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Dallas Sidekicks in the Major Arena Soccer League, and the Panama national team.
He represented the Panama nat ...
;1 goal
*
Deon McCaulay
Deon McCaulay (born 20 September 1987) is a Belizean international footballer who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the United Premier Soccer League, the Rome Gladiators of the National Indoor Soccer League, and the Belize national tea ...
*
Juan Bustos Juan Bustos may refer to:
*Juan Bustos (politician)
Juan Bustos (December 8, 1935, Santiago – August 7, 2008) was a Chilean politician, law professor and lawyer. He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from March 13, 2008 ...
*
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he also played as a second striker.
Ruiz is the only Central American footballer to have played in the UEFA Champions L ...
*
Marco Ureña
Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born 5 March 1990), is a Costa Rican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for C.S. Cartaginés. He has also played for the Cost ...
*
Arturo Alvarez
*
Richard Menjivar
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*
Marvin Ávila
Marvin Tomás Ávila (born 6 December 1985) is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Sololá and the Guatemala national team.
Club career
Nicknamed "Titi Man", Ávila made his mark in the ''2007 Clausura'' ...
*
Anthony Lozano
Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), also known as Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Cádiz and the Honduras national team.
Club career
Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in th ...
*
Roberto Nurse
;Own goals
*
Jeromy James
Jerome "Jeromy" Jaro James (born 11 April 1981) is a Belizean footballer who currently plays for Belmopan Bandits in the Premier League of Belize and the Belize national team.
International career
James made his national team debut for Belize ...
(playing against Honduras)
*
Elroy Smith
Elroy Alexander Smith (born 30 November 1981) is a Belizean football defender that currently plays for Belmopan Bandits, having previously played for several clubs in Liga Nacional de Honduras.
International career
He made his debut for Belize ...
(playing against Honduras)
Final ranking
References
External links
Copa Centroamericana UNCAFut.com
Central American Cup CONCACAF.com
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