Salvadoran Joel Aguilar gets the honor of his second CONCACAF Gold Cup Final in a row

Joel Aguilar from El Salvador has been officially appointed as main referee for the final match of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013, to be played on 28 July at Soldier Field, Chicago, between USA and Panama. He will have as assistants Juan Francisco Zumba  from Salvador, and Ricardo Morgan from Jamaica. Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR) will work as fourth official, while Hermenerito Leal (GUA) will stay as reserve assistant referee. The whole team will be observed and assessed by Luis Yero from Cuba.

Joel Aguilar (c) Elsalvador.com

After having handled the final of the previous edition two years ago, USA - Mexico 2-4,  in the recent times Aguilar has made further impressive steps in his international career. Selected for FIFA Confederations Cup one month ago, he was in charge of two group stage matches, showing overall good performances.  A FIFA referee from 2001, Aguilar was already called  by FIFA for 2010 WC in South Africa, but working only as fourth official.  In this edition of the Gold Cup, he has already officiated a group stage match (Mexico - Canada 2-0) and a quarterfinal (Mexico - Trinidad & Tobago 1-0).

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Soldier Field, Chicago, United States of America
28 July 2013, 15:00 CDT 
USA - Panama
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Francisco Zumba (SLV)

Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)

Fourth Official: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

Reserve Assistant Referee: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)

Referee Assessor: Luis Yero (CUB)

CONCACAF Gold Cup - Semifinals Appointments

CONCACAF has officially announced the Refereeing teams for the 2 semifinals of 2013 Gold Cup.

Walter Quesada (c)deportetotalusa.com 

Walter Quesada from Costa Rica will handle USA - Honduras and will be assisted by Octavio Jara and Hermenerito Leal (pre-selected with Walter Lopez). Jeffrey Solis from Costa Rica will act as fourth official.

Courtney Campbell from Jamaica will handle the other semifinal between Mexico and Panama. He will be assisted by Canadian Joe Fletcher (pre-selected with Mark Geiger for WC 2014) and Ricardo Louisville from Suriname. Elmer Bonilla from El Salvador will act as Fourth Official.

24 July 2013 19:00 CET
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
USA - Honduras
Referee: Walter Quesada (CRC)
Assistant 1: Octavio Jara (CRC)
Assistant 2: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
Fourth Official: Jeffrey Solis (CRC)
Reserve Assistant: Garnet Page (JAM)
Observer: Luis Yero (CUB)

24 July 2013 22:00 CET

Cowboys Stadium, Arlington

Mexico - Panama

Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
Assistant 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN)
Assistant 2: Ricardo Louisville (SUR)
Fourth Official: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
Reserve Assistant: Garnet Page (JAM)
Observer: Donald Wilbur (USA)

CONCACAF Announces Referees Assignments for Gold Cup Quarterfinals

CONCACAF has officially announced the appointments for the matches of Gold Cup 2013 quartefinals, to be played  respectively on 20 July at Georgia Dome, Atlanta (USA) and on 21 July at M & T Bank Stadium, Baltimore (USA).

Courtney Campbell of Jamaica will handle Honduras - Costa Rica (c)  crhoy.com

Saturday July 20th Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Georgia 3:30pm EST
Panama - Cuba
Referee:  Mark Geiger (USA)

Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN)

Assistant Referee 2: Eric Boria (USA)

Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Fifth Official: Christian Ramirez (HON)

Referee Assessor: Francisco Ramirez (MEX)

Saturday July 20th Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Georgia 6:30pm EST

Mexico - Trinidad & Tobago

Referee:  Joel Aguilar (SLV)

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Francisco Zumba (SLV)

Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (CRC)

Fourth Official: Walter Quesada (CRC)

Fifth Official: Christian Ramirez (HON)

Referee Assessor: Donald Wilbur (USA)

Sunday July 21 M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD  4:00pm EST
USA - El Salvador
Referee:  Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)

Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Louisville (SUR)

Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN)

Fifth Official: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)

Referee Assessor: Luis Yero (CUB)

Sunday July 21 M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD  7:00pm EST
Honduras - Costa Rica
Referee:  Courtney Campbell (JAM)

Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)

Assistant Referee 2: Garnet Page (JAM)

Fourth Official: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)

Fifth Official: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)

Referee Assessor: Stanley Darville (BAH)

Gold Cup 2013 - Referee Appointments

CONCACAF has designated the refereeing teams for the first six matches of Gold Cup 2013. Among others, Mexican pre-selected trio headed by Marco Rodríguez will head a match at Harrison's Red Bull Arena.

Marco Rodríguez (MEX) (c) ZIMBIO

Group A

7 July 2013
Match 1 – Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California (United States) – 23:00 CET
CANADA		-:-		MARTINIQUE
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba) Assistant Referee 1: Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador) Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Referee Assessor: Donald Wilbur (United States)

Group A

8 July 2013
Match 2 – Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California (United States) – 02:00 CET
MEXICO		-:-		PANAMA
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) Assistant Referee 1: Sean Mark Hurd (United States) Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (Costa Rica) Fourth Official: Mark Geiger (United States) Referee Assessor: Stanley Darville (Bahamas)

Group B

9 July 2013
Match 3 – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey (United States) – 01:00 CET
EL SALVADOR		-:-		TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Assistant Referee 2: Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (United States) Referee Assessor: Donald Campos (Nicaragua)

Group B

9 July 2013
Match 4 – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey (United States) – 03:30 CET
HAITI		-:-		HONDURAS
Referee: Hugo Cruz Alvarado (Costa Rica) Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Brière (Canada) Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Fourth Official: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) Referee Assessor: Luis Yero (Cuba)

Group C

10 July 2013
Match 5 – Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, Oregon (United States) – 02:30 CET
COSTA RICA		-:-		CUBA
Referee: Elmer Arturo Bonilla (El Salvador) Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (Canada) Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Browne (St. Kitts & Nevis) Fourth Official: David Gantar (Canada) Referee Assessor: Neftali Recinos (El Salvador)

Group C

10 July 2013
Match 6 – Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, Oregon (United States) – 05:00 CET
BELIZE		-:-		UNITED STATES
Referee: Héctor Rodriguez (Honduras) Assistant Referee 1: Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala) Assistant Referee 2: Ramon Ricardo Louisville (Suriname) Fourth Official: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) Referee Assessor: José Francisco Ramírez (Mexico)

Group A

11 July 2013
Match 7 – Century Link Field, Seattle, Washington (United States) – 23:00 CET
PANAMA		-:-		MARTINIQUE
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras) Assistant Referee 1: Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (Costa Rica) Fourth Official: Mark Geiger (United States) Referee Assessor: Stanley Darville (Bahamas)

Group A

11 July 2013
Match 8 – Century Link Field, Seattle, Washington (United States) – 02:00 CET
MEXICO		-:-		CANADA
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Assistant Referee 1: William Torres Mejía (El Salvador) Assistant Referee 2: Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador) Fourth Official: Marcos Brea (Cuba) Referee Assessor: Donald Wilbur (United States)

Group B

12 July 2013
Match 9 – Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida (United States) – 01:00 CET
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO		-:-		HAITI
Referee: Jeffrey Solis Calderón (Costa Rica) Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Brière (Canada) Fourth Official: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Referee Assessor: Donald Campos (Nicaragua)

Group B

12 July 2013
Match 10 – Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida (United States) – 03:30 CET
HONDURAS		-:-		EL SALVADOR
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) Assistant Referee 1: Eric Boria (United States) Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Fourth Official: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) Referee Assessor: Luis Yero (Cuba)

Group C

13 July 2013
Match 11 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (United States) – 21:30 CET
UNITED STATES		-:-		CUBA
Referee: David Gantar (Canada) Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (Canada) Assistant Referee 2: Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth Official: Elmer Arturo Bonilla (El Salvador) Referee Assessor: José Francisco Ramírez (Mexico)

Group C

14 July 2013
Match 12 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (United States) – 00:00 CET
COSTA RICA		-:-		BELIZE
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Assistant Referee 1: Ramon Ricardo Louisville (Suriname) Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Browne (St. Kitts & Nevis) Fourth Official: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) Referee Assessor: Neftali Recinos (El Salvador)

Group A

14 July 2013
Match 13 – Sports Authority Field, Denver, Colorado (United States) – 21:30 CET
PANAMA		-:-		CANADA
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) Assistant Referee 1: Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (Costa Rica) Fourth Official: Marcos Brea (Cuba) Referee Assessor: Donald Wilbur (United States)

Group A

15 July 2013
Match 14 – Sports Authority Field, Denver, Colorado (United States) – 00:00 CET
MARTINIQUE		-:-		MEXICO
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) Assistant Referee 1: Sean Mark Hurd (United States) Assistant Referee 2: William Torres Mejia (El Salvador) Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Referee Assessor: Stanley Darville (Bahamas)

Group B

16 July 2013
Match 15 – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas (United States) – 01:00 CET
EL SALVADOR		-:-		HAITI
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Brière (Canada) Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (United States) Referee Assessor: Luis Yero (Cuba)

Group B

16 July 2013
Match 16 – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas (United States) – 03:00 CET
HONDURAS		-:-		TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Assistant Referee 1: Eric Boria (United States) Assistant Referee 2: Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Fourth Official: Hugo Cruz Alvarado (Costa Rica) Referee Assessor: Donald Campos (Nicaragua)

Match Officials for 2013 Gold Cup released

CONCACAF has revealed the complete match official roster for this year's Gold Cup comprising 15 referees and 15 assistant referees that will be observed by six referee observers during the next three weeks in the United States.

A busy summer for Salvadorian Joel Aguilar (c) GETTY

Referees
Joel Aguilar - El Salvador - 02/07/1975 *
Elmer Arturo Bonilla - El Salvador - 22/10/1978
Marcos Brea - Cuba - 10/04/1975
Courtney Campbell - Jamaica - 16/11/1968
Armando Castro Oviedo - Honduras - 15/11/1983
Hugo Cruz Alvarado - Costa Rica - 22/07/1982
David Gantar - Canada - 27/06/1975
Mark Geiger - United States - 25/08/1974 *
Jair Marrufo - United States - 17/06/1977 *
Walter Quesada - Costa Rica - 09/05/1970
Marco Rodríguez - Mexico - 10/11/1973 *
Héctor Rodríguez - Honduras - 13/09/1982
Javier Santos - Puerto Rico - 10/12/1978
Jeffrey Solis Calderón - Costa Rica - 23/05/1974
Enrico Wijngaarde - Suriname - 11/01/1974

Assistant Referees
Eric Boria - United States - 28/10/1974 *
Philippe Brière - Canada - 06/11/1979
Graeme Browne - St. Kitts & Nevis - 28/04/1977
Joe Fletcher - Canada - 10/09/1976 *
Sean Mark Hurd - United States - 09/11/1971 *
Octavio Jara - Costa Rica - 03/09/1981
Hermenerito Leal - Guatemala - 09/02/1972
Ramon Ricardo Louisville - Suriname - 19/10/1970
Ricardo Morgan - Jamaica - 30/01/1972 *
Garnet Page - Jamaica - 19/01/1971
Marcos Quintero - Mexico - 21/04/1973 *
Christian Ramírez - Honduras - 23/01/1988
Marvin Torrentera - Mexico - 25/02/1971 *
William Torres Mejía - El Salvador - 22/02/1975 *
Juan Francisco Zumba - El Salvador - 19/09/1982 *

CONCACAF Referee Observers
Donald Campos - Nicaragua
Stanley Darville - Bahamas
José Francisco Ramírez - Mexico
Neftali Recinos - El Salvador
Donald Wilbur - United States
Luis Yero - Cuba

*pre-selected for 2014 FIFA World Cup