# 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023.
The United States were the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition, but were eliminated by Panama in the semi-finals.
Mexico won a record ninth Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

## Venues

CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BMO Field in Toronto was the sole venue outside of the United States; it was the first Canadian stadium to host the Gold Cup since the 2015 edition.
List of host cities and stadiums :
| Arlington (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) | Charlotte |
| AT&T Stadium‡ | Bank of America Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 74,867 |
| Houston ||
| NRG Stadium‡ | Shell Energy Stadium |
| Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 22,039 |
| Inglewood (Los Angeles Area) | Santa Clara (San Francisco Bay Area) | Glendale (Phoenix Area) | Chicago |
| SoFi Stadium | Levi's Stadium | State Farm Stadium‡ | Soldier Field |
| Capacity: 70,240 | Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,500 |
| Paradise (Las Vegas Area) | San Diego | Toronto | Cincinnati |
| Allegiant Stadium‡ | Snapdragon Stadium | BMO Field | TQL Stadium |
| Capacity: 61,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,991 | Capacity: 25,513 |
| Harrison (New York City Area) | St. Louis | Fort Lauderdale (Miami Area) | Fort Lauderdale (Miami Area) |
| Red Bull Arena | CityPark | DRV PNK Stadium | DRV PNK Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |
* A double-dagger (‡) denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

## Teams
### Qualification

On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments. The remaining teams qualified through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
* The top eight teams in the Nations League A qualified for the Gold Cup, and the remaining four teams entered the qualifying tournament.
* The top four teams in the Nations League B qualified for the Gold Cup, and the next best four teams entered the qualifying tournament.
* The top four teams in the Nations League C entered the qualifying tournament.
* The top three teams in the qualifying tournament qualified for the Gold Cup.
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship) | Last appearance | Previous best Gold Cup performance | FIFA | CONCACAF |
| Rankings at start of event ||
| Qatar | Invited guest | September 2, 2020 | 2nd | 2021 | Semi-finals (2021) | 61 | N/A |
| Panama | CNL League A Group B winners | June 12, 2022 | 11th (12th) | 2021 | Runners-up (2005, 2013) | 58 | 5 |
| Jamaica | CNL League A Group A runners-up | June 14, 2022 | 13th (15th) | 2021 | Runners-up (2015, 2017) | 63 | 7 |
| El Salvador | CNL League A Group D runners-up | June 14, 2022 | 13th (19th) | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1963, 1981) | 75 | 10 |
| Mexico | CNL League A Group A winners | March 23, 2023 | 17th (25th) | 2021 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) | 15 | 1 |
| United States (title holders & co-host) | CNL League A Group D winners | March 24, 2023 | 17th (19th) | 2021 | Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1989) | 13 | 2 |
| Haiti | CNL League B Group B winners | March 25, 2023 | 9th (16th) | 2021 | Semi-finals (2019) Champions (1973) | 87 | 6 |
| Costa Rica | CNL League A Group B runners-up | March 25, 2023 | 16th (22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up (2002) Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) | 39 | 3 |
| Canada (co-host) | CNL League A Group C winners | March 25, 2023 | 16th (19th) | 2021 | Champions (2000) Champions (1985) | 47 | 4 |
| Honduras | CNL League A Group C runners-up | March 25, 2023 | 16th (22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up (1991) Champions (1981) | 80 | 9 |
| Cuba | CNL League B Group A winners | March 26, 2023 | 10th (12th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2003, 2013, 2015) Fourth place (1971) | 165 | 13 |
| Guatemala | CNL League B Group D winners | March 27, 2023 | 12th (20th) | 2021 | Fourth place (1996) Champions (1967) | 116 | 8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CNL League B Group C runners-up | June 12, 2023 | 12th (18th) | 2021 | Semi-finals (2000) Runners-up (1973) | 104 | 11 |
| Guadeloupe | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 5th | 2021 | Semi-finals (2007) | N/A | 19 |
| Martinique | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 8th | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2002) | N/A | 12 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 139 | 21 |

### Squads

Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players. Teams were required to have their 60-player roster submitted to CONCACAF by May 25. Teams were required to name their final squads by June 14.

### Draw

The final draw was held on April 14, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for the preliminary round. The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with the United States in Group A as the title holders, Mexico in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C, and Canada in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 alongside the three winners of the preliminary round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw, indicated by PM (Preliminary Match) and their corresponding Preliminary Match number. In the draw, teams were first selected from their pots, in order from Pot 1 to 4. Then, a ball was drawn from a separate group of pots (Pot 5 to 8) to determine final groupings.
Pot 1 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Mexico (B1) | 1,939 | 1 |
| United States (A1) | 1,919 | 2 |
| Costa Rica (C1) | 1,796 | 3 |
| Canada (D1) | 1,743 | 4 |
Pot 2 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Panama | 1,695 | 5 |
| Haiti | 1,482 | 6 |
| Jamaica | 1,479 | 7 |
| Guatemala | 1,405 | 8 |
Pot 3 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Honduras | 1,403 | 9 |
| El Salvador | 1,330 | 10 |
| Cuba | 1,176 | 13 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,067 | 17 |
Pot 4 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Martinique (PM8) | 1,246 | 12 |
| Guadeloupe (PM7) | 966 | 19 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (PM9) | 923 | 21 |
| Qatar | N/A | N/A |
* 1 2 Nicaragua originally qualified as winners of CONCACAF Nations League B Group C, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. They were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago, who was the runners-up in Group C and with the best record among all runners-up in League B and who had originally qualified for the preliminary round.

## Match officials

On June 7, 2023, CONCACAF announced a total of 13 referees, 6 support referees, 26 assistant referees and 15 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.

### Referees

* Drew Fischer
* Juan Gabriel Calderón
* Iván Barton
* Mario Escobar
* Walter López
* Saíd Martínez
* Oshane Nation
* Daneon Parchment
* Adonai Escobedo
* Marco Ortiz
* Fernando Hernández
* César Ramos
* Armando Villarreal
* Rubiel Vazquez

### Support referees

* Keylor Herrera
* Randy Encarnación
* Reon Radix
* Bryan López
* Fernando Guerrero
* Joe Dickerson

### Assistant referees

* Micheal Barwegen
* Juan Carlos Mora
* Raymundo Feliz
* David Morán
* Juan Francisco Zumba
* Humberto Panjoj
* Luis Ventura
* Walter López
* Christian Ramírez
* Ojay Duhaney
* Jassett Kerr-Wilson
* Marco Bisguerra
* Enrique Bustos
* Karen Díaz
* Christian Kiabek Espinosa
* Alberto Morin
* Jorge Sánchez
* Keytzel Corrales
* Henri Pupiro
* Zachari Zeegelaar
* Caleb Wales
* Kyle Atkins
* Logan Brown
* Kathryn Nesbitt
* Corey Parker
* Cory Richardson

### Video assistant referees

* Ricardo Montero
* Benjamín Pineda
* Ismael Cornejo
* Melissa Borjas
* Selvin Brown
* Shirley Perelló
* Jorge Pérez Durán
* Erick Miranda
* Guillermo Pacheco
* Luis Enrique Santander
* Tatiana Guzmán
* Allen Chapman
* Tim Ford
* Edvin Jurisevic
* Chris Penso

## Group stage

* Tie-breaking criteria for group play
* The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
* Points obtained in all group matches;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): Yellow card: −1 points;Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;Direct red card: −4 points;Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Martinique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, extra time was played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This was followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| July 9 – Cincinnati | July 9 – Cincinnati | | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | July 12 – Paradise | July 12 – Paradise | | |
| Jamaica | 1 | July 12 – Paradise | July 12 – Paradise | |
| Jamaica | 1 | Jamaica | 0 | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | | Jamaica | 0 | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | Mexico | 3 | |
| Mexico | 2 | Mexico | 3 | |
| Mexico | 2 | | | | July 16 – Inglewood | July 16 – Inglewood |
| Costa Rica | 0 | | | | July 16 – Inglewood | July 16 – Inglewood |
| Costa Rica | 0 | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| July 9 – Cincinnati | July 9 – Cincinnati | | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| July 9 – Cincinnati | July 9 – Cincinnati | | | | Panama | 0 |
| United States (p) | 2 (3) | | | | Panama | 0 |
| United States (p) | 2 (3) | July 12 – San Diego | July 12 – San Diego | | | |
| Canada | 2 (2) | July 12 – San Diego | July 12 – San Diego | | | |
| Canada | 2 (2) | United States | 1 (4) | | | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | | United States | 1 (4) | | | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | Panama (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Panama | 4 | Panama (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Qatar | 0 | | | |

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
7 goals
* Jesús Ferreira
4 goals
* Ismael Díaz
3 goals
* Patrick Burner
* Brandon Vázquez
2 goals
* Matthias Phaëton
* Ange-Freddy Plumain
* Rubio Rubin
* Frantzdy Pierrot
* Demarai Gray
* Luis Chávez
* Santiago Giménez
* Henry Martín
* Orbelín Pineda
* Luis Romo
* Yoel Bárcenas
* José Fajardo
* Djordje Mihailovic
1 goal
* Lucas Cavallini
* Junior Hoilett
* Jonathan Osorio
* Jayden Nelson
* Liam Millar
* Jacob Shaffelburg
* Steven Vitória
* Arichel Hernández
* Luis Paradela
* Maikel Reyes
* Francisco Calvo
* Joel Campbell
* Diego Campos
* Anthony Contreras
* Aarón Suárez
* Juan Pablo Vargas
* Kendall Waston
* Brayan Gil
* Mayer Gil
* Bryan Tamacas
* Thierry Ambrose
* Anthony Baron
* Andreaw Gravillon
* Darwin Lom
* Carlos Mejía
* Danley Jean Jacques
* Duckens Nazon
* Jerry Bengtson
* Alberth Elis
* José Pinto
* Leon Bailey
* Amari'i Bell
* Di'Shon Bernard
* Cory Burke
* Daniel Johnson
* Damion Lowe
* Dujuan Richards
* Jon Russell
* Karl Fabien
* Kévin Fortuné
* Brighton Labeau
* Jonathan Mexique
* Roberto Alvarado
* Érick Sánchez
* Fidel Escobar
* Michael Amir Murillo
* Iván Anderson
* Yusuf Abdurisag
* Tameem Al-Abdullah
* Hazem Shehata
* Ajani Fortune
* Alvin Jones
* Andre Rampersad
* Gianluca Busio
* Cade Cowell
* Bryan Reynolds
1 own goal
* Scott Kennedy (against United States)
* Jacen Russell-Rowe (against Guadeloupe)
* Méddy Lina (against Canada)
* Ricardo Adé (against Mexico)
* Julani Archibald (against Jamaica)
* Jameel Ible (against Trinidad and Tobago)
Source: CONCACAF

### Discipline

A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offenses:
* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offenses)
* Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expired after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
| Player/Official | Offense(s) | Suspension(s) |
| Jonathan Rivierez | in Group C vs El Salvador (matchday 1; 26 June) | Group C vs Panama (matchday 2; 30 June) |
| Damion Lowe | in Group A vs United States (matchday 1; 24 June) in Group A vs Trinidad and Tobago (matchday 2; 28 June) | Group A vs Saint Kitts and Nevis (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Andre Burley | in Group A vs Trinidad and Tobago (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group A vs United States (matchday 2; 28 June) | Group A vs Jamaica (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Bassam Al-Rawi | in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Rubilio Castillo (after final whistle) | in Group B vs Qatar (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vs Haiti (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Yusuf Abdurisag (after final whistle) | in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs. Panama Third suspension served outside tournament (8 July) |
| Jorge Sánchez | in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group B vs Qatar (matchday 3; 2 July) |
| Aníbal Godoy | in Group C vs Costa Rica (matchday 1; 26 June) in Group C vs Martinique (matchday 2; 30 June) | Group C vs El Salvador (matchday 3; 4 July) |
| Cavafe | in Group D vs Guatemala (matchday 1; 27 June) in Group D vs Guadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) | Group D vs Canada (matchday 3; 4 July) |
| Aldair Ruiz | in Group D vs Guadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) | Group D vs Canada (matchday 3; 4 July) |
| Tameem Al-Abdullah | in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) |
| Meshaal Barsham | in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) |
| Ahmed Fatehi | in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) |
| Tarek Salman | in Group B vs Haiti (matchday 1; 25 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) |
| Mohammed Waad | in Group B vs Honduras (matchday 2; 29 June) in Group B vs Mexico (matchday 3; 2 July) | Quarter-finals vs Panama (8 July) |
| Steve Solvet | in Group D vs Guatemala (matchday 3; 4 July) | Suspension served outside tournament |
| Rodrigo Saravia | in Group D vs Cuba (matchday 1; 27 June) in Group D vs Guadeloupe (matchday 3; 4 July) | Quarter-finals vs Jamaica (9 July) |

## Awards

The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Glove (best goalkeeper), Goal of the Tournament, Mark of a Fighter (fighting spirit) and Fair Play Trophy (most disciplined team).
* Golden Ball
* Adalberto Carrasquilla
* Golden Boot
* Jesús Ferreira
* 7 goals, 0 assists 371 minutes played
* Golden Glove
* Guillermo Ochoa
* Goal of the Tournament
* Anthony Baron
* Mark of a Fighter
* Santiago Giménez
* Fair Play Trophy
* United States

### Best XI

The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Guillermo Ochoa | Fidel Escobar Johan Vásquez Jorge Sánchez | Luis Chávez Adalberto Carrasquilla Orbelín Pineda Yoel Bárcenas Demarai Gray | Jesús Ferreira Ismael Díaz |

## Marketing
### Branding

The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".

### Broadcasting rights

| Territory | Broadcast |
| United States | Fox Sports (United States) |
| Mexico | TUDN (Mexican TV channel) |
| MENA | BeIN Sports |
| Caribbean | ESPN |
| North America | ESPN |
| Central America | ESPN |
| South America | ESPN |
| United Kingdom | Premier Sports |
| Spain | LaLiga+ |
| Balkans | Telemedia |
| Germany | Sportdigital |

### Sponsorship

The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:
* Allstate
* Amazon.com
* BMO Harris Bank
* Corona
* Gatorade
* Cerveza Modelo de México
* Lay’s
* MasterCard
* Nike, Inc.
* O'Reilly Auto Parts
* Qatar Airways
* Scotiabank
* Six Flags
* Ticketmaster
* Toyota
* Unilever
* Valvoline

## Symbols
### Match ball

Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.

### Music

"I Wrote a Song" by British singer-songwriter Mae Muller served as the main official song of the tournament. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, finishing in 25th place.
"Sold Out" by American country singer Hardy served as the official anthem of the tournament.
"One World" by Moroccan DJ RedOne, Kosovo-Albanian singer Adelina and Now United also served as an official song of the tournament.
"No Hay Soló Un Juego" by American singer Akon and Latin American artists Chiquis, Oriana, Lasso, and Adriel Favela served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament, the first to be selected internally and not via an official broadcaster.