2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	United States Costa Rica Jamaica
Dates	15 June – 7 July
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	17 (in 16 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (8th title)
Runner-up	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	96 (3.1 per match)
Attendance	1,043,168 (33,651 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jonathan David (6 goals)
Best player	Raúl Jiménez
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The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was primarily being hosted in the United States, with Costa Rica and Jamaica hosted double-headers in the first round of matches in groups B and C, respectively.

The United States were the defending champions, having won the 2017 tournament. With the abolition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, the CONCACAF Cup was annulled and the Gold Cup did not qualify the winner to a major tournament for the first time since 2009.

In February 2018, CONCACAF announced that the tournament would expand to 16 teams from 12.

Mexico won their eighth Gold Cup title (their eleventh CONCACAF championship) with their 1–0 victory over the United States in the final.

Qualified teams

For more details on this topic, see 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.

The qualification system has been changed and no longer divided into Central American and Caribbean zones. Among the 16 teams, six qualify directly after participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying Hexagonal, while the other 10 teams qualify through the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.

Bermuda and Guyana will be making their Gold Cup debuts.

Team	Qualification	Date of qualification	Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship)	Last appearance	Previous best Gold Cup performance (+ CONCACAF Championship)	FIFA Ranking at start of event	CONCACAF Ranking at start of event
Mexico	H1 !Hex 1st place	01 !7 March 2018	15th (23rd)	2017	01 !Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015) Champions (1965, 1971, 1977)	18	1
Costa Rica (co-hosts)	H2 !Hex 2nd place	02 !7 March 2018	14th (20th)	2017	02 !Runners-up (2002) Champions (1963, 1969, 1989)	38	3
Panama	H3 !Hex 3rd place	03 !7 March 2018	9th (10th)	2017	02 !Runners-up (2005, 2013)	74	5
Honduras	H4 !Hex 4th place	04 !7 March 2018	14th (20th)	2017	02 !Runners-up (1991) Champions (1981)	61	4
United States (title holders & co-hosts)	H5 !Hex 5th place	05 !7 March 2018	15th (17th)	2017	01 !Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017) Runners-up (1989)	24	2
Trinidad and Tobago	H6 !Hex 6th place	06 !7 March 2018	10th (16th)	2015	03 !Semi-finals (2000) Runners-up (1973)	93	11
Haiti	Q01 !CNLQ 1st place	15 !24 March 2019	7th (14th)	2015	05 !Quarter-finals (2002, 2009) Champions (1973)	100	10
Canada	Q02 !CNLQ 2nd place	12 !24 March 2019	14th (17th)	2017	01 !Champions (2000) Champions (1985)	78	6
Martinique	Q03 !CNLQ 3rd place	09 !23 March 2019	6th (6th)	2017	05 !Quarter-finals (2002)	N/A	12
Curaçao	Q04 !CNLQ 4th place	07 !23 March 2019	2nd (6th)	2017	06 !Group stage (2017) Third place (1963, 1969)	82	15
Bermuda	Q05 !CNLQ 5th place	11 !24 March 2019	1st (1st)	None	99 !Debut	175	20
Cuba	Q06 !CNLQ 6th place	14 !24 March 2019	9th (11th)	2015	05 !Quarter-finals (2003, 2013, 2015) Fourth place (1971)	174	13
Guyana	Q07 !CNLQ 7th place	08 !23 March 2019	1st (1st)	None	99 !Debut	175	22
Jamaica (co-hosts)	Q08 !CNLQ 8th place	10 !23 March 2019	11th (13th)	2017	02 !Runners-up (2015, 2017)	56	7
Nicaragua	Q09 !CNLQ 9th place	16 !24 March 2019	3rd (5th)	2017	06 !Group stage (2009, 2017) Sixth place (1967)	129	14
El Salvador	Q10 !CNLQ 10th place	13 !24 March 2019	11th (17th)	2017	05 !Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017) Runners-up (1963, 1981)	71	9

Venues

In May 2018, CONCACAF confirmed that matches will be held in Central America and the Caribbean in addition to the United States. This will be the first time that the Gold Cup is held in either region, with all previous matches having taken place in the United States, Mexico, or Canada.

United States

In May 2018, CONCACAF announced the 15 venues in the United States which will host matches. Soldier Field in Chicago was announced on 27 September 2018 as the venue of the final.

Pasadena, California (Los Angeles area)	Denver	Houston
Rose Bowl	Broncos Stadium at Mile High	NRG Stadium	BBVA Stadium
Capacity: 90,888	Capacity: 76,125	Capacity: 71,795	Capacity: 22,039
Charlotte
Bank of America Stadium
Capacity: 75,525
Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 69,176
Nashville
Nissan Stadium
Capacity: 69,143
Cleveland	Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area)	Chicago	Harrison, New Jersey (New York City area)
FirstEnergy Stadium	State Farm Stadium	Soldier Field	Red Bull Arena
Capacity: 67,895	Capacity: 63,400	Capacity: 61,500	Capacity: 25,000
Los Angeles	Frisco, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area)	Saint Paul, Minnesota (Minneapolis area)	Kansas City, Kansas (Kansas City area)
Banc of California Stadium	Toyota Stadium	Allianz Field	Children's Mercy Park
Capacity: 22,000	Capacity: 20,500	Capacity: 19,400	Capacity: 18,467

Costa Rica

On 26 November 2018, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group B on 16 June 2019, taking place at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José.

	San José
	Nacional de Costa Rica
	Capacity: 35,175

Jamaica

On 2 April 2019, CONCACAF announced that Jamaica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group C on 17 June 2019, taking place at the Independence Park in Kingston.

	Kingston
	Independence Park
	Capacity: 35,000

Seeding and schedule

On 31 August 2018, CONCACAF announced that the top four teams of the September 2018 CONCACAF Ranking Index were seeded for the group stage of the tournament:

Rank	Seeded team	Pts
1	Mexico	2,042
2	United States	1,872
3	Costa Rica	1,798
4	Honduras	1,632

The groups and full match schedule were revealed on 10 April 2019, 18:00 EDT (15:00 local time, PDT), in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Squads

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

Each team has to submit a list of 23 players (3 must be goalkeepers).

Officials

Match officials were announced on 15 May.

Referees

• Juan Gabriel Calderon
• Henry Bejarano
• Yadel Martinez
• Mario Escobar
• Walter Lopez
• Said Martinez
• Daneon Parchment
• Adonai Escobedo
• Fernando Guerrero
• Marco Ortiz
• John Pitti
• Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
• Ivan Barton
• Jair Marrufo
• Armando Villarreal

Assistant Referees

• Micheal Barwegen
• Kedlee Powell
• Juan Carlos Mora
• William Arrieta
• Helpys Feliz
• Gerson Lopez
• Humberto Panjoj
• Christian Ramirez
• Walter Lopez
• Nicholas Anderson
• Alberto Morin
• Miguel Hernandez
• Henri Pupiro
• Taleb Al Marri
• Saoud Al Maqaleh
• Juan Francisco Zumba
• David Moran
• Zachari Zeegelaar
• Caleb Wales
• Frank Anderson
• Ian Anderson
• Corey Parker
• Kyle Atkins

Targeted advanced referee program (TARP)

• Keylor Herrera
• Randy Encarnacion
• Reon Radix
• Oshane Nation
• Diego Montano
• Oliver Vergara
• Jose Kellys
• Jose Torres

Group stage

The match dates and the venue assignments were announced by CONCACAF on 9 October 2018. The quarter-final pairings were later amended on 12 October 2018. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:

1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):

• Yellow card: −1 points;
• Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
• Direct red card: −4 points;
• Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
• Drawing of lots.

Group A

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Mexico					0	0	0		Advance to knockout stage
Canada					0	0	0
Martinique					0	0	0
Cuba					0	0	0

15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) 19:30 (16:30 UTC−7)	Canada	4–0	Martinique	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
	David  33', 53' Hoilett  63' Arfield  67'	Report

15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) 22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)	Mexico	7–0	Cuba	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
	Antuna  2', 44', 80' Jiménez  31', 64' Reyes  38' Vega  74'	Report

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19 June 2019 (2019-06-19) 20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)	Cuba	Match 9	Martinique	Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver
		Report

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19) 22:30 (20:30 UTC−6)	Mexico	Match 10	Canada	Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver
		Report

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23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) 18:00	Canada	Match 17	Cuba	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
		Report

23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) 20:30	Martinique	Match 18	Mexico	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
		Report

Group B

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Costa Rica					0	0	0		Advance to knockout stage
Haiti					0	0	0
Nicaragua					0	0	0
Bermuda					0	0	0

16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 18:00 (16:00 UTC−6)	Haiti	2–1	Bermuda	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
	Pierrot  54', 66'	Report	Leverock  45+2'

16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 20:30 (18:30 UTC−6)	Costa Rica	4–0	Nicaragua	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
	Oviedo  7' Borges  19' Aguilar  45+1' Cruz  75'	Report

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20 June 2019 (2019-06-20) 19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)	Nicaragua	Match 11	Haiti	Toyota Stadium, Frisco
		Report

20 June 2019 (2019-06-20) 21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)	Costa Rica	Match 12	Bermuda	Toyota Stadium, Frisco
		Report

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24 June 2019 (2019-06-24) 18:30	Bermuda	Match 19	Nicaragua	Red Bull Arena, Harrison
		Report

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24) 21:00	Haiti	Match 20	Costa Rica	Red Bull Arena, Harrison
		Report

Group C

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Honduras					0	0	0		Advance to knockout stage
Jamaica					0	0	0
El Salvador					0	0	0
Curaçao					0	0	0

17 June 2019 (2019-06-17) 19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)	Curaçao	0–1	El Salvador	Independence Park, Kingston Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
		Report	Bonilla  45+2'

17 June 2019 (2019-06-17) 21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)	Jamaica	3–2	Honduras	Independence Park, Kingston Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
	Orgill  15', 41' Lowe  56'	Report	Lozano  54' Castillo  90+2'

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21 June 2019 (2019-06-21) 19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)	El Salvador	Match 13	Jamaica	BBVA Stadium, Houston
		Report

21 June 2019 (2019-06-21) 21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)	Honduras	Match 14	Curaçao	BBVA Stadium, Houston
		Report

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25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) 20:00 (17:00 UTC−7)	Jamaica	Match 21	Curaçao	Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
		Report

25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) 22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)	Honduras	Match 22	El Salvador	Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
		Report

Group D

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
United States					0	0	0		Advance to knockout stage
Panama					0	0	0
Trinidad and Tobago					0	0	0
Guyana					0	0	0

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) 19:30 (18:30 UTC−5)	Panama	Match 7	Trinidad and Tobago	Allianz Field, Saint Paul
		Report

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) 22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)	United States	Match 8	Guyana	Allianz Field, Saint Paul
		Report

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22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) 17:30	Guyana	Match 15	Panama	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland
		Report

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) 20:00	United States	Match 16	Trinidad and Tobago	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland
		Report

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26 June 2019 (2019-06-26) 18:30 (17:30 UTC−5)	Trinidad and Tobago	Match 23	Guyana	Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
		Report

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26) 21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)	Panama	Match 24	United States	Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
		Report

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is tied after 90 minutes, extra time is played, where a fourth substitute will be allowed for each team. If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	29 June – Houston (NRG)
	Haiti	3
					2 July – Glendale
	Canada	2
					Haiti	0
	29 June – Houston (NRG)
					Mexico (a.e.t.)	1
	Mexico (p)	1 (5)
									7 July – Chicago
	Costa Rica	1 (4)
									Mexico	1
	30 June – Philadelphia
									United States	0
	Jamaica	1
					3 July – Nashville
	Panama	0
					Jamaica	1
	30 June – Philadelphia
					United States	3
	United States	1
	Curaçao	0

Quarter-finals

29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) 19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)	Haiti	3–2	Canada	NRG Stadium, Houston Attendance: 70,788 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
	Nazon  50' Bazile  70' (pen.) Guerrier  76'	Report	David  18' Cavallini  28'

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29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) 22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)	Mexico	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Costa Rica	NRG Stadium, Houston Attendance: 70,788 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
	Jiménez  44'	Report	Ruiz  52' (pen.)
		Penalties
	Jiménez Montes Alvarado Gallardo Moreno Salcedo	5–4	Borges Aguilar Leal Duarte Calvo Fuller

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30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 17:30	Jamaica	1–0	Panama	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Attendance: 26,233 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
	Mattocks  75' (pen.)	Report

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30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 20:00	United States	1–0	Curaçao	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Attendance: 26,233 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
	McKennie  25'	Report

Semi-finals

2 July 2019 (2019-07-02) 22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)	Haiti	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Mexico	State Farm Stadium, Glendale Attendance: 64,128 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
		Report	Jiménez  93' (pen.)

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3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) 21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)	Jamaica	1–3	United States	Nissan Stadium, Nashville Attendance: 28,473 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
	Nicholson  69'	Report	McKennie  9' Pulisic  52', 87'

Final

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) 21:15 (20:15 UTC−5)	Mexico	1–0	United States	Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 62,493 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
	Dos Santos  73'	Report

Sponsors

• Allstate
• Camarena Tequila
• Cerveza Modelo de México
• Nike, Inc.
• Scotiabank
• Sprint Corporation
• Toyota
• Valvoline

External links

• Official website
• CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF.com

2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers

2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players