# 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 18th 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 will host the tournament, which will begin on June 14, 2025. The final is scheduled to be played on July 6, 2025, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The majority of the tournament's venues are in the Western United States to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held around the same time primarily on the East Coast.
Mexico is the defending champion, having won its record-extending 9th title in 2023 after defeating Panama 1–0 in the final on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

## Venues

CONCACAF announced the 14 host venues for the 2025 Gold Cup on September 25, 2024. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BC Place in Vancouver was the sole venue outside of the United States. The venues were mostly limited to the Western United States to avoid conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup happening on the East Coast at the same time. CONCACAF announced that it had awarded the tournament final to NRG Stadium in Houston on October 30, 2024.
List of host cities and stadiums :
| Arlington (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) | Houston | Houston |
| AT&T Stadium‡ | NRG Stadium‡ | Shell Energy Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 22,039 |
| Inglewood (Los Angeles Area) | Santa Clara (San Francisco Bay Area) | Minneapolis |
| SoFi Stadium | Levi's Stadium | U.S. Bank Stadium‡ |
| Capacity: 70,240 | Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 66,860 |
| Glendale (Phoenix Area) | Paradise (Las Vegas Area) | Vancouver | San Diego |
| State Farm Stadium‡ | Allegiant Stadium‡ | BC Place‡ | Snapdragon Stadium |
| Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,000 | Capacity: 54,500 | Capacity: 35,000 |
| Carson (Los Angeles Area) | St. Louis | Austin | San Jose (San Francisco Bay Area) |
| Dignity Health Sports Park | Energizer Park | Q2 Stadium | PayPal Park |
| Capacity: 30,510 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 20,730 | Capacity: 18,000 |
* A double-dagger (‡) denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

## Teams
### Qualification

In February 2023, CONCACAF announced that the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League would serve as qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. All 41 member associations of CONCACAF participated in the Nations League, which is divided into three tiers. The four quarterfinal winners of Nations League A and the four group winners of Nations League B qualified directly for the Gold Cup. A Gold Cup preliminary round will be held in March 2025 where seven additional teams will qualify for the main tournament. A total of 16 teams will compete in the main tournament.
On December 19, 2024, CONCACAF announced that Saudi Arabia would be invited as a guest team for the 2025 and 2027 tournaments. A potential expansion to 24 teams for the 2025 Gold Cup—with 16 CONCACAF teams and 8 invited guests—was previously reported by media outlets. It would have provided increased levels of competition for Mexico, Canada, and the United States, who would not play in the World Cup qualifying cycle due to their automatic qualification as hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship) | Last appearance | Previous best Gold Cup performance (+ CONCACAF Championship) | Rankings at start of event | Rankings at start of event |
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship) | Last appearance | Previous best Gold Cup performance (+ CONCACAF Championship) | FIFA | CONCACAF |
| Haiti | CNL League B Group C winners | November 15, 2024 | 10th (17th) | 2023 | Semi-finals (2019) Champions (1973) | | |
| El Salvador | CNL League B Group A winners | November 17, 2024 | 14th (20th) | 2023 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1963, 1981) | | |
| Curaçao | CNL League B Group B winners | November 18, 2024 | 3rd (7th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2019) Third place (1963, 1969) | | |
| United States (co-host) | CNL League A quarterfinal winner | November 18, 2024 | 18th (20th) | 2023 | Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1989) | | |
| Panama | CNL League A quarterfinal winner | November 18, 2024 | 12th (13th) | 2023 | Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023) | | |
| Dominican Republic | CNL League B Group D winners | November 19, 2024 | 1st | N/A | Debut | | |
| Canada (co-host) | CNL League A quarterfinal winner | November 19, 2024 | 17th (20th) | 2023 | Champions (2000) Champions (1985) | | |
| Mexico (title holders) | CNL League A quarterfinal winner | November 19, 2024 | 18th (26th) | 2023 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Invited guest | December 19, 2024 | 1st | N/A | Debut | | N/A |

### Squads

Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players.

### Draw

The final draw will be held on April 10, 2025. The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 26, 2025. The four teams of Pot 1 were designated for the reigning Gold Cup champion, Mexico, and the three highest-ranked teams, with Mexico assigned to Group A, the three highest-ranked teams assigned to Groups B, C, and D, respectively. Pot 4 contained the three lowest ranked national teams and guests Saudi Arabia. Pots 5 to 8 contained the Group A, B, C, and D positions.
Pot 1 :
* Team
* Mexico (A1)
* (B1)
* (C1)
* (D1)
Pot 2 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
Pot 3 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
Pot 4 :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| Saudi Arabia | N/A | N/A |

## Schedule

The competition schedule was released on September 25, 2024.
| Round | Date(s) |
| Group stage | June 14–24 |
| Quarterfinals | June 28–29 |
| Semifinals | July 2 |
| Final | July 6 |

## Marketing
### Broadcasting rights

| Territory | Broadcast |
| United States | Fox Sports (English) TUDN (Spanish) |
| Mexico | TUDN |
| Canada | OneSoccer |
| Caribbean | ESPN+ |
| Central America | ESPN+ |
| South America | ESPN+ |
| MENA | Youtube & Concacaf GO |

### Sponsorship

The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:
* Aramco
* Degree
* Macron
* Grupo Modelo
* Molten
* Neau Water
* Public Investment Fund
* Riyadh Air
* Toyota
* Valvoline

## Symbols
### Mascot

On March 10, 2025, CONCACAF announced that their new mascot Volar would be the mascot of the tournament.