# 2011 Copa Centroamericana

The 2011 Copa Centroamericana (English: 2011 Central American Cup) was the eleventh edition of Copa Centroamericana (formerly known as the UNCAF Nations Cup), an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) of the CONCACAF region. It took place in Panama from January 14 to January 23, 2011. It was the second time for Panama to host the tournament. On January 23, 2011 Honduras won the cup by defeating Costa Rica 2-1 in the final. The top five teams from this tournament qualified for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group stage draw was conducted on September 2, 2010 in Panama City.

## Participating nations

All seven UNCAF members participated in the tournament:
* Belize
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Nicaragua
* Panama (Hosts) and (Defending Champions)

## Venue

All matches were played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.
| Panama City | Panama City |
| Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernández |
| Panama City | Capacity: 32,000 |

## Group stage
### Tiebreakers

* 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.
All times are in local, Panama Time (UTC−05:00).
Key to colors in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the semifinals
* Teams that advanced to the fifth place match

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Belize | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Honduras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |

## Final stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Honduras | 2 |
| El Salvador | 0 | | |
| El Salvador | 0 | Honduras | 2 |
| | | Costa Rica | 1 |
| Panama | 1 (2) | Costa Rica | 1 |
| Costa Rica (pen) | 1 (4) | | |
| Costa Rica (pen) | 1 (4) | Third place | Third place |
| | | El Salvador | 0 (4) |
| | | Panama (pen) | 0 (5) |
| Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Nicaragua | 1 |
| Guatemala | 2 |
Note: No extra time is played.

### Final

| Honduras | Costa Rica |
HONDURAS: :
| GK | 23 | Noel Valladares |
| DF | 16 | Mauricio Sabillón | 29' | 78' |
| DF | 14 | Juan Carlos García |
| DF | 2 | Osman Chávez |
| DF | 6 | Johnny Leverón | 90' |
| MF | 10 | Ramón Núñez | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Claros |
| MF | 21 | Mario Martínez |
| MF | 13 | Alfredo Mejía |
| MF | 7 | Emil Martínez | 36' | 63' |
| FW | 15 | Walter Martínez |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 3 | Mariano Acevedo | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Marvin Chávez | 63' |
| DF | 4 | Johnny Palacios | 78' | 79' |
| Manager: |||
| Juan de Dios Castillo |||
COSTA RICA: :
| GK | 23 | Donny Grant |
| DF | 19 | Roy Miller |
| DF | 4 | David Myrie |
| DF | 6 | Heiner Mora |
| DF | 20 | Dennis Marshall |
| DF | 3 | Darío Delgado | 51' 62' |
| MF | 5 | Celso Borges |
| MF | 22 | Allen Guevara | 46' |
| MF | 14 | José Miguel Cubero | 54' |
| FW | 17 | Josué Martínez | 66' |
| FW | 7 | Marco Ureña | 69' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 11 | César Elizondo | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Randall Brenes | 54' |
| MF | 12 | Cristian Gamboa | 66' |
| Manager: |||
| Ricardo La Volpe |||
* 2011 Copa Centroamericana champions
* Honduras Third title

## Statistics
### Goalscorers
#### 3 goals

Rafael Burgos Marco Ureña

#### 1 goal

Source

### Awards

* Golden Ball: Ramón Núñez (Honduras)
* Golden Boot: Rafael Burgos (El Salvador) & Marco Ureña (Costa Rica)