| Copa Naciones de UNCAF Copa Naciones DIGICEL | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Honduras |
| Dates | January 22 - February 1 |
| Teams | 7 (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 played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 114,000 (8,143 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andy Furtado (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Keylor Navas |
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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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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Digicel, UNCAF launch 2009 Nations Cup". The Nassau Guardian. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 17 December 2008.