| Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2023 (Spanish) | |
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 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 |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Guillermo Ochoa |
| Fair play award | United States |
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The2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of theCONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men'ssoccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized byCONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023.
TheUnited States were the defending champions, having won the2021 edition, but were eliminated byPanama in the semi-finals.
Mexico won a record ninth Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in thefinal on July 16 atSoFi Stadium inInglewood, California, a suburb ofLos Angeles.[1]
CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They included a mix ofsoccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied byMajor League Soccer teams and largerAmerican football stadiums.BMO Field inToronto was the sole venue outside of the United States; it was the first Canadian stadium to host the Gold Cup since the2015 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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On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that2022 FIFA World Cup hostsQatar would participate in the2021 and 2023 tournaments.[4][5] The remaining teams qualified through the2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Gold Cup appearances (+CONCACAF Championship) | Last appearance | Previous best Gold Cup performance | FIFA[6] | CONCACAF |
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 Qatar | Invited guest | September 2, 2020 | 2nd | 2021 | Semi-finals(2021) | 61 | N/A |
| Panama | CNL League A Group B winners | June 12, 2022 | 11th(12th) | 2021 | Runners-up(2005,2013) | 58 | 5 |
 Jamaica | CNL League A Group A runners-up | June 14, 2022 | 13th(15th) | 2021 | Runners-up(2015,2017) | 63 | 7 |
 El Salvador | CNL League A Group D runners-up | June 14, 2022 | 13th(19th) | 2021 | Quarter-finals(2002,2003,2011,2013,2017,2021) Runners-up(1963,1981) | 75 | 10 |
| Mexico | CNL League A Group A winners | March 23, 2023 | 17th(25th) | 2021 | Champions(1993,1996,1998,2003,2009,2011,2015,2019) Champions(1965,1971,1977) | 15 | 1 |
| United States (title holders & co-host) | CNL League A Group D winners | March 24, 2023 | 17th(19th) | 2021 | Champions(1991,2002,2005,2007,2013,2017,2021) Runners-up(1989) | 13 | 2 |
 Haiti | CNL League B Group B winners | March 25, 2023 | 9th(16th) | 2021 | Semi-finals(2019) Champions(1973) | 87 | 6 |
 Costa Rica | CNL League A Group B runners-up | March 25, 2023 | 16th(22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up(2002) Champions(1963,1969,1989) | 39 | 3 |
 Canada(co-host) | CNL League A Group C winners | March 25, 2023 | 16th(19th) | 2021 | Champions(2000) Champions(1985) | 47 | 4 |
 Honduras | CNL League A Group C runners-up | March 25, 2023 | 16th(22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up(1991) Champions(1981) | 80 | 9 |
 Cuba | CNL League B Group A winners | March 26, 2023 | 10th(12th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals(2003,2013,2015) Fourth place(1971) | 165 | 13 |
 Guatemala | CNL League B Group D winners | March 27, 2023 | 12th(20th) | 2021 | Fourth place(1996) Champions(1967) | 116 | 8 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | CNL League B Group C runners-up[a] | June 12, 2023 | 12th(18th) | 2021 | Semi-finals(2000) Runners-up(1973) | 104 | 11 |
 Guadeloupe | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 5th | 2021 | Semi-finals(2007) | N/A | 19 |
 Martinique | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 8th | 2021 | Quarter-finals(2002) | N/A | 12 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 139 | 21 |
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, atSoFi Stadium inInglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for thepreliminary round.[8] The teams were split into four pots based on theCONCACAF Rankings of March 2023.[9] The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with theUnited States in Group A as the title holders,Mexico in Group B,Costa Rica in Group C, andCanada in Group D. GuestsQatar 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]
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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]
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 RichardsonRicardo Montero Benjamín Pineda Ismael Cornejo Melissa Borjas Selvin Brown Shirley Perelló Jorge Pérez Durán Erick Miranda Guillermo PachecoLuis Enrique Santander Tatiana GuzmánAllen Chapman Tim FordEdvin JurisevicChris Penso| 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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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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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| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Panama |
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| Suárez 90+1' | Report |
| Martinique | 1–2 | Panama |
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| Fabien 90+5' | Report |
| 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 toknockout 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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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 apenalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[13]
As with every tournament since2005 (except2015), there was nothird place play-off.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 9 –Cincinnati | ||||||||||
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| Jamaica | 1 | |||||||||
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| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| July 16 –Inglewood | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| July 9 –Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| Panama | 0 | |||||||||
| United States(p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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| Canada | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| United States | 1 (4) | |||||||||
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| Panama(p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
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| Qatar | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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| United States | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Canada |
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| United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Panama |
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| Ferreira 105' | Report | I. Anderson 99' |
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There were 105 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
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Lucas CavalliniJunior HoilettJonathan OsorioJayden NelsonLiam MillarJacob ShaffelburgSteven VitóriaArichel HernándezLuis ParadelaMaikel ReyesFrancisco CalvoJoel CampbellDiego CamposAnthony ContrerasAarón SuárezJuan Pablo VargasKendall WastonBrayan GilMayer GilBryan TamacasThierry AmbroseAnthony BaronAndreaw GravillonDarwin LomCarlos MejíaDanley Jean JacquesDuckens NazonJerry BengtsonAlberth ElisJosé PintoLeon BaileyAmari'i BellDi'Shon BernardCory BurkeDaniel JohnsonDamion LoweDujuan RichardsJon RussellKarl FabienKévin FortunéBrighton LabeauJonathan MexiqueRoberto AlvaradoÉrick SánchezFidel EscobarMichael Amir MurilloIván AndersonYusuf AbdurisagTameem Al-AbdullahHazem ShehataAjani FortuneAlvin JonesAndre RampersadGianluca BusioCade CowellBryan 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:
| Player/Official | Offense(s) | Suspension(s) |
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| Jonathan Rivierez |  inGroup C vsEl Salvador (matchday 1; 26 June) | Group C vsPanama (matchday 2; 30 June) |
| Damion Lowe |  inGroup A vsUnited States (matchday 1; 24 June) inGroup A vsTrinidad and Tobago (matchday 2; 28 June) | Group A vsSaint Kitts and Nevis (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Andre Burley | inGroup A vsTrinidad and Tobago (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup A vsUnited States (matchday 2; 28 June) | Group A vsJamaica (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Bassam Al-Rawi | inGroup B vsHaiti (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup B vsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Rubilio Castillo (after final whistle) | inGroup B vsQatar (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vsHaiti (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Yusuf Abdurisag (after final whistle)[41] | inGroup B vsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs.Panama Third suspension served outside tournament (8 July) |
| Jorge Sánchez | inGroup B vsHonduras (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup B vsHaiti (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vsQatar (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Aníbal Godoy | inGroup C vsCosta Rica (matchday 1; 26 June) inGroup C vsMartinique (matchday 2; 30 June) | Group C vsEl Salvador (matchday 3; 4 July) |
| Cavafe | inGroup D vsGuatemala (matchday 1; 27 June) inGroup D vsGuadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) | Group D vsCanada (matchday 3; 4 July) |
| Aldair Ruiz | inGroup D vsGuadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) | Group D vsCanada (matchday 3; 4 July) |
| Tameem Al-Abdullah | inGroup B vsHaiti (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vsPanama (8 July) |
| Meshaal Barsham | inGroup B vsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) inGroup B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vsPanama (8 July) |
| Ahmed Fatehi | inGroup B vsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) inGroup B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vsPanama (8 July) |
| Tarek Salman | inGroup B vsHaiti (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vsPanama (8 July) |
| Mohammed Waad | inGroup B vsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) inGroup B vsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vsPanama (8 July) |
| Steve Solvet | inGroup D vsGuatemala (matchday 3; 4 July) | Suspension served outside tournament |
| Rodrigo Saravia | inGroup D vsCuba (matchday 1; 27 June) inGroup D vsGuadeloupe (matchday 3; 4 July) | Quarter-finals vsJamaica (9 July) |
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] | ||
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[48]
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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 byNike was the tournament's official match ball.
"I Wrote a Song" by British singer-songwriterMae Muller served as the main official song of the tournament. Itrepresented the United Kingdom in theEurovision Song Contest 2023, finishing in 25th place.[52]
"Sold Out" by American country singerHardy served as the official anthem of the tournament.
"One World" by Moroccan DJRedOne, Kosovo-Albanian singerAdelina andNow United also served as an official song of the tournament.
"No Hay Soló Un Juego" by American singerAkon and Latin American artistsChiquis,Oriana,Lasso, andAdriel Favela served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament, the first to be selected internally and not via an official broadcaster.[53]
