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]
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]
On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments.[4][5] The remaining teams qualified through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
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.
The final draw was held on April 14, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for the preliminary round.[8] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023.[9] 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.[10]
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]
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Drew Fischer
Juan Gabriel Calderón
Iván Barton
Mario Escobar Walter López
Saíd Martínez
Oshane Nation Daneon Parchment
Adonai Escobedo Marco Ortiz Fernando Hernández César Ramos
Armando Villarreal Rubiel Vazquez Keylor Herrera
Randy Encarnación
Reon Radix Bryan López Fernando Guerrero Joe Dickerson 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 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 PensoIn 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.
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.svg/1280px-Unofficial_flag_of_Guadeloupe_(local).svg.png){kind=small}
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 Reynolds1 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
A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offenses:[13]
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
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).
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[29]
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".
The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:
Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.
"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.[42]
"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.[43]
