# 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from 18 to 26 July, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. The top two teams from each group, along with the two best-placed third teams, advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 7 matches in the knockout stage.

## Format

The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between 8 teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, along with the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout phase.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best two qualify) |
| A | Canada | Costa Rica | — |
| B | United States | Honduras | Haiti |
| C | Mexico | Guadeloupe | Nicaragua |

## Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 18 July – Philadelphia | 18 July – Philadelphia | | | |
| Canada | 0 | | | |
| Canada | 0 | 23 July – Chicago | 23 July – Chicago | | |
| Honduras | 1 | 23 July – Chicago | 23 July – Chicago | |
| Honduras | 1 | Honduras | 0 | |
| 18 July – Philadelphia | 18 July – Philadelphia | | Honduras | 0 | |
| 18 July – Philadelphia | 18 July – Philadelphia | United States | 2 | |
| United States (a.e.t.) | 2 | United States | 2 | |
| United States (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 26 July – East Rutherford | 26 July – East Rutherford |
| Panama | 1 | | | | 26 July – East Rutherford | 26 July – East Rutherford |
| Panama | 1 | | | | United States | 0 |
| 19 July – Arlington | 19 July – Arlington | | | | | United States | 0 |
| 19 July – Arlington | 19 July – Arlington | | | | Mexico | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | | | | Mexico | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | 23 July – Chicago | 23 July – Chicago | | | |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 23 July – Chicago | 23 July – Chicago | | | |
| Costa Rica | 5 | Costa Rica | 1 (3) | | | |
| 19 July – Arlington | 19 July – Arlington | | Costa Rica | 1 (3) | | | |
| 19 July – Arlington | 19 July – Arlington | Mexico (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Mexico | 4 | Mexico (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Haiti | 0 | | | |

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals opened with a double-header at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 18. The first match featured Canada and Honduras. The nightcap featured the United States and Panama.
The remaining two quarter-final matches were played the next day, again as a double-header, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas; being the first match featured by Guadeloupe and Costa Rica; and Mexico and Haiti featuring the nightcap.

### Canada vs Honduras

CANADA: :
| GK | 1 | Greg Sutton |
| RB | 7 | Paul Stalteri (c) | 35' |
| CB | 5 | Kevin McKenna | 60' |
| CB | 14 | Dejan Jakovic |
| LB | 3 | Mike Klukowski |
| DM | 20 | Patrice Bernier |
| RM | 10 | Will Johnson | | 71' |
| CM | 6 | Julian de Guzman |
| CM | 13 | Atiba Hutchinson |
| LM | 15 | Josh Simpson | | 76' |
| CF | 9 | Ali Gerba |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 17 | Jaime Peters | | 71' |
| FW | 16 | Simeon Jackson | | 76' |
| Manager: |||
| Stephen Hart ||||
HONDURAS: :
| GK | 22 | Donis Escober |
| RB | 16 | Nery Medina |
| CB | 5 | Erick Norales |
| CB | 2 | Osman Chávez |
| LB | 14 | Carlos Palacios |
| DM | 11 | Mariano Acevedo |
| CM | 23 | Roger Espinoza | 24' | 90' |
| RW | 15 | Walter Martínez (c) | | 71' |
| LW | 18 | Melvin Valladares |
| CF | 10 | Marvin Chávez | | 81' |
| CF | 13 | Carlo Costly | 27' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 8 | Allan Lalín | | 71' |
| DF | 4 | Johnny Palacios | | 81' |
| FW | 9 | Carlos Mejía | | 90' |
| Manager: |||
| Reynaldo Rueda ||||
* Man of the Match:
* Walter Martínez
* Assistant referees:
* William Torres
* Leonel Leal
* Fourth official:
* Marco Antonio Rodríguez

### United States vs Panama

UNITED STATES: :
| GK | 1 | Troy Perkins |
| DF | 12 | Jimmy Conrad (c) 11' 45' |
| DF | 4 | Chad Marshall |
| DF | 16 | Jay Heaps |
| DF | 2 | Heath Pearce |
| MF | 8 | Logan Pause |
| MF | 5 | Kyle Beckerman |
| MF | 7 | Robbie Rogers 110' |
| MF | 10 | Stuart Holden |
| MF | 22 | Davy Arnaud 77' |
| FW | 11 | Brian Ching |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 3 | Clarence Goodson 45' |
| FW | 17 | Kenny Cooper 77' |
| MF | 21 | Brad Evans 110' |
| Manager ||||
| Bob Bradley ||||
PANAMA: :
| GK | 1 | Jaime Penedo 106' |
| DF | 23 | Felipe Baloy (c) 63' 120' |
| DF | 3 | Luis Moreno |
| DF | 5 | Román Torres 105' |
| DF | 14 | Armando Gun 108' |
| MF | 20 | Rolando Escobar 78' |
| MF | 6 | Gabriel Gómez |
| MF | 16 | Manuel Torres |
| MF | 10 | Nelson Barahona 95' |
| FW | 9 | José Garcés |
| FW | 7 | Blas Pérez 25' |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 15 | Ricardo Phillips 78' |
| MF | 11 | Víctor Herrera 95' |
| FW | 18 | Luis Tejada 108' 120' |
| Manager ||||
| Gary Stempel ||||

#### Man of the Match

    Kyle Beckerman

#### Assistant referees

    Hector Delgadillo Luis Camargo

#### Fourth official

    Walter Quesada

### Guadeloupe vs Costa Rica

Guadeloupe :
| GK | 16 | Marius Fausta |
| DF | 4 | Cédric Avinel |
| DF | 15 | Miguel Comminges |
| DF | 3 | Mickaël Tacalfred |
| DF | 5 | Eddy Viator |
| MF | 10 | Aurélien Capoue 85' |
| MF | 18 | Thomas Gamiette 36' 80' |
| MF | 8 | Stéphane Auvray (c) |
| MF | 20 | Larry Clavier 68' |
| FW | 7 | Loïc Loval 76' |
| FW | 22 | Alexandre Alphonse |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 11 | Mickaël Antoine-Curier 68' |
| MF | 19 | Grégory Gendrey 76' |
| MF | 13 | Jean-Luc Lambourde 80' |
| Manager ||||
| Roger Salnot ||||
Costa Rica :
| GK | 1 | Keylor Navas |
| DF | 15 | Harold Wallace 45' |
| DF | 3 | Freddy Fernández |
| DF | 20 | Dennis Marshall |
| DF | 2 | Darío Delgado |
| MF | 5 | Celso Borges |
| MF | 6 | Cristian Oviedo |
| MF | 14 | Armando Alonso 69' |
| FW | 11 | Andy Herrón 76' |
| FW | 9 | Álvaro Saborío |
| FW | 7 | Pablo Brenes 63' |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 17 | Pablo Herrera 63' |
| FW | 21 | Froylán Ledezma 69' |
| MF | 8 | Esteban Granados 76' |
| Manager ||||
| Rodrigo Kenton ||||

#### Man of the Match

    Álvaro Saborío

#### Assistant referees

    Carlos Pastrana Roberto Giron

#### Fourth official

    Roberto Moreno

### Mexico vs Haiti

Mexico :
| GK | 1 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| DF | 22 | Efraín Juárez |
| DF | 2 | Jonny Magallón |
| DF | 3 | Ismael Rodríguez |
| DF | 5 | Fausto Pinto 67' |
| MF | 6 | Gerardo Torrado (c) |
| MF | 8 | Israel Castro |
| MF | 17 | Giovani dos Santos |
| FW | 16 | Carlos Esquivel 59' |
| FW | 7 | Alberto Medina |
| FW | 14 | Miguel Sabah 81' |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 13 | Pablo Barrera 59' |
| FW | 10 | Guillermo Franco 67' |
| DF | 15 | José Antonio Castro 81' |
| Manager ||||
| Javier Aguirre ||||
Haiti :
| GK | 18 | Jean-Dominique Zéphirin |
| DF | 6 | Frantz Bertin |
| DF | 3 | Frantz Gilles |
| DF | 8 | Judelin Aveska |
| DF | 13 | Pierre Richard Bruny (c) |
| DF | 15 | Ednerson Raymond |
| MF | 19 | Vaniel Sirin 16' 69' |
| MF | 12 | James Marcelin |
| MF | 14 | Mones Chery 58' |
| FW | 11 | Fabrice Noël 79' |
| FW | 9 | Leonel Saint-Preux |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 16 | Mackorel Sampeur 58' |
| MF | 7 | Brunel Fucien 69' |
| FW | 10 | Jean-Robens Jerome 79' |
| Manager ||||
| Jairo Rios ||||

#### Man of the Match

    Miguel Sabah

#### Assistant referees

    Ricardo Morgan Anthony Garwood

#### Fourth official

    Geoffey Hospedales

## Semi-finals

The two semi-final matchups were played as a double-header at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 23. The first match featured Honduras and hosts United States; the nightcap featured Costa Rica and Mexico.

### Honduras vs United States

Honduras :
| GK | 22 | Donis Escober |
| DF | 16 | Nery Medina |
| DF | 5 | Erick Norales |
| DF | 2 | Osman Chávez |
| DF | 14 | Carlos Palacios |
| MF | 11 | Mariano Acevedo |
| MF | 15 | Walter Martínez (c) 80' |
| MF | 18 | Melvin Valladares 90+1' |
| FW | 13 | Carlo Costly 78' |
| FW | 9 | Carlos Mejía |
| FW | 10 | Marvin Chávez 85' |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 23 | Roger Espinoza 80' |
| FW | 24 | Georgie Welcome 85' |
| FW | 8 | Allan Lalín 90+1' |
| Manager ||||
| Reynaldo Rueda ||||
United States :
| GK | 1 | Troy Perkins |
| DF | 4 | Chad Marshall |
| DF | 3 | Clarence Goodson |
| DF | 16 | Jay Heaps |
| DF | 2 | Heath Pearce |
| MF | 8 | Logan Pause 38' |
| MF | 5 | Kyle Beckerman 47' |
| MF | 7 | Robbie Rogers 77' |
| MF | 10 | Stuart Holden |
| MF | 22 | Davy Arnaud 74' 86' |
| FW | 11 | Brian Ching |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 20 | Santino Quaranta 77' |
| FW | 17 | Kenny Cooper 86' |
| Manager ||||
| Bob Bradley ||||

#### Man of the Match

    Clarence Goodson

#### Assistant referees

    Ricardo Morgan Anthony Garwood

#### Fourth official

    Marco Rodríguez

### Costa Rica vs Mexico

Costa Rica :
| GK | 1 | Keylor Navas |
| DF | 3 | Freddy Fernández (c) 83' |
| DF | 20 | Dennis Marshall 70' |
| DF | 2 | Darío Delgado 27' |
| DF | 15 | Harold Wallace |
| MF | 5 | Celso Borges |
| MF | 6 | Cristian Oviedo 95' |
| MF | 14 | Armando Alonso 68' |
| FW | 11 | Andy Herron 23' 90+1' |
| FW | 9 | Álvaro Saborío |
| FW | 7 | Pablo Brenes 59' |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 17 | Pablo Herrera 59' |
| FW | 21 | Froylán Ledezma 68' |
| MF | 19 | Warren Granados 90+1' |
| Manager ||||
| Rodrigo Kenton ||||
Mexico :
| GK | 1 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| DF | 2 | Jonny Magallón |
| DF | 5 | Fausto Pinto 81' |
| DF | 21 | Juan Carlos Valenzuela |
| DF | 22 | Efraín Juárez 48' |
| MF | 6 | Gerardo Torrado (c) 20' |
| MF | 8 | Israel Castro |
| MF | 7 | Alberto Medina |
| MF | 13 | Pablo Barrera 54' |
| FW | 14 | Miguel Sabah 71' |
| FW | 17 | Giovani dos Santos |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 15 | José Antonio Castro 54' |
| FW | 10 | Guillermo Franco 71' |
| FW | 11 | Carlos Vela 81' |
| Manager ||||
| Mario Carrillo ||||

#### Man of the Match

    Guillermo Ochoa

#### Assistant referees

    Daniel Williamson William Torres

#### Fourth official

    Joel Aguilar

## Final
### United States vs Mexico

United States :
| GK | 1 | Troy Perkins |
| DF | 4 | Chad Marshall |
| DF | 3 | Clarence Goodson |
| DF | 16 | Jay Heaps 24' 88' |
| DF | 2 | Heath Pearce |
| MF | 8 | Logan Pause 27' 65' |
| MF | 5 | Kyle Beckerman 81' |
| MF | 7 | Robbie Rogers |
| MF | 10 | Stuart Holden |
| MF | 22 | Davy Arnaud 64' |
| FW | 11 | Brian Ching (c) |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 17 | Kenny Cooper 64' 90' |
| FW | 20 | Santino Quaranta 65' |
| FW | 15 | Sam Cronin 81' |
| Manager ||||
| Bob Bradley ||||
Mexico :
| GK | 1 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| DF | 15 | José Antonio Castro 88' |
| DF | 21 | Juan Carlos Valenzuela |
| DF | 2 | Jonny Magallón |
| DF | 5 | Fausto Pinto |
| MF | 6 | Gerardo Torrado (c) |
| MF | 8 | Israel Castro |
| MF | 22 | Efraín Juárez |
| MF | 17 | Giovani dos Santos |
| FW | 7 | Alberto Medina 45' 46' |
| FW | 14 | Miguel Sabah 69' |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 11 | Carlos Vela 46' |
| FW | 10 | Guillermo Franco 69' 72' |
| FW | 16 | Carlos Esquivel 88' |
| Manager ||||
| Javier Aguirre ||||

#### Man of the Match

    Giovani dos Santos

#### Assistant referees

    Ricardo Morgan Willian Torres

#### Fourth official

    Joel Aguilar