2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2025 CONCACAF Gold CupCopa Oro de la CONCACAF 2025 (Spanish)

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Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro

Tournament details
Host countries| Canada
United States
Dates| June 14 – July 6
Teams| 16[1] (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 14 (in 13 host cities)

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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.[2] 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.[3]

## Venues

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1200km
820miles

Location of the host cities of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

* Canada
* 1

Vancouver, BC

* United States
* 2

Arlington, TX
* 3

Austin, TX
* 4

Carson, CA
* 5

Glendale, AZ
* 6

Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
* 7

Houston, TX (Shell Energy Stadium)
* 8

Inglewood, CA
* 9

Minneapolis, MN
* 10

Paradise, NV
* 11

San Diego, CA
* 12

San Jose, CA
* 13

Santa Clara, CA
* 14

St. Louis, MO

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CONCACAF announced the 14 host venues for the 2025 Gold Cup on September 25, 2024.[4] They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums.[citation needed] BC Place in Vancouver was the sole venue outside of the United States.[4] 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.[5][6] CONCACAF announced that it had awarded the tournament final to NRG Stadium in Houston on October 30, 2024.[2]

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup venues[4] Arlington, Texas
(Dallas/Fort Worth area) | Houston, Texas

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AT&T Stadium‡  | NRG Stadium‡  | Shell Energy Stadium
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 22,039
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Inglewood, California
(Los Angeles area) | Santa Clara, California
(San Francisco Bay Area) | Minneapolis, Minnesota
SoFi Stadium | Levi's Stadium | U.S. Bank Stadium‡
Capacity: 70,240 | Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 66,860
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Glendale, Arizona
(Phoenix area) | Paradise, Nevada
(Las Vegas area) | Vancouver, British Columbia | San Diego, California

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State Farm Stadium‡  | Allegiant Stadium‡  | BC Place‡  | Snapdragon Stadium
Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,000 | Capacity: 54,500 | Capacity: 35,000
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Carson, California
(Los Angeles area) | St. Louis, Missouri | Austin, Texas | San Jose, California
Dignity Health Sports Park | Energizer Park | Q2 Stadium | PayPal Park
Capacity: 30,510 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 20,730 | Capacity: 18,000
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* A double-dagger (‡) denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

## Teams

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### Qualification

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Further information: 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League and 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

In February 2023, CONCACAF announced that the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League would serve as qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7][8] 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.

On December 19, 2024, CONCACAF announced that Saudi Arabia would be invited as a guest team for the 2025 and 2027 tournaments.[9] 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.[10]

Team  | Qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Gold Cup appearances
(+ CONCACAF Championship) | Last
appearance  | Previous best Gold Cup performance[A]
(+ CONCACAF Championship) | Rankings at start of event

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FIFA[11] | 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

#### Preliminary round

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Fourteen teams qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Prelims through CONCACAF Nations League. From Nations League A, the four quarterfinal losers as well as the third and fourth-placed teams in both Group A and Group B qualified. From Nations League B, the top-two second-place finishers qualified. The final four sports in the preliminary round went to the winners of a playoff between the top-four teams in Nation League C and the fifth and sixth-placed teams of each group from League A.[7][12]

The following 14 teams qualified:[1]

* Belize (Play-in winner)
* Bermuda (2nd best runner-up in League B)
* Costa Rica (League A quarterfinal loser)
* Cuba (Play-in winner)
* Guadeloupe (Play-in winner)
* Guatemala (3rd in League A group A)
* Guyana (Play-in winner)
* Honduras (League A quarterfinal loser)
* Jamaica (League A quarterfinal loser)
* Martinique (4th in League A group A)
* Nicaragua (3rd in League A group B)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Best runner-up in League B)
* Suriname (League A quarterfinal loser)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4th in League A group B)

The two legs will be played in March 2025.[13]

Team 1| Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score| Team 2| 1st leg| 2nd leg

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Belize | –|  Costa Rica| March 21| March 25
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | –|  Jamaica| March 21| March 25
Bermuda | –|  Honduras| March 21| March 25
Guyana | –|  Guatemala| March 21| March 25
Cuba | –|  Trinidad and Tobago| March 21| March 25
Suriname | –|  Martinique| March 21| March 25
Guadeloupe | –|  Nicaragua| March 21| March 25

### Draw

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The final draw will be held on April 10, 2025.[14]

## Schedule

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The competition schedule was released on September 25, 2024.[15]

Round  | Date(s)

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Group stage  | June 14–24
Quarterfinals  | June 28–29
Semifinals  | July 2
Final  | July 6

## Marketing

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### Broadcasting rights

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Territory  | Broadcast  | Ref.

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United States | Fox Sports (English)
TUDN (Spanish) | [16][17]
Mexico | TUDN | [17]
Canada | OneSoccer | [18][failed verification]
Caribbean | ESPN+ | [19][failed verification]
Central America | ESPN+ | [19][failed verification]
South America | ESPN+ | [19][failed verification]
MENA | BeIN Sports | [20][failed verification]

### Sponsorship

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The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:[21]

* Aramco
* Degree
* Macron
* Grupo Modelo
* Molten
* Neau Water
* Public Investment Fund
* Riyadh Air
* Toyota
* Valvoline

## Notes

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1. ^ Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Concacaf confirms 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal and Play-In matchups". Concacaf. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Houston's NRG Stadium awarded 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Final" (Press release). CONCACAF. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
3. ^ "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
4. ^ a b c "Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums for 2025 Gold Cup" (Press release). CONCACAF. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
5. ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
6. ^ Cardenas, Felipe; Sheldon, Dan. "Club World Cup set for U.S. east coast, Gold Cup on west". The Athletic. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
7. ^ a b "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
8. ^ "Concacaf confirms details for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
9. ^ Vertelney, Seth (December 19, 2024). "Concacaf confirms Saudi Arabia as Gold Cup guest team in 2025 and 2027". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
10. ^ Wine II, Donald (February 2, 2023). "Report: 2025 Gold Cup to expand to 24 teams". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
11. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. April 6, 2023. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
12. ^ "Schedule & Results | CNL". CONCACAF. March 8, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
13. ^ "Concacaf confirms 2025 Gold Cup Prelims participating national teams and matchups". Concacaf. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
14. ^ "Concacaf confirms qualification pathway for 2025 Gold Cup". Gold Cup. December 19, 2024.
15. ^ Vertelney, Seth (September 25, 2024). "Concacaf announces dates, host cities for 2025 Gold Cup". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
16. ^ "FOX Sports Inks Exclusive U.S. English-Language Rights Agreement with Concacaf - Fox Sports Press Pass". Fox Sports Press Pass. January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
17. ^ a b Dixon, Ed (May 18, 2022). "Concacaf Champions League and Gold Cup rights secured by TelevisaUnivision". SportsPro. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
18. ^ "Mediapro strikes 10-year deal for new Canadian Premier League". SportBusiness Media. February 21, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
19. ^ a b c Staff, S. V. G. (February 20, 2024). "ESPN Reaches Agreement with CONCACAF for W Gold Cup 2024". Sports Video Group. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
20. ^ "beIN SPORTS Secure 2021 Gold Cup Rights". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
21. ^ "Concacaf announces founding partners for 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup". Concacaf. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

## External links

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* CONCACAF Gold Cup Official Website

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Stages|

* Qualification
* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Broadcasting
* Official song
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Qualification|

* CONCACAF Nations League
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* Play-in
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Tournaments|

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Overall records|

* Hat-tricks
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Miscellaneous|

* Awards
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Related competitions|

* Caribbean Cup (1989–2017)
* Copa Centroamericana (1991–2017)
* CONCACAF Cup (2015)
* CONCACAF Nations League (2018–present)

* Predecessor: CONCACAF Championship (1963–1989)

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2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup venues

* Allegiant Stadium (Paradise)
* AT&T Stadium (Arlington)
* BC Place (Vancouver)
* Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson)
* Energizer Park (St. Louis)
* Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara)
* NRG Stadium (Houston)
* PayPal Park (San Jose)
* Q2 Stadium (Austin)
* Shell Energy Stadium (Houston)
* Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)
* SoFi Stadium (Inglewood)
* State Farm Stadium (Glendale)
* U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis)

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