2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The tournament was mostly played in the United States, although some matches were played in Jamaica and Costa Rica.

CONCACAF announced that the tournament would expand to 16 teams from 12 in February 2018.

Mexico won their 8th Gold Cup with a 1-0 victory over the U.S. in the final. 

 Qualified teams 

For this edition, The qualification system was changed. Teams were no longer divided into Central American and Caribbean zones. Among the 16 teams, six qualified directly after participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, while the other 10 teams qualified through the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification.

Bermuda and Guyana made their Gold Cup debuts.
TeamQualificationDate of
qualificationGold Cup appearancesLast appearancePrevious best Gold Cup performanceFIFA Ranking at start of eventCONCACAF Ranking at start of event15th2017 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015)181 (co-hosts)14th2017 (2002)3939th2017 (2005, 2013)75514th2017 (1991)614 (defending champions & co-hosts)15th2017 (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017)30210th2015 (2000)92117th2015 (2002, 2009)1011014th2017 (2000)7866th2017 (2002)N/A122nd2017 (2017)79151stNone174209th2015 (2003, 2013, 2015)175131stNone17722 11th2017 (2015, 2017)5473rd2017 (2009, 2017)1291411th2017 (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017)699

 Stadiums 
In May 2018, CONCACAF confirmed that matches would be held in Central America and the Caribbean in addition to the United States. This was the first time that the Gold Cup was held in the Caribbean.  All the previous editions took place in the United States, Mexico, or Canada.

 United States 
In May 2018, CONCACAF announced the fifteen venues in the United States that would host matches. Soldier Field in Chicago was announced on 27 September 2018 as the venue of the final.
StadiumCapacityLocationRose Bowl90,888Pasadena, CaliforniaBroncos Stadium at Mile High76,125Denver, ColoradoNRG Stadium71,795Houston, TexasBBVA Stadium22,039Houston, TexasBank of America Stadium75,525Charlotte, North CarolinaLincoln Financial Field69,176PhiladelphiaNissan Stadium69,143Nashville, TennesseeFirstEnergy Stadium67,895Cleveland, OhioState Farm Stadium63,400Phoenix, ArizonaSoldier Field61,500Chicago, IllinoisRed Bull Arena25,000New York CityBanc of California Stadium22,000Los AngelesToyota Stadium20,500Frisco, TexasAllianz Field19,400Saint Paul, MinnesotaChildren's Mercy Park18,467Kansas City, Missouri

 Costa Rica 
On 26 November 2018, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group B on 16 June 2019, taking place at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José.
StadiumCapacityLocationEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica35,175San José

 Jamaica 
On 2 April 2019, CONCACAF announced that Jamaica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group C on 17 June 2019, taking place at the Independence Park in Kingston.
StadiumCapacityLocationIndependence Park35,000Kingston

 Group Stage 

 Group A 

 Group B 

 Group C 

 Group D 

 Knockout Stage 

 Winners 

 References 

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