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2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa Oro CONCACAF 2025 (Spanish)
This Is Ours
Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro
Tournament details
Host countriesCanada
United States
DatesJune 14 – July 6
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)14 (in 13 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored53 (2.65 per match)
Attendance406,551 (20,328 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Manfred Ugalde
Mexico César Montes
United States Malik Tillman
(3 goals each)
← 2023
2027 →
All statistics correct as of June 22, 2025.

The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup is 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 are hosting the tournament, which began on June 14, 2025. The final is scheduled to be played on July 6, 2025, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[1] 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 is held at the same time primarily on the East Coast.

Mexico is the defending champion, having won its record-extending ninth title in 2023 after defeating Panama 1–0 in the final on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.[2]

Venues

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14 St. Louis
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13 Santa Clara
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12 San Jose
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11 San Diego
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10 Paradise
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9 Minneapolis
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6 Houston
6 Houston
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5 Glendale
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3 Austin
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2 Arlington
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1 Vancouver
1 Vancouver
Location of the host cities of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

CONCACAF announced the 14 host venues for the 2025 Gold Cup on September 25, 2024.[3] They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger gridiron football stadiums.[citation needed] BC Place in Vancouver was the sole venue outside of the United States.[3] 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.[4][5] CONCACAF announced that it had awarded the tournament final to NRG Stadium in Houston on October 30, 2024.[1]

A double-dagger (‡) denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
List of host cities and stadiums[3]
City Stadium Capacity Image
Arlington, Texas
(Dallas/Fort Worth Area) 		AT&T Stadium‡ 80,000
Houston, Texas NRG Stadium‡ 72,220
Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
Inglewood, California
(Los Angeles Area) 		SoFi Stadium 70,240
Santa Clara, California
(San Francisco Bay Area) 		Levi's Stadium 68,500
Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium‡ 66,860
Glendale, Arizona
(Phoenix Area) 		State Farm Stadium‡ 63,400
Paradise, Nevada
(Las Vegas Area) 		Allegiant Stadium‡ 61,000
Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place‡ 54,500
San Diego, California Snapdragon Stadium 35,000
Carson, California
(Los Angeles Area) 		Dignity Health Sports Park 30,510
St. Louis, Missouri Energizer Park 22,500
Austin, Texas Q2 Stadium 20,730
San Jose, California
(San Francisco Bay Area) 		PayPal Park 18,000

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.[6][7] All 41 member associations of CONCACAF participated in the Nations League, which is divided into three tiers. The four quarter-final 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.[8]

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 but did not materialize. 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
FIFA[11] CONCACAF
 Haiti CNL League B
Group C winners 		November 15, 2024 10th (17th) 2023 Semi-finals (2019)
Champions (1973) 		83 8
 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) 		81 11
 Curaçao CNL League B
Group B winners 		November 18, 2024 3rd (7th) 2019 Quarter-finals (2019)
Third place (1963, 1969) 		90 15
 United States
(co-host) 		CNL League A
quarter-final winner 		November 18, 2024 18th (20th) 2023 Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021)
Runners-up (1989) 		16 4
 Panama CNL League A
quarter-final winner 		November 18, 2024 12th (13th) 2023 Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023) 33 3
 Dominican Republic CNL League B
Group D winners 		November 19, 2024 1st N/A Debut 139 19
 Canada
(co-host) 		CNL League A
quarter-final winner 		November 19, 2024 17th (20th) 2023 Champions (2000)
Champions (1985) 		30 2
 Mexico
(title holders) 		CNL League A
quarter-final winner 		November 19, 2024 18th (26th) 2023 Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) 		17 1
 Saudi Arabia Invited guest December 19, 2024 1st N/A Debut 58 N/A
 Trinidad and Tobago Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 13th (19th) 2023 Semi-finals (2000)
Runners-up (1973) 		100 10
 Suriname Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 2nd (4th) 2021 Group stage (2021)
6th place (1977) 		137 12
 Jamaica Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 14th (16th) 2023 Runners-up (2015, 2017) 63 6
 Guadeloupe Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 6th 2023 Semi-finals (2007) N/A 13
 Guatemala Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 13th (21st) 2023 Fourth place (1996)
Champions (1967) 		106 9
 Costa Rica Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 17th (23rd) 2023 Runners-up (2002)
Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) 		54 5
 Honduras Preliminary round winner March 25, 2025 17th (23rd) 2023 Runners-up (1991)
Champions (1981) 		75 7

Notes

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

Squads

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

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

Draw

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The final draw was held on April 10, 2025.[12] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 26, 2025.[13][14] The four teams of Pot 1 were designated for the reigning Gold Cup champion, Mexico, and the three highest-ranked teams Canada, Panama, and the United States, with Mexico assigned to Group A, Canada assigned to Group B, Panama assigned to Group C, and the United States assigned to Group 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.[14]

Pot 1
Team Pts Rank
 Mexico (A1) 1,946 1
 Canada (B1) 1,837 2
 Panama (C1) 1,778 3
 United States (D1) 1,712 4
Pot 2
Team Pts Rank
 Costa Rica 1,668 5
 Jamaica 1,552 6
 Honduras 1,534 7
 Haiti 1,481 8
Pot 3
Team Pts Rank
 Guatemala 1,377 9
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 10
 El Salvador 1,243 11
 Suriname 1,223 12
Pot 4
Team Pts Rank
 Guadeloupe 1,222 13
 Curaçao 1,130 15
 Dominican Republic 1,050 19
 Saudi Arabia N/A

Match officials

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Referees
Support referees
Assistant referees
Video assistant referees

Schedule

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

Round Date(s)
Group stage June 14–24
Quarter-finals June 28–29
Semi-finals July 2
Final July 6

Opening ceremony

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Dancers and performers from across Latin America headlined the opening ceremony, which took place at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium before the opening match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic. CONCACAF partnered with Balich Wonder Studio to produce the ceremony. The dancers performed to Luis Fonsi's "Tocando el Cielo", the tournament's official anthem, however the Puerto Rican singer was nowhere to be found. The organizers later stated that he did not perform due to "personal" reasons.[16][17]

Group stage

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All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Group A

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3  Dominican Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4  Suriname 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico 3–2 Dominican Republic
 Report
Attendance: 54,309[18]
Costa Rica 4–3 Suriname
 Report
Attendance: 7,736
Costa Rica 2–1 Dominican Republic
 Report Urbáez 16'
Attendance: 34,015
Suriname 0–2 Mexico
Report Montes 57', 63'
Attendance: 34,015
Mexico 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Dominican Republic 0–0 Suriname
Report
Attendance: 20,918
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Group B

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Honduras 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3
3  Curaçao 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
4  El Salvador 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on June 21, 2025. Source: CONCACAF
(H) Co-host
Curaçao 0–0 El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 13,042
Canada 6–0 Honduras
 Report
Attendance: 24,286
Curaçao 1–1 Canada
Antonisse 90+4' Report Saliba 9'
Attendance: 20,536
Honduras 2–0 El Salvador
 Report
Attendance: 20,536
Honduras v Curaçao
Report
Canada v El Salvador
Report

Group C

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jamaica 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
4  Guadeloupe 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on June 20, 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Panama 5–2 Guadeloupe
 Report
Attendance: 18,262
Jamaica 0–1 Guatemala
Report Santis 32'
Attendance: 18,262
Jamaica 2–1 Guadeloupe
 Report Ambrose 32'
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Guatemala 0–1 Panama
Report T. Rodríguez 19'
Attendance: 12,829
Panama v Jamaica
Report
Guadeloupe v Guatemala
Report

Group D

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
4  Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Co-host
United States 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 12,610[19]
Haiti 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Shehri 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,736
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Haiti
J. Garcia 68' Report Pierrot 49'
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Saudi Arabia 0–1 United States
Report Richards 63'
Attendance: 11,727
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Al-Buraikan 60' Report Sealy 10'
Attendance: 35,000
United States 2–1 Haiti
 Report Deedson 19'
Attendance: 20,918

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if the scores are equal when normal playing time expires, extra time will be played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This will be followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[20]

As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there will be no third place play-off.

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
June 29 – Minneapolis
 
 
 United States
 
July 2 – St. Louis/Santa Clara
 
 Costa Rica
 
 
 
June 28/29 – Glendale/Minneapolis
 
 
 
Winners of Group B
 
July 6 – Houston
 
Runners-up of Group C
 
 
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
 
 
 Mexico
 
July 2 – St. Louis/Santa Clara
 
 Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
June 28/29 – Glendale/Minneapolis
 
 
 
Winners of Group C
 
 
Runners-up of Group B
 

Quarter-finals

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TBDvTBD
Mexico v Saudi Arabia
TBDvTBD
United States v Costa Rica

Semi-finals

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TBDvTBD
TBDvTBD

Final

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Note: Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' goal counts or to match goal counts.

There have been 53 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match (as of June 22, 2025). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CONCACAF

Marketing

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Broadcasting rights

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Americas

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Territory Broadcast Ref.
Canada OneSoccer [21]
TSN
RDS
Univision Canada
United States Fox Sports (English)
Univision (Spanish) 		[22][23]
Mexico Televisa [23]
Brazil ESPN [24]
Caribbean ESPN [24]
Central America ESPN [24]
Guadeloupe France TV [24]
South America ESPN [24]

International

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Territory Broadcast Ref.
Andorra GOL PLAY [24]
Australia ESPN [24]
Austria Sportdigital [24]
Germany Sportdigital [24]
Ghana Sporty TV [24]
Hong Kong MyTV Super [24]
Ireland Premier Sports [24]
Israel Charlton [24]
Kenya Sporty TV [24]
Liechtenstein Sportdigital [24]
Luxembourg Sportdigital [24]
Malaysia Astro SuperSport [24]
Netherlands ESPN (Netherlands) [24]
New Zealand ESPN Australia [24]
Nigeria Sporty TV [24]
Pacific Islands ESPN Australia [24]
Papua New Guinea ESPN Australia [24]
Portugal Sport TV [24]
Saudi Arabia AlRiyadiyah [24]
Singapore StarHub [24]
South Korea Sky Sports [24]
Spain GOL PLAY [24]
South Africa Sporty TV [24]
Switzerland Sportdigital [24]
Thailand BG Sports [24]
Ukraine Maincast [24]
United Kingdom Premier Sports [24]
Unsold markets YouTube & Concacaf GO [24]

Sponsorship

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The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:[25]

Symbols

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Mascot

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On March 10, 2025, CONCACAF announced that their new mascot Volar would be the mascot not only of the tournament, but also for the confederation.[27]

Match ball

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Vantaggio Gold 5000 by Molten serves as the tournament's official match ball.[28]

Music

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"Tocando El Cielo" by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi serves as the official song of the tournament.[29]

References

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  29. ^ "Luis Fonsi Premieres "Tocando el Cielo," the Official Song of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. May 29, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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