2011 in CONCACAF

December 2020 2011 in association football The year of 2011 in CONCACAF marked the 48th year of CONCACAF competitions. Events Men thumb|Javier Hernandez, of Mexico, earned the Golden boot in the 2011 Gold Cup, scoring seven goals in the tournament, including a hat trick against El Salvador. From 5 June through 25 June, CONCACAF hosted its eleventh biannual regional tournament, the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Hosted in the United States, it was the fourth-consecutive tournament that the Gold Cup was solely held in the United States. The Gold Cup saw Mexico earn their sixth Gold Cup honor, by defeating tournament hosts, and longtime rivals, the United States, by a 4–2 scoreline. The Mexican team earned their way into the finals through the virtue of winning Group A with a perfect 3–0–0 record, prior to defeating Guatemala and Honduras in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. The U.S. team, finished as runners-up in 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C after posting a record of two wins, a loss and no draws. In the knockout stage, the U.S. defeated Group B winners, Jamaica by 2–0 scoreline, before defeating Group C winners, Panama 1–0 in the semifinals. 18 June – 10 July — 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico 17 MEX 17 URU 17 GER 4th: 17 BRA Women 2 – 9 March — 2011 Algarve Cup in Portugal USA ISL JPN 4th: SWE 26 June – 17 July — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany JPN USA SWE 4th: FRA News CONCACAF representative Chuck Blazer step down from his position. In the United States and Canada, Major League Soccer expanded from 16 to 18 clubs by adding franchises in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver British Columbia. The clubs are the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, respectively and retain their historical names dating back to the 1970s. Continental champions Champions League 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League thumb|150px|Real Salt Lake became the first MLS club to make the Champions League Finals. In April 2011, the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was contested between Monterrey of the Mexican Primera División, and Real Salt Lake of the United States and Canada's Major League Soccer to determine the champion of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. The finals, made it the first time in the Champions League-era that the final was not an all-Mexican affair. The final also marked the first time since 2000 that an MLS club made it to the continental finals. The two-legged series ended in Monterrey's favor, defeating Salt Lake 3–2 on aggregate. That same month, the final stage of the 2011 CFU Club Championship was contested as the Puerto Rico Islanders won their third Caribbean club title, defeating Haiti's Tempête FC in the final. With Guyana's Alpha United defeating Trinidad and Tobago's Defence Force, the 2011–12 Champions League will feature Caribbean clubs from outside of Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. In July 2011, the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League began with the Preliminary round being held. The following month, the group stage of the tournament began. For the first time ever in a meaningful competition, an American soccer team defeated a Mexican soccer club on Mexican soil, as FC Dallas defeated UNAM 1–0.Dallas beats Pumas, earns first MLS win in Mexico http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2423672,00.html https://archive.today/20120703182846/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2423672,00.html dead 3 July 2012 CONCACAF CONCACAF.com 26 October 2011 17 August 2011 During the same round of group matches, Seattle Sounders FC became the second American club to defeat a Mexican team in Mexico, this time beating the defending 2010–11 champions, Monterrey by an identical 1–0 scoreline.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC pulls off historic win in Mexico, beating Monterrey, 1–0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2015994626_sounders24.html 26 October 2011 The Seattle Times 23 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120114155207/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2015994626_sounders24.html 14 January 2012 2010–11 bracket y 175 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals MEX Toluca 0 0 0 MEX Monterrey 1 1 2 MEX Cruz Azul 2 3 5 MEX Santos Laguna 0 1 1 USA Columbus Crew 0 1 1 USA Real Salt Lake 0 4 4 CRC Saprissa 1 2 3 HON 1949 Olimpia 0 1 1 MEX Monterrey 2 1 3 MEX Cruz Azul 1 1 2 USA Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 CRC Saprissa 0 2 2 MEX Monterrey 2 1 3 USA Real Salt Lake 2 0 2 SuperLiga 2011 North American SuperLiga After four seasons of the North American SuperLiga, the tournament was discontinued, with MLS commissioner Don Garber commissioner stating that "SuperLiga was a great tournament which served its purpose during its time. CONCACAF got more and more committed to a continental tournament with the Champions League, which we’re very supportive of. It has delivered the value we intended in SuperLiga to put our teams against the best competition in this region".Simon Borg World Football Challenge builds upon SuperLiga http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/world-football-challenge-will-replace-superliga mlssoccer.com 29 March 2011 4 April 2011 12 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412055031/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/world-football-challenge-will-replace-superliga dead Prior to the cancellation of the tournament, the SuperLiga had a format very similar to UEFA's Europa League in which the best clubs in the U.S. and Mexico not to qualify for the Champions League earned a berth into the tournament. The final SuperLiga championship involved Morelia of Mexico defeating New England Revolution of the United States, 2–1. CFU Club championship 2011 CFU Club Championship thumb|The Puerto Rico Islanders, picture above, won their second-consecutive Caribbean club championship. Puerto Rico Islanders won the 2011 edition of the CFU Club Championship, making it both their second ever CFU Club title and their second-consecutive subcontinental championship. Played at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana on 27 May, the Islanders defeated Tempête of Haiti, 3–1, in extra time, to win the CFU Club Championship. Puerto Rico's Jay Needham scored for the Islanders in the 34th minute of regulation, while Tempête's Junior Charles scored in the 42nd minute. In extra time, Puerto Rico's Jonathan Faña netted in the 100th and 113th minute of play.Puerto Rico v. Tempete http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1111953 CONCACAF CONCACAF.GlobalSportsMedia.com 26 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808075032/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1111953 8 August 2012 dead For reaching the finals, both Puerto Rico Islanders and Tempête FC qualified into the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The third place match also determined the final entrant into the Champions League. There, Guyana's Alpha United became the first Guyanese club to qualify for the Champions League by defeating Trinidad and Tobago's Defence Force 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out. Bracket HAI Tempête (pen.) 0 (4) TRI Defence Force 0 (2) GUY Alpha United 1 PUR PR Islanders (a.e.t.) 3 HAI Tempête 1 PUR PR Islanders (a.e.t.) 3 TRI Defence Force 1 (3) GUY Alpha United (pen.) 1 (4) World Football Challenge 2011 World Football Challenge Table Results for CONCACAF clubs All times are in the EDT time zone (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses).World Football Challenge Schedule http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/schedule MLS Major League Soccer 13 July 2011 15 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715211541/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/schedule dead 13 July 2011 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) New England Revolution USA 1–4 Report ENG Manchester United Mansally 56 Owen 51Macheda 54 61Park 80 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough 51,523 Mark Geiger L 16 July 2011 20:00 (17:00 UTC−7) América MEX 0–2 Report ENG Manchester City McGivern 17Wright-Phillips 27 AT&T Park, San Francisco 11,250 Hilario Grajeda L 16 July 2011 22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–4 Report ESP Real Madrid Cristman 67 Callejón 31Joselu 40Ronaldo 53Benzema 58 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 56,211 Jorge Gonzalez L 18 July 2011 22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Vancouver Whitecaps FC CAN 1–2 Report ENG Manchester City Sanvezzo 30 Guidetti 68Wright-Phillips 84 Empire Field, Vancouver 24,074 Mauricio Navarro L 20 July 2011 23:00 (20:00 UTC−7) Guadalajara MEX 0–3 Report ESP Real Madrid Ronaldo 73 76 pen. 82 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego 38,211 Ricardo Salazar L 23 July 2011 17:00 (16:00 UTC−5) Chicago Fire USA 1–3 Report ENG Manchester United Gibbs 13 Rooney 66Rafael 75Nani 82 Soldier Field, Chicago 61,308 Terry Vaughn L 23 July 2011 21:00 (21:00 UTC−4) Philadelphia Union USA 1–2 Report ESP Real Madrid M. Farfan 80 Callejón 2Özil 11 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia 57,305 Alex Prus L 24 July 2011 16:00 (13:00 UTC−7) Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–1 Report ENG Manchester City Magee 53 Balotelli 20 pen. The Home Depot Center, Carson 24,897 Ricardo Salazar Keat Birchall Juninho Dunivant Stephens McBean Gonzalez McCarty DeLaGarza 6–7 Milner Weiss Suárez Kolarov Guidetti Lescott De Jong Wright-Phillips Hart D 26 July 2011 19:30 (19:30 UTC−4) Juventus ITA 1–0 Report MEX América Pasquato 42 Citi Field, Flushing, Queens 20,859 Jorge Gonzalez L 28 July 2011 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) Juventus ITA 1–0 Report MEX Guadalajara Quagliarella 12 Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh 16,124 Mark Kadlecik L 3 August 2011 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) Barcelona ESP 1–4 Report MEX Guadalajara Villa 3 Fabián 60 63Casillas 72Verduzco 90+3 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens 70,080 Baldomero Toledo W 6 August 2011 16:00 (15:00 UTC−5) Barcelona ESP 2–0 Report MEX América Villa 24Keita 90 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington 60,087 Ricardo Salazar L Domestic league champions and premiers List of champions Men's The following list contains the champion of every men's association football league in the CONCACAF region. NationLeagueChampionTitleLast Honor AIA Anguilla 2010–11 AFA League Kicks United 2nd 2007 ATG Antigua and Barbuda 2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division Parham FC 4th 2003 ARU Aruba 2010–11 Aruban Division di Honor Racing Club Aruba 7th 2008BAH Bahamas 2011 BFA Senior League IM Bears FC 4th 2010BRB Barbados 2011 Barbados Premier Division Youth Milan 2nd 2006 BLZ Belize 2010–11 Belize Premier Football League Belize Defence Force 2nd 2010 BER Bermuda 2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division North Village Community Club 8th 2006 BVI British Virgin Islands 2011 British Virgin Islands Championship Islanders FC 2nd 2010 CAY Cayman Islands 2010–11 Cayman Islands League Elite SC 2nd 2009 CRC Costa Rica 2011 Verano2010–11 Costa Rica Primera Division A a Alajuelense 26th 2010 2011 Invierno2011–12 Costa Rica Primera Division B TBD TBD TBD CUB Cuba 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba Villa Clara 11th 2004 CUW Curaçao 2010–11 Sekshon Pagá DMA Dominica 2010–11 Dominica Premiere LeagueDOM Dominican Republic 2011 Primera División de Republica Dominicana SLV El Salvador 2011 Clausura2010–11 Salvadoran Primera Division C Alianza 10th 2004 2011 Apertura2011–12 Salvadoran Primera Division D TBD TBD TBD GYF local French Guiana 2010–11 French Guiana Championnat National Matoury 3rd 2006GRN Grenada 2011 Grenada Premier Division Hard Rock FC 1st — GPE local Guadeloupe 2010–11 Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur Moulien 3rd 2009 GUA Guatemala 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Comunicaciones24thComunicaciones E2008 GUY Guyana 2011 GFF National Super League Alpha United 3rd 2010 HAI Haiti 2010–11 1. Ligue Haïtienne Aigle Noir 4th 1970 HON 1949 Honduras 2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional Olimpia 23rd 2010 JAM Jamaica 2010–11 National Premier League Tivoli Gardens 5th 2009 MTQ snake Martinique 2010–11 Martinique Championnat National Club Colonial 19th 1972 MEX Mexico 2011 ClausuraMexican Clausura F UNAM 7th 2009 2011 AperturaMexican Apertura G TBD TBD TBD MSR Montserrat 2011 Montserrat ChampionshipCompetition not held NCA Nicaragua 2011 ClausuraNicaraguan Clausura H Real Estelí 10th 2010 2011 AperturaNicaraguan Apertura I TBD TBD TBD PAN Panama 2011 ClausuraPanamanian Clausura J San Francisco 7th 2009 2011 AperturaPanamanian Apertura K TBD TBD TBD SKN St. Kitts and Nevis 2010–11 SKNFA Premier League St Paul's United 3rd 2009 LCA St. Lucia 2011 Saint Lucia Gold Division VSADC 7th 2002 SMT St. Martin 2010–11 Saint-Martin Championships Junior Stars 11th 2003 VIN St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2010–11 NLA Premier League Avenues United 2nd 2010 SXM Sint Maarten 2010–11 Sint Maarten LeagueNo competition held SUR Suriname 2010–11 Hoofdklasse Inter Moengotapoe 3rd 2008 TRI Trinidad and Tobago 2010–11 TT Pro League Defence Force 21st 1999 TCA Turks and Caicos Islands 2010–11 MFL League Provopool FC 1st —USA United States and CAN Canada 2011 Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy 3rd 2005 VIR U.S. Virgin Islands 2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands ChampionshipCompetition not held Women's The following list contains the champion of every women's association football league in the CONCACAF region. NationLeagueChampionTitleLast Honor CAN Canada and United States 2011 W-LeagueW-League M Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1st — USA United States 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Western New York Flash 1st — List of premiers Some CONCACAF nations determine their league champion through a post-season tournament. This list reflects on the team that won the premiership, often known as the team with the best regular season record. In seasons which the Apertura and Clasura and used to create an aggregate/relegation table for the season, the team with the better aggregate record is listed as the premier. NationLeaguePremierTitleLast Honor ARU Aruba 2010–11 Aruban Division di Honor Racing Club Aruba 9th 2004 BLZ Belize 2010–11 Belize Premier Football League Belize Defence Force 2nd 2010 BVI British Virgin Islands 2011 British Virgin Islands Championship Islanders FC 2nd 2010 CRC Costa Rica 2011 Verano2010–11 Costa Rica Primera Division A b Saprissa 18th 2008 2011 Invierno2011–12 Costa Rica Primera Division B b TBD TBD TBD CUB Cuba 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba Camagüey 1st — SLV El Salvador 2011 Clausura2010–11 Salvadoran Primera Division C b Alianza 2nd 2001 2011 Apertura2011–12 Salvadoran Primera Division D b TBD TBD TBD GUA Guatemala 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Municipal8th2009 HAI Haiti 2010–11 1. Ligue Haïtienne Tempête 4th 2005 HON 1949 Honduras 2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional Olimpia 20th 2008 MEX Mexico 2011 ClausuraMexican Clausura F b UANL 1st — 2011 AperturaMexican Apertura G b TBD TBD TBD NCA Nicaragua 2011 ClausuraNicaraguan Clausura H b Real Estelí 8th 2009 2011 AperturaNicaraguan Apertura I b TBD TBD TBD PAN Panama 2011 ClausuraPanamanian Clausura J b Atlético Chiriquí 1st — 2011 AperturaPanamanian Apertura K b TBD TBD TBD SKN St. Kitts and Nevis 2010–11 SKNFA Premier League St Paul's United 3rd 2009 SUR Suriname 2010–11 Hoofdklasse WBC 1st —USA United States and CAN Canada 2011 Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy 4th 2010 VIR U.S. Virgin Islands 2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship Unique FCUSVI Championship L 1st — Domestic cup champions Several CONCACAF nations, most notably nations that do not use the Apertura/Clasura system host a domestic knockout cup that parallels the league seasons. These cups are open to all divisions of each nation's respective pyramid. Men's NationCompetitionChampionTitleLast Honor ARU Aruba 2011 Torneo Copa Betico Croes BAH Belize 2010–11 Bahamas President's Cup Cavalier FC 3rd 2010CAN Canada 2011 Canadian Championship Toronto FC 3rd 2010 SUR Suriname 2011 Surinamese Cup Inter Moengotapoe 1st —USA United States 2011 U.S. Open Cup Seattle Sounders FC 3rd 2010 Women's NationCompetitionChampionTitleLast HonorUSA United States 2011 U.S. National Women's Cup St. Louis JB Marine 1st — Deaths deaths in 2011 Category:2011 deaths Footnotes A. 2010–11 Costa Rica Primera Division The 2011 Costa Rican Verano is part of the 2010–11 Costa Rican Primera División season.Stokkermans Karel Costa Rica 2010/11 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos2010.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 26 October 2011 28 September 2011 B. 2011–12 Costa Rica Primera Division The 2011 Costa Rican Invierno is part of the 2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season. C. 2010–11 Salvadoran Primera Division The 2011 Salvadoran Clausura is part of the 2010–11 Salvadoran Primera División. D. 2011–12 Salvadoran Primera Division The 2011 Salvadoran Apertura is part of the 2011–12 Salvadoran Primera División. E. Comunicaciones Guatemala's Comunicaciones won both the 2011 Apertura and Clausura titles. F.  G.  H.  I.  J.  K.  L. USVI Championship The U.S. Virgin Islands Championship hosted respective regular seasons for each island's soccer league, but a tournament to determine the champion was not held. M. W-League The W-League, though the second division women's soccer league in the United States is the top division of women's soccer in Canada. N. MLS Western In the 2011 World Football Challenge, Canadian MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and American MLS clubs Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC represented the MLS Western team.World Football Challenge Rules of Competition http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/league/files/WFC_Tournament_Rules.pdf Major League Soccer MLSSoccer.com 26 October 2011 O. MLS Eastern In the 2011 World Football Challenge, American MLS clubs Chicago Fire, New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union represented the MLS Eastern Team. References 30em