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The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup was 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 hosted the tournament, which began on June 14, 2025.

The final was played on July 6, 2025, at NRG Stadium in Houston, where defending champion Mexico won its record-extending tenth title after defeating the United States 2–1.[1][2]

The majority of the tournament's venues were in the Western United States to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which was held at the same time primarily on the East Coast.

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 mostly 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

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

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

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 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 Rank  Costa Rica 1,668 5  Jamaica 1,552 6  Honduras 1,534 7  Haiti 1,481 8 Pot 3 Team Rank  Guatemala 1,377 9  Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 10  El Salvador 1,243 11  Suriname 1,223 12 Pot 4 Team Rank  Guadeloupe 1,222 13  Curaçao 1,130 15  Dominican Republic 1,050 19  Saudi Arabia N/A
Referees
Support referees
Assistant referees
Video assistant referees

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

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]

All match times listed are

EDT

(

UTC−4

), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play[18] The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
  1. Points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
  8. Drawing of lots.

In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, a penalty shoot-out was played to determine the winners, except in the final, in which 30 minutes of extra time would have been played first before proceeding to penalties if needed.[25]

As with every tournament since 2005 (save for 2015), there was no third place play-off.

All match times listed are

EDT

(

UTC−4

). If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

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

There were 85 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Broadcasting rights[edit]

The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:[30]

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.[32]

Vantaggio Gold 5000 by Molten served as the tournament's official match ball.[33]

"Tocando El Cielo" by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi served as the official song of the tournament.[34]

  1. ^ a b "Houston's NRG Stadium awarded 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Final". CONCACAF.com (Press release). CONCACAF. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ reporter, Henry BushnellSenior (July 7, 2025). "Gold Cup final: Mexico storms back to beat USMNT, win 10th CONCACAF title". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums for 2025 Gold Cup" (Press release). CONCACAF. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Cardenas, Felipe; Sheldon, Dan (February 12, 2024). "Club World Cup set for U.S. east coast, Gold Cup on west". The Athletic. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Concacaf confirms details for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Concacaf confirms 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal and Play-In matchups". CONCACAF. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 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 3, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "Concacaf confirms qualification pathway for 2025 Gold Cup". Gold Cup. December 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "CONCACAF Ranking Index". CONCACAF. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Concacaf announces details for 2025 Gold Cup Draw". Gold Cup. March 17, 2025.
  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. ^ "Who's performing at the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup opening ceremony?". World Soccer Talk. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  17. ^ "2025 Concacaf Gold Cup opening ceremony: Why didn't Luis Fonsi show up?". Bolavip US. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "Regulations – CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "Mexico overcomes slow start to defeat Dominican Republic 3-2 in Gold Cup group stage". Associated Press. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  20. ^ "HON 2-1 CUR | Honduras - Curacao". Flashscore. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  21. ^ "CAN 2-0 SAL | Canada - El Salvador". Flashscore. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  22. ^ "Panama 4-1 Jamaica (Jun 24, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  23. ^ "GUA 2-3 GUA | Guadeloupe - Guatemala". Flashscore. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  24. ^ Tenorio, Paul (June 15, 2025). "USMNT relieves tension with Gold Cup-opening rout of Trinidad and Tobago". The Athletic. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  25. ^ "2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Knockout Stage Matchups and Match Schedule". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  26. ^ "OneSoccer, TSN, RDS partner to bring 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup to fans across Canada". June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ a b Dixon, Ed (May 18, 2022). "Concacaf Champions League and Gold Cup rights secured by TelevisaUnivision". SportsPro. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Where to Watch". CONCACAF. July 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  30. ^ "Concacaf announces founding partners for 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  31. ^ Lewis, Michael (June 10, 2025). "SOCCER BUSINESS: Concacaf names Yerba Madre as Gold Cup partner". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  32. ^ "Concacaf takes flight with Volar, its first-ever official mascot". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. March 10, 2025.
  33. ^ "Concacaf and Molten agree to multi-year Confederation-wide Official Ball Supplier partnership". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. February 20, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  34. ^ "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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