2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
The United States won their sixth title with their 2–1 victory over Jamaica in the final.
Qualified teams
A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, four to Central America, four to the Caribbean, and one to the winners of the play-off between the two fifth-placed teams of the Caribbean zone and the Central American zone.
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.
1. This was Curaçao's first appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record.
2. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so did not have a FIFA Ranking.
Venues
The venues were announced on December 19, 2016. Levi's Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on February 1, 2017.
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Draw
The United States and Mexico were announced as the seeded teams of Groups B and C respectively on December 19, 2016. Honduras, the winners of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana title were announced as being the seeded team in Group A on February 14, 2017.
The groups and match schedule were revealed on March 7, 2017, 10:00 PST (UTC−8), at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. At the time of the announcement, 11 of the 12 qualified teams were known, with the identity of the CFU–UNCAF play-off winners not yet known.
Squads
The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
A provisional list of forty players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 2, 2017. The final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 27, 2017. Three players per national team had to be goalkeepers.
National teams that reached the quarter-final stage were able to swap up to six players in the final squad with six players from the provisional list within 24 hours of their final group stage game.
Match officials
The match officials, which included 17 referees and 25 assistant referees, were announced on June 23, 2017.
Referees
Drew Fischer
Ricardo Montero
Yadel Martínez
Walter López
Melvin Matamoros
Óscar Moncada
Héctor Rodríguez
Roberto García Orozco
Fernando Guerrero
César Ramos
John Pitti
Kimbell Ward
Joel Aguilar
Mark Geiger
Jair Marrufo
Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referees
Carlos Fernández
Juan Carlos Mora
Hermenerito Lea
Gerson López
Melvyn Cruz
Christian Ramírez
Jesús Tábora
José Luis Camargo
Miguel Hernández
Alberto Morín
Marcos Quintero
Marvin Torrentera
Ronald Bruna
Gabriel Victoria
Daniel Williamson
Graeme Browne
Geonvany García
William Torres
Juan Francisco Zumba
Joseph Bertrand
Ainsley Rochard
Frank Anderson
Charles Morgante
Corey Rockwell
Group stage
The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals.
All match times listed are in EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
Tiebreakers
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
Goal difference in all group matches
Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
Greatest number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned;
Drawing of lots by the Gold Cup Committee
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams
The best two third-placed teams which advanced to the knockout stage played the winners from another group in the quarter-finals.
Knockout stage
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would not have been played and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would have been played, where each team would have been allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would have been decided by a penalty shoot-out. Unlike the previous edition of the competition, there was no third place play-off.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
Awards
Winners
Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Golden Ball Award: Michael Bradley
Golden Boot Award: Alphonso Davies
Golden Glove Award: Andre Blake
Young Player Award: Alphonso Davies
Fair Play Award:
Best XI
The technical study group selected the tournament's best XI.
Sponsors
Allstate
Gatorade
Cerveza Modelo de México
Nike, Inc.
Post Consumer Holdings
Scotiabank
Sprint Corporation
Theme songs
"The Arena" and "Don't Let This Feeling Fade" by American violinist Lindsey Stirling served as the official songs of the tournament. The latter features Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer and rapper Lecrae.
"Bia Beraghsim" by Persian-Swedish singer Mahan Moin served as the official anthem of the tournament
"Levántate" by Puerto Rican singer Gale served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament.
"Thunder" and "Whatever It Takes" by American rock band Imagine Dragons also served as official anthems of the tournament.
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References
External links
CONCACAF Gold Cup , CONCACAF.com
2017
International association football competitions hosted by the United States
Gold Cup
2017 in American soccer
July 2017 sports events in the United States