2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament MVP Luis Tejada. After regulation and 30 minutes of extra time ended scoreless, the USA won 3-1 on penalties.

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 6 – July 24
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored73 (2.92 per match)
Attendance340,018 (13,601 per match)
Top scorer(s) DaMarcus Beasley
Landon Donovan
Carlos Ruiz
Luis Tejada
Wilmer Velasquez
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Luis Tejada
Best goalkeeper Jaime Penedo
Fair play award Honduras

For this edition, the format was switched from four groups of three teams each to the three groups of four teams. As a result, there was one more group stage game for each team, and the likelihood of teams advancing on a coin toss was much less. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams would advance to the quarterfinals.

As usual for the Gold Cup, several of the top teams fielded less than their top squads, including guest teams Colombia and South Africa. Mexico and the United States were missing at least half their usual starters, and a few top name players on smaller nations (Paulo Wanchope and Amado Guevara, among others) also declined to participate. During the tournament, matches in Miami's Group A had to be postponed because of Hurricane Dennis.

Qualified teams

Caribbean zone qualified from the 2005 Caribbean Cup:

Central American zone qualified from the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005:

North American zone qualified automatically:

Guests:

Venues
Foxborough East Rutherford Carson Los Angeles
Gillette Stadium Giants Stadium Home Depot Center Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 68,756 Capacity: 80,042 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 93,607
Miami Seattle Houston
Orange Bowl Qwest Field Reliant Stadium
Capacity: 72,319 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 71,500

Squads
Main article: 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 321042+27
 Panama 31113304
 Colombia 31023303
 Trinidad and Tobago 302135−22
Colombia 0–1 Panama
Report Tejada  70'
Attendance: 10,311
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Honduras
Birchall  28' Report Figueroa  43'
Attendance: 10,311
Panama 2–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Tejada  24', 90+1' Report Andrews  17'
Glenn  90'
Attendance: 17,292
Honduras 2–1 Colombia
Velásquez  79', 82' Report Moreno  30' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,292
Colombia 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Aguilar  77'
Hurtado  79'		 Report
Attendance: 8,457
Honduras 1–0 Panama
Caballero  80' Report
Attendance: 8,457

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 321061+57
 Costa Rica 321041+37
 Canada 310224−23
 Cuba 300339−60
Canada 0–1 Costa Rica
Report Soto  30' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,831
Cuba 1–4 United States
Moré  18' Report Dempsey  44'
Donovan  87', 90+2'
Beasley  89'
Attendance: 15,831
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Costa Rica 3–1 Cuba
Brenes  61', 85' (pen.)
Soto  81' (pen.)		 Report Galindo  72'
Attendance: 15,109
United States 2–0 Canada
Hutchinson  48' (o.g.)
Donovan  90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 15,211
Canada 2–1 Cuba
Gerba  69'
Hutchinson  87'		 Report Cervantes  90'
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 320162+46
 South Africa 312065+15
 Jamaica 31117704
 Guatemala 301249−51
South Africa 2–1 Mexico
Evans  28'
van Heerden  41'		 Report Rodríguez  83'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
Guatemala 3–4 Jamaica
Ruiz  11' (pen.), 45', 87' Report Shelton  3'
Fuller  5'
Williams  45' (pen.)
Hue  57'
Attendance: 27,000
Mexico 4–0 Guatemala
Borgetti  5', 14'
Galindo  54'
Bravo  65'		 Report
Attendance: 30,710
Jamaica 3–3 South Africa
Hue  35'
Stewart  45'
Bennett  80'		 Report Raselemane  35'
Ndlela  41'
Nomvethe  56'
Attendance: 30,710
Guatemala 1–1 South Africa
Romero  37' Report Nkosi  45'
Attendance: 45,311
Mexico 1–0 Jamaica
Medina  19' Report
Attendance: 45,311
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Ranking of third-placed teams
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C Jamaica 31117704
A Colombia 31023303
B Canada 310224−23

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 July - Foxboro
 
 
 Honduras3
 
July 21 - East Rutherford
 
 Costa Rica2
 
 Honduras1
 
16 July - Foxboro
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
July 24 - East Rutherford
 
 Jamaica1
 
 United States0 (3)
 
17 July - Houston
 
 Panama0 (1)
 
 Mexico1
 
July 21 - East Rutherford
 
 Colombia2
 
 Colombia2
 
17 July - Houston
 
 Panama3
 
 South Africa1 (3)
 
 
 Panama1 (5)
 

Quarter-finals
Honduras 3–2 Costa Rica
Velásquez  6'
Turcios  27'
Núñez  30'		 Report Bolaños  40'
Ruiz  81'
Attendance: 22,108
Referee: Benito Archundia (MEX)
United States 3–1 Jamaica
Wolff  6'
Beasley  42'  83'		 Report Fuller  88'
Attendance: 22,108
Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (GUA)
Mexico 1–2 Colombia
Pineda  65' Report Castrillón  58'
Aguilar  74'
Attendance: 60,050
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (SLV)
South Africa 1–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
Ndlela  68' Report Jo. Dely Valdés  48'
Penalties
Evans
Gaxa
Katza
Lekgwathi 		3–5 Tejada
Rodríguez
Baloy
Blanco
Gómez
Attendance: 60,050
Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM)

Semi-finals
Honduras 1–2 United States
Guerrero  30' Report O'Brien  86'
Onyewu  90+2'
Attendance: 41,721
Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
Colombia 2–3 Panama
Patiño  63'  89' Report Phillips  11'  73'
Jo. Dely Valdés  26'
Attendance: 41,721
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (SLV)

Final
United States 0–0 (a.e.t.) Panama
Report
Penalties
Quaranta
Armas
Donovan
Davis 		3–1 Tejada
Dely Valdés
Baloy
Blanco
Attendance: 31,018
Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (GUA)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

Winners
 2005 Gold Cup Winners 

United States
Third title

Most Valuable Player

Top Goalkeeper

Fair Play Trophy

Best XI

Honorable Mention

Final ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  United States (H) 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Champions
2  Panama 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 Runners-up
3  Honduras 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 10 Eliminated in
Semi-finals
4  Colombia 5 2 0 3 7 7 0 6
5  Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  Mexico 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 6
7  South Africa 4 1 3 0 7 6 +1 6
8  Jamaica 4 1 1 2 8 10 −2 4
9  Canada 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
10  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
11  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
12  Cuba 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2005. Source:
(H) Host.
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