# 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament determined the final three teams to qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The matches took place from 16 to 20 June 2023 at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

## Teams

Twelve teams participated in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers based on the results of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League. These teams were the four group third-placed teams of 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A, the four second-place finishers from League B and the four group winners from League C.
Trinidad and Tobago were originally set to participate as Nations League B Group C runners-up, but were automatically qualified after Nicaragua were disqualified. Trinidad and Tobago were replaced in the preliminary round by Antigua and Barbuda, the team with the best performance in League B who had not qualified.
League A :
| Group | Third place |
| A | Suriname |
| B | Martinique |
| C | Curaçao |
| D | Grenada |
League B :
| Group | Runners-up |
| A | Guadeloupe |
| B | Guyana |
| A (3rd) | Antigua and Barbuda |
| D | French Guiana |
League C :
| Group | Winners |
| A | Sint Maarten |
| B | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| C | Saint Lucia |
| D | Puerto Rico |

## Draw

The preliminary round draw was held on 14 April 2023, 12:00 PDT (UTC−7), at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States. For round one, the top six teams based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023 were pre-seeded into matches 1 to 6 (highest ranked in match 1, second-highest ranked in match 2, etc.), while the remaining six teams were drawn from a single pot and assigned to matches in sequential order. The fixtures for round two were predetermined (with pairings featuring the winners of round one matches 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4).
Pre-seeded :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Trinidad and Tobago (M1) Antigua and Barbuda | 1,254 | 11 |
| Martinique (M2) | 1,246 | 12 |
| Curaçao (M3) | 1,171 | 14 |
| French Guiana (M4) | 1,086 | 15 |
| Suriname (M5) | 1,079 | 16 |
| Guyana (M6) | 994 | 18 |
Pot 1 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Guadeloupe | 966 | 19 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 923 | 21 |
| Saint Lucia | 795 | 24 |
| Grenada | 791 | 25 |
| Puerto Rico | 790 | 26 |
| Sint Maarten | 413 | 37 |

## Match officials

On 15 June 2023, CONCACAF announced the referees, assistant referees and video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.

### Referees

* Keylor Herrera
* Randy Encarnación
* Reon Radix
* Bryan López
* Oshane Nation
* Adonai Escobedo
* Fernando Guerrero
* Joseph Dickerson
* Rubiel Vazquez

### Assistant referees

* Micheal Barwegen
* Raymundo Feliz
* Jassett Kerr-Wilson
* Enrique Bustos
* Jorge Sánchez
* Christian Espinoza
* Karen Díaz
* Keytzel Corrales
* Zachari Zeegelaar
* Kyle Atkins
* Kathryn Nesbitt
* Corey Parker

### Video assistant referees

* Melissa Borjas Pastrana
* Erick Miranda
* Jorge Pérez
* Enrique Santander
* Edvin Jurisevic
* Chris Penso

## Bracket

The first round matches took place from 16–17 June, while the second round matches took place on 20 June 2023.
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | |
| 16 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 16 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | | | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Guadeloupe | 5 | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Guadeloupe | 5 | Guadeloupe | 2 | |
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | Guadeloupe | 2 |
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | Guyana | 0 | |
| Guyana (p) | 1 (5) | Guyana | 0 | |
| Grenada | 1 (3) | | | |
| 16 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 16 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | | |
| Martinique | 3 | | | |
| Martinique | 3 | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | Martinique | 2 | |
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | Martinique | 2 |
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| Suriname | 0 (3) | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| Puerto Rico (p) | 0 (4) | | | |
| 16 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 16 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | | |
| Curaçao | 1 (2) | | | |
| Curaçao | 1 (2) | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (p) | 1 (3) | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (p) | 1 (3) | Saint Kitts and Nevis (p) | 1 (4) | |
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | Saint Kitts and Nevis (p) | 1 (4) |
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 June – Fort Lauderdale, FL | French Guiana | 1 (2) | |
| French Guiana | 4 | French Guiana | 1 (2) | |
| Sint Maarten | 1 | | | |
All match times listed are local, EDT (UTC−4).

## First round
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–5 | Guadeloupe |
| Martinique | 3–1 | Saint Lucia |
| Curaçao | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| French Guiana | 4–1 | Sint Maarten |
| Suriname | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Puerto Rico |
| Guyana | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Grenada |

### Matches
## Second round
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Guadeloupe | 2–0 | Guyana |
| Martinique | 2–0 | Puerto Rico |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–1 (4–2 p) | French Guiana |

### Matches

Guadeloupe advanced to Group D.
Martinique advanced to Group C.
Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to Group A.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in CONCACAF Gold Cup only Gold Cup era (since 1991) |
| Qatar | Invitees | 2 September 2020 | 1 (2021) |
| Panama | CNL League A Group B 1st place | 12 June 2022 | 10 (1993, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Jamaica | CNL League A Group A 2nd place | 14 June 2022 | 12 (1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| El Salvador | CNL League A Group D 2nd place | 14 June 2022 | 12 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Mexico | CNL League A Group A 1st place | 23 March 2023 | 16 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| United States | CNL League A Group D 1st place | 24 March 2023 | 16 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Haiti | CNL League B Group B 1st place | 25 March 2023 | 8 (2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021) |
| Costa Rica | CNL League A Group B 2nd place | 25 March 2023 | 15 (1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Canada | CNL League A Group C 1st place | 25 March 2023 | 15 (1991, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Honduras | CNL League A Group C 2nd place | 25 March 2023 | 15 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Cuba | CNL League B Group A 1st place | 26 March 2023 | 9 (1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019) |
| Guatemala | CNL League B Group D 1st place | 27 March 2023 | 11 (1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2021) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CNL League B Group C 2nd place | 12 June 2023 | 11 (1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021) |
| Guadeloupe | Gold Cup Prelims Winner Match 7 | 20 June 2023 | 4 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2021) |
| Martinique | Gold Cup Prelims Winner Match 8 | 20 June 2023 | 7 (1993, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gold Cup Prelims Winner Match 9 | 20 June 2023 | 0 (debut) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
3 goals
* Arnold Abelinti
2 goals
* Brighton Labeau
1 goal
* Jürgen Locadia
* Loïc Baal
* Thomas Némouthé
* Kairo Mitchell
* Luther Archimède
* Steven Davidas
* Andreaw Gravillon
* Matthias Phaëton
* Steve Solvet
* Jordan Tell
* Omari Glasgow
* Patrick Burner
* Karl Fabien
* Kévin Fortuné
* Tyquan Terrell
* Tiquanny Williams
* Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
* Chovanie Amatkarijo
1 own goal
* Liam Gordon (against Guadeloupe)