Curaçao 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. [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 2025.

Overall record

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
as Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles as Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1963 Third place3rd8503149Squad220041
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1965 Fifth place5th5023416SquadQualified automatically
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1967 Did not qualify402246
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1969 Third place3rd5212912SquadQualified automatically
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1971 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg 1973 Sixth place6th5023419SquadQualified automatically
Flag of Mexico.svg 1977 Did not qualify200219
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1981 403112
1985 201104
1989 420247
Flag of the United States.svg 1991 200205
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg 1993 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Did not qualify53111111
Flag of the United States.svg 1998 100112
Flag of the United States.svg 2000 6213813
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg 2003 Did not qualify411236
Flag of the United States.svg 2005 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Did not qualify301217
Flag of the United States.svg 2009 5113511
as Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao as Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao
Flag of the United States.svg 2011 Did not qualify301257
Flag of the United States.svg 2013 3003211
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 92341115
Flag of the United States.svg 2017 Group stage11th300306 Squad 6501184
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg 2019 Quarter-finals8th411223 Squad 4301222
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Qualified but withdrew412133
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Did not qualify511339
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2025 In progress Squad 6411153
TotalThird place7/28308616336584271934122138

Match overview

TournamentRoundOpponentScoreVenue
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1963 First roundFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–1 Santa Ana
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2–1
Final roundFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–1 San Salvador
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–3
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 4–1
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1965 Final roundFlag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 1–1 Guatemala City
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–5
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–6
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–3
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1969 Final roundFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–2 San José
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–6
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3–1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2–1
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg 1973 Final roundFlag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 0–3 Port-au-Prince
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–2
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–8
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2–2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–4
Flag of the United States.svg 2017 Group stageFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0–2 San Diego
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–2 Denver
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–2 San Antonio
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg 2019 Group stageFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–1 Kingston
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–0 Houston
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–1 Los Angeles
Quarter-finalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 0–1 Philadelphia
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2025 Group stageFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–0 San Jose
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–1 Houston
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras San Jose

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