2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 was the 22nd playout of the continental championship in football for North, Central America and the Caribbean and 12 under the name " Gold Cup " and was held from 7 to 28 July in the USA.
At the tournament participated twelve teams that competed first in groups and then in the knockout system against each other. Since 1991, the United States is the sole, or in co-operation (1993 and 2003 with Mexico ), host of the tournament.
The tournament winner U.S. denies possibly against the winner of the Gold Cup 2015 play-off to take part in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Russia.
- 4.1 Group A
- 4.2 Group B
- 4.3 Group C
- 4.4 Table of the third-placed
- 5.1 quarterfinals
- 5.2 Semi-finals
- 5.3 final
Qualification
The qualification for the Gold Cup was organized by the three regional associations of the CONCACAF:
North America ( NaFu zone)
All three North American organizations (Canada, USA, Mexico) were set for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and therefore had to incur no qualifiers.
Central America ( Copa Centroamericana zone)
→ Main article: Central American Cup 2013
All seven organizations took part in the Copa Centroamericana Central American Cup 2013, which took place in January 2013 in San José, Costa Rica. The first five teams were qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Could qualify:
- Belize Belize
- Costa Rica Costa Rica
- Honduras Honduras
- Panama Panama
- El Salvador El Salvador
Caribbean ( CFU- zone)
→ Main article: Football Caribbean Cup 2012
A total of 25 teams had registered for the competition. Defending champions Jamaica and hosts Antigua and Barbuda were set without qualifying for the finals. The first round of qualifying consisted of five groups of four teams. The group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the second round. The second round of qualifying consisted of three groups of four teams. The national teams of Grenada, Guadeloupe and Cuba were already established as a secondary - to fourth-placed Caribbean Cup 2010 For the second round. The group winners and runners- qualified for the final tournament. At the final eight teams participated, of which these teams were able to qualify for the Gold Cup:
- Haiti Haiti
- Cuba Cuba
- Martinique Martinique
- Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Venues
Overall, the tournament was held in 13 venues statt.Am January 23, 2013 following venues were presented:
Mode
In the final round of the twelve participants formed three preliminary groups of four teams, of which the top two qualified for the quarter-finals. In addition, qualified nor the two best third-placed teams. In the group stage, each team played each of the other teams in the group after the championship mode, where one point was awarded for a win and three points for a draw.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Table of third-placed
The two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals. Here, Cuba was able to prevail only on the basis of the results achieved more towards Martinique.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
Final
Top scorers
Listed are all the players who had scored more than one goal in the competition.
Awards
- Golden Shoe: United States Landon Donovan, United States Chris Wondolowski, Panama Gabriel Torres
- Best player: United States Landon Donovan
- Best Goalkeeper: Jaime Penedo Panama
- Fair Play award: Panama Panama