2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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United States
| Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2023 (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
 This Is Ours Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Canada United States |
| Dates | June 24 – July 16 |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 15 (in 14 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 105 (3.39 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,014,571 (32,728 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jesús Ferreira(7 goals) |
| Best player | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| Best goalkeeper | Guillermo Ochoa |
| Fair play award | United States |
← 2021 2025 → | |
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.[1]
559miles
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.[2]
| Arlington (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) |
Charlotte |
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| AT&T Stadium‡ | Bank of America Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 74,867 |
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| Houston | |
| NRG Stadium‡ | Shell Energy Stadium |
| Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 22,039 |
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| Inglewood (Los Angeles Area) |
Santa Clara (San Francisco Bay Area) |
Glendale (Phoenix Area) |
Chicago |
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| SoFi Stadium | Levi's Stadium | State Farm Stadium‡ | Soldier Field |
| Capacity: 70,240 | Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,500 |
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| 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 |
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| Harrison (New York City Area) |
St. Louis | Fort Lauderdale (Miami Area) | |
| Red Bull Arena | CityPark | DRV PNK Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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- A double-dagger (‡) denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
Teams
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.[11][12]
- Referees
- Support referees
- Assistant referees
Micheal Barwegen
Juan Carlos Mora
Raymundo Feliz
David Morán- Juan Francisco Zumba
Humberto Panjoj- Luis Ventura
Walter López- Christian Ramírez
Ojay Duhaney- Jassett Kerr-Wilson
Marco Bisguerra- Enrique Bustos
- Karen Díaz
- Christian Kiabek Espinosa
- Alberto Morin
- 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 play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[13]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Jamaica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | United States |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Qatar |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Honduras |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Haiti |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Haiti | 1–3 | Mexico |
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Jean Jacques  78' |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Martinique |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | Martinique |
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| Tamacas 90+5' (pen.) |
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| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Panama |
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| Suárez 90+1' |
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| Martinique | 1–2 | Panama |
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| Fabien 90+5' |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Guatemala |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Canada (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Guadeloupe |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Canada | 2–2 | Guadeloupe |
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| Cuba | 1–4 | Guadeloupe |
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| A. Hernández 62' (pen.) |
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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.[13]
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 9 – Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||
| July 12 – Paradise | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| July 8 – Arlington | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| July 16 – Inglewood | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| July 9 – Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| Panama | 0 | |||||||||
| United States (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| July 12 – San Diego | ||||||||||
| Canada | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| United States | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| July 8 – Arlington | ||||||||||
| Panama (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Panama | 4 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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| United States | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Canada |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
Semi-finals
| United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Panama |
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| Ferreira 105' |
Report | I. Anderson 99' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 105 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Lucas Cavallini
- Junior Hoilett
- Jonathan Osorio
- Jayden Nelson
- Liam Millar
- Jacob Shaffelburg
- Steven Vitória
Arichel Hernández- Luis Paradela
- Maikel Reyes
- Francisco Calvo
- Joel Campbell
- Diego Campos
- Anthony Contreras
- Aarón Suárez
- Juan Pablo Vargas
- Kendall Waston
- Brayan Gil
- Mayer Gil
- Bryan Tamacas
Thierry Ambrose- Anthony Baron
- Andreaw Gravillon
- Darwin Lom
- Carlos Mejía
Danley Jean Jacques- Duckens Nazon
- Jerry Bengtson
- Alberth Elis
- José Pinto
- Leon Bailey
- Amari'i Bell
- Di'Shon Bernard
- Cory Burke
- Daniel Johnson
- Damion Lowe
- Dujuan Richards
- Jon Russell
Karl Fabien- Kévin Fortuné
- Brighton Labeau
- Jonathan Mexique
- Roberto Alvarado
- Érick Sánchez
Fidel Escobar- Michael Amir Murillo
- Iván Anderson
Yusuf Abdurisag- Tameem Al-Abdullah
- Hazem Shehata
- Ajani Fortune
- Alvin Jones
- Andre Rampersad
- Gianluca Busio
- Cade Cowell
- Bryan Reynolds
1 own goal
- Scott Kennedy (against United States)
- Jacen Russell-Rowe (against Guadeloupe)
- Méddy Lina (against Canada)
- Ricardo Adé (against Mexico)
Julani Archibald (against Jamaica)- Jameel Ible (against Trinidad and Tobago)
Source: CONCACAF
Discipline
A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offenses:[13]
- 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)[41] |
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 | ||
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| Adalberto Carrasquilla[42] | ||
| Golden Boot | ||
| Jesús Ferreira[43] | ||
| 7 goals, 0 assists 371 minutes played | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Guillermo Ochoa[44] | ||
| Goal of the Tournament | ||
| Anthony Baron[45] | ||
| Mark of a Fighter | ||
| Santiago Giménez[46] | ||
| Fair Play Trophy | ||
| United States[47] | ||
- Best XI
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[48]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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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
Sponsorship
The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:
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.[52]
"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.[53]
