2014 Copa Centroamericana

International soccer tournament Copa Centroamericana 2014 Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA 2014 Copa Centroamericana.png 250px United StatesCopa Centroamericana En Estado Unidos Por Unanimidad http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3932 UNCAF.net 30 January 2014 Spanish 29 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194718/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3932 1 February 2014 dead 3 – 13 Septemberhttp://www.concacaf.com/article/uncafs-central-american-cup-to-be-held-in-the-united-states-in-late-summer-2014 UNCAF’s Central American Cup to be Held in the United States in Late Summer 2014 CONCACAF.com May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523004157/http://www.concacaf.com/article/uncafs-central-american-cup-to-be-held-in-the-united-states-in-late-summer-2014 May 23, 2014 dead 1 7 4 4 CRC 8 GUA PAN SLV 12 27 GUA Marco Pappa GUA Marco Pappa(4 goals) PAN Jaime Penedo GUA 2013 2017 The 2014 Copa Centroamericana (also known as the Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th Copa Centroamericana, the regional championship for men's national association football teams in Central America. It was organized by the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol or UNCAF, and took place in the United States. Overview In January 2013, UNCAF tentatively announced that the competition would be hosted in the United States, specifically in California and Texas.Copa Centroamericana 2015 se jugaría en Estados Unidos http://www.prensalibre.com/tododeportes/futbol_nacional/Copa-Centroamericana-jugaria-Unidos_0_849515220.html Prensa Libre 7 January 2014 Spanish 18 January 2013 7 January 2014 https://archive.today/20140107135311/http://www.prensalibre.com/tododeportes/futbol_nacional/Copa-Centroamericana-jugaria-Unidos_0_849515220.html dead Eduardo Li, the President of the Costa Rican Football Federation and vice-president of UNCAF said that the competition is to celebrate 25 years of UNCAF.La próxima Copa Centroamericana será en Estados Unidos http://www.monumental.co.cr/deportes/la-proxima-copa-centroamericana-sera-en-estados-unidos Radio Monumental 7 January 2014 28 January 2013 Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20140108044803/http://www.monumental.co.cr/deportes/la-proxima-copa-centroamericana-sera-en-estados-unidos 2014-01-08 dead 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 which would allow national associations to choose their first choice players.El Salvador será sede eliminatorio UNCAF http://fesfut.org.sv/actualidad.php?id_noticia=1285 fesfut.org.sv 29 January 2014 Spanish 29 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171138/http://fesfut.org.sv/actualidad.php?id_noticia=1285 3 March 2016 dead Tinocco also stated that the competition would be hosted outside of the Central American region, and hosted in United States due to the "money factor". The top four teams would qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The fifth place team would advance to a play-off against the fifth place team from the 2014 Caribbean Cup tournament to determine which other nation will qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.Williams Sean Jamaica to host 2014 Caribbean Cup http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Jamaica-to-host-2014-Caribbean-Cup_16297547 Jamaica Observer 18 March 2014 26 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190726064608/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Jamaica-to-host-2014-Caribbean-Cup_16297547 dead 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, a 16-team tournament of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF national teams to be held in the United States in 2016.It's official: Copa América will be held on US soil in special centennial tournament in 2016 http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016 mlssoccer.com Major League Soccer 1 May 2014 25 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925085225/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016 dead 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,International Match Calendar https://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/Tournament/Competition/02/03/95/26/IMC2013-2018FIFAversionv14Apr2014_Neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140418080948/http://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/Tournament/Competition/02/03/95/26/IMC2013-2018FIFAversionv14Apr2014_Neutral.pdf dead April 18, 2014 FIFA 21 August 2014 pdf April 2014 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.International Match Calendar https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/07/67/73/circularno.1355-mensinternationalmatchcalendarfortheseptember2014tojuly2018period.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131007200209/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/07/67/73/circularno.1355-mensinternationalmatchcalendarfortheseptember2014tojuly2018period.pdf dead October 7, 2013 FIFA 21 August 2014 pdf 6 May 2013Annexe 1, art. 1 par. 6 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players states that "It is not compulsory to release players outside an international window" (Circular no. 1437 https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/40/78/36/circularno.1437-amendmentstotheregulationsonthestatutsandtransferofplayers_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115753/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/40/78/36/circularno.1437-amendmentstotheregulationsonthestatutsandtransferofplayers_neutral.pdf dead August 26, 2014 FIFA 21 August 2014 pdf 23 July 2014). Teams All seven UNCAF member national teams participated in the tournament. Team UNCAF Nations Cup / Copa Centroamericana appearances Previous best performance FIFA Ranking at start of event BLZ 1981 10th Fourth Place (2013) 162 CRC (Title holders) 13th Champion (1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013) 15 SLV 13th Third Place (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2013) 127 GUA 12th Champion (2001) 134 HON 1949 13th Champion (1993, 1995, 2011) 43 NCA 13th Fifth Place (2009) 175 PAN 12th Champion (2009) 63 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 in Washington, D.C. hosted the three matches of the first day of group stage on 3 September.Central American Cup 2014 to Open in Washington, D.C. with Triple-Header http://www.concacaf.com/article/central-american-cup-2014-to-open-in-washington-d-c-with-triple-header CONCACAF.com June 7, 2014 2014-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705173131/http://www.concacaf.com/article/central-american-cup-2014-to-open-in-washington-d-c-with-triple-header 2015-07-05 deadhttp://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=4000 La Copa Centroamericana 2014 Comenzará En Washington UNCAF June 7, 2014 Spanish June 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140744/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=4000 July 14, 2014 dead mdy-all The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas hosted the three matches of the second day of group stage on 7 September.Dallas to Host Group Stage of Central American Cup 2014 at Historic Cotton Bowl http://www.concacaf.com/article/dallas-to-host-group-stage-of-central-american-cup-2014-at-historic-cotton-bowl CONCACAF.com June 4, 2014 2014-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705122636/http://www.concacaf.com/article/dallas-to-host-group-stage-of-central-american-cup-2014-at-historic-cotton-bowl 2015-07-05 deadhttp://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3997 Dallas Será Sede De Partidos De La Copa Centroamericana 2014 UNCAF June 4, 2014 Spanish June 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220622/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3997 June 6, 2014 dead mdy-all The BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas hosted the three matches of the last day of group stage on 10 September.Houston to Host Central American Cup 2014 Matches http://www.concacaf.com/article/houston-to-host-central-american-cup-2014-matches CONCACAF.com June 1, 2014 2014-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705101050/http://www.concacaf.com/article/houston-to-host-central-american-cup-2014-matches 2015-07-05 deadhttp://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3989 Houston Será Sede De Partidos De La Copa Centroamericana 2014 UNCAF June 1, 2014 Spanish June 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140602213530/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3989 June 2, 2014 dead mdy-all The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California hosted the final, third-place and fifth-place matches on 13 September.Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to Host Central American Cup 2014 USA Final on September 13 http://www.concacaf.com/article/los-angeles-memorial-coliseum-to-host-central-american-cup-2014-usa-final-on-september-13 CONCACAF.com May 27, 2014 2014-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705133835/http://www.concacaf.com/article/los-angeles-memorial-coliseum-to-host-central-american-cup-2014-usa-final-on-september-13 2015-07-05 deadhttp://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3986 Los Ángeles Será La Sede De La Final De La Copa Centroamericana 2014 UNCAF May 27, 2014 Spanish May 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140531144023/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=3986 May 31, 2014 dead Washington, D.C.Dallas, TexasHouston, TexasLos Angeles, California RFK Memorial Stadium Cotton Bowl BBVA Compass Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum38.889722 -76.971667 region:US-DC_type:landmark inline RFK Memorial Stadium32.779722 -96.759722 region:US-TX_type:landmark inline Cotton Bowl29.752199 -95.352415 region:US-TX_type:landmark inline BBVA Compass Stadium34.014167 -118.287778 region:US-CA_type:landmark inline Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Capacity: 19,467† Capacity: 92,100 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 93,607 160x160px 160x160px 160x160px 160x160pxUnited States center 500 United States 38.889722 -76.971667 Washington, D.C. right Red pog.svg United States 32.779722 -96.759722 Dallas right Red pog.svg United States 29.752199 -95.352415 Houston right Red pog.svg United States 33.864444 -118.261111 Los Angeles top Red pog.svg Location of the host cities of the 2014 Copa Centroamericana. Squads 2014 Copa Centroamericana squads Officials The following officials were selected for the tournament:http://refereesfifa.blogspot.jp/2014/08/blog-post.html 2014 Copa Centroamericana (UNCAF) - Selected Officials FIFA Referees News September 2, 2014 Referees Roberto Moreno (Panama) Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica) Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Walter López (Guatemala) Roberto García (Mexico) Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic) Jair Marrufo (United States) 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.Copa UNCAF será en septiembre y en EUA http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2014/01/29/copa-uncaf-sera-en-septiembre-y-en-eua La Prensa Grafica 29 January 2014 Spanish 29 January 2014 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172107/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2014/01/29/copa-uncaf-sera-en-septiembre-y-en-eua dead The schedule was announced on 17 July 2014.http://www.concacaf.com/article/schedule-announced-for-central-american-cup-2014-to-be-played-in-the-u-s-this-september Schedule Announced for Central American Cup 2014 to Be Played in the U.S. this September CONCACAF.com 17 July 2014 2014-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705180557/http://www.concacaf.com/article/schedule-announced-for-central-american-cup-2014-to-be-played-in-the-u-s-this-september 2015-07-05 deadhttp://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=4024 Listos Grupos Y Calendario Para Copa Centroamericana UNCAF.net 18 July 2014 Spanish 19 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726193000/http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/futbolmasculino/item.php?itemid=4024 26 July 2014 dead Changes to the schedule were made on 18 August.Kickoff Times Adjusted for Opening and Final Rounds of Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA http://www.concacaf.com/article/kickoff-times-adjusted-for-opening-and-final-rounds-of-central-american-cup-tigo-2014-usa CONCACAF.com 18 August 2014 18 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705173828/http://www.concacaf.com/article/kickoff-times-adjusted-for-opening-and-final-rounds-of-central-american-cup-tigo-2014-usa 2015-07-05 dead Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (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:http://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/regulations_cca/7?e=9006389/9157785 Reglamento Copa Centroamericana 2014 UNCAF 2014-10-18 2016-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315211746/https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/regulations_cca/7?e=9006389/9157785 deadhttp://www.concacaf.com/article/central-american-cup-tie-break-procedure Central American Cup: Tie-break Procedure CONCACAF.com September 9, 2014 2014-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705102939/http://www.concacaf.com/article/central-american-cup-tie-break-procedure 2015-07-05 dead 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. LegendGroup winners advance to the final and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold CupGroup runners-up advance to the third place match and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold CupGroup third-placed teams advance to the fifth place match Group A main football complete CONCACAF GUA SLV HON BLZ F 3rd 5th 0 0 3 1 6 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 4 2 BLZ 1981 GUA HON 1949 SLV Q green1 Final and Gold Cup blue1 Third place match and Gold Cup yellow1 Fifth place match Tiebreakers 2014 09 03 y 19:30 EDT HON 1949 BLZ 1981 2–0 James 35 o.g.Smith 37 o.g. RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 20,516UNCAF on Twitter Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic) Report 2014 09 03 y 21:30 EDT SLV GUA 1–2 Burgos 69 Pappa 26 64 RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 20,516 Jair Marrufo (United States) Report 2014 09 07 y 18:00 CDT GUA BLZ 1981 2–1 C. Ruiz 26Ávila 51 McCaulay 80 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 20,156UNCAF on Twitter Roberto Moreno (Panama) Report 2014 09 07 y 20:00 CDT HON 1949 SLV 0–1 Menjivar 67 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 20,156 Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica) Report 2014 09 10 y 19:00 CDT SLV BLZ 1981 2–0 Burgos 48Alvarez 69 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas 19,287UNCAF on Twitter Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic) Report 2014 09 10 y 21:00 CDT HON 1949 GUA 0–2 Pappa 37 80 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas 19,287 Roberto García (Mexico) Report Group B main football complete CONCACAF CRC PAN NCA F 3rd 5th 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 4 2 CRC NCA PAN Q green1 Final and Gold Cup blue1 Third place match and Gold Cup yellow1 Fifth place match Tiebreakers 2014 09 03 y 17:30 EDT CRC NCA 3–0 Borges 39 pen.Ureña 49Venegas 86 RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 20,516 Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) Report 2014 09 07 y 16:00 CDT CRC PAN 2–2 Venegas 81Borges 87 pen. Pérez 51Nurse 71 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 20,156 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Report 2014 09 10 y 17:00 CDT PAN NCA 2–0 Pérez 81R. Torres 82 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas 19,287 Walter López (Guatemala) Report 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 (no extra time is played).http://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/regulations_cca/9?e=9006389/9157785 Reglamento Copa Centroamericana 2014 UNCAF 2014-10-18 2020-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907033527/https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/regulations_cca/9?e=9006389/9157785 dead Fifth place match 2014 09 13 y 15:00 PDT HON 1949 NCA 1–0 Lozano 45+1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 41,969UNCAF on Twitter Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Report Honduras advanced to represent the Central American Football Union at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-off, where they faced French Guiana, the 2014 Caribbean Cup fifth-placed team.Free Kick (Issue #6) Jun–Jul 2014 CONCACAF 7 http://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/free_kick_issue__6-english_final 2 October 2014 Third place match 2014 09 13 y 18:00 PDT SLV PAN 0–1 R. Torres 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 41,969 Jair Marrufo (United States) Report Final 2014 09 13 y 21:00 PDT GUA CRC 1–2 C. Ruiz 25 pen. B. Ruiz 29Bustos 56 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 41,969 Roberto Moreno (Panama) Report _guatemala1516h _guatemala1516h _guatemala1516h _guatemala1516h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Guatemala _costarica1415h _costarica1415h _costarica1415h _costarica1415h _costarica1415h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 151B54 FF0000 Costa Rica GK 1 Ricardo JerezDF 3 Elías VásquezDF 11 Rafael Morales 67DF 4 Wilson LalínDF 5 Carlos Eduardo Gallardo 90+1MF 8 Jean MárquezMF 15 Sergio Trujillo 84MF 10 José Manuel ContrerasMF 16 Marco PappaFW 19 Marvin ÁvilaFW 20 Carlos Ruiz (c) Substitutions:FW 9 Jairo Arreola 67MF 17 Nelson Miranda 84FW 14 Kendell Herrarte 90+1Manager: ARG Ivan Franco Sopegno GK 18 Patrick Pemberton 79DF 26 Pablo SalazarDF 2 Jhonny Acosta 90+5DF 19 Roy MillerDF 17 David Myrie 76MF 22 José Miguel CuberoMF 23 Juan Bustos 85MF 24 Johan Venegas 81FW 21 David Ramírez 90+1FW 15 Armando AlonsoFW 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)Substitutions:DF 3 Porfirio López 81MF 8 Óscar Granados 85FW 9 Jonathan Moya 90+1Manager: Paulo Wanchope Costa Rica qualified for the Copa América Centenario. fb 2014 Copa Centroamericana winners CRC 8th Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:http://www.concacaf.com/article/cca-award-winners CCA: Award Winners CONCACAF.com September 14, 2014 2014-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705133921/http://www.concacaf.com/article/cca-award-winners 2015-07-05 dead AwardWinnerGolden BallGUA Marco PappaGolden BootGUA Marco PappaGolden GlovePAN Jaime PenedoFair PlayGUAMan of the Match – FinalCRC Bryan Ruiz Goalscorers 4 goals 22em GUA Marco Pappa 2 goals 22em CRC Celso Borges CRC Johan Venegas SLV Rafael Burgos GUA Carlos Ruiz PAN Blas Pérez PAN Román Torres 1 goal 22em BLZ 1981 Deon McCaulay CRC Juan Bustos CRC Bryan Ruiz CRC Marco Ureña SLV Arturo Alvarez SLV Richard Menjivar GUA Marvin Ávila HON 1949 Anthony Lozano PAN Roberto Nurse Own goals 22em BLZ 1981 Jeromy James (playing against Honduras) BLZ 1981 Elroy Smith (playing against Honduras) Final ranking RankTeamPrize money (U.S. Dollars)http://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/regulations_cca/5?e=9006389/9157785 Reglamento Copa Centroamericana 2014 UNCAF 2014-10-18 2022-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112195939/https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/regulations_cca/5?e=9006389/9157785 deadCRC$60,000GUA$40,000PAN$30,0004SLV$25,0005HON 1949$20,0006NCA$15,0007BLZ 1981$10,000 References External links Copa Centroamericana, UNCAFut.com es Central American Cup, CONCACAF.com Category:2014 in Central American football 2011 2014 Category:2014–15 in Salvadoran football Category:2014–15 in Costa Rican football Category:2014–15 in Honduran football Category:2014–15 in Guatemalan football Category:2014–15 in Nicaraguan football Category:2014–15 in Panamanian football Category:2014–15 in Belizean football Category:2014 in American soccer Category:2014 in sports in Los Angeles Category:2014 in sports in Texas Category:2014 in sports in Washington, D.C. 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