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]
| Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2025 (Spanish) | |
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 This Is Ours Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Canada United States |
| Dates | June 14 – July 6 |
| Teams | 16[1] (from 1 or 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 14 (in 13 host cities) |
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The venues in the United States are mainly in the western part of the country in order to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup which will be held around the same time as the Gold Cup on the East Coast.[3][4]
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.[5]
Venues
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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.[6] CONCACAF announced that it had awarded the tournament final to NRG Stadium in Houston on October 30, 2024.[2]
| 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
editQualification
editIn 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. It is expected that one team from outside CONCACAF would be invited as the 16th team.
It was previously reported that the tournament would expand to 24 teams for this edition (16 CONCACAF teams and 8 invited guest teams) to provide increased competition for North American teams Mexico, Canada, and the United States; these three teams will not play in the World Cup qualifying cycle due to their automatic qualification as hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[9][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
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CNL League B Group C winners |
November 15, 2024 | 10th (17th) | 2023 | Semi-finals (2019) Champions (1973) |
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 El Salvador
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CNL League B Group A winners |
November 17, 2024 | 14th (20th) | 2023 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1963, 1981) |
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 Curaçao
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CNL League B Group B winners |
November 18, 2024 | 3rd (7th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2019) Third place (1963, 1969) |
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 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) |
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 Panama
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CNL League A quarterfinal winner |
November 18, 2024 | 12th (13th) | 2023 | Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023) | ||
 Dominican Republic
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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) |
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 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) |
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Preliminary round
editFourteen 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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| Costa Rica | – | Belize | – | – |
| Jamaica | – | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – | – |
| Honduras | – | Bermuda | – | – |
| Guatemala | – | Guyana | – | – |
| Trinidad and Tobago | – | Cuba | – | – |
| Martinique | – | Suriname | – | – |
| Nicaragua | – | Guadeloupe | – | – |
Schedule
editThe competition schedule was released on September 25, 2024.[14]
| Round | Date(s) |
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| Group stage | June 14–24 |
| Quarterfinals | June 28–29 |
| Semifinals | July 2 |
| Final | July 6 |
Marketing
editBroadcasting rights
editSponsorship
editNotes
edit- ^ Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.
References
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- ^ a b "Houston's NRG Stadium awarded 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Final" (Press release). CONCACAF. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Cardenas, Felipe; Sheldon, Dan. "Club World Cup set for U.S. east coast, Gold Cup on west". The Athletic. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums for 2025 Gold Cup" (Press release). CONCACAF. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Concacaf confirms details for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Wine II, Donald (February 2, 2023). "Report: 2025 Gold Cup to expand to 24 teams". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (July 29, 2024). "Plan Copa Oro 2025: el torneo con selecciones invitadas, incluidas dos de Conmebol". Olé USA (in Spanish). Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. April 6, 2023. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Schedule & Results | CNL". CONCACAF. March 8, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf confirms 2025 Gold Cup Prelims participating national teams and matchups". Concacaf. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Vertelney, Seth (September 25, 2024). "Concacaf announces dates, host cities for 2025 Gold Cup". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Fox to televise 2021 and 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cups". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf and TelevisaUnivision Agree to Multi-Year Media Rights Partnership". CONCACAF. May 23, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) – A New Sports Enterprise Now Represents Premier Soccer Properties in Canada". Canada Soccer. August 6, 2020. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Staff, S. V. G. (February 20, 2024). "ESPN Reaches Agreement with CONCACAF for W Gold Cup 2024". Sports Video Group. Retrieved August 2, 2024.