Belize at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

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The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

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From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).

It took Belize fourteen years from their independence in 1981 to their debut in international football in 1995. Since then, they have entered the tournament continuously, but only qualified once in 2003. Losing all three matches, they placed last in the tournament and are ranked 29th out of 31 nations in the all-time table.

Record at the CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1963 Part of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Part of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1965
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1967
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1969
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1971
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg 1973
Flag of Mexico.svg 1977
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1981
1985 Not a CONCACAF memberNot a CONCACAF member
1989 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of the United States.svg 1991
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 1993
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Did not qualify200215
Flag of the United States.svg 1998 201112
Flag of the United States.svg 2000 2002112
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 201137
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of the United States.svg 2005 Did not qualify300307
Flag of the United States.svg 2007 300337
Flag of the United States.svg 2009 301237
Flag of the United States.svg 2011 301238
Flag of the United States.svg 2013 Group stage12th3003111 Squad 511324
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2015 Did not qualify300316
Flag of the United States.svg 2017 5014210
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2019 420263
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 6204612
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2023 6015210
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2025 65121416
TotalGroup stage1/283003111551064147116

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300112+99Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 320141+36
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 31025723
4Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 3003111100
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Belize  Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg1–6Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Gaynair Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Wondolowski Soccerball shade.svg12', 37', 41'
Holden Soccerball shade.svg58'
Orozco Soccerball shade.svg72'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Jeld-Wen Field, Portland
Attendance: 18,724
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize
Eiley Soccerball shade.svg49' (o.g.) Report
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
Attendance: 17,597
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg4–0Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg38', 62', 84'
Márquez Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
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Record players

Nine players have been fielded in all three matches at Belize's only Gold Cup appearance.

RankPlayerMatches
1Dalton Eiley3
Ian Gaynair 3
Trevor Lennan3
Evan Mariano3
Deon McCaulay 3
Tyrone Pandy3
Michael Salazar 3
Elroy Smith 3
Evral Trapp3

Top goalscorers

During their 1–6 defeat against the United States, Ian Gaynair scored the only Belizean goal in Gold Cup history.

RankPlayerGoals
1 Ian Gaynair 1

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