The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAFGold Cup competition and 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition started on June 5, 2011 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, and ended with the final on June 25, 2011 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, with Mexico beating the United States 4–2. This competition was the fifth tournament without guests from other confederations. Mexico won their sixth Gold Cup, and ninth CONCACAF Championship overall. It was the third consecutive Gold Cup final and second consecutive win also. As winner of the tournament, Mexico qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CONCACAF.
The set of thirteen venues – the same number as the 2009 Gold Cup – was announced on December 16, 2010. Each stadium hosted a doubleheader, except the Rose Bowl which hosted the final.
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.
On June 9, 2011, the names of five Mexican players were released announcing Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Sinha, all tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the start of the 2011 Gold Cup. They were withdrawn from the squad a few days after their June 5 Gold Cup starting match and 5-0 win against El Salvador. Mexican officials said they believed the positive tests were caused by eating meat tainted with the drug. CONCACAF General SecretaryChuck Blazer said a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organizing committee of the Gold Cup, was to be convened on June 10 to consider the situation, including possibly allowing Mexico to replace the five players. However, the meeting was postponed to allow for more information to be gathered. The Mexican Football Federation said on June 14 that the "B" samples of those five involving players were negative. The CONCACAF Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico would be allowed to replace the suspended players.
On September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 8 players, from El Salvador's 5-0 loss to Mexico on June 5 at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Fair Play Award was awarded to Mexico because they accumulated the fewest cards. ;Best Saves
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Individual
Rival
1
Tim Howard
Canada
2
Alfredo Talavera
Honduras
3
Noel Valladares
Costa Rica
4
Noel Valladares
Mexico
5
Keylor Navas
Mexico
6
Jaime Penedo
United States
7
Miguel Montes
Costa Rica
8
Dennis Marshall
Honduras
9
Ricardo Jerez
Grenada
10
Franck Grandel
United States
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Individual
Rival
1
Giovani dos Santos
United States
2
Andrés Guardado
Costa Rica
3
Javier Hernández
Guatemala
4
Jozy Altidore
Guadeloupe
5
Rodolfo Zelaya
Costa Rica
6
Landon Donovan
Mexico
7
Joel Campbell
Cuba
8
Omar Daley
Grenada
9
Carlos Ruiz
Mexico
10
Pablo Barrera
United States
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.
Tim Howard
Canada
Alfredo Talavera
Honduras
Costa Rica
Jaime Penedo
Miguel Montes
Ricardo Jerez
Grenada
Franck Grandel
Guadeloupe
Cuba
Omar Daley