| Copa Oro CONCACAF 2025 (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
This Is Ours Spanish:Esto Es Nuestro | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Canada United States |
| Dates | June 14 – July 6 |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 14 (in 13 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2.74 per match) |
| Attendance | 779,014 (25,129 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (6 goals) |
| Best player | |
| Best young player | |
| Bestgoalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
←2023 2027 → | |
The2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 18th 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 14, 2025.
Thefinal was played on July 6, 2025, atNRG Stadium inHouston, where defending championMexico won its record-extending tenth title after defeating theUnited States 2–1.[1][2]
The majority of the tournament's venues were in theWestern United States to avoid scheduling conflicts with the2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which was held at the same time primarily on theEast Coast.
CONCACAF announced the 14 host venues for the 2025 Gold Cup on September 25, 2024.[3] They included a mix ofsoccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied byMajor League Soccer teams and largergridiron football stadiums.[citation needed]BC Place inVancouver was the sole venue outside of the United States.[3] The venues were mostly limited to theWestern United States to avoid conflicts with the2025 FIFA Club World Cup happening mostly on theEast Coast at the same time.[4][5] CONCACAF announced that it had awarded the tournament final toNRG Stadium inHouston on October 30, 2024.[1]
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area) | AT&T Stadium‡ | 80,000 | |
| Houston, Texas | NRG Stadium‡ | 72,220 | |
| Shell Energy Stadium | 22,039 | ||
| Inglewood, California (Los Angeles area) | SoFi Stadium | 70,240 | |
| Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay Area) | Levi's Stadium | 68,500 | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | U.S. Bank Stadium‡ | 66,860 | |
| Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area) | State Farm Stadium‡ | 63,400 | |
| Paradise, Nevada (Las Vegas area) | Allegiant Stadium‡ | 61,000 | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | BC Place‡ | 54,500 | |
| San Diego, California | Snapdragon Stadium | 35,000 | |
| Carson, California (Los Angeles area) | Dignity Health Sports Park | 30,510 | |
| St. Louis, Missouri | Energizer Park | 22,500 | |
| Austin, Texas | Q2 Stadium | 20,730 | |
| San Jose, California (San Francisco Bay Area) | PayPal Park | 18,000 |
In February 2023, CONCACAF announced that the2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League would serve as qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6][7] All 41 member associations of CONCACAF participated in the Nations League, which was divided into three tiers. The four quarterfinal winners ofNations League A and the four group winners ofNations League B qualified directly for the Gold Cup. AGold Cup preliminary round was held in March 2025, where seven additional teams qualified for the main tournament. A total of 16 teams competed in the main tournament.[8]
On December 19, 2024, CONCACAF announced thatSaudi Arabia would be invited as a guest team for the 2025 and 2027 tournaments.[9] A potential expansion to 24 teams for the 2025 Gold Cup—with 16 CONCACAF teams and 8 invited guests—was previously reported by media outlets but did not materialize. It would have provided increased levels of competition forMexico,Canada, and theUnited States, who would not play in the World Cup qualifying cycle due to their automatic qualification as hosts of the2026 FIFA World Cup.[10]
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Gold Cup appearances (+CONCACAF Championship) | Last appearance | Previous best Gold Cup performance[A] (+ CONCACAF Championship) | Rankings at start of event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA[11] | CONCACAF | ||||||
| CNL League B Group C winners | November 15, 2024 | 10th(17th) | 2023 | Semifinals(2019) Champions(1973) | 83 | 8 | |
| CNL League B Group A winners | November 17, 2024 | 14th(20th) | 2023 | Quarterfinals(2002,2003,2011,2013,2017,2021) Runners-up(1963,1981) | 81 | 11 | |
| CNL League B Group B winners | November 18, 2024 | 3rd(7th) | 2019 | Quarterfinals(2019) Third place(1963,1969) | 90 | 15 | |
(co-hosts) | CNL League A quarter-final winners | November 18, 2024 | 18th(20th) | 2023 | Champions(1991,2002,2005,2007,2013,2017,2021) Runners-up(1989) | 16 | 4 |
| CNL League A quarter-final winners | November 18, 2024 | 12th(13th) | 2023 | Runners-up(2005,2013,2023) | 33 | 3 | |
| CNL League B Group D winners | November 19, 2024 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 139 | 19 | |
(co-hosts) | CNL League A quarter-final winners | November 19, 2024 | 17th(20th) | 2023 | Champions(2000) Champions(1985) | 30 | 2 |
(title holders) | CNL League A quarter-final winners | November 19, 2024 | 18th(26th) | 2023 | Champions(1993,1996,1998,2003,2009,2011,2015,2019,2023) Champions(1965,1971,1977) | 17 | 1 |
| Invited guests | December 19, 2024 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 58 | N/A | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 13th(19th) | 2023 | Semifinals(2000) Runners-up(1973) | 100 | 10 | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 2nd(4th) | 2021 | Group stage(2021) 6th place(1977) | 137 | 12 | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 14th(16th) | 2023 | Runners-up(2015,2017) | 63 | 6 | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 6th | 2023 | Semifinals(2007) | N/A | 13 | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 13th(21st) | 2023 | Fourth place(1996) Champions(1967) | 106 | 9 | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 17th(23rd) | 2023 | Runners-up(2002) Champions(1963,1969,1989) | 54 | 5 | |
| Preliminary round winners | March 25, 2025 | 17th(23rd) | 2023 | Runners-up(1991) Champions(1981) | 75 | 7 | |
Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players.
The final draw was held on April 10, 2025.[12] The teams were split into four pots based on theCONCACAF Rankings of March 26, 2025.[13][14] The four teams of Pot 1 were designated for the reigningGold Cup champions,Mexico, and the three highest-ranked teamsCanada,Panama, and theUnited States, with Mexico assigned to Group A, Canada assigned to Group B, Panama assigned to Group C, and the United States assigned to Group D respectively. Pot 4 contained the three lowest ranked national teams and guestsSaudi Arabia. Pots 5 to 8 contained the Group A, B, C, and D positions.[14]
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The competition schedule was released on September 25, 2024.[15]
| Round | Date(s) |
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| Group stage | June 14–24 |
| Quarter-finals | June 28–29 |
| Semi-finals | July 2 |
| Final | July 6 |
Dancers and performers from across Latin America headlined the opening ceremony, which took place atInglewood'sSoFi Stadium before the opening match betweenMexico and theDominican Republic. CONCACAF partnered with Balich Wonder Studio to produce the ceremony. The dancers performed toLuis Fonsi's "Tocando el Cielo", the tournament's official anthem, however the Puerto Rican singer was nowhere to be found. The organizers later stated that he did not perform due to "personal" reasons.[16][17]
| Tie-breaking criteria for group stage ranking |
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The ranking of teams in each group is determined by the points obtained in all group matches. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria are used to determine the ranking:[18]
If, after having applied criteria a. to b., teams still had an equal ranking, criteria a. to b. are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who are still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria c. to h. apply.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| Panama | 5–2 | |
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| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| United States | 5–0 | |
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| Report |
In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, apenalty shoot-out was played to determine the winners, except in the final, in which 30 minutes ofextra time would have been played first before proceeding to penalties if needed.[25]
As with every tournament since2005 (except for2015), there was nothird place playoff.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| June 29 –Minneapolis | ||||||||||
| 2 (4) | ||||||||||
| July 2 –St. Louis | ||||||||||
| 2 (3) | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| June 29 –Minneapolis | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||
| July 6 –Houston | ||||||||||
| 1 (6) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| June 28 –Glendale | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| July 2 –Santa Clara | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
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| June 28 –Glendale | ||||||||||
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| 1 (5) | ||||||||||
| United States | 1–2 | |
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| Richards | Report |
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There were 85 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source:CONCACAF
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), Young Player Award (best young player) and Fair Play Trophy (most disciplined team).
| Golden Ball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Golden Boot | ||
| 6 goals, 0 assists 328 minutes played | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Young Player Award | ||
| Fair Play Trophy | ||
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[27]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:[33]
On March 10, 2025, CONCACAF announced that their new mascot Volar would be the mascot not only of the tournament, but also for the confederation.[35]
Vantaggio Gold 5000 byMolten served as the tournament's official match ball.[36]
"Tocando El Cielo" by Puerto Rican singerLuis Fonsi served as the official song of the tournament.[37]