The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023.
The United States were the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition, but were eliminated by Panama in the semi-finals.
Mexico won a record ninth Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Venues
CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BMO Field in Toronto was the sole venue outside of the United States; it was the first Canadian stadium to host the Gold Cup since the 2015 edition.
+List of host cities and stadiums Arlington(Dallas/Fort Worth Area) Charlotte AT&T Stadium Bank of America Stadium Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 74,867 Houston NRG Stadium Shell Energy Stadium Capacity: 72,220 Capacity: 22,039
Inglewood(Los Angeles Area) Santa Clara(San Francisco Bay Area) Glendale(Phoenix Area) Chicago SoFi Stadium Levi's Stadium State Farm Stadium Soldier Field Capacity: 70,240 Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 63,400 Capacity: 61,500 Paradise(Las Vegas Area) San Diego Toronto Cincinnati Allegiant Stadium Snapdragon Stadium BMO Field TQL Stadium Capacity: 61,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 30,991 Capacity: 25,513 Harrison(New York City Area) St. LouisFort Lauderdale(Miami Area) Red Bull Arena CityParkDRV PNK Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 18,000
A double-dagger () denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
Teams
Qualification
On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments. The remaining teams qualified through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
The top eight teams in the Nations League A qualified for the Gold Cup, and the remaining four teams entered the qualifying tournament. The top four teams in the Nations League B qualified for the Gold Cup, and the next best four teams entered the qualifying tournament. The top four teams in the Nations League C entered the qualifying tournament. The top three teams in the qualifying tournament qualified for the Gold Cup.
TeamQualificationDate ofqualificationGold Cup appearancesLastappearancePrevious best Gold Cup performance FIFA CONCACAFRankings at start of event 2nd 2021 (2021) 61 11th 2021 (2005, 2013) 58 5 13th 2021 (2015, 2017) 63 7 13th 2021 (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) 75 10 17th 2021 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) 15 1 (title holders & co-host) 17th 2021 (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021) 13 2 9th 2021 (2019) 87 6 16th 2021 (2002) 39 3 (co-host) 16th 2021 (2000) 47 4 16th 2021 (1991) 80 9 10th 2019 (2003, 2013, 2015) 165 13 12th 2021 (1996) 116 8 12th 2021 (2000) 104 11 winners 5th 2021 (2007) 19 winners 8th 2021 (2002) 12 winners 1st N/A 139 21
Squads
Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players. Teams were required to have their 60-player roster submitted to CONCACAF by May 25. Teams were required to name their final squads by June 14.
Draw The final draw was held on April 14, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for the preliminary round. The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with the United States in Group A as the title holders, Mexico in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C, and Canada in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 alongside the three winners of the preliminary round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw, indicated by PM (Preliminary Match) and their corresponding Preliminary Match number. In the draw, teams were first selected from their pots, in order from Pot 1 to 4. Then, a ball was drawn from a separate group of pots (Pot 5 to 8) to determine final groupings.
+Pot 1 Team () 1,939 1 () 1,919 2 () 1,796 3 () 1,743 4+Pot 2 Team 1,695 5 1,482 6 1,479 7 1,405 8+Pot 3 Team 1,403 9 1,330 10 1,176 13 1,067 17+Pot 4 Team () 1,246 12 () 966 19 () 923 21 N/A
Match officials On June 7, 2023, CONCACAF announced a total of 13 referees, 6 support referees, 26 assistant referees and 15 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.
Referees
Drew Fischer Juan Gabriel Calderón Iván Barton Mario Escobar Walter López Saíd Martínez Oshane Nation Daneon Parchment Adonai Escobedo Marco Ortíz Fernando Hernández César Ramos Armando Villarreal Rubiel Vazquez
Support referees
Keylor Herrera Randy Encarnación Reon Radix Bryan López Fernando Guerrero Joe Dickerson
Assistant referees
Micheal Barwegen Juan Carlos Mora Raymundo Feliz David Morán Juan Zumba Humberto Panjoj Luis Ventura Walter López Christian Ramírez Ojay Duhaney Jassett Kerr-Wilson Marco Bisguerra Enrique Bustos Karen Díaz Christian Espinosa Alberto Morín Jorge Sánchez Keytzel Corrales Henri Pupiro Zachari Zeegelaar Caleb Wales Kyle Atkins Logan Brown Kathryn Nesbitt Corey Parker Cory Richardson
Video assistant referees
Ricardo Montero Benjamín Pineda Ismael Cornejo Melissa Borjas Selvin Brown Shirley Perelló Jorge Pérez Durán Erick Miranda Guillermo Pacheco Luis Enrique Santander Tatiana Guzmán Allen Chapman Tim Ford Edvin Jurisevic Chris Penso
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
Points obtained in all group matches; Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, extra time was played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This was followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Discipline A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offenses: Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offenses) Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expired after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
Player/Official Offense(s) Suspension(s) Jonathan Rivierez in Group C vs El Salvador (matchday 1; 26 June) Group C vs Panama (matchday 2; 30 June) Damion Lowe in Group A vs United States (matchday 1; 24 June) in Group A vs Trinidad and Tobago (matchday 2; 28 June) Group A vs Saint Kitts and Nevis (matchday 3; 2 July) Andre Burley in Group A vs Trinidad and Tobago (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group A vs United States (matchday 2; 28 June) Group A vs Jamaica (matchday 3; 2 July) Bassam Al-Rawi in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Rubilio Castillo (after final whistle) in Group B vs Qatar (matchday 2; 29 June) Group B vs Haiti (matchday 3; 2 July) Yusuf Abdurisag (after final whistle) in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs. Panama Third suspension served outside tournament (8 July) Jorge Sánchez in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 2; 29 June) Group B vs Qatar (matchday 3; 2 July) Aníbal Godoy in Group C vs Costa Rica (matchday 1; 26 June) in Group C vs Martinique (matchday 2; 30 June) Group C vs El Salvador (matchday 3; 4 July) Cavafe in Group D vs Guatemala (matchday 1; 27 June) in Group D vs Guadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) Group D vs Canada (matchday 3; 4 July) Aldair Ruiz in Group D vs Guadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) Group D vs Canada (matchday 3; 4 July) Tameem Al-Abdullah in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) Meshaal Barsham in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) Ahmed Fatehi in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) Tarek Salman in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) Mohammed Waad in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) Steve Solvet in Group D vs Guatemala (matchday 3; 4 July) Suspension served outside tournament Rodrigo Saravia in Group D vs Cuba (matchday 1; 27 June) in Group D vs Guadeloupe (matchday 3; 4 July) Quarter-finals vs Jamaica (9 July)
Awards The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Glove (best goalkeeper), Goal of the Tournament, Mark of a Fighter (fighting spirit) and Fair Play Trophy (most disciplined team).
Golden Ball Adalberto Carrasquilla Golden Boot Jesús Ferreira7 goals, 0 assists371 minutes playedGolden Glove Guillermo OchoaGoal of the Tournament Anthony BaronMark of a Fighter Santiago GiménezFair Play Trophy
Best XI The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Guillermo Ochoa Fidel Escobar Johan Vásquez Jorge Sánchez Luis Chávez Adalberto Carrasquilla Orbelín Pineda Yoel Bárcenas Demarai Gray Jesús Ferreira Ismael Díaz
Marketing Branding The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".
Broadcasting rights +TerritoryBroadcastRef.United StatesFox Sports (United States)MexicoTUDN (Mexican TV channel)MENABeIN SportsCaribbeanESPNNorth AmericaESPNCentral AmericaESPNSouth AmericaESPNUnited KingdomPremier SportsSpainLaLiga+BalkansTelemediaGermanySportdigital
Sponsorship The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament: Allstate Amazon.com BMO Harris Bank Corona Gatorade Cerveza Modelo de México Lay’s MasterCard Nike, Inc. O'Reilly Auto Parts Qatar Airways Scotiabank Six Flags Ticketmaster Toyota Unilever Valvoline
Symbols
Match ball Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.
Music
"I Wrote a Song" by British singer-songwriter Mae Muller served as the main official song of the tournament. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, finishing in 25th place.
"Sold Out" by American country singer Hardy served as the official anthem of the tournament.
"One World" by Moroccan DJ RedOne, Kosovo-Albanian singer Adelina and Now United also served as an official song of the tournament.
"No Hay Soló Un Juego" by American singer Akon and Latin American artists Chiquis, Oriana, Lasso, and Adriel Favela served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament, the first to be selected internally and not via an official broadcaster.
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