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.
| CONCACAF Championship | |
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 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 6–24 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 340,018 (13,601 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | DaMarcus Beasley Landon Donovan Carlos Ruiz Luis Tejada Wilmer Velásquez(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
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[1] |
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| North American zone | |||||
 Mexico(TH) |
Automatic | 8th | 2003 | Champions (1993,1996,1998,2003) | 6 |
| United States |
Automatic | 8th | 2003 | Champions (1991,2002) | 10 |
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Automatic | 7th | 2003 | Champions (2000) | 85 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2005 Caribbean Cup | |||||
 Jamaica |
Winners | 6th | 2003 | Third place (1993) | 41 |
 Cuba |
Runners-up | 4th | 2003 | Quarterfinals (2003) | 70 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Third Place | 6th | 2002 | Third place (2000) | 58 |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
 Costa Rica |
Winners | 7th | 2003 | Runners-up (2002) | 24 |
| Honduras |
Runners-up | 7th | 2003 | Runners-up (1991) | 50 |
| Guatemala |
Third Place | 7th | 2003 | Fourth Place (1996) | 59 |
| Panama |
Fourth Place | 2nd | 1993 | Group stage (1993) | 98 |
| Other | |||||
 South Africa |
Invitation | 1st | None | Debut | 39 |
 Colombia |
Invitation | 3rd | 2000 | Runners-up (2000) | 25 |
Venues
| Foxborough | East Rutherford | Carson | Los Angeles |
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| Gillette Stadium | Giants Stadium | Home Depot Center | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Capacity: 68,756 | Capacity: 80,042 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 93,607 |
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| Miami | Seattle | Houston | |
| Orange Bowl | Qwest Field | Reliant Stadium | |
| Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 71,500 | |
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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
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Panama |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Honduras |
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Birchall  28' |
Report | Figueroa 43' |
| Colombia | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Aguilar 77' Hurtado 79' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Canada | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Report | Soto 30' (pen.) |
| United States | 2–0 | Canada |
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| Hutchinson 48' (o.g.) Donovan 90' |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–1 | Mexico |
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| Evans 28' van Heerden 41' |
Report | Rodríguez 83' |
| Guatemala | 3–4 | Jamaica |
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| Ruiz 11' (pen.), 45', 87' |
Report | Shelton 3' Fuller 5'Williams 45' (pen.)Hue 57' |
| Jamaica | 3–3 | South Africa |
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| Hue 35' Stewart 45'Bennett 80' |
Report | Raselemane 35' Ndlela 41'Nomvethe 56' |
| Guatemala | 1–1 | South Africa |
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| Romero 37' |
Report | Nkosi 45' |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 July – Foxboro | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 3 | |||||||||
| July 21 – East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 July – Foxboro | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| July 24 – East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 17 July – Houston | ||||||||||
| Panama | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| July 21 – East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 July – Houston | ||||||||||
| Panama | 3 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Panama | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics
Goalscorers
Three goals
- DaMarcus Beasley (Golden Boot Winner)
- Landon Donovan
- Carlos Ruiz
- Wilmer Velásquez
- Luis Tejada
Two goals
One goal
- Ali Gerba
- Atiba Hutchinson
- Jaime Castrillon
- Héctor Hurtado
- Tressor Moreno
- Christian Bolaños
- Bryan Ruiz
- Alain Cervantes
- Maykel Galindo
- Lester More
- Gonzalo Romero
- Samuel Caballero
- Mario Ivan Guerrero
- Maynor Figueroa
- Milton Núñez
- Danilo Turcios
- Teafore Bennett
- Luton Shelton
- Damion Stewart
- Andy Williams
- Omar Bravo
- Gerardo Galindo
- Gonzalo Pineda
- Alberto Medina
- Francisco Rodríguez
- Philip Evans
- Elrio Van Heerden
- Solace Nkosi
- Siyabango Nomvete
- Abram Raselemane
- Marvin Andrews
- Chris Birchall
- Cornell Glen
- Clint Dempsey
- John O'Brien
- Oguchi Onyewu
- Josh Wolff
Awards
Individual awards
| Top Scorer: | Most Valuable Player: | Top Goalkeeper: | Fair Play Award: |
|---|---|---|---|
| DaMarcus Beasley Landon Donovan Carlos Ruiz Luis Tejada Wilmer Velásquez (3 goals each) |
Luis Tejada |
Jaime Penedo |
Honduras |
| All-Star Team | |||
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| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Honorable Mention | |||
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| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.