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.
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. [1] [2]
Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, [3] the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).
Curaçao have qualified for the continental championship six times. As the Netherlands Antilles, the team scored good results in the 1960s, including two third-place finishes. Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, [4] [5] Curaçao have qualified twice. In 2017, they lost all three group matches. In 2019 however, they reached the knockout stage after earning a 1–0 victory over Honduras [6] [7] and drawing 1–1 against Jamaica [8] [9] with a stunning injury time equalizer by Juriën Gaari. They were eliminated 0–1 by the United States in the quarter-finals. [10]
Of the other CONCACAF members that used to be part of the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire and Sint Maarten), none have qualified for a Gold Cup as of August 2024.
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
as Netherlands Antilles | as Netherlands Antilles | |||||||||||||||
1963 | Third place | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
1965 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
1967 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
1969 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
1971 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1973 | Sixth place | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
1977 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
1981 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
1989 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
2000 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||
2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
2005 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
2009 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
as Curaçao | as Curaçao | |||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
2015 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | |
2019 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
2021 | Qualified but withdrew | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
2023 | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
Total | Third place | 6/27 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 65 | — | 78 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 107 | 135 |
Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score | Venue |
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1963 | First round | Mexico | 2–1 | Santa Ana |
Costa Rica | 0–1 | |||
Jamaica | 2–1 | |||
Final round | Costa Rica | 0–1 | San Salvador | |
El Salvador | 2–3 | |||
Honduras | 4–1 | |||
1965 | Final round | Haiti | 1–1 | Guatemala City |
Mexico | 0–5 | |||
Costa Rica | 0–6 | |||
Guatemala | 2–3 | |||
El Salvador | 1–1 | |||
1969 | Final round | Costa Rica | 1–2 | San José |
Guatemala | 1–6 | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 | |||
Mexico | 2–2 | |||
Jamaica | 2–1 | |||
1973 | Final round | Haiti | 0–3 | Port-au-Prince |
Guatemala | 2–2 | |||
Mexico | 0–8 | |||
Honduras | 2–2 | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–4 | |||
2017 | Group stage | Jamaica | 0–2 | San Diego |
El Salvador | 0–2 | Denver | ||
Mexico | 0–2 | San Antonio | ||
2019 | Group stage | El Salvador | 0–1 | Kingston |
Honduras | 1–0 | Houston | ||
Jamaica | 1–1 | Los Angeles | ||
Quarter-finals | United States | 0–1 | Philadelphia |
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champions of North America. The Gold Cup is held every two years. The tournament succeeded the CONCACAF Championship (1963–1989), with its inaugural edition being held in 1991.
The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation. It competes as a member of CONCACAF.
The Honduras national football team represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor, or La H.
The Jamaica national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Boyz", represents Jamaica in men's international football. The team's first match was against Haiti in 1925. The squad is under the supervising body of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), which is a member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), and the global jurisdiction of FIFA. Jamaica's home matches have been played at Independence Park since its opening in 1962.
The Guatemala national football team represents Guatemala in men's international football and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it has been affiliated to FIFA since 1946, as a member of CONCACAF.
The CCCF Championship was an association football (soccer) tournament made for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941 and 1961. It was founded in 1938 and the precursor of the CONCACAF, that was formed when the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) merged with the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) in 1961.
The Suriname national football team represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF.
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles from 1958 to 2010. It was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team.
The Aruba national football team is the national team of Aruba. It was founded in 1932 and is affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), CONCACAF and FIFA and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.
The Guadeloupe national football team represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue guadeloupéenne de football, a local branch of French Football Federation.
The Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol, also known by its initialism CCCF, was the governing body of association football in Central America and the Caribbean from 1938 to 1961.
The Curaçao national football team represents Curaçao in international football, and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.
The Bonaire national football team is the national football team of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, a public body of the Netherlands. It is under the control of the Bonaire Football Federation. It became a member of the CFU and an associate member of CONCACAF on 19 April 2013. after which it became a full CONCACAF member on 10 June 2014 The team can participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Caribbean Cup because of their membership in the confederation and sub-confederation. However, Bonaire is not a member of FIFA and therefore can not compete in the FIFA World Cup or other FIFA events.
This is a list of records and statistics of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Gold Cup replaced the CONCACAF Championship, which was held ten times from 1963 to 1989. Before the merger and foundation of CONCACAF, the confederation was split into two entities with their own international tournament, NAFU's North American Nations Cup and the CCCF Championship.
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.
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The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was primarily hosted in the United States, with Costa Rica and Jamaica hosting double-headers in the first round of matches in groups B and C, respectively.
This page is a summary of the CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification, the process that CONCACAF-affiliated national association football teams go through in order to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion(s). 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.
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.