The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship overall. The tournament was played between July 7–26, 2017 in the United States.[1][2]
A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, four to Central America, four to the Caribbean, and one to the winners of the play-off between the two fifth-placed teams of the Caribbean zone and the Central American zone.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event. 1. This was Curaçao's first appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record. 2. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so did not have a FIFA Ranking.
Venues
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The venues were announced on December 19, 2016.[2]Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara was announced as the venue of the final on February 1, 2017.[4]
1 2 3 4 This was the first time the stadium hosted a Gold Cup match.
Draw
The United States and Mexico were announced as the seeded teams of Groups B and C respectively on December 19, 2016.[2] Honduras, the winners of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana title were announced as being the seeded team in Group A on February 14, 2017.[5]
The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
A provisional list of forty players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 2, 2017. The final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 27, 2017. Three players per national team had to be goalkeepers.[8]
National teams that reached the quarter-final stage were able to swap up to six players in the final squad with six players from the provisional list within 24 hours of their final group stage game.[8]
Match officials
The match officials, which included 17 referees and 25 assistant referees, were announced on June 23, 2017.[9]
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would not have been played and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would have been played, where each team would have been allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would have been decided by a penalty shoot-out.[8] Unlike the previous edition of the competition, there was no third place play-off.
"The Arena" and "Don't Let This Feeling Fade" by American violinist Lindsey Stirling served as the official songs of the tournament. The latter features Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer and rapper Lecrae.
"Bia Beraghsim" by Persian-Swedish singer Mahan Moin served as the official anthem of the tournament
"Levántate" by Puerto Rican singer Gale served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament.[41]
↑ CONCACAF awarded Honduras a 3–0 win as a result of French Guiana fielding the ineligible player Florent Malouda, after the match had finished 0–0. Malouda had previously represented France and did not meet eligibility rules.[13]
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United States (6th title)
Jamaica 
Alphonso Davies 
Kévin Parsemain 
