2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup is an official FIFA international football tournament to be held in United States from June 5 to June 25, 2011. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players, as stipulated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament Rules and Regulations; only players listed in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Listed players may only be substituted in the event of a serious injury up until 24 hours before the team's first match. The squads were submitted on May 21, 2011, 15 days prior to the first game.
Group A
Costa Rica
Head coach: Ricardo La VolpeCuba
Head coach: Raúl González TrianaYosniel Mesa defected to the United States
El Salvador
Head coach: Rubén IsraelM/F: 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 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Dennis Alas, Luis Anaya, Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes, Dagoberto Portillo, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes.
Mexico
Head coach: José Manuel de la TorreIt was announced during the tournament on June 9, 2011, that five Mexican players, Sinha, Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Francisco Javier Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa, all tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the Gold Cup and have therefore been withdrawn from the squad. The CONCACAF Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico will be allowed to replace the suspended players. Mexico called up the following five players as replacements:
Group B
Guatemala
Head coach: Ever Hugo AlmeidaGrenada
Head coach: Mike AdamsHonduras
Head coach: Luis Fernando SuárezJamaica
Head coach: Theodore WhitmoreGroup C
Canada
Head coach: Stephen HartGuadeloupe
Head coach: Roger SalnotPanama
Head coach: Julio Dely ValdésUnited States
Head coach: Bob BradleyPlayer statistics
;Player representation by clubThree or more players
Players | Clubs |
8 | Comunicaciones |
6 | Municipal |
5 | Águila, Luis Ángel Firpo, New York Red Bulls, Saprissa |
4 | Ciudad de La Habana, Monterrey, Hurricane, Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City, Toluca, Villa Clara |
3 | Alajuelense, Anchor Q.P.R., Ciego de Ávila, Houston Dynamo, Isidro Metapán, Marathón, Motagua, Moulien, Olimpia, USAC, Vålerenga |
;Player representation by league
CONCACAF nations only
Country | Players | Percentage | Outside national squad |
Total | 276 | ||
United States | 31 | 11.23% | 24 |
Guatemala | 23 | 8.33% | 3 |
Cuba | 23 | 8.33% | 0 |
El Salvador | 20 | 7.24% | 0 |
Mexico | 18 | 6.52% | 4 |
Honduras | 14 | 5.07% | 1 |
Grenada | 13 | 4.71% | 0 |
Costa Rica | 12 | 4.35% | 0 |
Guadeloupe | 7 | 2.53% | 0 |
Panama | 7 | 2.53% | 0 |
Jamaica | 5 | 1.81% | 1 |
Canada | 4 | 1.45% | 1 |
Others | 119 | 43.12% |
The Cuban squad was made up entirely of players from its domestic league.