2009 UNCAF Nations Cup

2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
Copa Naciones de UNCAF
Copa Naciones DIGICEL
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
DatesJanuary 22 - February 1
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Panama (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Honduras
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Attendance114,000 (8,143 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Andy Furtado
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Costa Rica Keylor Navas
2007
2011

The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football (soccer) tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] The event was going to take place in Panama City, Panama between January 22 and February 1, 2009,[2] but the Panamanian FA announced that they would not host the event due to not having an adequate stadium available for the time period of the tournament.[3][4] The alternative hosts were Honduras and Guatemala.[5] Honduras submitted an official replacement bid on November 12, and after some consideration it was moved to Honduras.[3] All games were played in Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa.[3][6] The tournament was sponsored by Digicel.[7] On 1 February 2009 Panama won the tournament, the first UNCAF Nations Cup win in the country's history.

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  4. ^ "Panamá descarta organizar la Uncaf". La Nación (in Spanish). Panama. 2 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. ^ Estrada, Campo Elías (22 February 2008). "Copa de Naciones está más allá que acá". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2008. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Se confirma Honduras como sede de la Copa de Naciones de la UNCAF del 2009" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Digicel, UNCAF launch 2009 Nations Cup". The Nassau Guardian. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 17 December 2008.

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